Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-27
MR.. GOU[D'S SPIN
FOR SsNEN DA.v HE RODE FAST
FLYER ON LOCAL
ROADS.
4 Hours and 25 Minutes, Some
times Going 20 Miles an Hour.


President George Could, owner OF
the vast Could system OF railroads,
and one of the richest men in the
omitted States, passed through the city
Friday evening on a special train en-
route to ST. Louis from Texarkana.
The train stopped at the Cotton Belt
shops just five minutes To change en-
gines and the city was not honorcd
with Il long visit Mr. Gould did not
look out of the car in which he was
travelling, but many of the rest of
the party got out and took look at
The shops.
coaches, left Texarkana at / AS p. M.
and made the run to the shops in four
hours and twenty-five minutes, arriv-
ing here at 6: 10 p. IN. The distance
from Texarkana to the shops is 80
miles and the run was made In re-
markably good time, in some places
the speed being over seventy miles an
nour.
Mr.. f.. A. Peck, the general super
intendent of the Cotton Belt at this
place. received telegram yesterday
afternoon that the special was on the
way and had everything in readiness
for a speedy run. The tracks wera
cleared at 5 o'clock and double sys.
tenn Of guards placed at the crossings.
The special did not stop at the uptown
station at all but went right on
through the city to the shops.
There were in the party Messrs.
George Gould and his two sons, King
| don and Jay, General Manager Russell
| Harding of the Iron MOuntain
| Ncssrs. Britton, Green and West, OF
the Cotton Belt; l.. S Thorn, general
manager Of the Texas and Pacific.
| l.. +. Trice, general manager of the
| international and Great Northern and
| General Manager Jeffreys, of the Den.
yer and Rio Grande Each general
| manager Of the various systems had
his own special car Mr.. Gould and
his two sons travel with Mr.. Cotter.
OF the Iron Mountain in the Cou-
droy
Mr.. Gould says that there is no
special significance in the flying trip he
is making over the systems Like
anyone else he says that he is merely
seeing the property that he owns The
special left at 6:15 on the way to ST.
Louis and expects to make the trip in
seven hours
Engineer King and Fireman McDon-
ala brought the train in and Engineer
! williamson and Fireman York took it
out
The run from Texarkana to Little
Rock over the Cotton Belt via Al.
theimer was something Of a record
breaker. The distance is 2O7 miles
and the scheduled running time is
twenty-four miles or nine hours for
the distance. The Gould special made
the run in five hours and fifty minutes.
two-thirds OF the usual time The cam
non ball left TeXarkana over the Iron
Mountain twenty minutes after the
Gould special having but 1i5 mics to
run, while the Gould special had 2O7,
and both made practically the same
time to Little Rock.
During the seven days that elapsed
from the time President Gould rolled
into St Louis he has led a strenuous
life from the standpoint of travel and
has perhaps broken all records for
travel in that time. Fillowing is thu
ground he covered since he left st.
Louis September II:
Miles.
st. Louis to Texarkana .......... 495
. Side trip White River branch :. 24n
, Little Rock to Kansas City,. 36s
Kansas City to st. Louis ........ 285
| st. Louis to Texarkana .......... As
, Texalkana to Dallas ........... 22s
} Dallas to Texarkana ........... 220
= Texa ana to Pine Bluff ........ ISL
t Pine Bluff to Little Rock ....... 50
: Little Rock to st. Louis ........ 35a
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Total distance ...... ........2 III