New-York tribune., 1911-11-18
FRISCO GETS TO THE GULF
Makes Deal with L. & N. After
g Gould System Backed Out.
FOR LONG TERM OF YEARS
New Orleans, Mobile and Chi
cago, Controlled by One Line,
To Be Joined to Other.

Company mas TeaCneu an agreement WIN
the Louisville 6 Nashville Railroad Com
many for the route from Memphis 10 New
orleans which IT failed to obtain by way
Of the Gould system
This connection not only will be imme-
diately available but It will be forty-nine
miles shorter between those two cities for
the Frisco than by way Of the St Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern and the Texas
Pacific railroads.
Thus the Frisco's Eastern lines in at
last reaching the Gulf at Mobile and New
orleans will become possessed OF terminal
points that ere considered especially de-
sirable In view OF the approaching COM
plstion Of the Panama Canal
The Louisville & Nashville on the other
hand will benent in many ways by the
deal, one OF the marked advantages to that
road being that the projected connections
and extensions called for in the agreement
will bring il 70 the Great Lakes.
For Long Term Of Years.
The new agreement which is to run for a
long term Of years makes the Louisville
& Nashville a stockhoider in the New Or
leans, Mobile & Chicago Railroad, in which
the Frisco has held an interest for sew
ersl years. this interest having recently
been materially increased. as announced by
B. T. Yoakum, chairman OF the board OF
. the Frisco q month ago The agreement
also provides for the building OF two ex-
tensions OF the New Orleans, Mobile &
Chicago neither Of which will be Of great
length.
Mr Yoakum said yesterday OF the ar
rangement with the Louisville & Nashville:
I cute Dc ,aJ
become interested in the ownership OF the
New Orleans. Mobile & Chicago Railroad
with the St. Louis & San Francisco Rail
road This means a great deal to that
whole section Of country south Of the Ohio
River
1T is contemplated that the New Orleans,
Mobile & Chicago win be extended from
some point north of Mobile TO a connection
with the Louisville & NASHVILLE at soma
point between New Orleans and Mobile,
which will make the New Orleans. Mobile
& Chicago the short line between Chicago
and both Mobile and New Orleans.
Other Contemplated Extensions.
In addition to the contemplated exten-
sion OF the New Orleans Mobile a. Chicago
into New Orleans. that line, under the new
DEAL, viii he extended to a connection
with the Nashville Chattanooga & st.
Louis az some point az or near Jackson,
Tenn, OF Lexington, Tenn. with traffic or
uackaee arrangement 10 Paducah, Ky. on
the Ohio River, where It win connect with
the rev bridge 10 be constructed over tbs
Ohls River by the Louisville Nashville.
Chicago & Eastern Illinois. Chicago, Bur
ington & Quincy and the Big -Four.
The new plan gives TO the Frisco line
from Memphis to New Orleans forty-nine
miles shorter than from Memph to New
orleans over the Missouri Pacific lines
west Of the river. contract for use OF which
the Missouri Pacific and Texas Paclhc
have net carried out. saving Of forty
nine miles on each train Is worth making.
THE New Orleans Mobile & Chicago.
which was organized about two years ago
as the successor Of the Mobile, jackson
& Kansas City and Gulf & Chicago
roeds. which had been sold In foreclosure
extends from Mobile 10 Middleton. Tenn
Just over the border from the state OF
Mississippi At New Albany, Miss, il con-
meets with the 'Frsco's line running be-
tween Memphis and Birmingham. which
was formerly the Kansas City, Memphis
& Birmingham Railroad
May Start In With No Delay.
The Louisville g. Nashville runs from
Nashville through Mobile to New orleans,
so that The Frisco will be enabled without
any delay 10 operate its trains between
Memphis and New Orleans, using Its own
track from Memphis TO New Albany, for
which u will, OF course. pay no rental; the
New Orleans. Mobile & Chicago from New
Albany 70 Mobile and the Louisville q
Nashville from Mobile to New Orleans.
AS explained by Mr. Yoakum, however,
q cutoff is 70 be constructed 20 connect
the New Orleans. Mobile & Chicago, north
Of Mobile, with the Louisville & Nashville
west Of that city, thus shortening the dis
tance for through traffic between Memphis
and New Orleans. From the latter city
the ST. Louis. Brownsville & Mexico Rail
way. controlled by the Frisco. extends
along the Gulf through Louisiana and
Texas to Brownsville. Texas. where It con-
meets with the National Railways OF
Mexico
The New Orleans, Mobile & Chcasos ex-
tension 10 be constructed noTthward from
Middleton, Tenn, will connect the Frisco
subsidiary with the Memphis s. Paducah
division OF the Louisville & Nashville.
leased by the latter 10 its subsidiary. the
Nashville Chattanooea & ST. Louis Rail
way. The Memphis & Paducah division ex-
tends northward 10 Paducah, across the
Ohio river from which point is the Chicago
a. Eastern Illinois Railroad, a short line to
Chicago.
Frisco is 1900 Miles Long.
control OF the St Louis & San Fran
cisco. which had been held by the Rock
Island since 1903. was bought in December,
1903 by Mr.. Yoakum. who had been its
president prior 10 1903. Edwin Hawley and
others. The system, which has a total
length Of about 1900 miles. extends from
chicago TO several points on the Ohio
River and. as noted TO Memphis and Biz
mingham. Westward II extends TO ST.
Louis and Kansas City and TO points In
Middle Kansas and Western Oklahoma. and
q has a network of lines In the territory
south Of Kansas City. From Fort Worth
and Dallas 10 the Gulf at Houston, Texas
the traffic Of the Frisco is handled by the
Houston & Texas Central Railroad, con
troiled by the Southern Pacific. At Hous-
ton IL again goes TO Frisco line, the St
Louis. brownsville & Mexico. for trans
Ter TO Mexican points or 70 New Orleans.
The length of line OF the Louisville q
Nashville system is practically the same
as that OF the Frisco. Control Of the sys-
ten has been held since 1902 by the At
lsntic Coast Line Railroad Company. which
acquired the stock from J. p. Morgan q