Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-26

Several days ago it was stated in
the Graphic that there was to be a
reorganization OF the Gould lines. and
that the Iron Mountain would cease
to exist, becoming the Missouri Pa
cific
Next Sunday, October [, will mark
an epoch in the affairs of the Missouri
Pacific railway and the ST. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern railroad Up.
on that date the two systems, both of
which are owned and controlled by the
Goulds, will be merged into one organi-
zation so far as the operating depart
ment is concerned, and the property
will undergo a complete reorganiza-
tion. From the incorporation of the
Iron Mountain it has been entirely
separate and dist;nc+ frin the Mis-
souri, Pacific, although the two lines
have been operated jointly.
Change in Name.
Next Sunday will mark the passing
of the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern and hereafter the two sys-
TENS will be known as the Missouri
Pacific. In the change of name, or
rather the elimination of the st. Louis.
Iron Mountain and Southern, will
come general reorganization of both
roads. Heretofore the Missouri Pa
eific has been operated under the di-
rect and immediate supervision of
General Superintendent E. A. Gould,
with headquarters at Kansas City. At
the same time the Iron Mountain has
been operated under the management
of General Superintendent w. T. Ty-
ler with headquarters in Little Ecck.
The Reorganization.
The plan of reorganization is to
the effect of reducing the mileage of
the two present general superintend-
ents and to appoin, an official whose
duties will be similar to those of Mr..
Tyler and Mr.. Gould. To this end all
the territory now under the jurisdic-
tion of General Superintendent E. A..
Gould lying to the south of the main
line of the Missouri Pacific and west
of and including the Joplin division of
that system, together with the central
division, better known as the Little
Rock and Fort Smith road. and the
White river road, now in course Of
construction from Diaz to Carthage.
Mo-, of the Irol Mountain. will be
formed into anotAe4. grand division or
district. General Superintendent Ty-
ler will remain in control of all the
Iron Mountain with the exception of
The two divisions named, and of the
branch lines of that system, which in
cludes the Arkansas and Louisiana
railway with 26 miles of track: the
Arkansas Midland railroad with AZ
miles: the Brinkley, Helena and In.
dian Bay railroad with 23 miles: the
Mississippi River, Hamburg and West
ern with 81 miles. the New Orleans
and Northwestern railroad with 115
.lss; the Ell Doreco and Bastron
with A miles; the Farmersville and
Southern railroad with 2S miles: the
Coal Belt railway with miles: the
Coal Belt Electrl, railway with IL
+" lies. and the Arkansas Southwestern
railway with 33 miles of track.
General Superintendent Gould will
remain in control of all the Missouri
faclnc system with the exception of
that portion to the south cf the main
line west of Kansas City and including
the Joplin division on the east.
The third grand district will in.
ci1de the White River road from
Hlaz' Ark. to Carthage, Mo-, the CEN
trai division of the Iron Mountain. bet
ter known as the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railroad, from Little Rock
to Coffeyville. Kansas, and that part
n the Missouri Pacific which is to
be removed from the territory of Mr..
Gould. The western boundary of this
''Ftr'ct will be the western termini of
fhe branch lines of the Missouri Paci.
nc, Larned. Wichita. West Junction,
tuka and Kiowa. in Kansas, Arkansas
'ltv. Kansas, Little Rock, Grand Falls
and CRANKY, Mo-, on the south, and
ihaz. Ark. and line of the Joplin di.
vision ON the east and Pleasant Hill,
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