The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-07-22
THE ERLANGER SYNDICATE.
| The Prospectus Of the COMPANY As
Recently Published in England.
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| "ecehtty t>0OhshcO IN England.
! lRailway Ncws.)
| Mail advicos from London confirm
our suppositiOn that this new company,
whose offer of fsecurities was announced
oy cable, was organized by tho Erlan-
| ger Syndicate, which owns tho Ala.
bama Great Southern road. The fol.
lowing extracts from tho prospectus
explain the company's organization
and object:
After explaining tho position OF the
Alabama Great Southern, and its need
Of connections to Now Orleans aud the
Southwest, it says: "This COMPANY
has been formed to effect these objects
by acquiring tho possession OF, or con-
troll over, the railways colorcd rod on
the map, accompanying the pros
pectus. u '
81. New Orleans and Northeastern
(Mcrflian to Now Oriealls), about 200
has to be constructed. Steps arc being
taken to secure land grant In conncC-
tton With tho construction Of this new
line.
"2: Vicksburg, Shreveport and
Pacific. $50 milcs.long:
sea. 20 miles, from tho Texas State
line {tcrminus ofthe Texas ana raciflc}
to Shreveport, already In operation,
and leased to the Texas and Pacific till
January ], 1881.
"b. 9G miles, Shreveport to Monroe.
which have to be constructed.
&c. 73 miles, Monroe to Delta
Composite Vicksb"rg), on the AIissis-
sippi; already III operation, but guayc
to be changed from 8 feet q inches to
the standard gauge of 4 feet st inches.
"Total, $50 miles. This limo has u
land grant of i0O, 200 acres.
"3. Nicksburg and Meridian, Ii0
miles in length, in operation, but re-
quiring some outlay for improvements
for which the Vicksburg and Meridian
Company has available resources which
arc believed to be sufficient.
'Line will form u connection be-
tween tho southern terminus of tho
Alabama Great Southern road ut Mori-
dian. Miss, and tho Important districts
trnvcrscd by it, and the port of Now
Orleans. 1t will also be tho shortes:
route for traffic between Now Orleans
and Washington, Philadelphia, Now
York, Cincinnati, etc. In addition to
the through traffic, tho local traffic will
be Of value and Importance, especially
III coal, cotton and lumber.
"Lincs and will complete the
connection between tho southern ter
minus of the Alabama Great Southern
road and tho terminus of the Texas uui
Pacific, ut tho Texas State boundary
line. They both traverse tho cotton
belt of Mississippi and Texas.
'1The map shows that these lines,
worked In connection with the Ala
bana Great Southern road, will con-
stitutc most important trunk lines.
They arc also of Independent value,
owing to the local resources OF tho dis
tricts through which they pass, and for
which they form tho solo outlet.
"Mcssrs. Emile ErIangcr g. Co. have
made arrangements with tho numerous
interests concerned 10 acquire tho pos
session of, or control over, tho threo
above mentioned lines, constituting
about $40 miles of railroad, will, the
object of promoting the interests Of tho
Alabama Great Southern railroad, in
which they are large shareholders. Tho
directors OF that company, being con-
vinced of tho reciprocal advantages to
accrue to these lines and to tho Ala
bama Great Southern road by working
in friendly accord, and of tho great
public advantages thereby to he secur-
cd, have agreed that their manager,
Mr.. Scott, shall undertake Q tho manage
mcnt OF this conpany's lines, and cor
tain OF their directors, constituting tho
majority of the board, have consented
to act as directors of this company.
"Thc interests thus acquired will be
vested tn the Alabama, New Orleans,
Texas and Pacific Junction Railway
Company in II mode similar to that
adopted In tho case Of the Alabama
Great Southern railroad, tho several
American corporations under which
tho roads arc organized being main
a tsN ri IN
requirements OF tho laws of the sever
al States through which they pass"
The noble st. Bernard dog il doomed
to extinction, ut least as tho friend and
rcscucr of the poor foot traveller over
tho st. Gothartl. In Il fow months the
bcnciicent and timc-honorcd hOspicc