The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1912-03-16

by Jle COnSIrucGloH Ot dH outitOi y
new line of railway from Beaumont to
Bay ST. Louis (Miss.), the Frisco Rail
way Company will add one more link &c
it's already long chain of tracks, which
eventually, it is said, will give that sys-
tenn its own roadbed from Chicago direct
to New Orleans, says the New Orleans
Item of Sundays date. The new link
will be completed within the next year,
according to private advices received
here Saturday.
New Orleans, therefore, will be con-
nected with Chicago by two direct
tracks, as the Illinois Central already
operates through trains from this city
to the lake city.
Reports of Frisco operations from
Beaumont to the Gulf, or from some
other point to the coast, long have been
in circulation. It was stated at one
time that the company would build from
Beaumont to Pass Christian. Bay ST,
Louis is desirable as a terminal.
Bridge Baked Plans.
II the Frisco should build into Pass
Christian, it would have to come into
New Orleans via the tracks of the Louis
Vile and Nashville and the bridge that
spans the bay between that town and
New Orleans. The Frisco is not dis
posed to send it's service over the bridge.
If the Frisco builds into Bay ST.
Louis, it will also make trackage ar
rangements with the Louisville and
Nashville, but avoiding the bridge.
The construction of new line from
Beaumont to Bay ST. Louis means, it is
said, that the Frisco's present agree
ment with the New Orleans and North
eastern for trackage from New Orleans
to Laurel (Miss.), eventually will be
abrogated, and that the Frisco will
finally run its trains into New Orleans
over its own tracks. 1t is said the
Frisco will not be satisfied with ter
minal at Bay st. Louis; it will event
ually find its way into this city over its
own tracks.
The company's latest plan, it is said
contemplates the construction OF en-
tirely new tracks from Beaumont tt
Bay ST. Louis. 1t is assumed that the
company will use the Louisville ane
Nashville tracks, temporarily, from New
Orleans to Bay ST. Louis, then its owl
tracks to Beaumont.
VIII Use N. O. M. & c. Track.
At Beaumont it will take the tracks
of the New Orleans, Mobile and Chi
cago, a joint Frisco and Louisville ant
Nashville property, to New Alban!
(Miss.), where it will take its own mail
line tracks into Memphis, thence g.
direct into Chicago.
This will give the Frisco one OF th'
most direct lines from New Orleans tt
Chicago over its own line, with the ex
ception of the short span between Ne1
Orleans and Bay ST. Louis.
| 1t is stated that this short span vii
eventually be eliminated from forelgl
control by the Frisco. Furth ermore,
is stated that the company will still fur
ther shorten the distance by extending
in conjunction with the Louisville an
Nashville, the New Orleans, Mobile an
Chicago railroad. This line now ex
tends from Mobile to Middleton, Tenn
via Beaumont, Miss, where branc
extends westward to Hattiesburg, an
whence the proposed new line is to b
constructed southwark to Bay St. Louis
Construction work from Middleto
northward to Jackson, Tenn, has beel
under contemplation for some time
Reports now state that the line will b
quickly extended on its northern cours
to Chicago. Memphis. it is declared
will be eliminated from the main line
but viii be strong central point, never
theless, for Frisco business in Southern
territory.
At any rate, it is said, the New Or
LEANS, Mobile and Chicago. whether
continues its northern course or not
eventually win make trackage arrange
ments which will give practically To
same results from its northern terminal
The fact that the Louisville C Ne ]
vile recently became joint owner 4
the Frisco of the New Orleans, Mobil
and Chicago is pointed out by loca
railroad men as corroboration of the re
mort that the Frisco will eventually con
struct line from Beaumont to Bay 81
Louis.
II is the expressed belief OF well in
Horned local railroad men that th'
Frisco will run its trains into New Or
leans over its own tracks in time
share in the expected increase OF bust
mess due to the opening OF the Panam
Canal.
| The Frisco recently made trackag
arrangements with the New Orlean
land Northeastern for an entrance int
this city over the Northeastern track
| from Laurel, where the Frisco takes tn
New Orleans, Mobile and Chlcag
tracks to New Albany, thence its ow
tracks to Memphis. From Memphis
lgoes direct to Chicago.