The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-04-07
ADDITIONAL RAILROAD RUMORS
CONCERN TWO GREAT SYSTEMS


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bush tho constfaeiilo " IT, baton
Rouge. Hammond md Eastern branch
eastward, conoetfiha Nth that either
iInfImsh syndicate property, the
Central ~ Gcmgla road at Aodalu.
ala, Ala THIS paper has heretofore
called attention ~ fbe Baton Rouge,
Hammond and Ei4tefn tailfoad,
which is nov In operation as far NJ
Coglngton, La and u the communI.
" of interests arrangements made
with the Southern Pacific road for
the handling Of trains In and out of
New Orleans from IIgmmond Some
months ago thls paper told of the
suggested Intention Of the owners OF
the road To extend ~ TO this port, and
thence eastward TO Mobile and Pensa.
cola.
TO MAKE EXTENSION.
From New Orleans comes the 10.
formation that the Illinois Central
people are now ready TO take up this
eastern extension work, and survey.
ors are To be put In the field immed.
ately to 20 over the route. The sug.
gested route IL eastward from the
present eastern terminus OF the road
to this port, the line passing north OF
the Louisville and Nashville road the
entire distance The Pascagoula
river probably will be crossed at a
point between this city and Moss
Point, nearer the latter city, however.
River front property north OF the
present draw bridge, extendlu z
almost to the point where the Iine Is
expected to cross the river, has been
suggested as possible site for the
terminals OF the Illinois Central PEG.
pie at this port.
An interesting development 10 con.
nection with this extension Is the
suggestion that the road now building
from Pensacola TO Mobile, generally
known and referred to as the Pensa-
cola, Mobile and New Orleans, or
Mclaughlin road, Is part and parcel
OF the general eastern extension plan
OF the Illinois Central system. The
strenuous Efforts OF the builders OF
this line to effect'a crossing over Mo
bile river with the erection OF but one
draw bridge 10 place OF two, as that
city has demanded, are interpreted to
give added weight to this suggestion.
With hut one hundred miles OF con.
struction from Covington, La, to this
city, and less than tlfty miles from
Pensacola to Andalusia, Ala, 1t IL
claimed that direct trans continen.
tai system, the dream OF great rail
road builders, will have been realized.
Coroboratve, az ID appears, OF the
New Orleans rep0rt OF Thursday, on
the following day Baton Rouge, La,
the western terminus of the Baton
Rouge, Hammond and Eastern rail-
road, sent out a similar statement,
The Baton Rouge report called atten.
tion to the fact that this particular
road was built with the idea of maxi
ing II road for heavy traffic, and
that 1t has been ballasted the entire
distance from Baton Rouge to Gov.
ingtou, with roadbed as good as the
Illinois Central main line. Accord.
inn to report reaching this city, the
eastern extension proposes to make
this port its principal gulf port In
Mississippi, the permanent nature Of
the obtainable harbor being the most
important factor 10 this determine
tion.
THE SECOND REPORT.
At the same time, c0incidentally, It
appears, another report was brought
to the city during the week that indi.
Gated another linking up OF a western
system with the Mississippi Central
road, and the revival OF the r1mor OF
the extension OF the last named road
into this port. The extension OF the
Mississippi Central road into this
port, or the rumor thereof, is az old
story In this section. The import.
ance Of the revival Of this rumor
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