St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-07-16
The BIG FRISCO ROAD
IS SPREADING OUT
Now to Open Line Into Mexico Via New Or
leans, Texas q Mexico Railroad.
THE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE
Between Brownsville and MatamOFds VIII Be
Completed In A Week. Giving Through
Traffic Route TO City Of HexlcO.

New Orleans, July Is. Informa-
tion of most important character,
affecting as it does closer passenger
and freight traffic relations between
New Orleans and points all over Mex
leo, reached the city yesterday and
was generally discussed in railroad
and shipping circles.
The information was the announce
ment by the Ferrocarriles Nacion-
ases de Mexico, the National Rail-
ways international Railroad Company
and the Interoceanic Railway Of Mex
leo, Of the opening Of the Browns
ville-M Matamoros bridge, across the
Rio Grande River.
The bridge has been building for
some months, and is now so close to
completion that the company feels
safe in announcing that it will be
open for traffic July 21-one week
from today. The bridge forms the
main connecting link in a new chain
which reaches direct from New Or
leans to the City Of Mexico, and
which, it is thought, will become the
main highway for travel between the
Unitee States and the City of Mexico.
Especially important is the an
nouncement TO the Frisco line, for
the Frisco, by acquiring the st. Louis,
Brownsville and Mexico railway,
reaching from Houston to Browns
vile, on The Texas border, opposite
Matamoras, effected straight connec-
tions from New Orleans to the Rio
Grande river. The ST. Louis Browns
vile and Mexico joins the Frisco's
Louisiana line at Houston, and some
months ago the entire Louisiana sys-
tenn, and the newly acquired Browns
vile route were Incorporated under
the name Of the New 0rlrans, Texas
and Mexico Railroad.
The Frisco officials have as vet
made no announcement of the open
ing Of the through service between
New Orleans and the City Of Mexico.
but it is generally understood that.
the service viii be put on some times
early in the fall. The road will start
with regular daily train to Texas
and Mexican points, and as the route
will prove muce shorter than by the
Gould lines running out Of st. Louis,
| it is thought that the service will
prove popular from the first
The Frisco now owns every mile Of
the track it is to use from the Mis-
sissipri River at Baton Rouge to the
Mexican border, and from Baton
Rouge to New Orleans it has d nine-
ty-nine year contract on the Louis
lana Railway tracks. 1t is said that
the company, while endeaYoring to-
keep the matter as quiet as possibl J.
is making every arrangement for i.4.
New Orleans-Mexico City serYie. !,
and is preparing to put only the
finest sleepers and day coaches on
the run, The train will be electric
lighted, and have every other mod
ern Improvement, and the traveller
will go through without a change.
The announcement sent out By the
general passenger department OF the
National Railways Of Mexico, at Mex
leo City, requests connecting lines to
arrange to have through rates quoted
via this new gateway to Mexico sncb
through rates to be based upon the
combination Of rates to Brownsville.
plus the rates which are furnished III
a circular which is sent to the vari-
Gus lines. These rates apply except
Where the through rate is less via
Laredo, in which case the Laredo
rate will apply through Brownsville.