The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-10
FROM BIRMINGHAM
TO THE ATLANTIC
Atlantic and Birmingham Rail-
way VIII be Extended
TO Be A PART OF FRISCO
This Extension Joined With the
Frisco System is of Great Ad-
vantage to Shippers Between
the West and East.
TO Be A PART OF FRISCO

The Baltimore Manufacturers Record
says:
The Atlantic and Birmingham railway,
which is about to begin active construc-
ton of it's extension from Montezuma,
Ga, to Birmingham. will doubliess be-
come a part of the Frisco system, which
is controlled by the Rock Island
Several years ago the st. Louis ana
San Francisco railroad, otherwise the
Frisco, secured an entrance 10 blrming-
ham by acquiring the Kansas City, Mem
phis and Birmingham railroad, and since
then it has been reported from time 10
time that deals were pending to give it
an outlet to the Atlantic coast At one
time it appeared very probable that Rock
Island interests would dominate in the
Seaboard Air Line and obtain that road
for the desired connection. But now il is
apparently assured that the outlet to the
sea will be from Birmingham to Bruins
wick via the Atlantic and Birmingham,
which will include a branch to Atlanta,
Ga.
The closing of such a deal as this will
make a great outlet from the west via
the country, Brunswick having deep water
and possessing advantages that will per-
nit of extensive and valuable improve
ments. Ii will connect with an Atlantic
terminal, railroads extending to Chicago,
Minneapolis and St. Paul on the north,
to Denver on the west and to Galveston,
New Orleans and Ell Paso on the south
west, and even as far as Brownsville,
Tex, upon the very border of Mexico.
Moreover, the Rock Island and the Frisco
possess west of the Mississippi river a
perfect network of lines to st. Louis,
Kansas City and practically all impor-
tant points through regions of great COM
mercial and industrial development. East
of the river they also have valuable roads
which promise further extension.
Linking up these railways with a line
to port on the Atlantic means that
large proportion of traffic consisting of
agricultural and manufacturing products
of the west will pass through Birmingham
en- route to foreign ports and in return
imports will flow backward over the same
route for distribution i'm the western in
terror In addition to this. the distribu
tfon of iron and steel products from the
Birmingham district will be afforded a
broader field through the relations to be
established between these systems.
By this means the port of Brunswick
will become the eastern tidewater port
Of entry for two great affiliated railroad
systems extending over a very large por-
ton of the vest both of them inspired
by a strong spirit of progress, so that
they are constantly reaching out to enter
territory and gain further traffic.
This is shown by the rapid extensions
which are being made by both. particu<
1arly in the southwest and 1t appears
that their development east of the Mis-
sisslppi is little more than begun. The ac-
QUESTION of a line to Birmingham was
but step, although a long one toward
the eastern seacoast, and the march on
ward to Brunswick has long been recog-
nized as sure to come, although the prob
able point OF outlet to tidewater was
only recently known. Tt would seem prob
able that the course of the Frisco in the
west would be duplicated east of the
Mississippi. and that in due season 1t will
pursue the same policy of building ex
tensions on both sides of it's line to points
wherever traffic demands.
The st. Louis & San Francisco railroad
now consists of 1000 miles of line, and
the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific rail-
way. or Rock Island system. has $3.50
miles of line. To these may be added