The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-04-19

|PASCAGOULA.kEMPH|S
ROAD IS PROJECTED
BADLY TANGLED STATEMENT IS
SENT OUT FROM JACKSON.
Trustees For Creditors OF Pas
cagouIa Northern Line File
Application For Charter
At State Capital

The Jackson (Miss.) Clarion Ledger
OF last Sunday morning carried an
important news item Of interest to
local people, although the alleged
facts as stated by that paper are badly
tangled. The principal feature OF the
news item is the statement that
J. L Dantzler, L. @. Fry and W. W.
Boulden, the three trustees who re-
Gently bid 10 the Pascagoula North.
ern railroad, have filed application
for charter for a road from this
city to Memphis, Tenn, the capt.
talization being given at S645. 900.
The Inaccuracies in the news item
are glaring in so far as the statement
is made that the road runs from this
city to Moss Point and will be extend
ed to Evanston. AS is we'll known
the road is in daily operation from
this city to Evanston, where direct
connections are made with the New
Orleans, Mobile and Chicago trains,
that road having recently been pur-
chased Jointly by the Frisco system
and the Louisville and Nashville road.
TO BE FRISCO LINE.
1t is stated that the Frisco system
will eventually take over the control
OF the new properties, and that an
extension will be made to Memphis.
AS a matter OF fact, the Pascagoula
Northern now connects at Evanston
with the New Orleans, Mobile and
Chicago road, Frisco property, and
that road crosses the Frisco at New
Albany with its line from Birming-
ham to Memphis. Why any extern
sion, under those circumstauc ID
not made plain at all.
The news item, as carried BY the
Clarion Ledger, Is as follows:
Organizers of the PascaRoula North
ern railway, intending to run q line
all the way through from Pascag0ula
to Memphis, have applied for char
ter, after capitalixing 1t at o545 900.
The old road running from Pasca-
goula to Moss Point will be extended
on to Evanston, distance of about
forty-twO miles, and will be absorbed
by the new company. 1t will Connect
With the Frisco at point on the old
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City, and
on to Memphis.
The headquarters will be 1t Pasca-
goula. 1t is generally believed that
the Frisco system will eventually
have control OF the new line.
Applicants for the charter are: j. L.
Dantzler, Moss Point; w. w. Boul.
den, New Orleans, and L. @. Fry,
Mobile.
NOT TO EXTEND LINE.
The Mobile Register of last We'd
nesday morning carried the following
news item quoting Mr.. Frye of that
city, one of the trustees bidding Ia
the Pascagoula Northertn road, to
the effect that the intention at pres-
ent is not to extend the road, a. oug.
gested 10 the item from Jackson,
Miss
L. @. Frye, president OF the Mer-
chants Bank, Of Mobile, stated last
night that the sumors regarding the
Of the PascaRoula Northern
to Memphis were erroneous. The
company Was Incorporated oe
Jackson. he said, By hlmoo1f, HI.
Dantzler and Mr.. Bouden, - trustees
for the creditors Of W. Denny & o.
OF Moss Point.
He stated that there were No p1ono
for immediate improvement OF The
road, or for its extesion beyond ~
present northern termiuus e Evaoa-
ton. The capitalization Of o5lk.ooo
represents the sum paid for TIE rail-
road when recently purchased e auc-
tiOu.