The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-06
Southern Railways Growth.

Southern Railways Growth.
It is authoritatively announced
from Chattanooga that the South
ern Railway has completed it's
means of access to all Southern
ports east Of the Mississippi by
the New Orleans and
Northeastern Railway, which ex-
tends from Meridian, Miss, to
New Orleans, a distance Of 1913
miles. This rounds ont the South
ern's port facilities, since it now
reaches West Point, Richmond,
Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah,
Brunswick, Mobile and New Or
leans, not to mention Memphis,
st Louis, Louisville, Chicago
and Cincinnati. The New Or
leans & Northeastern was for
nelly part Of the Queen & Cres-
cent route, and the acquisition of
it gives the Southern a pretty di
rect line Of its own from Cincin-
nati to New Orleans. The South.
ern is said to have bought also in
the same deal the Alabama & Vicks.
burg. 143 miles long, extending
from Meridian to Vicksburg, and
the Vickburg, Shreveport & Pacific
Railway, Ill miles long, extend
ing from Delta, La, opposite
Vicksburg. II this purchase is
confirmed the Southern will have
made a new departure in crossing
the Mississippi to share in the
traffic of the Southwest. Warrant
for this is found perhaps in the
Frisco systems crossing the Mis-
sissippi two years ago to Birm'
ingham. At Shreveport, near
the western border Of Louisiana,
connection is made with the Texas
Paciic.-Baltimore Sun.
The business Of the Mobile and
Ohio division of the great south
ern Railway system has steadily
increased since the merger of the
former into the latter and every
day brings out Some manifesto
ton Of that company's intention
to extend its holdings and increase
its facilities for meeting the de
mands of the rapidly growing
commerce Of this section of thu
country. In this day of mergers
and combines Of large interests il
requires as great tact and skill in
the management OF a huge rail
road system as it does in the
manoeuvering Of a big army. il
order to secure vantage grOun6
over opposing forces. 1t is as
necessary to the success of Il great
raiload that it should secur termi
nal points and outlets for its trafc
as it is that a great army should
control points from which Its
forces can be effectively distribut
ed. Sources of supply and depOts
for concentration and distribution
are the main things to be consider
ed nv the commanders of armies
as well as by the managers. of rail
roads. 1t requires great minds tt
either direct armies to success il
battle or to bring success to rail,
roads. The qualities required il
the conduct of railroads are the
same that are required in the
generalship that controls armies
In this day Of colossal combina
tions it requires genius of a higl
order to bring together and JOIN
in harmonious action all the forces
required in such an enterprise ~
the southern Railway Company
the magnitude Of which stagger>
even the conception of al ordinar,
mind.
1t Is a grave question HIS to the
benefits which these immense
combinations bring to the people
rs business vehicles. We are no.
inclined to discuss this phase oil
the subject, but, in this instante
we are confronted b. a reality
which we cannot fail to perceive
and we must deal with it HIS a Tx.
ed instrument in the business life
Of our section. We realize its
power md influence in all it re-
l%ations to IL people and trust
that the benefits which it is capable
OF bringing to our country may be
bestowed with a view to the coun.
try's prosperity and veal.
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