Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-29
ouR WEST BATON ROUGE NEIGH.
BORIS.
U.hsppy About the Branch Road
Meetings aud Resolutions.

The Inauguration Of the work on
the Baton Rouge branch Of the N. @.
Pacific Railroad, has raised quite
tempest among our peace loving
friends in West Baton Rouge.
Some way or other the idea spread
itself that the little branch road that
/ is to afford regular and quick trans
portion to their Capital, to the people
Of Louisiana, would bring great ruin
and desolation to the planters through
whose lands the line is to pass.
The cane is to beuprooted, the back
levees are to be opened, the drainage
! stopped and God only knows what
| other harm is to befall the luckless
planters who have been condemned
| to be run over by railroad.
Last Sunday week, when we visit
cd Bruly Landing, simply to ask the
people to give Baton Rouge a chance
to get it's first railroad, we were hon
ored by being looked upon as Jay
! Gould's financial representative. so
hot was our reception, that we were
left to enjoy the belief that the good
people across the river didn't want
the railroad to come through at all.
On last Saturday, by invitation of
Mr.. D. G. Montan, we attended a meet
ing at his office, over which Judge
Robertson presided, and Mr.. G. Cazes,
acted as Secretary.
Some one having remarked that
Baton Rouge had undertaken to give
, to the railroad the lands Of it's neigh
, bors, over the river, we explained to
: the satisfaction of those present that
our citizens had mefG y agreed to ask
+ that the right of way be given, in Or
3 der that our city might be allowed to
: have connection with the n. O. Pa
cifc. We had been met with an Op-
: position based on reasons which could
: not be entertained in the year OF Oul
G Lord 1881.
J, Thereupon, Mr.. Laws, a large lane
h owner, and alsoa prominent merchan
y OF Cincinnati, stated that the planters
u had no desire to Obstruct the con
8 struction of the line, provided 1t wa
located either in the rear or the from
: of the plantations, so that their drain
d age system would not be lnterfere'
! with. He was very emphatic in de
II claring that the line which had bee1
IF selected by the Surveyor would caus
irretrievable injury.
70 The following resolutions wer
2, then adopted;
y AT meeting of owners Of propert
through which it is proposed to fuS III
., line of the Baton Rouge branch OF I'll
" New Orleans Pacific, held at Port Allel
o' March 26, 1881. Judge VIM. B. Rober
+ son was called to the chair, and Gaud1
Cazes appointed Secretary.
After due consultation the followln
so was adopted as expressing the views
l those present. -,
u Whereas, The line adopted is one til
ev causes injury to every property up
~ which it is located and as there IS
~ cause why said line should not run IL
~ Their to the rear, and as our object IS II
ur to place any obstacle in the way OF
ng enterprise, which although OF no val
1T, to us, is deemed an object of importan
at to many in Baton Rouge. BE it
ly, Resolved, That if said line is locat
he so as to do our property the least pos
all BILE injury, by being placed at grea
~ distance from the river, written 0blls
~, tions given aud recorded to retain !
ese keep open our present canals, dltcl
eY- and waterways, to in future grant s'
rye widening and increase of same as may
Ind positively necessary, to build the
emit proach Of each main plantation road
rse. both sides of the embankment, and
re- take oil the earth excavated to mi
said embankment in such manner as
~ leave regular bitches or canals along
III" grade, instead of holes and steps that
ha- do not believe any further opposlt
eV- will be made.
rm, Resolved. That in the event of refr
arts to accede to our just demands in
we, matter that we bind ourselves to exha
es- all legal efforts to prevent any exca
,ern ton on our lands for the purpose OF b
div ding said branch. =,
any Resolved, That a committee OF u
"t' be appointed to confer with the auth
once ties of the New Orleans Pacific Comp
mt and assure them that although in
cry way interested in the success OF
ard. branch road that we are not obstr
mite ionists in any sense and with their
Incl sent to the proposed change OF line
~ the above Just and reasonable condlt
~, VI all opposition will be withdrawn.