The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
NEW RAILROADS
 ARE IN PROSPECT Chief Topic of Discussion at
 Hattiesburg THE MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL Work Is Progressing Satisfactorily. Much Activity Is Evident in All
 Parts of Alabama's Sis
 ter State.
THE MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL

Hattiesburg, Miss April 27.-(Special.)- The prospects for railroad construction and the introduction of new systems of railroad into this part of the country furnishes the principal topic of discus siG1 in industrial circles these days. It is evident that before the end of the year three and perhaps four new roads will be in course O construction at Hat tiesburg or in the direction of this city The Mississippi Central the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic and the Frisco are regarded as certainties. The Mis- sissipoi Midland and the Birmingham am Southwestern as well as the Baton Rouge, Hammond and Eastern are pros pective.
 The Mississippi central is pushing work rapidly. The contractors for the grad ing between Brookhaven and Natehez are drawing to the close of their work, in this city arrangements are making for letting the contract for the rails, though there are still some steel bridges to be built.
 The large surveying party of the At lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad company which has been in Hattiesbure for the past three weeks, has finished It's work here and moved on across the coun- try in southwesterly direction. The party ran a half dozen different lines through this city, but appeared to give most attention to a route that would carry the road right down Southern ave- nue, through the heart of the residence section. Not much is known here as to the determination of this company to build it's extension over the route which is being mapped out between Birming- ham to Baton Rouge through Hattes- burg, but it Is certain that the survey is being carired out in a thorough and buslness-like manner The party of sur ve:-ors which soiourned at Hattesburg has covered the country from Waynes- boro to ths city, and will meet another party which is surveying from Baton Rouge in this direction. Still another party is surveying from Baton Rouge in this direction Still another party is surveying from Birmingham to Waynes- LJro, and thus the entire distance will be covered. The entire survey will be completed in the next month, and the engineers will not only be supplied with maps or practicable route, but they will haze working estimates of the cost of every foot of the line.
 The Frisco company has, as yet done nOlnlnA IOWdTQ Ine OI US proposed line to connect the Mobile, Jack son and Kansas City with New Orleans, through the officials of the interested lines do not make any concealment of tho.r purpose to supply such connec- ton at once. The point of junction will doubtless be at Hattiesburg, from which place there is already a spur reaching to Beaumont, on the main line of the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City road. It IS quite possible that an additional spur will be built from Hattiesburg to Laurel. The Frisco is understood to be deeply interested in the new con- nection which is about to be made be- tween the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City and the port of Pascagoula, by means of the Denny companys tramroad This tramroad, built on standard basis is about completed. It runs northward from Pascagoula, distance of about thirty miles and connects with the Mo- bile, Jackson and Kansas City at Dono- van. It is about completed. It fur nishes Pascagoula another railroad out let, and gives the Frisco egress to the port by the most direct route. A signi- tcaAt movement Is a contract just en- tered into by the Denny company for the dredging of part of the river at Pascagoula, and the use o. the dredged material for the building of wharves over a distance, thus furnishing harborage for vessels of the greatest draught, with con- veaient wharf facilities.