The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-05-25
RAILROAD NOTES.

the Morgan road is completed ooy-
opd the Catholic Church on Bayou
Beuf, or by the public road, about 10
miles from Washington. The grading
extends to within about 8 miles from
Holmesvilie by the track. The road
will cross the Bayou several times o.
tween Washington and Holmesville.
The erection OF the necessary bridges
will retard the construction OF the
road. These bridges have to be sufii-
GENTLY elevated to allow boats to pass
under them, and the raising Of them to
the required height necessitates the
making of very high embankmenrs OF
earth on each side of the Bayou. One
bridge is completed. The said bridge,
by Tie public road, ID about IL miles
from Washington. The construction
train runs over it and the laying of the
track has been completed up TO the
place of the second bridge. Tho pho.
neer force, those who are cutting away
tho timber whore the road has been
surveyed, are now at work back Of a.
NJ. Haas plantation on Tiger Bend.
-[Marksville Review.
A recent number of the N. o. City
Item stated that q conflict was likely
to arise between the Morgan road and
the N. o Pacific with regard to the
right of way in the Parish of Rapides.
It seems that the latter contends that
the Morgan company has no right to
extend it's road farther North than Le-
comte, on Bayou Beuf, twenty miles
from Alexandria. 1t 10 to be hoped
that no such conflict will arise between
these two roads, both of which are 90
important, as to interfere with tho
work which is progressing 80 favorably
on both.
But it the Morgan company does NOT
expect to extend it's road any farthei
North than Alexandria it might al
we'll stop at Lecomte as anywhere
else. 1t cannot hope to benefit by the
Shreveport end of the Gould road
since it has itself an extension, by
even shorter route, to New Orleans
The next natural extension would
have been by a line due North, and
this was indeed talked of. But while
they were talking Mr.. Jay Gould wa
maturing bis plans to occupy th'
ground, and now he has a corps of en-
gineers in the field locating line Il
connect with his Iron Mountain roat
at Jacksonport, passing over produc
tive country and forming another linl
in the chain of roads which will taxi
the grain of the North West to the jet
ties. The Morgan people will, there
fore, have to look out for another con
nection in order to add to the profits 0
their road. If We mistake not com
pany was chartered by the Legislatur'
some ten years since to build {
road from Alexandria Northwestern.
through the parishes of Grant, VIM
Jackson, Bienville and Claiborne, Il
the Arkansas line. This road nigh
prove valuable extension to tn
Morgan, road, passing as it woul'
through q country much in need o
railroad facilities. Although the Goul,
combination could build this line NOR
advantageously, since it could be OK
tended to the Iron Mountain bey0n,
Fulton, it is not probable that the.
would desire a line 80 close to thei
Jacksonport branch. 1t they eve
build another coupling between tn
Iron Mountain aud New Orleans Pa
cife it will be from Hope to Shreve
port. This line, as short as it IL, pass
es through country with more ric|
land, and consequently more products
than the Whole line from Homer +
Alexandria. tits impossible that thes
sagacious men will leave this gap ope
much longer.
! 1t is with great pleasure and interea
that the people of Louisiana view th
present activity in the construction o
railroads upon her coil. These con
tests between railroad companies Onl,
show how valuable these franchise
are considered by experienced railroa,
men to be. Our State will soon b
honeycombed by trunk lines. Til
different sections can then construc
their own branches. II Shrevepol
Standard.
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