The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1911-12-22
MOD|lEWtST SHORE
TRACTION LINE WORK
tfssiIaz Held last .siwdsy
Morning TO Consider The
ksfisfs 0f Detail
SURVEY LINE RUNS SOUTH
Of ELLEN n" ROADWAY
Reaches East Beach, Coming Into
The City BY Way OF Wash
Ingion Avenue, Thence
Up Market Street

II
noo N tho city vas held In the rooms
" THE Commercial Club last Saturday
morning iof the purpose ~ meeting
with the chief engineer and Dfiices ~
the Mobile West shofe TfactlDo ron.
usny and going over the details ~ the
work being carried forward IN the
state N Mississippi Judge hustlll
oamo over from Mobile Tor the puf'
pose NJ attending the meetlpg and
Robert X Warren of Mobile, and
George " Clark Of Birmingham, the
engineer 10 charge, were also 10 at
tendance. J J. McIntosh presided at
the meeting
Judge Austin gave short resume
Of the inception Of the undertaking
and told OF progress that had been
made. Tbe road was at that time
, surveyed 70 within seven miles OF the
city, stoppage having been made that
day short distance southwest OF
. Orange Grove. Slnce that time, how
I. ever, the work has been practically
, completed, at least until rights OF
way are granted by the city council
\ for the streets, avenues and alleys
+ within the corporate limits. IL was
! stated that the route would be one
I closely paralleling the main line OF
}. the Louisville aud Nashville road,
. running south OF that line, 10 point
!. west of the station Of Laine, where
the Pascaguuia Development Com
pany Ia prosecuting Its work Ds pros
DectIng for OIL From that point the
route turns towards the southwest
striking the east beach just belov
, the Pollock residence. From the cas-
!. ! beach the route follows Washington
~ ~ avenue to Market street, where tn
:. ~ line turns northward TO come into tn
W W city proper
~ These matters we're rather thol
=, oughly discussed at last Saturday
meeting, after which subscriptions
~ the stock were opened. Those gentl'
men at the meeting signed the sui
scrption lists willingly, freely an
quickly, and assurances were give
the visitors that Pascagotiia would |
'ao ready with her pro rata whenev
III called upon. From the Mississippi
ne Alabama state line the work Is beir
ht, pushed forward under the charter,
at company Of the Mississippi.A .Alaban
ge Traction Company, while IN Alaban
lso the work !s being done by the Mobil
I've West Shore Traction Company WHIT
ace entirely completed the two lines a
'as expected 10 be consolidated, perhs
''s under the name OF the Alabama &C
a'' poratlon.
ior PROPOSED SCHEDULE.
nus AS surveyed the line promises to
iso about ffty.two TO tlfty-nve miles
hao length, special trains making the tt
OF from this city to Mobile In about o
OF and one.half hours, the schedule
10 the local trains being somewh
ian longer. The propelling power will
OF electricity and frequent cars will b.
es' feature OF the company's operatlt
're' IL is Understood that cars will arri
eh' aud depart from either end at lei
'e's hourly. IL was stated on Sunday III
'es the promoters OF the road are cou
" Ing on the commencement OF acti
ate, construction work not later than M
e's' /, next.
'h's The camps OF the company VI
do established last week near Mari
ol street, at the head OF jackson sire
''ue While not yet permanently decid
ne" II is believed probable that the i
'up' will run up Market street to Jacks
'nes street, turning west on the lat
een' street and continuing strail
ime through to Ker street, thence TO
ners Louisville and Nashville railroad.
'son the construction work, Mr.. Clark,
engineer In charge, expressed
opinion that II viii be the cheap
! road OF his career, with the gri
almost nothing. At one point OF
. of he stated, is there any kind oil
grade, that being east OF Grand
gers where the line Ia to mount the |
lany teau, and this can easily be cared
r.ia with n ANAL urnda