The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-07-17
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VISIT OF RAILROAD OFFICIALS.

quickened by the arrival in our city
Monday evening OF quite number
OF railwayo fficials representing what
is commonly known as the ErIanger
syndicate system; also those of the
Texas and Pacific of the Gould sys.
TEN. We had the pleasure of meet.
ing d. McLaren, superintendent A.
&. s.; |. q. Hardy, general freight
agent, V. s. NJ. and V. S. s. p; Bar.
nard Brown, general freight agent
N o. q N. E.; Capt. Dabney, super
intendent and chief engineer v, S.
q T.; G. Q. Carroll, general superin-
tendent G. N. o. & 7. P; G. Bous-
careu, chiefand consulting engineer;
Jas. Meehan, superintendent motive
power and machinery; FL. Collborn,
general freight agent, and j. A.
Webb, who will be the agent of this
road at Shreveport. Mr.. Webb is
from jackson, Mississippi, where he
has been living nine years and has
also been connected with the Illinois
Central seventeen years. he will
make his home with us in the future.
| The officers of the Texas Pacific
are w. Ell. Newman, traffic manager;
W. Cummings, general superintend-
ent; B. w. Mccullough, assistant
general passenger agent.
| So far as we were able to learn,
the general purpose of the visit is to
examine and advise what is to be
done in preparing for opening bust
ness at Shreveport, the track being
laid within q miles of the city. The
portion of the road from Shreveport
to the State line belonging to the V.
S. & P, being in possession of the
| L. & p, until the LIST of January,
1885, it therefore becomes necessary
to make some arrangements of a
temporary character to transact the
business of the present year. This
they have undertaken to do and
their purposeis to arrangefor freight
depots, side tracks, turning tables,
ETC., until permanent arrangements
can be made.
By the Goth of July, at the least
Capt. Dabney informed US, a through
train will run regularly to Shreve
port.
The system represented by the
gentlemen of the Erlanger line is
from Cincinnati to Chattanooga
1888 miles; Chattanooga to Meridian
! 295 miles; Meridian to New Orleans
Q 1876 miles; Meridian to Vicksburg
D 140 miles; Vicksburg to Shreveport
/ 100 miles, and from this city to til,
!, State line, 20 miles.
r The road from Vicksburg II
Shreveport is one of the straightes
ia the United States and is well con
structed. 1t will be first class il
{ every respect, and will shorten th
> distance to any point east and nortl
greatly for passengers and freight.
In coming over yesterday th
party with Capt. Dabney made th
run from Monroe to Ruston, 8
v miles, in 55 minutes, including stoI
{. page of about 10 minutes. We wer
# informed that after getting fully int
g operation, the run will be made frou
4 Shreveport to Vicksburg in 6 hours
v We congratulate our citizens an
e this section of the country upon tn
prospect. Long and anxiously hay
we looked for this road as one tina
will place Shreveport in the neares
u and most direct line of commune
ton with the north and east and th
U south Atlantic ports.
y Shreveport, with this road con
z pleted and the Bremond road i
L active progress will yet realize til
T. hopes of those who have all th
4 while had faith in her future.
We are gratified to learn tia
. Harry Ogden won golden opinion