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Show ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC 'Frisco in Deal to Connect Canada and Mexico. GRAND TRUNK A PART Harriman's Mexlc-in System Is the Southern Connection Would Mean a Great Line From Portland, Maine, and Quebec to Mazatlan, on the Lower Pacific Coast-Details of the Roads Named as Being Parts of tho Oigantie Scheme Little Mileage to Construct Railroad Notes. St Louis Nov. 51 -The Post-Dls-Pitch ais It was reported toda that the Prist o si stem, which recently ah-sorbed ah-sorbed the Chicago & l'anern Illinois, Is about to gnln an l'mtern line by forming a tlose alllaiue with the Grand Trunk The 'I rlsco Is now building a line to Spofford Tex where tonnectlon will be obtained with the lligle Pass lino penetrating Mexico The consummation of this plan anil of the alliance with the Grand Trunk would mike the -tIbco a trl-nntlonal si stem President Yoakum n out of ine cm so confirmation or denial of tn report could not be obtained The casual reading of the above dls-Cl, dls-Cl, ."" not c"ate much Interest but when the details are given as to me routes named It appears that It Is one of the most gigantic sehemes of the jear and perfectly feasible ... 1-l,,1r,,t Pa"' ,ht Grand Trunk Is V.nF'L'h vorporatlon and hap n powerful pow-erful Influence In England besides a holding In several trans UlantU rrelght and passenger steamship lines Therefore It could tindnulted) continl a certain portion of the traffic between IJirope and the Orient via the new route The Atlantic terminals of the Grand Trunk are Quebec on nnvlgahle waters nf tho St l.nw rente Portland. Me nnd New lviidon Conn , on the ocean It ins u fine territory In New I nglond and traverses the best part or lanadn with hundreds of branch lines around the Orent Likes, an entrance en-trance to Huflalo Detroit, Jackson, lort Huron and other Importnnt pines and i fine direct line Into the railroad metropolis of the world Chliago ,,'",' vomes the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, which Imludes the Uvunsvllle Terre Haute and the Kvansvllle K. Indianapolis and practically has two lines from Chicago territory to Uvons-"' Uvons-"' and one to the Mississippi rlvtr at Thebes A short piece of new track would connect It with the 'Frisco The system also has through cur arrangements ar-rangements with roads for Jackson-Mile, Jackson-Mile, Kla , and New Orlears. Tho Eastern terminals of the Trlsio are Kansas city, St. I.ouls and Uli-mlngham. Uli-mlngham. Ala, with Intcrmedlite points Its lines extend tn Tirls and llionnvvood In Texas and to Oklahoma Clt) It la now extending from Drown wood to Spofford, which Is In dl-rect dl-rect line with connection with tho Mexican International, the Kagle Pass route, a s)stem which Is a distinct Harrlman line. It extends alread) to Darnngo, Mexico, and a very short extension will place It at tidewater ill the port of Mazathin. With this new construction and a short connecting line near St. Louis, not 300 miles at the most, the line from the North Atlantic coast to the South Pacific coast woultl be complete, and a short route established estab-lished from London nnd Liverpool to Manila, Hongkong, Yokohama and tho Orient generally And It can be demonstrated that Mazatlan Is much nearer those Oriental ports than San Pranclsco, so the route would not be under any disadvantages ln competition competi-tion The Trlsco has been steadll) forging ahead since It broke with th" Santa Pc, but the latest move Is the most progressive of an) It has attempted, at-tempted, and further developments will be eagerly looked for by the rail-road rail-road public. |