The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-04-06
The ThibOdaux Branch
Rail Road.


a full history detailing under
what circumstances Mr.. Morgan
has renewed a proposition to con-
meet our town by rail, with his
maiu road /; and We also propose
to state as briefly as possible the
nature Of the proposition. ami
some OF the numerous advantages
that would be secured to our town
by the proposed road.
The FIRST STEP.
Two gentlemen offered to build
aud equip the road at their own
cost, provided Mr.. Morgan would
allow them one third of all
freights. Mr.. Morgan refused be-
cause as he very reasonably ar
gued he could not afford to give
one third treights to these gentle
men and also give another one
third freights to a line of Hat
boats which would I've indiSpenSa
BILE with as we'll as it had always
been withou, the proposed branch
rail road. The interview, however.
between the two gentlemen and
Mr.. Morgan furnished the Occa-
sion for a renewal, OH tbe part Of
MIR. Morgan, of his repeated Of
ters to the town, and he again
made
The PROPOSITION.
He offers to build the road,
same guage as his main road run
passenger train twice, and freight
train once, daily, between Thiho-
daux and Terrebonne Station ;
he proposes to bny up the Gay
section of the branch road, and
has made all necessary arrange
mentS for the purpose, provided
we give him the right of way,
aud the Depot site with 100 feet
of land on Bayou Lafourche by ii
depth extending to the rear of
town. aud $4,000 III money. Pri-
vate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. living in
New Orleans aud some living out
side Of the corporate limits of OR
town will. at their own cost, secure
the right Of way. aud the depot
site of necessary width amt depth.
THE Town OF THlBoDAUx,
we mean the Mayor and Council
must now decide whether the cor
%poration will give the required
$4,000 in money. Mr.. Morgan is
willing to receive the amount in
five annual instalments of $1,000.
each. The Bridge dividends alone
wOnld he more than sufficient to
meet the payments, without the
necessity Of reSorting to taxation.
In another article We show that
the town would really give moth
Ing bnt won!d Actually realize
$50. a year in the way of increas
ed revenues Of the Bridge, and in
taxes coming in great part from
the pockets of Mr.. Charles Nor
gan.
THE ADVANTAGES
of the proposed road are so nump1
onS that We shall simply ennmAr-
ate those most prominent and
most important. The greater the
cnnvenipnces. the more numerous
the roads, and the better the
roads thar a town can offer to the
people ofthe surrounding country
the more people and trade and
money are invited to that town
BY making connection at Teire.
bonnie Station with the Houma
Branch,
The TERREBONNE PEOPLE
including the wealthy and pros.
porous Bayou Black Inhabitants
can come to Thibodaux where
goods are retailed cheaper than
can be bought at retail in New O,
leans, and make their purchases.
The morning train. it must be
borne in mind, would not return
to town as late, nor leave town in
the afternoon as soon as the sta.
grS do now. A locomotive travels
faster than stage horses-there
fore the morning train would re
turn to town by liz A. NJ, and
wonld only leave town at . p. NJ
which would give the Terrebonne
people who would come here full.
ly . hours within which to a,
END to business. Two hours and
a half is as much time as anybody
wants to shop, tocall on bushes,
at Foundry or on Mechanic, car
penter, mason, doctor, lawyer OF
any body else.
The PRESENT STAGE LINE
may possibly think the proposed
branch woul. injure them by
breaking up their business but
they know full we'll that they are
not now, and have not been fol