Fair play., 1921-02-26
Notice.


/ PANY hereby gives notice that on the loth
day of February 1921. IT filed with the inter
state Commerce Commission at washington;
Public Convenience and Necessity and per,
mission to pu, chnsei nd operate the Railroad
nTa nSs other and 1
operate said Railr01 ~ conj junction with the
railroad OF the Misstsspp River and Bonne
requirement. Of the Commission the SAID
application is now published rs follows:
BEFORE THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION.
SSouRi.iLLiNoIS RAILROAD COM.
pANY for an order Of the Commission
authorizing II to purchase and operate the
inr To the Illinois Southern Railway Company,
and to operate said railroad IN conjunction %
The application of the MISSoURIILLIN.
oIS RAILROAD COMPANY respectfully
shows: -
SoURIILLINOIS RAILROAD COMPANY.
and Is post 9se address s NJ
W. Frank Carter is President of the appl-
cant, and Mr.. VIM: T. Jones is Secretary
thereof and Mr.. W Frank Garter is it's gen.
cral counsel and its principal attorney.
IL The applicant was organized January
Sth. 1921, and now exists. under and by virtue
of the laws of the State OF Missouri. 1t is
authorized to transact business in the State
! of Illinois
iii. The making and filing of this applica-
ton has been approved at meeting of the
stockholders of the applicant held at st.
1921. and ut meeting of the Directors of the
applicant held ut st. Louis, Missouri, on the
10Th day "f February. 1921.
", The name of each state in which said
= Inc of railroad is proposed to be operated is
MISSOURI and ILLINOIS. and the name OF
each county in which said line Of railroad e Is
; TON, WASHINGTON. PERRY and RAN
: DOLpH in Illinois and STE; GENEvIEVE
and ST. FRANCOIS IN MISSOURI
V. The location, routes and termini of
the line proposed to be operated is as follows:
The main line extending from point in
Salem, Marion County Illinois. in II general
southwesterly direction through the cities of
\ Ccntralia Nashville, Coulterville. Sparta,
Evansville and other towns and villages in
2 Illinois, toKellogg In Randolph County on the
east side of the Mississippi River. thence by
] steam ferry across said Mississippi River to
Little Rock Landing on the west side of said
= River, thence extending in II general south
westerly direction through the cities of Ste
5 Geneveve. New Ofenburg Esther, Flat River
Elvins and other towns and villages to Bis
t marck, Missouri, II distaEce OF Approximately
l2?.74 miles also the line extending from
Collins in Randolph County, Illinois, to Ches
ter. Randolph County. Illinois. distance o
I approximately l0.67 miles; also the line extend
ing from Sparta in Randolph County, Illinois
= to the mine of the Illinois Fuel Company IL
, randolph County, Illinois, distance OF ap
l proximately 2.3 miles; also the spur entend
. Ing from a point on the tracks OF the Louis
vile ana NHShNllle RallrOau IN washington
! County, Illinois, to the city of Nashville il
Y said County. a distance of approximately :.
, miles: also the line extending from the mail
! line OF said railroad in Randolph County
Illinois, to the town of Evansville in Randolph
. County, Illinois, II distance of approximate!
q miles.
5 II. Applicant states that the present an,
future public convenience and necessity re
}. Quires and will require the operation OF salt
railroad for the following reasons:
$ FIRST: Said line of railroad was con
Stucted, part OF 1t, as long as thirty year
a ago. and none OF it less than nineteen year
aro. and, until recently. it has been in con
e tinuous operation during the entire perO
since its construction. Many industries ha "
: been established and built up along said raj
road, including coal mines, grain elevators
-four mills, stone quarries and saw mills, man
of which are and have been served only b
: tEiS railrond: number of towns an
villages, some of considerable size have bee
8 built up along this railroad and which ar
served by no other railroad II this railroa
L. is not operated these Industries and con
munties will be left without railroad service
l. Some of said towns and villages are situate
E as much as ten or twelve miles from an
SECOND: Said line OF railroad extend
l. through territory in Southern Illinois
which there are located large number {
coal mines. producing large quantities {
bituminous coal and extends into a territor
in Missouri in which there are n number @
lead mines. lead smclters and large plat
glass plant which, in their operation reauir
large quantities of coal. Said line of railroad
therefore, affords II means of direct tran
a number of very large consumers of coal
T." the. Missouri lead mining district Unle'
ST said oyss se the sSpn
n. worth to East st. Louis and across the Riv,
>, - st. Louis and south to said district. TIL
requires II much longer haul and requires I'll
u, coal to pass through the congested termina
rs at East 81 Louis and st. Louis often causir
,nt great delays.
nd shipped east and southeast from said les
tn mining district in Missouri, and said line
ge railroad affords q direct correction from sa
" lead mining district to and with lar.
-, number of railroads extending from St. I.or
Sc to the east and southeast to which lines sa
freight can he delivered over said line
IN railroad without passing through the gatewi
M ~ FOURTH: " Said line of railroad pass
II. through territory along the portion of
ot linz OF considerable agricultural developme
iot and value. which but for the operation
the said line of railroad would be removed
&C. great distance from railroad transportation
10 VII, Applicant further desires that Il
OF railroad so to he acquired by II shall be o
his the MissisNppi River and Bonne Ter
md Railroad Company, railroad corporate
tic organized and existing under the laws
tends from Riverside. Missouri. TO Doe 1
Missouri. having approximately IS miles
aid main line, and crosses the railroad which
and is proposed to acquire and operate.
gtui 1t is desired in the interest of enicien
aid and economy that the general officers /
,nL GLIDING the Vice President Tratfic Mana
' er, and Purchasing Agent OF both ron,
rrof shall be the same persons. The applica
,y also desires that permission shall lie Civ
ste. tnh' -, NH n',,.c'ors may also
,ub. directors OF the said Mississippi River a
n N Bonne Terre Railroad Company. Applica
y of has nine directors so that q majority of
directors will at an times have no conn,
yru. ton with said Mississippi River and Bon
Terre Railroad Company and in all trar
actions h"tween the two companies
"a, applicant VIII always be represented b,
,uh majority of independent directors who ha
.r Of no ahvers" or conflicting interests whatev
- ~, Applicant states that neither public n
" private interests will be adversely afIec OF
c,;t by such l"int operation of said railroads
N"t1 VIII. Applicant desires such hearing
the matter of this application as the 20
mtSsion may require, and desires such he
erk ing AZ as early date as possible
applicant being ready TO acquire, take a,
and operate said railroad and property
. soon as permission thereto Is granted
trL' this Commission. The Industries and cu
munities along said line of railroad are
say ging that us operation be resumed al
earliest date possible.
Us WHEREFORE, the applicant prays