The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-26
-FOUR RAILROADS
FROM NORTH AND
FOUR FROM SOUTH
Will Meet at Metropolis Bridge
According to This Illinois
Banker. /.
More Traffic Than Evansville
and Cairo Bridges.
CHANGES IN PLANS ARE MADE

According to a statement made
here by Mr.. Frank Mccartney, presi-
dent of the State bank at Metrop-
oils. who was en- route to Cairo to
attend the state bankers meeting,
work on the Burlington bridge will
not be commenced for six months
yet, which will delay it until spring.
He said he was authoritatively in
formed by Chief Construction Engi-
neer Weatherly. The delay is caused
by the revisions that have to be
made in the plans and specifications
as finally approved by the board OF
river engineers at Cincinnati and st.
Louis. A corps OF craftsmen now
are at work on the plans and will
be engaged all winter In the work.
The bridge as designed by the new
plans will cost from between 3d.
100000 and 100000. 1t will be
solid steel structure and eventually
carry double tracks. At the begin
ming only one track will be laid, but
later, as traffic increases to justify
it, another track will be put down
and one will carry the north-bound
traffic and the other the south
bound.
To indicate the volume of bust
ness contemplated for this bridge a
Louisville & Nashville railroad OFF,
cial informed the board of river en-
gineers at Cincinnati in June that
the Metropolis bridge would carry
as much tonnage as the Henderson
and Cairo bridges and another single
track bridge. From most reliable
authority 1t has been announced that
all this traffic will pass through Pa
ducah, which will make the city
quite railroad center.
Mr.. Mccartney also said four
northern lines would meet four
southern lines at the bridge. Rail-
road activity in the south. all OF
which is pointed toward the Ohio
river, substantiates this assertion.
The Chicago, Memphis & Gulf Rail-
road company, which has commenced
a line from Tiptonville, Tenn. to
Hickman. is headed for the bridge
and 1t is almost certain that the road
will pass through Paducah. What
trunk line is behind the Tiptonville-
Hickman branch is not known here.
Many short lines also are being con-
structed in Mississippi, and word
from Jackson, Miss, is to the effect
that two or three lines are headed
this way from the gulf.
No Incline at Metropolis.
No incline will be built at Me-
tropolis in the opinion OF Mr.. Nc
Cartney. He stated that the time
has passed for beginning the incline
work and instead of handling ties
at Metropolis the Burlington will
haul them from Brookport. having
made a traffic arrangement with the
Illinois Central to use its tracks
from Metropolis to Brookplrt.
AS regards the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois railroad, which now extends
to Joppa, and is branch OF the
Frisco, Mr.. Mccartney stated that 1t
will be extended to Metropolis, but
NOIh OH tuC ilhC WAit hOt NC oeehe
until the bridge is under way.
Real estate is booming at Metrop-
oils and many citizens hold their
property at fancy prices in compari-
son to what II could have been
bought for two years ago. Willis
Ward, owner of the Julian hotel.
this week leased the remodeled
state hotel and will open /. in few
weeks. The State hotel has been
vastly improved. the office. dining
room and sample rooms being
placed on the first floor.
Mr.. McCartney's position in the
bank places him in a position to DO
familiar with railroad conditions IN
his section and he predicted that
Paducah and Metropolis would have
a wonderful growth in the next three
years.