The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-01-13
BURLINGTON ROUTE
ENTERS IAt SOUTH
The chlesao system Shows M
Hand IN Gulf Coast Prop.
sftlss.
LOCAL SITUATION
MAY BE AFFECTED
Possible Louisville and Nashville
May DO important factor In
Development by Other
Great System.

The Mobile papers n the latter
part u last week apparently just
woke ~ ~ the fact that big system
has gotten possession NJ the New Or.
leans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad.
THIS paper several weeks ago told ~
Tue situation IN connection with that
llne, aud every move that has recent.
ly been made on the railroad map
bears out the early statements The
Burlington line has secured the old
Mobile, jackson and Kansas CITY
road, known today "a the New or.
leans, Mobile and Chicago, or Panama
Route. Big improvements are COZ.
templated, just as soon as the Bur.
llngtOn takes over the Mobile line
The Burlington line Is a jealous ob. |
server OF the situation In this port.
Years ago the people behind this road
were anxious TO enter this port, with
the right kind OF encouragement and
assistance. Being outside capital en-.
tirely, a hope was apparently enter
tained that Mississippi would en-.
counter strain Of sanity and repeal
Section 903 before the opening OF the
Panama Canal made IL desirable to
establish new gulf port as a termi.
nal Hence the Burlington people
made no serious move TO enter this
port, la some quarters the efforts to
secure the Pascagoula Northern road
that have recently been noted are
construed as meaning that the Bur
lngtCn line people are trying a new
move In this direction, and that they
are really behind the Demopois ad-
vances.
THE LOCAL SITUATION.
A very peculiar combination OF cir.
cumstances is apparent In the recent
railroad developments throughout the
: country, and these Developments, Ia
. a measure, bear directly on the loca'
y situation. For several weeks past q
. persistent report has had IL that the
. Louisville and Nashville road Ia az
~ active bidder for the Pacagoult
" Northern line. Gentlemen 10 posi-
. tion TO know whereof they speal
authorize the statement that they d.
y not know the Louisville and Nash
:, vile people, directly nor indirectly
" 10 the transaction. The recent de
:" velopments, however, show That tn
Burlington and Louisville and Nash
"a VILE lines have formed a very close al
a. lance, to designate IL indefinitely, a
y Indicated by the combination OF tn
F" Burlington, Nashville, ChattanoOg
=. aud St. Louis aud the Louisville an
:" Nashville lines, The last two road
~ have long been known to be unde
y the one aud same control, the Loui.
~ VILE aud Nashville interests dictatin
Nv the policy. The coming OF the Bul
:" lington into this combination ind
We Gates that the Interest OF the Louis
" willie and Nashville road Ia the Pa!
" cagoula Northern line may be rel
~ and actual, but through the Burlinl
~ ton people,
" LIVELY ACTIVITY.
"' The New Orleans, Mobile and Oh
y" cago road has been a contender Il
y" the Pascagoula Northern propertie
" and the Burlington people ma
''O operate through that name for son
u" time To come, as they have been for
nv considerable time in the past, I'll
=" coming OF the Burlington u this cit
~ and port, In conjunction with II
Nv New Orleans, Mobile and Chicap
line, while not the most desirab
solution Of the situation from loo;
raj point OF view, would materially ten
In nt this city, especially should u
tie combination with the Louisville LIN
he mean the carrying out OF the determ
In nation to construct new line fro
la. the Birmingham coal fields to Tn
ay city, rather than parallel the presei
IN. Louisville and Nashville road,
Ter Every indication points to live
nd activity 10 railroad circles, but the
les are no positive statements that ca
of be made with accuracy coocernir
me the Immediate future OF this por
ir. That the present year means grei
deal for the upbuilding or retrogra
nd ing OF this vicinity can not be gal
he said, however, by any man or mt
he who even pretend to keep posted {
lie what Is TRANSPORTING.