The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-22
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REPLY TO COMMERCE.

Editor Democrat-I find In your issue Of fun
day morning last the following communication
address ed to myself:
Or, G. II. Tebaut, President of the Property
Holders Union:
Can you find In the charter Of the New Or
l5ans Pacific Hallway Company any foundation
for your assertion that the New Orleans Pacific
Aexandra Psass read section Of the e ebar +.
ter appended, and II not enereaehing too much
on y ur val liable time, please, read the whole
toned in 1t. fail to find Ii there.
GENERAL POWERS.
SEC .. The said company is empowered and
authorized.
'Fitet--1o locate. construct. lease, own and
use railroad with one or more tracks and suit
abb titrnouta, Of such gauge and construction
and upon sub course or route as may be
deemed Ivy majority OF the directors vi said
on the mississippi river ct New Orleans, or be-
tween New Orleans and the parish Of Iberville.
on the right bank Of the Mississippi. AMI Baton
or BerWlek's Bay, via Vefmilionvile. in The par
ish Of Lafayette. and Dpeioasas in the parish
o.f st. Landry or from any Of sail points, or
and running thence toward and to the city of
Shreveport Or the city IF Marshall or Dallas, In
the State of Texas. III suah direction and route
or rontes as said cornpHnv shall fix, and with
such connecting branches In the State OF Louisi
''1" tvs may 10 '0'1A'' ''op0A' COMMERCE"
This section three Of the New Orleans Pacific
Railway Companv's charter. us supple ed me by
Commerce" means everything .and anything
aud nohing In particular will venture the
assertion that 1t would be impossible to produce
a sec i'm from any other charter that h rs ever
existed, giving mora unlimited and more unde-
fined powers than does. the one just presented.
This railway. then. In consonance with the
terms Of this SECTION. may begin at New Or
leans OF. between New Orleans and the parish
Of Iberville, on he right bank Of Il, Missilssippi
may begin from New Orleans or Berwiek's Bay
via .verniionville, in the parish of Lafayette
and Opelonsas, IN the parish Of st. Landry, or
the limits Of his State etc. It may start from
the top of the highest pine tree on Red river; or
from any place between rain and sunshine or
from any other equally unknown spot III this
State. The Inc. OF this road may be located at
one point, and then i may b. torn IN and To-
Gated again at some distant place: and this may
be repeated MS often as the caprice or fancy Of o
majority Of its directors may decide.
| do not believe that the ntlsman who head
this scheme have any, personal acquaintance in
railroad bull ing. Few of .thsm, i. any. ean
promise any hing touching this road from per-
sonal experience or knowledge
But to resume, this road. we have seen may
be established at any point within this State, no
matter how remote that point NAV be from this
city. and running thence toward and to the city
las, In the State If Texas" Thus. 1t Is impossi-
BILE for any one to affirm with absolute certainty
that he knows whens the two ends Of this road {,
q line this month and change it next month or
this directory may locate q line now and q new
directory may tear 1t III and locate IL elsewhere
They have the perfect right SO to do under this
section.
Section 8. goes further than lis failure to .sas
that one end shall be at Ne,r Orleans. for in plain
words II informs us absolutely that this road
may begin ;" from any point teihih the limits 81
this State. etc. have heard 1t aptly stated that
this road may run from everywhere 10 any
We are also instructed in this same section 3
to the effect that 10 running towards Texas this
roaa may Dc estaolshs9a, IN such dlrsetion and
with such connecting branches in the State OF
Louisiana as may be deemed proper. This road
connect with every other city. town or parish in
this State, aud rudely rass us by without vio-
lating letter Of this section.
Nowhere in this section is it required that this
road shall either come to or start from New
Orleans,
The company have even INDUCED rs in start
Hiver; for if they had chosen so to do, they
could have adopted point still more remote
from US, and such can yet be- done. ! am dis
TO tell me. what the intention of this company
may be-. I know that 1t is human to err. and
that self.interest sways. even the Judge on the
The clear letter and spirit of the law. and will
this one be So generous as to do more than the
law requires. and to the prejudice of an invi-
ting interest If such should oeeur2
signs himself r." for reproducing in your
valuable. paper thu resolutions adopted by the
Tenth Ward In condemnation Of this Hallway
fax. He says: The comrany has spent
100000 in New Orleans among New Orleans
men SO far; it wants to spend more, and on a
cash basis" How much Of this $500 900 went to
the VOL kingmen of New Orleans is Q matter
which I will leave for their reflection aud
answer. u. H. TEBA LIT. nj. d.,
President Real Estate and Taxpayers Union.
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