The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-03
PLANS BEING MADE
FOR NEW RAILROAD
Will A. Aaron Goes East to FL
nance Scheme
HAS VALUABLE TERMINALS
Culture of Peeans Is Being Encouraged
In Southern Mississippi-Soll Is
Specially Adapted to Culture.
New Steel Bridges.

Hattiesburg, Miss, February 2.-(Spe-
ca1) Twill A. Aaron, the active man in
the promoting of the Birmingham and
Mississippi Southern railroad, left today
for the east and north and while his
movements have been guarded with the
utmost secrecy, 1t is learned that he goes
to close the arrangements for the financ-
ing of his big project.
He carries with him various substan-
tial assets that are likely to have great
weight with those who have been inter-
ested in the financial end of the enter
prise. He has the final report of Chief
Engineer D. c. Dunlap of Chicago, who
went over the line from one end to the
other, and whose report is of the most
favorable character. The report shows
in effect that while the local traffic of
the road would be immense, in view of
the character of country to be traversed
the through traffic over the line, which
by way of Baton Rouge would give the
most direct route from the Pacific to
the Atlantic would alone justify the
building and maintenance of the road.
Mr. Aaron also carries with him OPP
tions on the most desirable terminal prop
critics to be had at the port of Pasca-
goula, the development of which will
form one of the prominent purposes or
this enterprise. The terminals secured
at Pascagoula are much more extensive
than were at first reported. They ex-
tend for over a mile up and down the
river front, where the channel is deepest
and where rail and ship connections can
be made most economically.
This is the most promising new rail-
road enterprise now under consideration
in the south. 1t will traverse Alabama
Mississippi and Louisiana, and the alb
sence of bombast, even secrecy, which s
shown by Mr.. Aaron and those asso-
cated with him in regard to the plans and
progress of the enterprise, are accepted
as Indicating their own confidence In the
ultimate success Of the undertaking..
Pecan Culture.
Those who are seeking to populate the
cut over timberland and the unoccu-
pied agricultural country in South MIS-
sissippi are giving much attention these
daVs to the encouragement of pecan cul-
ture as a branch of industry specially
adapted to this soil and climate ana as
promising profit so great as to attract
those immigrants who know good thing
Immigration department of the Gulf ana
Shin Island railroad. which has been OF
great assistance In filling up this section
is now giving it's attention to the pecan
business, and Is meeting with much sue
cess in that direction
Several companies have been formed
among northern people who have secured
lands between this city and Gulfport
which they propose to set out with youne
trees The scientists of the agricultura
bureau at Washington have shown that
there is fruitfulness in the rotation OF
plney woods lands with pecan trees. ano
experience particularly on the gulf eoas
| has demonstrated the practical correct
ness of this discovery.
on account of the peculiarlties of pc
| can culture the business lends itself L
unusual plans for it's development ant
| numerous companies have been formed
| of a remarkable, though promising char
| acter One man at Hattiesburg who ha.
secured a large tract of land at mod
| crate price. suitable to pecan culture, AM
| reasonably convenient to market, Is or
| ganizing company capitalized up II
| the millions. His plan Is to dispose o
! this stock among smaller investors, tn
| working classes, clerks and servant girl
| of the north. who will be required T.
| pay Only 81 per month.
| There will be no returns for seven o
| eight years, as 1t requires that time 10
| tho trees to mature; but after that tim
the returns will be immense, perhaps a
! much as 100 per cent per annum. Ths
| company, therefore. combines the fea
| lures of safety deposit and insurance