The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-03-31
NORTHERN RAILWAY
TO pass TO BURLINGTON ROUTE


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Immense grabs materially reduced
! Tonnage and the chcapness ~ hand
! lIog same, IL the prime requisite Of !
4 great railroad system. From fIatties
1 burg 20 the south, taking the MobII'
o line. there are two immense grades
n both bufdencd with Intricate curves
4 Reducing these grades and eiiminat
!. Ing the curves ~ much a. possible
4 there viii still remain one very both
o ersome and disadvantaseous grade
d and curves that Will always proven
;. the handling " full tonnage b
n each train. This bad grade Is betwee
n Evanston and Mobile, and Will Away
q remain deterrent 90 the full deve
IT opmcnt Of that end Of the property.
ia The Pascagoula Northern road
a practically free OF grades Its Daturs
1. construction makes IL possible II
1. trains TO hapdle even above the recoi
W nized capacity Of each locomotive
il As an ILLUSTRATION, It has been poIute
Dr. out that the same locomotive bein
Al used could haul from eight to elevt
ht loaded cars more from Evanston
10 this city titan It could from Evanstc
to Mobile, over the rails OF II
Panama Route. When it is remer
IN bered that the capacity OF car
II. figured at about $4,000 pounds, u
he increase Of, say ten cars to a trai
g. means a material money making |
in crease to the usefulness and earDi,
lie power OF each locomotive aud ea'
ar. individual train. The fact that II
be Port OF Pascagoula offers permane
II. channel to shipping interests and
he the nearest port In the United Stat
)r. to the eastern terminus OF b
"a. Panama Canal, makes this port 9
ed most desirable terminus for bi. ra
,ly road system In the country. All
II. these things have appealed to 3
I'm Burlington system and have
"a lluenced it 10 making strenuo
IN. efforts to obtain possession OF u
his Pascagoula Northern road, a
me through it. mastery OF this port.
Id. 1t IL understood on what Is believ
OF to be excellent authority that I
H. Panama Route officials have alrea
, completed their engineering plans
OF the improvement and betterment
ION the roadway Of the Pascagoula Nor
ort ern road, and that comprehensive I
tails have been worked out for
ma gantic terminals 10 this city. It
OF further understood that, with I
las Burlington people In control Of
n, Pascagoula Northern road and I
U.s., New Orleans, Mobile and Chics
lad line, the often discussed extern sion
en- the former Into the Birmi ngham d
ok. trict will be pushed to an early co
ac- pletIon. This extension viii serve
to give the great Burlington system
en-, tirst foothod 10 the great iron .
en- steel centre Of the South, and Y
ed make OF this port the natural out
wn for the products Of that district
be well as the entrance gate for
on immense fruit imports for the count