The leader., 1905-09-20
NEW MISSISSIPPI RAILROADS.
Interesting Review Of the Charters
Granted Since the First Of January.

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Granted Since the First Of January.
Although the new railroad con-
struction in Mississippi since the
first of the year has been perform
ed chiefly by the Illinois Central,
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley, Mo
bile & Ohio, Mobile, jackson &
Kansas City, Mississippi Central,
and Brookhaven & Pearl River
roads, quite a number of lines
have been chartered that will
doubtless be ultimately construct
ed as soon as the financial arrange
ments can be consummated and
working plans perfected.
The Illinois Central and Mo
bile, Jackson & Kansas City sys-
TEN have jointly added over 800
miles of new mileage in this State
during the past year. The Him
ois Central has been building its
new branches in the Delta under
old charters, and some of the work
has been carried on SO quietly and
unostentatiously that the public
was not aware construction was in
progress.
The records at the Office of the
Secretary of State show that the
following new lines have been in
corporated in Mississippi since
the first of January:
Coast Railroad Company, to
build inter-urban line between
Biloxi and GuIfport. Capt. W.
K. Penny and others were the in
corporators, and the project has
been practically abandoned.
GuIfport and Mississippi Coast
Traction Company, capitalized at
one and one-half million dollars
to build electric line connecting
coast towns. Capt. j. L. Jones,
and others, incorporators. Work
has been commenced.
Shubuta and Southwestern Rail
way, to run from Shubuta to Ed
cutta, distance of ten miles.
Canton & Yazoo City Trolley
Line, to connect the two towns
named. Financial arrangements
being made.
Pensacola, Alabama & Western,
from Memphis to Pensacola, j.
E. Stillman, j. J. Sullivan and
others, incorporators. Plans in
definite.
Mississippi Central Railway,
increase of capital stock to
81, 100000 in order to extend line
from Silver Creek to Natchez.
Work now in progress.
New Orleans & Great Northern,
organized by the Goodyear syndi-
cate and capitalized at 81, 500, 900
to construct line from New Or
leans to Memphis. At least a
portion of this plan will be car
ried out within the next year.
Hattiesburg Traction Company,
capitalized at S250,O00 to build a
street railway in Hattiesburg.
Contracts are being awarded.
Percy, Lake Providence & Yaz-
90 Railroad Company, to build a
line through Washington, lssaque-
na and Sharkey counties, a dis
tance of about Is miles.
Wilmot & Western Railway, a
logging line in Washington coun-
ty about six miles in length.
Mississippi & Alabama Rail
way, recently incorporated, and
in reality the plan of the Illinois
Central to reach the Alabama coal
fields.
North Mississippi & Bay
Springs road, a 2-rnile line to be
built in Tishomingo and Itta-
wanda counties.
Amendment to charter of Lib
erty- White Railroad authorizing
an extension from McComb to
Lumberton.
The Gulf & Ship Island has
practically completed its new line
from Mendenhall to Columbia.
The Southern Railway is prepar-
ing to build a branch from Itta
Bena to BeIzoni. The Yazoo &
Mississippi road has about IT'S
miles of new lines planned for the
delta. There is still much talk of
line from Memphis to Pensaco-
la, but neither of the five lines
Incorporated show any indication
of actual work. jackson Evening
News.