The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-24
RAILROAD WORLD

A story emanating from the general
offices of the Burlington railroad, says
that il has bought the Mobile, Jackson
and Kansas city and that in short
time 1t will be operating trains through
to the Gulf from the Ohio river.
The Burlington will build south from
Herrn and Zeigler, ILL.,, to the Ohio river,
crossing at Metropolis, 60 miles south of
the former city, ana connecting there
with the northern end of the Mobile,
Jackson and Kansas City.
Several months ago Bird NJ. Robinson,
president of the Mobile, Jackson and Kan
sas City, let a contract to a Kansas
CITY firm to extend It's line from Middle
ton, Tenn, to the Ohio river at Metropo-
lis. III. running through Jackson. Tenn.
The story says that one year ago neso-
tiations for the purchase of the Mobile,
Jackson and Kansas City line were Open
ed by the Hill interests for the Bur
lington and "A short time afterwards it
WAS announced that tho property was not
IL the market and a contract for an eX-
tension 20 the Ohio river was let. About
that time the Burlington made a quiet
but unsuccessful effort TO purchase a line
from tho Baltimore and Ohio, southwest
from its connection at Beardstown ILL.,,
10 Shawneetown, ILL.,, on the Ono river,
a short distance from Metropolis. Then
the Burlington began, b3 purchase and
construction. to extend from Concord
short distance below Beardstown to the
Ohio river, constructing almost a water
grade from the Ohio river north
The line south of the Ohio river carries
a heavy hardwood and pine lumber traf-
&c md owns large tracts of lumber lands,
In Kentucky and Tennessee soft coal
markets having advantages over Illinois.
Indiana and Ohio fields will be opened.
The Southern Railway between st.
Louis and Centrala, 81 miles, is direct
connection for St Louis with the South
ern Illinois lines of the Burlington.
j. c. Horton, general passenger agent
of the Savannah Line and j. A. Won
Dohlen, travelling passenger agent, were
in birmingham yesterday. Mr.. Horton
said that the company was greatly
pleased with the travel and traffic it is
securing out of Birmingham and this
district
l.. c. Neher commercial agent of the
Central of Georgia railway at Memphis,
was in Birmingham yesterday.
S. T.. Gown. commercial agent of the
Central of Georgia. has returned to Bir-
mingham after a trip over the lines with
the commercial agents. The party travelled
on special trains and inspected the terml-
nails in Atlanta, Macon, Savannah and
other cities.
The Atlanta Constitution Of yesterday
says
One-half interest in the Gate City Ter
minal company owned by the Atlanta,
Birmingham and -itlantic Railroad COM
pany, will be purchased by the Seaboard
E Air lime within Che immediate future.
One of the prominent officials of the
A. b. and A. was seen in regard to this
purchase and stated that while the deal
had not been consumated nor the papers
signed, It was probable that such action
. would result very soon. By tbs new deal,
the Seaboard will use these tracks for
+ traffic into Atlanta from their own tracks
of the Birmingham extension at Howelrs
station.
As soon as the deal is officially con-
sumated work on the actual construction
of freight terminals will be begun, as
all of the land required for such pur-
poses and trackage for handling freight
directly into Atlanta is included in the