The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-04-07

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For the past seversI weeks a per.
slstent fum0f has been In circulation
that the Frisco system vas cuntem
plating building line from Memphis
10 Natchez or Baton Rouge. Pfesl
dent WincheIl ~ the frisco proper.
ties, denied this report during the
week, and added that bis system, for
the present, had no intention Of
building from Memphis 10 baton
Rouge. lie did not say the road did
not propose 70 build from another
puiot 20 Natcbez, however, and this
omission has assumed considerable
Importance In denying the report
as above, President Winchell added
that he presumed the rumor sprang
from the fact that a ST. Louis owned
road proposed TO extend around the
vicinity Of Port Barre, La. This &C.
mission IA Important when II Is horne
10 mind that Port Barre, La, IL In
So. Landry parish and closely ada.
cent TO the road that Is. prominently
mentioned 10 connection with this
second rumor.
BUILDING to NATCHEZ.
A gentleman well known In this
city brought the news during the
week that work IL being pushed on an
extension from Crowley, La. TO
hatcher, Miss, and that a junction
will be made at the latter place with
the Mississippi Central road, giving
another direct trunk line TO the great
West. The road that rum from
Crowley 10 the general direction Of
Natchezl Is the Opelousas, Gulf and
Northeastern road. This road runs
from Crowley to Melville, La, a dis
lance Of ffty-six and three-tenths
miles, at which point 1t connects
with the Texas and Pacific road,
which continues 10 a general north
erly direction, to Slmmesport, La, Ia
Avoyelles parish, much nearer
Natchez. With this connection COM
pleted, the western system will have
a short distance only to push its lines
into this port. L. s. Thorne is vice.
president and general manager OF the
Opelousas, Gulf and Northeastern
road. 1t may be purely coincidental,
OF course, but is accepted as corobo-
rative evidence, that Mr.. Thorne Is
also president and general mana
ger OF the Texas and Pacific road.
TWO STRANGERS RECALLED.
Some months ago two strangers Wis
tied this port. They pretended to be
journeymen looking for stray jobs In
q particular line Of work, Their line
OF work was and 10 practically un-
known 10 this section. They re.
manned several weeks, and, while
here, bought more or less property
throughout the port territory. They
endeavored to buy one or more large
tracts east Of this city but, they
claimed, the titles we're badly defect.
I've, aud they refused to make the
purchase In leaving the city one Of
them admitted to the purchase Of
small property holdings, aud added
that they would be followed BY others
who would make larger purchases. 1t
became generally known while these
men were here that they represented
the Southern Pacific railroad com.
pany, and no denial was ever made Of
this rumor.
These rumors are interesting, I'll
nothing more, and are given for what
they are worth. The fact that they
both originated In parts more or less
remote from this port territory tends
to give them added Importance. One
surety that may be gathered from
them, however, is the fact that the
great railroad systems are interest.
eddy studying the splendid natural
advantages Of this port rs terminal |
on the gulf.