The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-31

run through st. Louis. reaching the Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois by a projected
connection TO St Elmo: another direct pas
Seneer service from Chicago to points in the
Territories. New Orleans. Texas cities and
the City Of Mexico; parallel line. composed
partly OF the recently acquired Arkansas
and Gulf OF the Rock Island, and other
projects partially developed and not Off
c;ally announced. form the great Yoakum
plan for making the Frisco one OF the fore
most systsms in the world.
The Louisiana and Arkansas known as
the Hammond line, is projected from Hope.
Ark, and IS built from Stamps. Ark. al
most to Winfield. La from which an ex-
tension is projected straight TO New Or
leans. to take in Beaumont and other cities
OF like Importance by branch lines.
The Frisco will soon formally acquire this
line The Arkansas and Choctaw is being
constructed from Texarkana. Ark. west 10
Wichita Falls. Tex. and the project for
extending it east to form more direct iines
10 the various important points. is being
formed.
The St. Louis. Memphis and South astern
IS under construction from St. Louis to
Memphis. and Il is almost certain TO be
farther extended to connection with the
Louisiana and Arkansas. thus giving the
Frisco direct st. Louis or Chicago line
to New Orleans.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Is con-
sidered an excellent property. It's chief
traffic is coal, and II Is proposed by the
Frisco to thoroughly develop the coal prop
erty or the line.
HARTMAN AND YOAKUM
COMBINE AGAINST MORGAN.
By purchase Of the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois, the Frisco comes into part own
ership of the Thebes bridge. now under
~ by the Illinois Central, the Cotton Beit
and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois For
ton Belt would acquire the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois, but II is now apparent that
he he, G0rids control the st. Louis Valley
Rallroad connecting the Cotton Belt from
the east SIDE Of the Mississippi River at the
Thebes bridge with the Wabash's Chicago
line at East ST. Louis
The position Of the Illinois Central f1
This deal 3 interesting. II IL is directly af-
fected. because OF the recent Louisville aud
where II must do something 10 protect IL
self When Gates acquired control OF the
l. 4 y and then sold out to Morgan. who
controls the Southern Railway the com
plexton of affairs in the South was
changed. The entire Southern Tertiary
was in the hands Of the Southern RaIIway.
or the firm Of J. p. Morgan a. Co
The Southern and Louisviil, and Nash
vile acquired the MOnOn. thus giving the
InG @ coming into rect competition with the
Illinois Central. The acquisition Of tho Nc
ron oy the two Morgan roads was compared
y me acquisition Of the Bur 'inSton BY the
northern Pacific and Great Northern, also
MoTgan-HHl roads. and II waS pointed out
Rs.i rs a Goincldence that the Offended party in
Doth Instances was the great railroad Syndi-
cato headed nv 2 n Hartman
The runlor that the Illinois Central Is in
Cnicago and Eastern limos IS due to these
facts The Frisco has great strength and
It's intention to reach the Atlantic Coast by
a connection with the SeabOard Air Line is
also taken as a move upon the part OF D.,
PRESIDENT 1oakum In conjunction with the
Hartman interests to uaralIeI the Morgan
roads. However. Frisco officials will make
no statement in regard TO moves by that
system except to saw that the Frisco is act
ing for itself: that II Is building un a great
railway. stretching in every direction over
the country.
Frisco officials in St Louis yesterday re-
fused tc make any statement in regard to
the ACQUISITION of the new road. B. L.
Winchen. vice president and general mana
ger. ga out the following statement:
Il dc not know that the Frisco has ac-
ouired the Chicago and Eastern Illinois, and
have no confirmation Of the report to that