The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-12-09
A new RAILROAD.

Under date OF Dec. Ist, Ell,
the Memphis, Arkansas & LouIsi-
ana Railroad Co. was chartered at
tew Orleans, with q capital Of
s2A 700, 600. The purpose Of the
corporation is declared to be 10
build q line of railroad from Port
Barre to Memphis. This charter
is signed by d. l.. WincheII, who
Is the President Of the Frisco
Lines; J. II. Elliott, who IS Vice
President and Gen'l Manager Of
,, the Louisiana and Texas lines Of
the Frisco system; A. 4. Perkins,
President Of the New Iberia a
Northern r. r., and head Of the
syndicate building the IBERIA, -.
Mary & Eastern Railroad; VIM. 9.
Dufour, gen raj attorney at New
Orleans for the Frisco; Jules NJ
Burguieres Of this section; and
Joy y. Preston, Secretary Of sew
eral Frisco corporations.
The Times Democrat, in q no
tice of the new organization, says
IN part:
"ThronEh connections Of the
FRISCO into Louisiana's sugar belt
VIII the New Iberia and Northern
Ind the New Iberia, ST. Mary and
Eastern, the Yoaknm properties
expect to operate line direct fr' nj
Berwick Bay to Chicago and the
Central Freight ASSOCIATION terri
Tory, thus competing with The
Hartman water and rail transpor-
tatiOn on the west bank business.
"a high official of the Frisco
stated last night that The building
~ prospect was what had been do
termined upon u year ago, when
the Gould interests got Mr.. Yoak-
YIN to abandon his plans for huiM
ing u west bank line from Mem
phis to Port Barre by Offering him
the JOINT trackage agreement be
tween the Frisco aud the Iron
Mountain and Texas and Pacific
lines from st. Louis TO New Or
leans. At the time when the con
tract was made with the Goul.is
all of the preliminary estimates
and surveys had been made and
plans were actually under way for
IN early commencement IN build
ng.
REsUMING NEGOTIATIONS.
"After the breaking Of the
Could agreements by the Gould
executives B. +. YOakum set
about TO resume negotiations for
he building of the new line. The
lid surveys were used in part, and
'lans were carried on swiftly to
aunch the enterprise with all
peed. The final touches to these
negotiations were given last Sat
lrday, when Mr.. YOaknm, Ben L
president of the Frisco,
md number Of high traffic and
Executive officers met at the St.
'harles Hotel, in long conferences
With Col. w. o. Dufour, their at
Orney. AT that time the organi
alton plans were determined upon
nd Mr.. Dufour was authorized,
ate Saturday, to make the an +
The impression is general, that
he line will be built. When com
leted it will give this section a
hort route tn the northern mar
cts. From New Iberia to Port I
'arre ia 48 miles. Thence 70
Iemphis, tho section TO be built,
existing Frisco lines,
, given ~ $50 miles. From
Iemphls on TO st. Louis il 80
lilies. This would give a total ,
istance between New Iberia and i
I. Louis Of GSS miles. This line d
'Onld give tho Frisco about the !
anne run from st. Louis to Nor F"
an City that the Illinois Central
'akes from St. Louis TO New Or
'ans. From Chicago to the sea,
ia Morgan City, the Frisco would
'avel about 1000 miles, against
10 Illinois Central's $50 from the
anne starting point 70 New Or.
'ans. Morgan City ia, however,
early 30 miles nearer the sea h
ian New Orleans.
The building Of the line along r.
10 west bank Of the Mississippi, Il
= to Memphis, it il hoped, will Z
the necessity Of the
fisco throwing a line across the
luntrv east Of here IN Nav Or N