The leader., 1900-04-25

fore. this wharf being given over alto
gether 20 that feature Of the company's
i business.
Over in the shops at Aigiers the com.
pany has for years had large force OF
men at work. and a great many OF the
| cars used by the company are built
i there. IL was said that President Hunt
| lngton, when In the city recently. was
/ so impressed with the Importance OF
these shops. that he suggested the proba.
biity OF their capacity being increased
gradually. The company calculates upon
| very material increase in its business.
requiring an Increase in It's carrying ca.
pacity. This road already has some of
the finest engines running into New Or
leans, and superintendent Owens track
Is said to be par excellence. The road
has been double-tracked almost as far
as Lafayette, and this work Is being
added to every summer. during the dull
er seasons.
The company Is gradually reaching out
Into new territory adjacent to its trunk
line. short tracks being built down the
Lafourchc and upon the Teche, where
the finest productive sections OF the state
are tapped. their products being brought
to this market.
growing Importance Is Its Development
OF Mexican business. Mr.. Huntington
has. during the past year or longer, got
ten possession of lines Into Mexican ter
ritory, which gives the road an inlet Into
the fertile coffee territory Of the south
ern republic. This business, which Is
growing all the time, the southern Pa.
cibc officials say, will be handled
through New Orleans. II this is done,
as the officials claim, 1t will introduce
to this market business comparatively
new.
The passenger routes that become
popular" said a prominent official Of
that road, ''popularize the line for freight
business as well, acting upon which the
DRY, one proven to be correct. the South
ern Pacific Company has been earnestly
working for the dpValOnmpnf of n closer
passenger communication between this
city and Mexico. We have recently in
augurated the only through sleeping car
service between New Orleans and Mexico
City that has ever been introduced by
any road In the United States. This
theory Is being worked out also through
the Sunset limited, famous trans
cessfully run for several seasons"
During the past season this same the
DRY has been put to a test in seeking
to divert to this city, North Texas bust
ness, a business that has largely gone to
st. Louis and elsewhere. A fast through
train from North Texas has been oper-
ated out Of New Orleans for some months
now, and the freight folks say that
" bringing 30 this city many merchants
II has tended to introduce the road and
this city to that portion of the big
state OF Texas in way quite favorable
for the advancement of the commercial
growth of New Orleans.
In addition to these features of the
Southern Pacific's work In New Orleans
1t is said that the company has for some
time had under consideration the ques-
ton of building an elevator. This road
has never taken a great deal of interest
in developing the grain business, though
the line penetrates very fertile grain
territory In the west 1t Is safe TO pre-
dict that the elevator will be among
the company's improvements Of the next
few years.
The Illinois Central has the Yazoo and
and as this line almost parallels the
river to Memphis, and handles a world
of sugar and cotton, 1t Is one of the
city's most valuable feeders.
A line giving bright promise for the
development Of New Orleans a. a rail-.
way terminal is the
TEXAS AND PACIFIC.
This road has for years had extensive
plans for increasing its trade here, and
just now these seem about materializing.
As stated by General Manager Thorne,
when in the city, a few days ago, this
Is the only port the Texas and Pacing
has, and it must of necessity throw all
Its energies into the development here
of its business and Its terminals. This
road, while not strikingly aggressive,
is yet one of the safest lines entering
the city, ever watching for the demands
of the business. and supplying those de-
mands as readily as possible.
Mr.. Gould, who visited the terminals
of his line here a few weeks ago, reit
Grated the statement that he made
arranged, as soon as ships could be
bought, for the putting in here of a line
OF hrst-class ocean carriers, to ply be-
tween this city and the east. That this
will come by and by Is unquestoned,
the only reason such service has not
been inaugurated before this time being
on account of the Cuban war, which
greatly enhanced the prices of ships,
and rendered 1t virtually impossible to
secure ships upon any reasonable notice.
The Texas and Pacific Road has en-
joyed for years quite commodious IA
cilities on the river front, its warehouses
business that is accommodating from time
to time. The company has added to its
facilities In the way of better inclines,
new transfer boats, new warehouse and
are these improvements most noticeable.
Here within the past six months have
been completed and thrown open to bus
iness about three blocks Of excellently
mess of all kinds is cared for. These
will be augmented, 1t Is
learned, by the construction of other
such accommodations, the work to be
started during the summer months.
The company has been actively in the
grain business for years, Its capacity OF
one elevator at Westwego being severely
Hence the. company is just
On the eve VI tOulEdClS loE
the building Of another one, to be To-
Westwego This new structure is to
be up to date, equipped with, all the
The work will be completed by the open
Ing of another grain season.
The Texas and Pacific placed an order
some weeks ago for the building of five
be placed in the service during the sum
mer. in time for the winter business.
Thorne says that the work of
rock ballasting the tracks has progressed
Ing being done from New Orleans out
through the sugar belt. Recently the
company has completed a branch road
from Baton Rouge Junction to Newroads,
city a new territory. line is now be:
ing projected down the opposite bank OF
the Lafourche also. which will bring in
close affiliation with the. trade of TINS
city a fertile country, heretofore un-
Thus 1t will be seen that there Is a
growing demand for new facilities for
the Texas and Pacific Company, and. as
be secured here some way or other.
The company wants to get certain track
privileges, so they can better utilize the
grants already possessed upon the river
ties in caring for the growing business
coming this way.
THE LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE.
another New Orleans line of prominence.
while doing a big business, and possess
ing some facilities, is not so we'll
equipped for business as other lines.
This may be accounted for upon the
score that the Louisville and Nashville
has Pensacola. Mobile and other ports
to divert it's attention. and there a
great deal of Its facility Is being con
centrated, rather than In New Orleans.
though railroad people say. and the sta.