The weekly Iberian., 1907-03-02
KANSAS CITY
SOUTHERN R. R.
said 10 Have Closed Neal With n.
u, Crowley and Western Road
TO Build Into Now Orleans
Through Sugar Belt.


closed \ Zeal with the k.nsn
o'y So"'hc'" Railroad, whereof,
the latter viii take over the r,o
refty "f The New Orleans. a,ow,e,
and Wcatun and construct ~,
I'ne int" Nev O,leans from urow
icy. Al Crowley connect,m
will he mHds with the Knoyn. ~,
Southern by the CONSTRUCTION or ]
me from tb" main line "r tho Kan
sas CITY Southern iu'o Crowley.
-" fM rams a"tI"mity u was
st@'" fhnt the w",k III building
the line from the x .nsns CIV
southern main line INTO Crowley
AMI the work IT cn,a,, ucttuu tLc
New Orleans, ttnw Icy nnh Wpst
ef" would lcgin aa ymm ~ tho
money mMke' II IN such \ co,di
ton that funds can bo obtained st
q reasonable rat4, IT intcr.st. The
Kansas tity Hontl,e,n Will build
into Crowley u0dc, It's own name.
hut the line from Crowley 10 New
Orleans will, 1t least fm u time.
be known ~ the New Orjcaus.
Crowley and Western
While II could not be learned
officially from the ofIice,s of the
New Orleans. Crowley and
Western exactly what plans
they have In hand, tbs statement
Of tho ,,lans Of tho Kansas City
Southern came from \ source
which may be regarded as se,n,.
official, and IL regarded ~ any sn.
ho"nce,nent ftom the officials of
the New Orleans, CroxIey and
Western would Ne likely 10 b..
A Anal statement Of ths plans II
tho road viii probably You,s from
the KSnsas CITY 5ouilern's gslef.
al o'ilcc IN Kansas City. or f.Lm
Nh. l.Vree's Office Ia New Ywk
The New Dreams, Crowley and
Western Il said to have been p.an.
ned ~ y sngnr.csirying road, NO.
Dording to tho sans authority, and
lbe KaOsns Clty Southern was IN.
iaced 10 acoevt II M its route into |
New Orleans beoMuse 0f the pros
,ects Of the heavy traffic which Il
,lfsrs. The route surveyed will
AXE u through NspolsOnvilie. and
vii CROSS the river 1t Reserve,
where II will enter the city. proba.
,ly over some existing line, either
he Loatr'sE~ itailwsy and NAvi.
IatlOn Company 0r the New Or.
eans and Daton Rouge EIectfic
soad's tracks. The plans It pre-.
cnt arC sail 10 contemplate q
he use Of the BELT IT, lrOali's
n reaching terminal psUt s,tyl
vh,ch viii l,e acquired BY the line.
The New Orleans, Crowley and
Western II backed by the 0od.
hsnx interests. which SUCCESSFUL.
: engineered the New Orleans
nd baton 1toags Railroad deal,
nd hss been actively promoted By
Y. +. Owen, President Of tl,s
company SO picayune.
Crowley, I.a.. Feb 20 The
'ubiicstion In tho l'icayunS Of 4
eport that tho Kansas CITY South.
rn Inc into New Orleans 10 again
! prospect hss csuscd = giest
eal of interest IN CrOwley, tnas.
,uch ~ the c0nstuCtion of this
no will be Of great Importance to
bic city. When the project Vas
h foot several months ago an Or. 4
,nsncs WAS passed ny the CITY !,
'ounclI granting ; franchise tol
his roaA to construct their track
ITO tho city on Avenue D and
ranting 10 them the block Of,
round known - "DMSon's Square,
" depot purposes, this property
aving been donated TO the town
" . park. Tps Dscssseey rtGkts
( way running soath from Grow
" wers secured Aad qslts : little
pnstfuction wosk vas do0e along
l,s line, both soath asd noethwsse
rom this CITY. Il has bsss bs.
svsd III along tses tbse - soos
) ths mdsey .narlst permitted Il,
'ork ~osld - Tssansd, md The
nnounCsment n ~ PIe1yane
~ rscxivcd here With msrb
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