Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-25

NEW YORK IN 48 HOURS
Exchange OF Freight Traffic Looked
For by Same Roads. Establishing
New Rates.

When the Cotton Belts new fast
passenger service between Fort Worth
and Memphis via Pine Bluff is put into
effect about September, 1 there will be
Initiated fast, through passenger
service between the southwest and
the northeast, with Memphis instead
of St. Louis as The gateway. This fast
train service was announced in the
Graphic several weeks ago.
For many years Memphis has ell
deavored to demonstrate her claims
to be used as ii gateway for such an
airline service, but not until the re-
cent past has there been any reason
to believe the railroads would make an
effort to thus honor the Bluff city.
Now, however, ii is semi-officially an
nounced that the Cotton Belt and the
Southern have both decided upon fast
through trains which will make close
connection at Memphis, thus eomplet-
ing a through line from the Rio
Grande to the Hudson.
1t is learned that the officials Of the
Cotton Belt and the Southern have
been figuring ON some such arrange
ment for some months, but only re-
Gently were conditions in such shape
that the Cotton Belt could put ON the
new and extra service, for the new
two trains daily each way now being
operated by that road.
Only recently there was a meeting
of the officials Of the two lines in st.
Louis at which the plans We're per
fected and finally arranged. AS re-
suit. sixteen-hom rain between FIT.
va rth and Memphis will be put in
ssfvice by the Cation Belt. and the
Southern will at the same time mat
gurate service on a thirty=two hour
train Between Memphis and New York
making ii a forty=eieht hour service
from Fort Worth 10 Now York, some
hours shorter fhan The quickest time
under present ARRANGEMENTS.
hhe distance from Fort Worth to
Memphis. over tbe Cotton Belt 10
Bt inkley. thence into Memphis over
the Rock Island 'vae1zs as recently ar
ranged. will be slightly less than SOC
miles. From Memphis to New York
the total distance over this new route
will be 1157 miles, Of which 81 will
De over the tracks of the southern
204 over the Norfolk & Western and
226 over the PENNSYLVANIA.
The understanding among railroad
men now is that the Cotton Belt and
the Southern have perfected on ar
rangement whereby there will be a
close Interchange and exchange OF
traffic in both freight and passenger
departments. and that as result
quite a heavy bulk of business is eX-
.pected to be diverted from the Older
routes to this new system. Whether
or not the Illinois Central is still
figuring on getting control of the Cot
ton Belt, is of course not known tt
Al nv but the I. c. officials themselves
but because of the perfection of this
new arrangement between the Cotton
Belt and the Southern, there is ever!
reason to believe the l, c. has final.
passed UP the proposed deal
of interest in another respect, Il
the rumor that the Morgan people
who control the Southern. may hav
obtained an interest in the Cottol
Belt, but there appears to be no rea
son WHY such would be the case
owing to the fact that there is no ne
cessity for the Morgan's to invade thi
territory to any extent greater tina
they have already.