The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-16
Memoirs, Helena and Louisiana
Railway.

Below we publish a special sent
from Helena, Ark, TO the Evening
States Of Friday last, in which all
donhts as TO the building of the
North and South railroad should be
put aside (:
The charter OF the Memphis. Helena
and Louisiana Railway Company was
filed to-day with the Secretary of state.
This il the new line that is to be bulit
hy George Gould and associates. from
Memphis to New Orleans. following as
near as practicable. the west bank OF
The Mississippi. river. and is TO be 20
Arkansas and Louisiana what the VAL
lev road is to Mississippi.
The Memphis. Helena and Louisiana
Railroad will have 222 miles Of main
liue and branches in this STATE, as FOL
lows:
From Mile Pos Sc, near West Mem
phis. Ark in a s0uthwesterly direc-
lion through Crittenden. - Francis,
Lee. Phillips, Ghicol and Desba coun-
ties. crossing the St. Francis river at
Phillips bayou. crossing Cr"wley's
bridge at its junction with the st,
Francis. and crossing the Knobel
branch of the Iron Mountain At, or near,
Lattour. running thence in south
westerly direction to the Louisiana
line. The main line will be 1872 miles
in length Branch line No viii di-
verge from the main line ala point i'm
n1ediately back of Bledsoe Landing in
Lee county. and run eighteen and one
half miles to Marianna Brapeh No,
2 VIII leave the main line at ST.. Fran
dis river. crossing and running nine
miles southwest Of Helena. Branch
No viii leave Helena and run South
west 10 junction with the main line
twelve miles Al least that is what
the charter sets forth.
The first board of directors elected
yesterday are: George X Gould. q
q Warner. Russell Harding. T. w. Ire
land. Geo. Z. Codas, b. s. johnson.
John J Horner Leon Berton and E. s.
Ready.
That part of the line southwest from
the Louisiana line is already under con-
tract, and il is the intention OF the
Gould Interests to have the entire line
under way in few months. perhaps
weeks The capital stock of The com
pany is named IA $3,400, 600.
The Daily States of Tuesday, also
gives us the following item of news as
to what is being done at The lower end
OF the road aA
Work on the New Roads extension
of the Texas and Pacific, which is de-
signed ultimately to reach Helena.
Ark thence to St. Louis, giving west
bank line to that city is progressing at
a fair rate Of speed and has reached
the Bayou Let,swortb. seven miles
south Of the mouth Of Red river and
two miles from the Mississippi. Major
Strong has been unable TO get away
for trip OF Inspection tor some time
owing 10 the pressure Of other business
requiring his personal attention at
New Orleans, but expects to leave in a
few days to overlook the work. The
engineers have found il excellent to
give the Mississippi a wide berth al
Lake Doreau. and the line has been
run to the westward. To the east Of
the lake the banks of the Mississippi.
are caving. and less the river makes
one of It's unexpected somersa,lis it is
highly probable that the lake win be
part of the stream some Years from
now. Naturally 'he Texas and Pacific
management does not want 10 lay rail
road tracks through sections that would
require waterway navigation. so the
engineers have stuck to the series of
ridges to the west ward Of Lake Mcreau
on up 10 turnbuifs Island at a safe
distance from any future inundation
The grading on Turnbull's Island is
making good Roadway, and the sub
structure for the bridge over the Red
river to the island is being put inplace,
SO Major Strong says. On the far slce
chute only has to be crossed, so
treslle work there is ample passage
way"