The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-10-08

and from thence runs IN seHefa'
~ enthusiastically direction to Leak
IN vile, Mississippi, and thence in
8 southerly direction via Evanston al
N Moss Point, to Pascagoula, Missi
n sippi
~ SIXTH.
N The petitioning companies are cor
:, mon carriers of passengers and pro
s. erty by rail, engaged in transport
ton OF passengers and property frol
e Alabama and Mississippi to otht
. States of the United State and frol
other States of the United States
|. the States of Alabama and Missi
sippi. The railroad of hese con
panies connect at the line betwee
e States of Alabama and Mississippi.
The railroads of the petitionin
companies are and have from thei
inception been operated and used a
/ one continuous line railroad, and tn
/, accounts of both companies have beef
kept jointly and have been so com
I, mingled that it is impossible to sepa
rate them.
The principal points of traffic along
said route are Vinegar Bend, Wash
ington County, Alabama, Leaksville
Greene County, Mississippi Evanston
George County, Mississippi, Moss
| Point, Jackson County, Mississippi
and Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mis-
| sissippi.
Vinegar Bend is served by the Mo-
bile and Ohio Railroad, Evanston is
served by the Gulf, Mobile and Chica-
go Railroad, and Moss Point and Pas
cagoula are served by the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad, and Leaks
vile lies upon the Chickasawhay
River, which is suitable for rafting
of timber to Pascagoula.
The only large producer of traffic
at Leaksville is Bear Creek Mill Com.
pany. Said company owns log road,
the terminus of which will be less
than a mile from the terminus of a
log road now in course Of construction
by Turner Lumber Company, which
two log roads if connected would give
a continuous rail line from plant of
Bear Creek Mill Company to the
branch line of the New Orleans, Mo-
bile and Chicago Railroad Company.
The petitioning companies receive
a very small proportion of the
passenger traffic tributary to THEM |
lines because of the fact that the dis |
tances of the larger railroad systems /
are short and this traffic moves large
y by automobiles to points on said
arger systems. A large portion of
he freight traffic along said route
moves by automobile trucks, so that
he entire territory through which the
ines of petitioning companies operate
S and could be adequately served,
hould the lines of petitioning COM
anies be abandoned.
The railroad line from Vinegar
lend to Leaksville was put into opera
ion in A. d. 1903 and trains first
perated over the line to Pascagoula
n July list, 1916.
Since the connection in 1916 the
abroad companies have operated said
mes of railroad at heavy loss and
lere is no prospect of sufficient bust
ess over the road to justify the hope
earning a profit from their opera
on in the near future; the road beds
the roads have deprecated and the
have no available funds
it'll which to improve them; the COM
mics have defaulted in the payment
intrest on their bonded debt, and
We large outstanding floating debts,
portion of which have been reduced
judgment and time for issuance of
ecution thereon has arrived and the
have no available funds
It'll which to meet said debts, except
the sale of their property. The
could by the abandonment
their railroad and the sale of their
lis, bridges and other property, pay
of their outstanding debts and de-
e to do this.
SEVENTH
Applicants desire hearing at such
ne as the Commission may appoint,
which they may present evidence
their contention that pub
convenience and necessity will per-
t of the abandonment of their rail
ID.
AND MISSISSIPPI RAIL-
road CO.,
An Alabama Corporation.)
(Signed)
By NOEL E. TURNER,
President.
gnedD ROBERT H. SMITH,
Attorney for Petitioners.
AND MISSISSIPPI RAIL-
DAD CO.,
A Mississippi Corporation.)
(Signed)
By NOEL E. TURNER,
President
ATE OF ALABAMA,
MOBILE COUNTY.
efore me, Glenn L. Hamburger, a
ary Public in and for said State
County, personally appeared Noel
'urner who, upon oath, doth depose
say that the allegations of the
going petition are true.