The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-16
RAILROAD WORLD.

Bradstreet's of this week gives an in- terosting resume of the developmeh's which have brought the Frisco forward as one of the leading systems oi the west. The object of the capitalists con- nected with the Frisco has been to create a system of lines under one management and control which will rival the largest aggrcgations of that character In the United States,
 The original mileage of the St. Louis and San Francisco and it's affiliated lines fell a little short of 2000 miles, extending from St. Louis to points in Kansas, Okla homa and noethern Texas. Within less than three years, however, it has ac- quired the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis system, which extends it's lines to as far south as Birmingham, and has taken over other properties in Texas, which, in connection with extensions now under contract will bring its south ern termini 10 the Gulf and to the Rio Grande. In fact, the presumption - that the change which occurred some time ago in the management of the Mexican Railroad company was in the interest of lAt Odu IdilSiSHOp anu lOi NShoNOh9 tfii inclusion of that property in new sys- tenn, whether by direct CT other means. The present year has also seen very important move on the part of the San Francisco management in the acquisition by that company of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois, which thus gives the company an entrance to Chicago. Fur thermore, it is just announced that plans hou hN which tlp pany will begin an extension to New Orleans When this is completed the company will have something like 6OOO miles of road and will, in its geographi- cal position and the location of its lines, be one of the most important factors In the transportation problem throughout the entire southwest.
 Tho Frisco is also following the trend of the times of railroads to acquire di- rect interest in mining, manufacturing and other industries which are important factors in supplying tonnage to the road by getting controlling interest In the Kirby Lumber company, which is the largest concern of the kind in southeast ern Texas
 1t is said that the lumber tonnage of this company alone is greater than the whole cotton crop of the state of Texas. 
 At a meeting Tn New York recently the directors of tho St. Louis and San Fran cisco road who were elected at tine an- nual meeting of stockholders i'll St. Louis selected inc executive officers. IT. lH. Porter was made member Of the executive committee, succeeding Fred trick Strauss, r. N. Young, formerly cashier at St. Louis. was made assistant treasurer; T. D. Head was made assistant secretary and C. W. Hillard was made assistant secretary and assistant treas urer at New York, succeeding J. s. Ford, who becomes secretary and auditor of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
 The full executive committee is as fol- lows: James A. Blair, James Campbell, Edward C. Henderson. II. Clay Pierce, H. II. Porter, Nathaniel rhaYer and B. F. Yoakum. All the other officers were reelected. Guthrie, Crarath & Henderson were made general counsel
 The traffic situation for the past week has experienced no relief and at some points is even more aggravated. The various lines of the south are especially handicapped by the embargoes laid upon freight from this section by certain of the northern lines. These embargOes have been declared on almost all classes of freight except live stock and perish ables. This Is done because the roads feel that they have all they can possibly handle without taking from or consisnng anything to this section.
 Some southern cities have very serious compositions at present. and just now Lit- tie Rock Is threatened with cotton con gestion that may bring aDour compll- eated situation.
 Roads entering Birmingham are 10 be congratulated upon the way they have handled the situation. for although some what crowded. they have not al any time allowed the freight situation to hamper business seriously.
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