The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-02-17
THAT NEW RAIL ROAD.

Present indications are that the
new railroad from Tiptonville, Tenn.
to Hickman will be built. II reports
be true, work has already begun near
Tiptonville. and will be rapidly push
ed.
We take the following fro m the
Memphis Commercial Appeal:
Memphis will get another railroad
which promises 20 develop into an
important trunk line and by its close
transportation affiliation with the
Burlington system traffic will be OPP
ened into the far northwest.
pres. S. G.. Latta of the Chicago.
Memphis and Gulf Railroad Company,
formerly the Dyersburg and North
ern, has officially announced that the
road will be extended north to a
point near Cairo, Ills, and south from
Tiptonville, Tenn, to Memphis. Yazoo
City and Jackson, Miss, where 1t
will connect with the New Orleans
and Great Northern, giving the road
route practically its own from Cairo
to New Orleans.
The Burlington system has already
constructed a line into Mound City,
near Cairo. II is reliably stated that
the road will be built into Cairo to
connect with the Chicago, Memphis
and Gulf, giving the Hill line a di-
rect route from Minneapolis to the
gulf and perfecting Mr.. Hills long
desired prize of a shorter haul for all
grain export.
Pres. Latta also announces that
he has arranged with the Frisco sys-
tenn at Memphis for terminals, and
that the two roads will share the ex-
pense Of constructing freight and pas
senger depots on grounds purchased
several months ago from the park
commission and still held in trust of
A. ]. Davidson, former president of
the Frisco.
when this line is completed 1t will
also be used by the Frisco as New
Orleans outlet, and by its connection
there with new line now in opera
ton from New Orleans to Browns
vile, Texas, would place Memphis in
route with the Panama country.
"Pres. Latta says construction work
between Tiptonville and Hickman is
now under way. With the develop
ment Of the road he is now offering
first mortgage per cent bonds, be-
ing placed by julius Christensen, of
Philadelphia.
From Memphis the road will be
built through the richest part of the
delta country, striking Itta Bena and
Yazoo City, then paralleling the va
zoo and Mississippi Valley to Jack
son and from there to New Orleans
over the alread constructed tracks of
the New Orleans and Great Northern.
'T'he route planned by the roads
chief engineer, Fred A. Molitor. calls
for a water level route from Cairo
to Jackson, and will open up a rich
agricultural country.
ut is said that all the necessary
funds to build the road were fully
arranged weeks before the present
bonds were offered for sale.
THE Dyersburg and Northern was
purchased several months ago by Jno.
Watkins, of Memphis and New York.
Associated with Mr.. Watkins were
several Tennessee capitalists and very
soon after the property passed into
new hands its name was changed to
the Chicago, Memphis and Gulf Rail-
way Company.
"The road originally had thirty-one
miles. 1t will have 1926 miles when
completed to Jackson"
With the Mississippi Valley Trans
portation boat lines coming. the new
railroad, three new additions to the
town building up, the Mengel Box Co.
spending thousands of doallrs increas
ing the capacity of their factories in
this city. the big oil mill to be re-
built, etc, why shouldn't Hickman
get a hump on herself this year
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