The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-29
MUCH FOR MOBILE.
PEOPLE LOOK FOR RESULTS FROM
 LITIGATION.
Think the ReeeIvership ProceedInga Against Mobile, Jackson and Kan- saa City Road Means Frisco
 Wants to Enter Port.
Advertiser Bureau.
 Mobile, Dec. 2s.


 ri spells big things for Mobile"
 That is, briefly expressed, the gem eral opinion of Mobile business men upon the appointment of receivers for tho Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad Thursday night by Chancel- Tor Smith. It is almost universally re- garded as prssaging the control of the line by big interests. and the upbuild- ing of the roads terminal and wharf, age facilities in this city.
 The Frisco system is generally re- garded as being behind the new move, but no statement indicating that fact, or indeed, any other fact, beyond those shown by the pleadings on file in the Chancery Court, can be secured from anybody connected with the case. The attorneys for the railroad, when seen regarding the matter. said they knew absolutely nothing of the proceedings beyond what the papers in the case contained. except the statements in the newspapers.
 on the other hand, declare there Is nothing behind the filing of the applt- cation for the receivers and for the in- Junction against Further indebtedness, and that if they can secure the relief prayed for in their petition, they will be entirely satisfied, ing gut to 'assRnOSh ssnRt that 1hl they are re @ entirely candid in such statements. It is all most universally believed, among those | tO0VtTSAflN#HfEn the StluAAfOH, ludk Yoakum Of the Frisco mas reached out and laid hts hands upon the NJ. J. X K c. road, in the desire to secure still another port, for his Gulf of Mexico
 1t is pointed out that the Frisco fn- terests at the present time have prac- 1 tfcally, with their own lines and those arrangements. complete line from New York City to the City of Mexico. an@ embracing in its network of lines prac- sissippi Valley region. The principal wharfage facilities at the present time are at New Orleans, but the river front that the Frisco could utilize more and better docking arrangements than at present.
 roads affiliated with the Frisco system has crossed the Mississippi river from q connection with the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City line at the town Of Merrill, Miss, whence through trains could be dispatched, If the Alabama Mississippi line could be controlled in part of the Middle west to a Gulf port at Mobile. The road from Mobile to Merrill. indeed. could be used to good advantage as a link in the trans-con- tinental line from New York.
 In this connection, 1t is pointed out that the M J.. & K. c. road has excel lent accommodations, albeit some dis city, in the neighborhood Of Choctaw Point, at the mouth of the Moh9hw riv- Tine wharfs there constitute one of the chief assets of the road in this city.s
 At the present time the Kansas City line, has no entry to the present union station, nor to the magnificent new de- pot that is about comnleted on upper Royal Street. But the wise ones have figured that with the Frisco interests secured to the new depot by building a short spur from the present main line of the road. west of the. city, to con- meet with the Mobile and Ohio tracks already laid to the business district.
 Another theory which has gained some credence since the receivership matter first came up, Is that the pre- fort by the Big Four-the Chicago. Cleveland. Cincinnati and St. Louis to secure a southern extension to Gulf terminal. It IS pointed out that York Central-would have but short stretch of road to build from near Cairo, H., to point in the neighbor- to hoIq tbs 0t 9 S9ivaTM at Mobe fe la m sne gvt It's nanus oEr the acoFie.. sckson and Kansas City.
 Within the past few years the Big Four has been operating the "Cairo Short Line" as It's route from Chicago to Cairo is known, in magnificent man ner, the kind of trains now to be seen LneT6 DSlnB m uiSbiuCL CouhKdbl lEOiu the days, only few years back. when only sufficient mixed" trains were sent over the line to hold the fran chise. This fact of itself would seem to indicate that the Big Four is reach ing out to the southern territory, as far as Cairo, at least, for more traf-
 The Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City extension Tn the direction of Tender son, Ky, would, if it could be secured, leave only a small gap to be filled to short a line from Chicago to Gulf port as is had by any line operating in that direction. It would, of course, be necessary to bridge the Ohio River as a part of this construction, but that is not as great an undertaking as it was few years ago.
 All in all in the absence of any defi- nite information as to the meaning Of the latest move in the local railroad world the filing of the receivership ac- ton opens up a wide vista for fntellt- gent speculation among those who have followed the course of events with the road in the past few years.
 The half million dollar bond that was required of the two receivers appointed, 1t may be stated in passing, gives no hint as to who may be behind the move, 1t having been furnished by bonding company
 The only effect, so far, of the receiv- ership proceedings and the granting Of increasing of the indebtedness of the road by the present management, is the postponement of the meeting which had been called for yesterday to au- thorfze another issue of S4,000,000 bonds, will not be held.