The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-11
THE BELT AND CARR0LLTON RAIL-
ROADS AND THE DEMOCRAT.

Editor DenboTat-The following taken from
yesterday DEMOCRAT is another evidence Of
your enterprise in obtaining news:
The Belt Railroad.
nIFFTcu1TrEs TO BE ADJUsTED-ARRTvAI, OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE MOBILE RAILROAD.
We understand that the differences existing
between the Belt Railroad Company and the
Crescent City Street Railroad Campany are in a
expressed determination of our city fathers that
no undue impeachment shalt be offered to the
Belt freight railroad. which, 1t thought should
route by laying their rails along Louisiana
Avenue to the main track of the Jackson Rail
road at its junction with that avenue.
ally reported that the Crescent City, Railroad
Company have offered 10 sell to the Belt railroad
the branch Of the Tchoupitoulas street line
New Orleans Park. The Belt Railroad Compa-
ny say. however. that they are not in the street
3 railroad business and dontwish to buy: II the
the street railroad company have not yet been
able to make arrangements with the New Or
leans and Carrolton Railroad Company for the
privilege Of using the Lamm system of con-
densed steam locomotives, owned exclusively by
the latter ompany.
TO complete the Tchonpitoulas street line
along the river front across the park to Car
rollton. would require the laying OF ONLY mile
and half or two miles of rails. and it would
seem that with any other style OF steam dunn.
profitable.
As the Carrollton Railroad Company does not
own the exclusive right to use the Lamm fire.
less dummies. and as the Crescent City kailI Dad
Company has owned eight of those dummies
ana the right to use them for about year. the
above statement is inexplicable unless intended
to make the Carrollton Railroad Company ap-
pear captious. With reference to the Belt Rail
road it is proper to say that notwithstanding
the fact that those interested in grain railroad
have been negotiating for several years for the
Carrollton Railroad Company's exclusive right
to the middle ground of Louisiana Avenue, and
that it was fully understood that the acquisition
OF those rights were necessary, notWithStand-
ing the fact that it was represented to the prop
erty holders on Louisiana Avenue that the
projectors of the grain railroad had contracted
for those rights. and the signatures of the prop
erty holders owning majority of feet on said
avenue were obtained by this representation,
which was embodied in their petition to the adj
ministrators, yet this understanding has not
been carried out by the Belt Railroad Company.
The property holders will be surprised to
learn that the intention Is seemingly to pass
through the street on either the lower or upper
side OF the middle ground.
The Carrollton Railroad Company having dis
armed greater part of the properly holders
opposition. by agreeing to dispose of its rights,
is In honor and interest bound to oppose any
change of route.
Your tabl aux. so constantly presented by the
DEMOCRAT, Of our City Hall tutelar saints stand
ing ready to defend virtue from vice or the
weak from the strong. so admiral y ilustra-
tive and applicable to this case, reminds one of
the heroic attitude Of "Rizpah defending the
bodies of her children from birds Of preyl"
STOCKHOLDERS.