St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-05
Washington, D. G.
LOCATION OF THE ROAD A coND1rr


LOCATION OF THE ROAD CONDITION
chartered the Backbone
specifically located rather required the oca
ton the East side of the Mississippi River designa
ing in express parish which
the built nohward line the company chose
locate Louisiana and Mississippi with the view
of making yicksburg, Miss, the northern terminus.
with full construct and own
al many might desire find expent
ee Louisiana of Dec So 1862 printed in vol
containing sections and 27)
By State this connection will be readily
design and Of the Legislature was the es
2abshment of trunk line OF railway eastward OF th e ~ NC"
Orleans running vcksbug provided with Lateral
branches Backbone Under the char
ter the company build and maintain branch roads
to shreveport the of connecting
its railroad railroads of other companies" Sec 81
To this Company and charged with the accomplish
ent Of fully ognzant thereof in charerng
Pacific ct March, m gave the right connecting TINS
road with the terminus and to aid
it's construction Rouge thence by way
of Alexandria with the said Texas Pacific
Railroad Company the grantn question
The grant the Texas Pacific Cali
fonia withdrawn selected and patent
ed upon based upon the
further the whole should
rans ba eastern terminus Marshall within five
passage of the act.
There subsequent legislation and the State
full discussion OF which, Deg rerer
to my speech of which ineose herewith
am convinced nothing therein that win justify the con-
etion that contemplated by either the
location Of the east
terminus of Backbone
to the point required make its connection
with the Marshall, Texas The amendaoy legislation
m the of Louisiana which is to only
expressly be built on the east side of he
river and embodes that language in
condition.
The nrst section Company COM
point of their road with the view OF securing
the speedy connections by rail-
feet railroad Pacific other railroad in
Louisiana at Or near the state n carefully preserves
this design original in the following language
the said 5 fa d B1tn onFe
the Msspp river t. The corporate limits OF the a
never disputed the laws
o effort will be made to show the
contrary preense made change what
that contempt aed any change in this location
the line under capacity the Backbone
company with rights and obligations as Great
and the contrary recognized by Con-
the granting act for it declares:
gsny sFsS s4n'd s 'y ne STATE q 'n' nave S A
That charter required Mississippi river
held have recognized that fact and to have as
sented to making the conditions which
made the company chartered by the
Congress employing this Language IN eneo1 h0
entire charter integral OF the
act State and the law Congress required that
the road should side the from New Orleans
to Baton Rouge
All doubt any, should be removed by
by the Backbone
this feature the grant, Inc acb poV
Company,
% ys spas the @ @ y fas % is
nnder the authority here vested company
leans general location filed in the Cen
4ral Land that location the OF
4he granted based A
grantee thus exercising the right to select the
route only complied with the but think they put beyond
their power side the river other
Though they general location which general rule
definite location Of OF road yet
ia exceedingly like this such radical
change line for eighty miles, from one
side of great the other would be permitted
under the allowing Moreover by examination
the that and comparing them with
he maps showing location of the New Orleans Pacific
if not mistaken exceed SIX miles
and in some instances Independently of change from one
side OF the river cannot be certain however as
have maps upon calculation but think an exam
the facts state then
Irely the which, mind clearly
ndispuaby requires condition this grant, that e ROAD
should be built the east Orleans to Baton
located and built the grant coud not
legally earned grantee or its assgnees
of the charter OF the BACKBONE
company Louisiana in December 1862 OF tne
ameudatoy legislation of the State in 1872 and the terms OF e
as contained in the of March 1871.