The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-03-10
THE MOHGAN RAILROAD.

visiting the various sections Of
country along the line of Railroad
with Il view Of increasing the basi
ness of said road. The officers Of
the road complain that it gets but
little business fiom T%libodanx and
vicinity during high water. The
reason is Il very simple one.
The tariff Of prices fixed by said
road is nxch higher than those
charged by the steamboats,. But
little freight comes TO T%hibodaux
by steamer, unless the prices for
freight are less than those of the
railroa.i. Every body knows that
freight generally CONES cleaner and
nicer by rail than 10y boat. There
is a large quantity OF sugar, mo!as
e and rice taken right away from
the railroad, ever in low water and
transported by fiat boats to Donald
sonvi!le, thence by steamer to New
Orleans. With equal facilities and
prices, all that produce would be
shipped by the Morgan road. These
are perhaps the prime reasons why
the agricultural products Of tue
Iafourche 60 not seek a market b.;
the Morgan road, as it is simply,
folly to suppose men are going to
pay two dollars for what can be
had for one dollar.
Another reason why such freight
both TO and from New Orleans, is
lost to the railroad, is found in the
fact that the road has adopted a
policy that binds the hands of any
one who might be disposed to aid
i'll giving freight to it. A monopo
ly Of transporting all freights up
and down the Lafourclie from the
Crossing is given to one man, so
that there can be no competition in
that line. Last fall flat boat loads
Of rice and perhaps other freight
laid for weeks on the Levee before
transportation vas obtained for it.
Is it not. folly to imagine that
such a policy will! conduce to
the interest of the road, and that
shippers, who have been thus trl
fled with, will not seek elsewhere
means OF sending their products to
market: If the managers Of the
Morgan Road will put down their
tariff to the rates charged by steam
ers, or near to them, and open com
petition to all parties to bring and
take freight to and from the Depot
at Thibodaux, they will find the
business at this place increased so
fold, aud their Lafourche trade
triblfd.
Another thing! should be done
that will largely increase the traffic
and travel on the RAILROAD. a steam
er should be placed in Bayou La
fourche to leave Paintcourtville ev
cry morning arrive at Thibodaux in
time for the two O'clock, train,
leave Thibodaux ON the arrival of
the evening train and return to
Paintcourtyille.
This would secure, at once the
entire travel of all that section of
the Lafourche, and the quick trans
rortation of freight would cause it
TO take that channel of transporta
ton.
When the agents Of the Morgan
Road will put themselves in compe
tition with other lines of transporta
ton, and open the traffic Of bring
ing and taking freight to aud from
their depots to any and every one,
then they will perceive the reason
why their business has not been,
IN the past, what it should have
been, and they Will quickly ascer
tain that the profits of traffic of
their road will be doubled if not
quadrupled, and be permanent ALI