The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-21

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North Pacific coast and the upper
Mississippi valley with the lower Mis-
sissippi and Ohio valleys and the gulf
| coast states, joining their commerce in
such a way as has never before been
enjoyed.
TT Is even limited that the New York
Central lines are sending agents into
this territory to look into the POSSIBLE
ity of getting a connection with New
Orleans so that the removal of the
big F'riscopeis not considered of such
terrible Importance in the net result of
things. after ALL
CLOSELY ALLIED INTERESTS.
It has been an open secret for more
than a year both in Pensacola and
Mobile railroad promotion circles that
the Mclaughlin interests in Pensacola
and the Berg interests at Mobile have
been closely allied for q period ante
dating by months. the escape of the
secret from the charmed inner circle
OF the interests involved. In fact. upon
more than one occasion during the ne
gotiations of Henry Mclaughlin, of
this city, with the city authorities and
commercial bodies of Mobile, relative
to the contemplated crossing of his
road from the eastern shore of Mobile
ence to terminal facilities when his
line should reach Mobile, the Mobile
newspapers carried stories in which
Mr.. Mclaughlin was freely quoted as
representing. without reservation,
that he had perfected arrangements
with the Berg interests-then the Mo-
bile. Jackson and Kansas City road,
since renamed the New Orleans Mo-
bile and Chicago railroad-for "tem-
porary' trackage and terminal facili-
ties in Mobile.
It has of course been known for
months that the Burlington line was
constructing a very expensive bridge
across the Ohio river at Metropolis,
Ky.-a point near Paducah-but for
the very excellent reason that the
management of the Burlington has
studiously RETAINED from taking the
public into it's confidence as to It's use
for the Metropolis bridge or Its objec-
tive point in the South. the bridge
having been more than half completed
before a mile Of track was laid to con-
meet with its southern approach-the
world outside of the inner circles of
Burlingtondom has been guessing.
THE 5URLINGToN'S OBJECT.
1t has of course been known that
spanning the Ohio river with a bridge
that is costing well into seven figures,
as an object lesson In modern railroad
bridge construction. Likewise 1t has
been well known that Burlington has
had an objective point or points on
this side of the great river which d.
vides the congested middle west from
Dixie-the Land OF Promise upon
which the eyes Of the continent are
focused. And 1t would seem that no
further room for doubt exists that
Burlington's objective is an outlet for
its millions OF tonnage In granger
freights through the gulf; and but lit
tie doubt can possibly remain, If the
foregoing clipping from the Times
Democrat be true, that one of the Bur-
lington's gulf terminals will be located
at Pensacola
So much for the contamination of
the Panama canal; so much for the
fact that Pensacola is the |
only natural Deep Water port on the |
gulf: so much that through the pro-
phetic vision of Henry Mclaughlin, |
the advantages OF Pensacola's land |
locked harbor and Deep Water were |
recognized and that taking counsel
only of himself, and asking not a pen
ny from Pensa cola, he has proven his |
faith in constructing with his own mo- |
new from the shores Of Pensacola's |
Deep Water harbor to the eastern |
shore of Mobile bay, a railroad which |
now appears destined to be the con-
Meeting iiak between Pensacola and |
the buist.-I busting granaries of the !