The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-02-07
FOREIGN CAPITALISTS.
They Inspect the K, c. P & G.. Rail
way and talk of its Future
Prospects.

That the Kansas City, Pittsbufg
& Gulf Railway, together with its
tributary lines, embracing the Tex
arkana & Fort Smith road and 9th
ers, still has the fattering prom
ise of a bright and prosperous fu-
ture, held out before it, is shown by
the following article, from the Jop-
lin Herald, of recent date.
Yesterday morning there arrived
in Joplin from Sloan Springs sew
eral of the heaviest stockholders of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Trust company, who are making a
tour of inspection of the lines of
road owned by that corporation in
this country. The gentlemen in the
party, who are under the guidance
of General Superintendent Frank
Adams, of the K. C. P. & G., are
Herr, Tusingh, Herr de Geogan,
Herr Jacques, Nolthemus. Herr B.
Hoam, all of Amsterdam, Holland,
and Mr.. ]. Barnett, of London, En-
gland. The latter is agent for the
M. K. & T. Trust company for
England, and Herr de Goegen is
agent for Europe. These gentle
men represent millions of capital
and are the heaviest stockholders
in this company. They are in this
country to represent the foreign
stock at the annual meeting and
election of officers to be held in
Philadelphia, February 10. The
gentlemen have been inspecting the
K. G. p & G., which is property
of the NJ. X. & T. Trust company,
and they spent Tuesday and We'd
nesday in Sloan Springs Yester-
day they visited their electric light
plant at the falls under the guild
once of Manager Barron and ex-
pressed themselves as pleased with
the outlook, They also have much
good to say of Joplin and her future
prospects. They spent last night
at the Joplin Hotel and this morn
ing they will depart over the Mis-
souri, Pacific en- route to Texarkana
and Fort Smith line which is also an
NJ. K. & T. property and which is
building North to Fort Smith to
Join the X. c. P. &. G from the
north to form one grand trunk line
to the Gulf. The will go thence to
Fort Smith and then to Kansas
City, arriving there Tuesday. At
ter few days spent there, they
will 90 to Philadelphia. A Herald
representative learned from these
most agreeable gentlemen that
their purpose is to make this new
railroad a grand north and south
trunk line to the Gulf. They ex-
pect the line from the north to be
completed into Fort Smith in June
or July at the latest and the line
from the south will have been into
Fort Smith before that, probably as
early as April or May Thus Joplin
will have direct connection with
New Orleans and Texas Points be-
fore the leaves begin to turn, and
this is far earlier than we had hop
ed. When this line is completed
the extention to Shreveport and
Sabine Pass will be rapidly pushed
and completed within year. Then
influence will be set in motion to i'm
prove the harbor there and make
it equal to any on the Gulf Coast
A line of steamers to Amsterdam,
Holland, is then a probability, and
traffic of the road will be immense.
The company is paying for every
thing and the road is not bonded
for a dollar. The company evident
ly has a gigantic scheme to carry
out and is going about it to accom-
plish it's end rapidly. Before the
snow flies again the X, G, p, & G.,
as the most direct line to New Or
leans, will be doing an immense bus
mess out of Kansas City,