The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-18
THE MOBILE { OHIO.
ANNUAL REPORT TO STocKHoLD
ERs TELL OF EXTENSIVE
IMPROVEMENTS.
Importance of North and South Move
ment of Freight and Passengers
Called For Attention-Im-
proponents Made.

| Washington, Oct 17.-Following is
an extract from the report of the Pres
lident and Board of Directors to the
Stockholders and bondholders of the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
for the year ended June 30, 1909, given
out for publication today by Presi-
dent Finley:
Growth OF Business.
! Reference was made in the last an
|nual report of this company to sever
Ial specific items of traffic which have
been added to it's business during the
past few years, and attention will now
jbe directed to certain general causes
which created continuous growth in
its busienss for many years until inter
rupted by the depression in the year
l190".
Traffic of North and South Lines.
THE Mobile & Ohio begins at the
Port of Mobile, Ala, and extends al
most directly at right angles with the
lines of latitude, through parts of the
states of Alabama, Mississippi, Ten,
nessee, Kentucky, and Illinois, thus
bringing directly together sections oi
the country widely different both as
to climate and productions; and in
connection with vessels at Mobile
forms part of great through line
which brings into close traffic rela
tionship the tropics and the northern
limits of teh Temperate Zone. This
has provided the means for an almost
ideal interchange of busienss. BY this
route the traffic commodities OF Cent
raj America, Cuba and other islands
! OF the Gulf Of Mexico can be handled
in exchange for the products of the
grain fields, packing houses and man
ufactories of the West. The possibil
ity of this interchange of traffic hai
been created by the grealy improved
methods of transportation which have
been adopted within recent years
The construction of locomotives o.
( great power and speed, and of cars
Especially constructed for ventilation
and refrigeration, has made it posi-
bic to transport over long distances
all classes of highly perishable freight
and has practically eliminated most
, OF the disadvantages of distance sep
arating regions widely dissimilar il
f many physical characteristics.
Package Cars.
Another part of the freight traffic
, of the company which has been great
ly extended during the past few years
is that moved in package cars.
, "A system has been inauguFated b!
= which these cars are operated upor
, precise schedules between all import
: ant points, which has been so perfect
, ed that in speed and regularity thi!
? service is not materially less effect
: i've thatn the highest class of express:
: service.
Passenger Traffic.
/ What has been said in regard tC
! the importance of the north and soutf
, movement of freights is even more APP
tplicable to the movement of passen
, gers. The reduction in the cost o
t travel, the Improvement in it's com
: forts, as Well as the increased wealth
) among the people, have made trave
| in the search of health and comfor
4 quite as important as for the purpos,
. of business Therefore, in the ques
! OF the former the traveller NATURAL,
Z seeks line carrying him to differ
y TENT climate than that of his home life
t Certainly as matter of health o
. pleasure nothing could be more salts
factory in the summer thana chang
o from the shores of the Gulf OF Mex
a leo to those of the Great Lakes of tn,
@ Northwest, or in winter from tn
+ shores OF the Great Lakes to those .
e the Gulf.
The management of the Mobile 4
Z Ohio railroad company has endeavoI
$ led, as far as it has been possible, t,
n encourage and build up this inter
g change of traffic and travel, and tn
!. result of these efforts has been con
: slant and gratifying addition to tn
a Icompany's business.