The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-06

Unheralded and unannounced. Judge
B. c. Plumb Of London, w. E. Dickin-
son of Chicago, and Chester A. Pond,
Of Moorehead, Miss, hackers Of the
proposed railroad from Memphis TO
Pensacola, arrived in the city yester-
day afternoon. Their coming was a
surprise, but they announced shortly
after their arrival that they are here
for the purpose of looking into securing
rights Of way, franchises and ter
minals. The visitors are the guests
of John z. Stillman-
The three capitalists who are here
left the remainder of their party IN
Meridian, where they recently met
with the board Of trade OF that city
and arranged for franchises and rights
of way. They declare the railway be-
tween Memphis and Pensacola to be
one of the most feasible and alluring
railroad propositions now in the
United States, due to the early com
pletion Of the Panama canal. and they
anticipate no difficulty III carrying
their proposition to a successful con-
clusion.
Judge Plumb is representing London
capitalists and Mr.. Dickinson, who is
relative of former Secretary of War
Dickinson, is here looking over the
situation for himself and Chicago cap
talists who are interested.
RECENTLY IN MERIDIAN.
The Meridian Dispatch of yesterday
gays:
The Iong-taIked of Memphis and
Pensacola Railroad Is assuming such
proportions as a going proposition
that its early construction seems rea-
sonably certain.
Yesterday morning there met with
members of the Board Of Trade ano
other business men OF the citS the
following gentlemen who are actively
interested in the project: w. +. Dick
inson. Of Chicago: Judge B. c. Plumb,
| of london; T. H. Jones, of st. Louis
George Yeuille, Of Chicago. and C. II
Pond, of Moorhead, Miss.
These are all gentlemen of affairs
and large experience in railroad con-
struction. Mr.. Dickinson is a first
cousin of former Secretary Of War
Dickinson, who was, previous to his
service with the government, general
counsel of the Illinois Central at Chi
cago. Mr. w. P. Dickinson has here
| tofore successfully promoted. or rath-
er financed railroads, and he brings
| the cheering information that the
finances of the Meridian and Pensoco-
la are already arranged and that the
early construction of the road is as
sured.
When seen in the office of Capt. r
G. Carter, who has long been interest
ed in this road, Mr.. Dickinson talked
| freely, and said that it was easy to
make maps showing roads contenplat-
ed, but the main fact was to show that
the road was needed; that 1t would
| pass through a territory that would
| Justify its construction. This was
the important feature to men who
would put their money in II. He said
that the right t-of-way from Meridian
to Helena had practically all been Sc
cured, and that the right OF way fol
the division from Ackerman to Mem
| phis would be completed soon.
THE RIGHT OF WAY.
One hundred miles of the right-of-
way from Meridian to Pensacola had
| been obtained and the balance would
| be secured within a short time. Mr.
| Dickinson said that the building oi
| the Panama canal had made the Mem
| phis and Pensacola the most attrac-
tive railroad proposition in the United
| States and this had made the matter
| Of financing the road less difficult. The
road will cover a distance OF 2o6 miles
to Memphis from Meridian, and III
miles to Pensacola, and los miles t.
| Helena, Ark. He thought the entire
(Confinued on Second PaKel