The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-30
THE FRISCO IS NEXT
Big Railroad Systems Cant Leave
Minneapolis Out il Planning
for. Expansion
Great North-and-S South System Said
to Be Forming and Mime
apolis Is on It..

Minneapolis is. again in the seething
whirlpool Of railway speculation It Is
not in stocks this time. The question is
whether Minneapolis, now on three trans
continental lines, is not to be the leading
northern terminus Of great system
reaching from the north to Mexico. II s-s
Only, a few days ago the plans OF eGn-
eral Manager Hays of the Grand Trunk as
to Minneapolis were announced. Now
comes a. definite statement from E. +.
Serviss, general eastern agent of; the st
Louis & San Francisco railroad, made in
Omaha after conference with Presi-
dent Yoakum, that the aggressive, head of
this rapidly increasing southern system is
going to build from Chicago to Minnie
apolis. Mr.. Serviss said also that work
would be begin in the spring. ~. rs,
The Frisco until recently connected
Brentwood in Texas, Birmingham, in
Alabama, Choctaw in Oklahoma, Els
worth in Kansas, Kansas City and st.
Louis. $50 ~'. -
The sale of the Chicago & Eastern i'll
inois to the Frisco was announced a few
weeks ago. This gave entrance to the
Worlds Fair city from Chicago. Now to
reach Minneapolis a connection must be
built from the Chicago & Eastern Illinois.
Another Important Purchase.
Changes made in the list of officials and
in members Of the board at its annual
meeting indicate that the purchase of the
Pere Marquette by a syndicate presages
one of the greatest and most comprehen-
sive railway schemes Of the year-name-
ly, the making of an international system
reaching from the Pacific coast in Old
Mexico through Canada to Buffalo. =.
The syndicate which owns the property
now has control of railroads which will
be connected into a trunk line extending
through three countries, Canada, the
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recent purchase and of traffic relations
with the Michigan Central, the Pere Mar
quette will be enabled to reach Buffalo
through Canada and also run it's own
trains into Chicago. Here connections
will be made with the Eastern Illinois,
which road will soon have entry to St.
Louis. At the latter city connection
will be made with. the Frisco, which
reaches Brownwood, Texas.
The road is now in process of construc-
ton between Brentwood and Eagle Pass,
where connection will be made with the
Mexican International, which will take the
Frisco system trains to Torreon, where,
in turn. connection is made with the
Mexican Central. The latter road is
building to Manzilio, on the Pacific
coast. ~ - ~ ''
What's Going On to Southwark,
On top of this comes a statement au-
thorized by Vice President J. r. Harrahan
of the Illinois Central that arrangements
have just been closed for the double
tracking of the main line of the Illinois
Central from Memphis to Fulton, KY, a
distance Of 100 miles. Mr.. Harrahan says
the work should be finished within year
and will give the Illinois Central com
plete double track between New Orleans
and Chicago. =. 49, tx L.. ~
Jan. the Southern Pacific will, in con-
nection with the Illinois Central, operate
all trains from the New Orleans side OF
the river, affording direct connection be-
tween that city and San Francisco. Ne
gotiations are pending for the operation
of the Louisville & Nashville trains into
the same station. @President=B. F. Y oa.
KUN and Vice President B. I. Winchel
of the Frisco are in New Orleans in confer
ence with Assistant General Freight Agent
Yoakum Of the Chicago & Alton. 1t is
expected that an official announcement
soon will be made that the Frisco will
enter New Orleans coming down through
Arkansas and Louisiana via Alexandria
and 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 &, Terminal company
and the Carondelet Canal e Navigation
company. The Frisco is credited with
purchasing twenty squares of ground In
the heart Of the city,. wherein it's ter
minals will be built. - =,