The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-08-04
Morsan's Railway.

This Railroad, a dead shot certainty
tn our Town, will be the first to reach
here, and We feel secure in announe.
ing that fact. Every item in the in
terest of this enterprise can bat prove
refreshing to our live and pro- ressive
population, therefore, we publish from
the Picayune, of n late date, an inter
view with Mr.. Pandely, Gener raj Su-
I~rintendont of that Road:
Relative to the proposed line from
Vermillionville to Alexandria, Mr..
'andely said he wonld cheerfully an
'wer every question relating thereto,
8 the Morgan Company had no secrets
withhold sither upon this or any
other question of public nature or
undertaking.
A contract has been entered into by
the Morgan Company for the couple
ton Of the road from VermiIionville
to Opelousas, distance of 81 miles,
by the 1st of September. Of these 81
miles, IL are already finished and the
grading for the remaining nine miles
is completed, thus making a favorable
showing for fuIfillmeat of the contract
within the time specified.
The Morgan Company has farther
more perfected all arrangements for
the immediate extension of their road
from Opelousas to a point two miles
beyond Alexandria, on Red River
According to contract between Mr..
Chas, A. Whitney, President of the
Morgan Company, ard Mr.. Chester
Griswold, Vice-Presldent of the Alba
ny and Rensselaer, Iron and Steel Com
pany, this latter is to deliver to the
former 5000 tons of Bessimer steel
rails during the months of September,
October, November and December,
1850, and January, 1891, together with
all the fastenings, necessary for the
construction of the railroad from Ope-
lonsas to Alexandria.
A corps of engineers, under Messrs.
Rogers and Ballintine, are already in
the field locating the line, which the
Morgan Company are desirous of To-
eating on the East side of the Town of
Washington ana on the East bank of
Bayou B@uf. A land agent follows
the corps of engineers, for the purpose
of obtaining rights of way of one hun
dred feet in breadth for the proposed
road, large number of which have al
ready been granted, and the people of
Washington, St. Landry Parish, have
taken upon themselves to furnish to
the railroad all depot sites in that
Town, and the right of way from Ope-
lousas to Washington.
1t depends solely upon the landown-
ers whether or not the road will be To-
Gated on the East bank of Bayou Beuf.
From the grants already received, the
company is glad to note that there is a
warm feeling towards the project, bat
the Morgan Company will positively
not break ground until such time as
reasonable concessions of rights of wav
shallhave been granted. 1t sproposed
that the road from 0pelousas to Wash
ington be completed and in RAINING
order by the 18th of October. This
distance is only six miles, but some
very heavy work is required to be
done.
The road from Washington TO
Holmesville, distance OF q miles,
will be in running order in January,
1881, and the road from Holmesville.
Avoyelles Parish, to Alexandria, dis
lance of 30 miles, will be completed
and in running order by the close of
March, 1881. The only possible draw
back to this is an epidemic, or delay