The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-31
President YOakum Makes Official
Announcement Of Deal
WILL Be GREAT TRUNK LINE
Property Has Been Purchased In the
Heart of the Crescent City, Cost
ing Over a Million Dollars.
Other Roads In 1t.

New Orlrrs December 30-Presldent
B. F. Yoakum of the Frisco system has
announced that the railroad will enter
New Orleans inside of year If the city
government makes certain concessions
which will be asked for soon. The Frisco
has been quietly at work for months. aud
has purchased property extending for
over three miles, costing a million dollars.
as part of the terminal system to be es-
tablished here.
President B. f. Yoal1um and Vice
President B. F. Winchell of the Frisco
are in the city with Assistant General
Freight Agent r. d. Yoacum Of the Chi
cago and Alton. The Frisco will enter
New Orleans coming down through Ar
kansas and Louisiana via Alexandria,
confirming the reported purchase of the
big Port Chalmette terminals on the river
front by the Frisco. as well as the other
property and rights Of way of the New
Orleans Belt and Terminal company and
the Carondolet Canal and Navigation
company The Frisco is credited with
purchasing twenty squares of ground sit
uated in the heart of the city, whereon
it's terminals will be built.
One of the high officials of the Frisco
system also stated that his line would
have trunk line from Minneapolis and
st. Paul into New Orleans before the
close of another year.
To Use Springfield Route.
Kansas City, December 3O.-The Star
says: 1t is believed in Kansas City that
New Orleans will be reached by the Fris-
On iIroad hv using r01Ifa nv UaV af
Springfield to Hugo, !. T., thence to Hope
Ark, thence to Alexandria, then 229 miles
of line from Alexandria to New Orleans
over the Southern Pacific tracks. The
Frisco began its movement to the south
by the purchase of the Louisiana and Ar
kansas railroad small line with about
100 miles of track in operation and about
as much more under construction. The
line extends from Hope, Ark, in the
southwestern part of the state, to VIM
field, La. It has under construction about
fifty miles OF track from Winfield TO
Alexandria, La At Alexandria branch
of the Southern Pacific railway is en-
countered
L. & NJ. Takes Hand.
New Orleans December 30--On July
a revolution will take place in the hand
ling of transcontinental business at New
Orleans, the Southern Pacific having join
ed the Illinois Central in an union depot
plan and will operate all trains from the
city side of the river, affording direct
connection of eastern lines with the Sum
set limited and double day service be-
tween New Orleans and San Francisco.
Negotiations now are pending for the OPP
Grafton of Louisville and Nashville trains
in the same depot, Mr.. Harahan and Su-
perintendent Marshall of the Louisville
and Nashville going over the matter.
|. C. to Have Double Track.
New Orleans, December 30.-Vice Presi-
dent j. T. Harahan of the Illinois Central
railroad authorizes the statement that
arrangements have just been closed for
the double tracking of the main line OF
the Illinois Central from Memphis to Full
ton, KY, a distance of 122 miles. Mr..
Harahan says that the work should be
finished within a yea-. and when done It
will give the Illinois Central a complete
double track between New Orleans and
Chicago. The Memphis-Fulton Construc-
ton company will eompletc the gap be-
tween Memphis and Chicago. while the
Illinois Central main line from Memphis
via Grenada and the Yazoo and A1ssis-
slppi Valley from Memphis via Greenwood
make the double track from Memphis to
New Orleans.
Morgan Denies Story.
New York, December 30-J. p. Morgan
& Co. denited that 1t was intended to
consolidate the Erie, Lehigh Valley and
Reading railroads. Mr.. Morgan said:
There is not the slightest reason for
such a story. 1t is altogether without
foundation