Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-19

Little RCck Monday, Pine Bluff
les in the prospective new line Of
ilway for this city, and acc riding
the best advices received here the
wv road will touch this city with
main line.
$. IT'S proposed road is, in fact, but
B extension of the st. Louis and
North Arkansas railway, which al
E6ady runs from St. Louis to south
1efn terminus at Leslie. Ark General
superintendent George l.. Sands OF
the latter road, who has been elect
ed president of the new road, is now
In the city looking over the ground
with view to getting an accurate
idea of the situation here. His visit
to Pine Bluff is taken to mean some
thing of Importance. Since his arriv-
al Tuesday morning, he has been one
of the busiest men in Pine Bluff. look
ing over the ground thoroughly, exam
lining into the details of the local sit
uation, studying maps of the city and
surveys of the river and the geograph-
ical and typographical situation in
general. All of which is taken to
mean that he is here with a view to
looking into the practicability and ad-
visibility of crossing the Arkansas
river with his road at this point and
sd tfng an entrance into the city
-urther proof of this be needed it
may be found in the fact that Mr.
Sands has been in conf rance with
members of the boari Of trade and
members of the city council anent the
matter Of granting franchise to the
Iron Mountain railway company for
the use OF Fourth avenue and South
Common. This is not to be construed
to mean that Mr.. Sands is oz>osine
this movement on the part Of tAa city
council: brt it is understood that he is
here to protect the future interests
of his road
The articles of incorporation for the
Arkansas Southeastern railway were
granted by the state board of railway
Incorporation at Little Rock Monday
The company proposes to build a road
from Leslie, the southern terminus
of the ST. Louis and North Arkansas
railroad, in a southeasterly direction
to the Mississippi river. with a branch
extending from Lonoke to Little Rock.
The main line will probably touch
Pine. Bluff. as aforestated.
fT1e project is backed by the men
who control the St. Louis and North
Arkansas. ard if it is built. will take
the place of the direct road from
Leslie to Little Rock, which was at
cne time contemplated by the st.
Louis and North Arkansas.
The company was organized at a
held Monday afternoon at
the officS of Moore and Smith. at
which were present Governor David
r. Francis of st. Louis. one Of the
principal stockholders of the st. Louis
and North Arkansas: John Scullin.
S. w. Lee, chief engi-
beer. and G. L. Gilbert of the Union
Trust company of st. Louis. At this
meeting directors and officers were
elected and articles Of incorporation
we're drawn up These articles were
presented to the state board of rail-
Eay- incorporation at a meeting call
I'd for that purpose in the secretary
Il states office. A charter was grant
IA by a unanimous vote of the board.
hut as Gov. Davis and Secretary OF
5tate Ludwig were not present, this
Iction will probably be ratified later
~ the full board.
The charter granted provides only |
br the building of the road from Les
te to Garner, White county, thence
3 a point near Lonoke. Lonoke coun'
R and thence to Little Rock, but 1t
8 announced that the intention is to
|uild through to the Mississippi river.
Ind possibly to the gulf. in which |
kase the line from Lonoke to Little
lock will be a branch Of the main
Inc.
The capital stock of the company IS
b 500, 900, and in compliance with the
kxs a certificate was filed showing
hat stock equal to $4,000 for each
hile had been subscribed and per
lent of this amount actually paid IN.
rhe length of the line as described IN
he articles is IA miles.
The directors named in the articles
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