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The Frisco Line
Van lluren has as good transporta-
tion f,rilitirs as that possrs�cd by
any of thr cities of the south, outside
of the: larbcst metropolitan centers,
which fact has been of material ad-
vantage to it in developing its w�n-
derful natural resources tribut:ry
thereto. After viewing the wonder-
ful richness of the soil and climate,
its marvelous beds of coal and metals
and numerous other equally valuable
resottrees, one is not surprised at its
marvelous growth of recent years, and
the fact that it is becoming known as
the "nets south." I`ature has b;:e:n
wonderfully lavish to the south, and
all it needs is men and money —both
of which it is fast obtaining.
The St. Louis � San Francisco
Railway Company, better knutvn as
the "Frisco Line," furnisitc:s addi-
tional shipping advantages to Van
Buren. This road is owned largely
by southern capital and men who are
interested more or less in the g;rov: th
of this country, outside of their con-
nection with the road. "fhe head-
quarters of this road is at tit. I.oitis,
where it has connection with all the
other great railroads centering; there.
1,� cuntpluled soon, and ut upc:ralion
:,bout tirpt. tst, t►�bich will furnish
thr, mast clirret route to the l.tttcr city.
This line: covers � the richest ;uu]
most import:utt citirh and dislril,uting
centers of the states of 1[issuuri,
.\rkansas, l�ansas and lndi:ut Terri-
tory, and is cluing much to upon up
and develop these rich slates, as well
as the country tributary to Van
I�urrn, fw-uishing tlti: shortest route
to Texas, St. Louis and the east.
Its hru:ui and progressive manage-
utent realizes the importance uG let-
ting the outside world know of the
vast resources of wealth, the salubri-
ous climate, and uth�r nuntcrous ad-
vantagzs possessed by :lrkan�as
about any other state. "1 h� publica-
tion of this issue of Ill:�nt.►c.tt-r
hc.astit_s is only made possible
through the assistance of this great
railroad system.
The Missottri Pacific Railroad.
The St. Louis, Iron lluuntain and
S�,uthern rail+v-ty touches this city.
fhc termini of this r+tad is St. Louis,
\Iu., C•tiro, lll., 1',,plar 131uff, 1[+t.,
\irntphis, T+:nn., little k„ck, :\rh.,
•l��x.trkana, :\Ic�andria, l.a., hurt
Smith, :\rk., this city, anJ Cuffr)--
This road has one thousand, f+-,ur
hundred and thirty miles of rig;ltt of
way and its termini are St. Lour,
Kansas City, Paris, Texas, Oklahunta I
City and \'Vichita, Kan., so that it may Ott_{,,I . • .�'-�• w
be strictly calledasoutherninstitution, _-� .`.'-._.~•':"-+
and wholly devoted to the develop- �lT .:�.. j���"s:::�:
ment of the south. It has connection c'• •••
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at Paris with the Gulf, Colorado any' :.-��-�-;;:�,}�A�.:,.
Santa Fe hallway, the Texas �1 id- ' ��; _-, , r. � :,�. • -=�
land Railroad and the Texas and �-�' ..,; _` •;.
Pacific R.+tlwaY, which covers the ��• ,;;;,:;'�,.�;! � _.
richest portions, and all the important " �` •=T� ���= �'"
cities of Texas. Freight is shipped ' � }�' �=�,+•�`✓`°c
from any point south without change ��.�"�,_�:�-;; �•�:
of cars to any eastern center. This ������rf `:
road is now constructing a line ��
from Iiul'v� t K C•
villc, Kan., covering seven soutlt,•rn
s[:ctes. This mad is :► part of the
6r�at 1lissuuri Pacific s)'ste't', �"'+l
connects with that s)'st�,n at tit.
Louis. This system comprises the
]run Mountain mad, Texas 8: 1'.+rfic,
lntcrnatiJ,nal .`C Great Northern, .Jnd
the cenlr.tl branch of the Union
I'.,cific, h:rving one bract, I're;i�lcnt
Gcc,, ). (;uuld ; and cuvurint; ;+Itu-
gcthcr over th rtten thousand ,nibs,
and furnishing splendid facilities fJ,r
shipntenls to eastern, western an,l
n,�rthern conuucrci;tl centers without
eh:utge of cars.
The St. Louis, Iron ;�iuuntain C
`iuuthern has all of flu a+h•:utt.,l;+:;
this great s}'st+;iu gives it, and in .ul-
dition lt:+� �:+,nneCttUtty with all the
railroads m::kinf; the: lark+: euntnt,.r
ci;+l centers, at fit. L��ui� ant utln�r
points. [t covers the cotton belt ,�•f
the south, its rich coal fields, —there
bcinti thirty-one coal mines l+,r.,tc+l
un its line hetwe�n Little Ruck an+l
Coffeyville, —and some of the south's
most productive fruit, berry :utd
potato lands. During shipping sea-
son as high as fifty freight trains pass
through this city daily on this road.
This city is the divisional terminus
of the Coffe)•ville and Fort Smith
districts, and the road has located
hers a large round house and repair
shops, which furnishes employnt�nt
to a large number of people. "['he
pay rc;ll of this Cutttpany on this
division, for brakemen and conductors
alone, avr.r.►ges $ t 5,00o per muntlt.
It had shtpp�d out from this city,
up to within a short time agn, as 1:►st
)•ear's crop, fifty-three cars of straw-
berries, fifty-eight cars of putat+,es,
tltrec cars of fruit, 35,26] bale s of
c.ttton and six hundred cars of ntis-
ccllancous merchandise, which gives
s nne conception of the past sc:.aun's
shiputent� from this point. "1-hi; cluca
nut include those shipped over the
Friscr, road.
i .tr o ansas ity, to it.,t;�u uuu,,: ,xu ,ierttK supra uh •rne a„s�ot'►ct t•ac►Ftc tclu.ten�t,
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