Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-08
ARTICLE v-CRARxna RRHDERIcx sPEAR-

While the gross earnings per mile Of the
Ircn Mountain are much in excess % Mis-
s,uri Pacific's. it must be remembered that
the latter road feeds the former and is the
main tributary to the stream OF traffic
that flows over the Iron Mountain divis-
ions. A map Of the Gould system viii
show how Kansas and Nebraska shed their
grain tonnage into the Missouri Pacific,
and how the natural continuation NJ this
traffic southwark TO the gulf ports Is oy
way OF the Iron Mountain. the Texas Pa
circ. and the international and Great
Northern.
In years past. and even today. the Iron
Mountain has been essentially a through
traffic road. It will always maintain this
character. Year by year. however. Il is in
crvzsing its local tonnage by building mp
contiguous territory and running in
branches where the resources OF forest
mine and farm exist. but can not Be de-
veIoped without transportation facilities
The new Iron Mountain divisions created
and branches built in the last five years.
and the branches now projected but con-
struction checked by lack Of capital, while
charging facilities for the movement Of
thorough traffic originating IN foreign
lines will in a very short time justify
their cost IN local tonnage slons.
A car Of high class merchandise ~ per-
ishsbls freight routed south from 81. Louis
over the Gould lines goes via the Iron
Mountain to Texarkana. where IL IL picked
I'd by the Texas Pacific and moved on over
70 the upper OF transcontinental division. II
II Is west Texas OF Pacific coast freight;
ar from Texarksna via Marshall on the
Texas Pacific and thenLn LonEvtev for
the International and Great Northern, II
for export at Galveston. The fast mail and
passenger trains also follow these routes
exeept from Texarkana 10 Fort Worth.
where the routing Is via Dallas Another
car ~ lower class freight leaving ST. Louis
~southbound would 20 by the low grade line
on the opposite OF the Miss ssippi q Thebes
then cross and proceed by the ST. Louis
southwestern or Cotton BELT lire" to
ParagcuId. practically = water level route.
From ParaFould. Ark. to Alexandria. Ia.
the car would pass 20 Iron Mountain tracks
again. and TO lines that have been bfuit
4, recent wears and represent the main
Undertaking 81 the Gould management In
securing a maximum Ei6 per cent grade -
he gulf. This line 10 yet green II has
been very difficult TO maintain until the
last year. when the levees were finally
held and the source Of Ereates trouble was
eliminated. 50 much confidence Is felt IN
the permanent eharscter o. the river SUP
port that the line this spring 10 being re-
laid with S-pouSh rails The original
weight was 5-pound-
A. Alexandris again the Iron Mountain
meets the Texas Pacific Gouisians divi-
sion). The effort AZ low gradient aid not
stop with the CONSTRUCTION Of the line 10
Alexandra A road has already been built
that carries the Iron Mountain In close 70
the river from about Arkansas City TO Fer
rfdav. opposite Matches This eventually
viii be the route Of least grade resistance.
Al present Il IL minus some small parts,
and not q factor in the affairs Of the sys-
ten. II Joins with the Texas Pacific, which
built a costly road up through the swamps
20 meet Il. giving . much shorter as well
as a more easily operated line 70 New
Orleans.
/ These new parts Of the ST. LOUIS, Iron