Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-06-05

SPECIAL ON
ROAD SOUTH
Worlds Greatest Train OF
Locomotives Will Pass
Through Para goul d
Thursday Evening.

Agent M. b. Hatfield OIL the Cot-
ton Belt system is in receipt Oh
definite information regarding tne
coming of the prosperity Special
from Philadelphia, due to pass
through Paragould Thursday eve
ming of this week Twenty massive
engines compose the special en-
route to Corsicana, Texas, where
thew will be delivered to the South
ern Pacific. Thursday morning, June
9Th. at 6 O'Clock the unique tram
will leave Illmo, passing through
Delta. Dexter, Maiden, Campbell
Mo. Pjsgott, Paragould and arrive
at Jonesboro Thursday evening at
7.15 O'Clock. The following report
of the trip of the special mas
been received by Agent Hatfield:
"Reports from all points in Penn
sylvania and Ohio along the route
followed by the Southern Pacliic
Prosperity Special show that nun
dreds of thousands of men, women
and children, including state and
city officials, school teachers ana
students, members of chambers OF
commerce, boards of trade, business
and commercial associations, and
large delegations of manufacturers
ana wage earners have reviewed the
greatest and longest train OF locomo-
tives. now on its way from the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Phiia-
delphia, to Corsicana, Texas.
1.-The Wonder Train of the World
has been the most popular name
given TO the train on its long jour
ney and at its night stopping places
people have come for miles and miles
to see the half-mile of gigantic en-
gipes. Everywhere the words OF
blessing OF President Harding when
the train YVES started My blessing
upon the Prosperity Special; may
her speed be steadily maintained
and may God grant her safe ar
rivar'--haye boon taken by the pco-
pie who reviewed the train as 1t
slowly passed through thor towns
and also at the various stopping
places. as proof that the country
is, again on the verge of another
long era of prosperity
After reaching East st. Louis
Ill. when this complete train oi
locomotives, the longest ever moved
as a single unit. begins the second
lap of it's triumphant journc" f@""
casting the country'S new lnduStflai
era. many persons will wish 10 know
the exact time the train will pass
through various towns so that they
may have an opportunity to sec it.
At many of the railway stations
along the Cotton Belt, special bulle-
tins will be posted this week giving
the time of arrival and departure.
cone of the most remarkable trips
of the Prosperity Special was its
run around the Horse Shoe Curve
west of Altoona, in Pennsylvania
where this remarkable train was
moved with six monster locomotives
two in front, two III the center
and two pushing. At various points,
motion picture cameras snapped the
train on the Curve and it was said
by many onlookers that it was the
most inspiring and majestic pic
ture ever witnessed in that Wonder
land of America.
"On all sides. and among the
thousands OF interested people who
Travelled great distances to inspect
the train at its night stopping
places, the opinion was generally
EXPRESSED that the train in itself
did more to imoress them that pros
perity was again at hand, than any
thing they have witnessed
This train is composed of twenty
2-1O-2 type locomotives built by
the Baldwin Locomotive Works OF
Philadelphia, for the Southern Pa
cific Lines, and is but part of an or
der calling for fifty locomotives of
the same. type, all of which are now
ready for delivery. The remaining
thirty will be sent westward in the
near future.
"Rv reason of the care which had
to be exercised in the handling OF
such heavy train, its movement
had to be made in daytime only. 1t
left the Baldwin plant at Eddystone,
Pa. Just outside of Philadelphia, at
noon on ~Friday, May 26, in the
presence of a large gathering OF
distinguished people from "all parts
of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New
York and other nearby states. IN
each locomotive is an experienced
engineer of the Baldwin Works.
who is in personal charge of this
locomotive until the final terminal
is reached.
"These locomotives are to be used
in heavy freight service ON heavy