The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1911-11-24

ELLEN n" ENTERS FIGHT
THAT BENEFITS MOBILE



Register printed ss a special out Of
Chicago the oficIal announcement by
the head OF the Frisco system OF the
completion OF deal whereby the
Louisville and Nashville railroad has
joined with that system for the Joint
control Of the recently acquired New
Orleans, Mobile and Chicago railroad,
with which the Pascagoula Northern
connects at Evanston. This of1lcIal
announcement tends to indicate that
New Orleans will hnd strenuous op.
position 10 Mobile in the future for
the control Of the great bulk OF the
gulf coast trade, especially with the
coming Of the opening Of the Panama
canal.
Railroad men who keep close tab
on doings 10 the railroad world incline
toward the opinion that this deal
strengthens the position OF Mobile
and at the same time tends to the
improvement and betterment OF Pas.
cagoula. It 10 pointed out that the
available water front in Mobile 10
limited, and that other arrangements
may be made for handling certain
classes Of the trade that will natu-
rally follow the Frisco system into
that port. This suggestion primarily
deals with the fruit traflc, the Port
OF Pascagoula attracting favor be.
cause Of its close proximity to the
gulf, being more favorably located 10
that respect than either New Orleans
or Mobile.
FRUIT TRAFFIC.
In this connection, the following
paragraph from special news item
dated from New York, which ap.
peared 10 The Register last Saturday
morning also, becomes Of Importance
and interest to this section:
"ln view OF the Frisco's present DO.
sition with reference to business on
the gulf coast, there 10 reason TO be.
lieve the reported purchase Of The
PascagOula Northern few days
since. With terminal facilities upon
the gulf coast at both Mobile and
PascaRoula, the Frisco would be 10 a
position to successfully light the com
bfnati0n that has evidently been
formed against 1t relative TO New Or.
leans business"
JOINT CONTROL.
The ofilcial announcement by Nj.
Yoakum relative to the joint control
by the Frisco and Louisville and
Nashville roads, printed BY The Reg
lister, is as follows:
| Chicago. H., Nov. ia deal hal
| just been closed between the Frisce
and Louisville and Nashville interests
for the Joint control OF the New Or
leans, Mobile and Chicago road, Ia
which the Frisco was already reported
3 purchaser OF stock.
II The line extends at present from
Mobile, Ala, to Middleton, Tenn.
crossing the Frieco's St. Louis, Mem
phis and Birmingham line at Nev
Albany, Miss. 1t is proposed to built
4 cutoff from Beaumont, Miss, t,
q point On the Louisville acd Nash
ville's New Orleans line just east o
New Orleans. and by construction
and traf1c arrangements with tn
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. LouI
to reach Psducab, KY, to which poin
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois roa,
viii be extended upon completion o
the new double track bridge acros
the Ohin river which Is contemplate
at that point.
A THROUGH LINE.
This will form \ through route fror
| Chicago 10 New Orleans only abou
| 0fteen miles longer than the line d
the. Illinois CentrAl route. Fr0G
Memphis the route through Beat
| mont viii he fOrty-nve miles shorte
than the hitherto contemplated rOut
Hon the west bank OF the MississIpI
i river 10 connection with the 00ul
: Hines, besides having the addltiOni
advantage OF being through territoI
ia which the lumber interest ID We
= | developed, instead OF through . pra
& ideally undeveloped couutry west {
: the Mississippi river.
= This plan will work out stror
"a through lines for the Frisco from Uh
cap0. St. Louis, Memphis and Kans,
= city to New Orleans and Mobil
4 being the shortest route from q
Gfoat Lakes 10 Mobile, practlcsi
; . short as any from Chicsgo 70 Ne
~ Oflesns, and more direct than al
= existing through line from Kane
4 olty 70 Mobile OF New Orleans.
q President Yoakum. Of The Fris
XIsyotom, announced the completion
Z The Geal With the Louisville d
Na.hys!ls aod New Orleans, hob'