The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1890-03-07
wRHLROAHD MEETING.
Another EgaTlrOad for Lake
Charles.


/ Pursuant to call, quite number Of promt
1 neut citizens met at the court house in the
/ city of Lake Charles, La. The meeting was
1 called to order at O'Clock p. m, ny non
] d. b. Gorham, and, on motion, MIR. ID. Z.
| Drew was made chairman ana Z, n. Richard
| secretary.
i Mr.. drew stated that the object OF the
meeting was the purpose OF consulting Win
/ Mr.. VIM. Anderson, chief engineer sot the
| Gulf, Sabine and Kansas City railroad, with
| Rview of having said company build then
/ road to Lake Charles.
/ Prof. s. "A. Knapp then rose and asked Mr..
| Anderson to state who were the hackers OF
said enterprise, and all other facts connected
| Herewith.
| Mr., Anderson named the following CAPT
talist viz. D. P bake & Co., Il. L. bowers.
of bowers d Harvey, Hicks, Of Kansas City
| National Bank AicGOvick d Price Chick q
/ Halden, Judge Smith, of Kansas City, Phil
/ Armour, The NetheTland Steamship Com
pany, and others; the NetheTland Steamship
company owning four million dollars of stock.
He also said thai the company meant fair
| and square proposition, which amounts to
| this: The railroad company must construct
| q north and south road from Kansas City to
| the Gulf of Mexico, either between the SA-
! bine and NecheZ rivers, with a branch to
! Orange and Beaumont. Texas, or between
| the Calcasieu and Sabine rivers, with branch
to Lake Charles, La, and Orange, Tex, each
divergiDg so as to central the greatest amount
of local traffic, and that on this side Of the
Sabine river, they could divide the traffic
with the Texas and Pacific.
They hold a proposition from the citizens
of Orange, Texas, and now desire q positive
proposition from the citizens Of Lake
Charles, as they do not want to build on the
Texas side OF the Sabine If they can avoid ii,
as Texas possesses crank legislators, who
would rob the road. They would risk, how
ever, shying into Orange, Texas, because If
they stole that much Of the road, the
loss would not bankrupt the company.
MIR. Anderson also stated that the COM
pany had already spent S35, 900 in surveys.
etc, and that he was here simply as a hired
man. and would listen TO such propositions
as the citizens had to make, and II, in his
opinion they were fair and liberal, he, in his
capacity as chief engineer, would report and
recommend same to the company. Capt j.
W. Bryan then asked Mr.. Anderson to state
what the company expected of the citizens,
This, Mr. Anderson said he would not do,
but suggested, as pointer, that the citizens
secure n Flght-Ot-way through the parish OF
Calcasieu and city of Lake Charles, thai
they be exempted from parish and city taxes
Tor period Of ten years, that the city Of
Lake Charles donate depot grounds and
two and One-hait mill tax for tel years.
Prof. A. Thomson asked that in event
such privileges were granted would the com
pany build to Sabine Pass
Prof. Knapp explained that he und erstoOd
that they neither wanted to GO to Galveston
or New Orleans, but desired an outlet to
deep water either at Calcasieu or Sabine
Pass, and did not want to commit them
selves in advance.
Mr.. Anderson. explained to the citizens
that a narrow gauge road built into the tim
Der for, say thirty miles, would not pay ex-
penses hauling logs at one dollar per thou
sand, but that standard gauge road with
thorough business and properly constructed
10y cars could make money hauling log
stocks thirty miles at one dollar Der thou.
sand feet, aud that the road proposed to be
built TO Lake Charles would neither be the
Southern Pacific or the Texas Pacific nor is
il 10 be built by Messrs, Gould or Hunting
ton, but by the Gulf, Sabine aud kansa- CITY
Railroad Company. They have ample means
and prOpo { to build their own line from
Kansas City to deep water on the Cuff OF
Mexico. II they have 10 90 to New Orleans to
get 1t.
Mr. Anderson said it would I've stupidity
Oh the part OF the citizens OF Lake Charles to
loose this opportunity, as they can procure
without congressional aid, at least twelve,
1eet OF water Oh the outer bar at Calcasleu
Pass during the year 1890 and that the costs
OF same should not exceed SIS, 900
Prof.. s. a. Knapp moved, and it was car
rled, that committee Of five be appointed
10 draft resolutions expressive Of the sense
Of the meeting
The chair appointed on said committee
trOt. {. a. Knapp. Capt. JAS. W. Br an,
Daniel b. GOrham, Lewis Penoyer aud Hon
JAS. z. Geary.
After a recess Of few minutes the com
mlttee made the following report
our undersigned Committee appointed TO
express the SENSE Of this meeting as to such
AID as will be given u the Gulf, Sabine and
Kansas City railroad, report as follows:
Whereas, On condition that the said road
run main line through the parish Of Calca-
sieu to the city Of Lake Charles, La, and es-
Lablish both passenger end freight depots
within the corporate limits Of 8aiu city
heSof0sd First, We pledge the said road
That II Il the senEe Of tins meeting that we
will secure the right-Of-way for said road, Of
such width As may be necessary therefor,
through the parish Of Calcasieu and the cil
OF Lake Charles.
ReSotUsd, Second, That we will secure such
depot grounds in the city Of Lake Charles as
VIII be reasonably necessary for the use of
said road
heSOtOsd Third, That we will secure a two
and one halt mill tax on the PROPERTY of the
city OF Lake Charles for the period of ten
years 10 assist saiu road.
AesOL0ed, That we will obtain from the
Police Jury Of our parish an ordinance ex-
empting said road from taxation fOr a period
OIL Ten years as bonus in aid of said road.
Signed. s. A. KNAPP.
JAS P. GEARY,
L. PEEuYEK,
J. w. BRYAN,
d. b. GoRHAM.
On motion, carried, the above resolutions
were adopted.
On motion, carried, the proceedings were
ordered published in all of the Lake Charles
papers.
On motion, carried, the meeting adjourned.
Ii. c. DREW Chairman,
Z. M. RICHARD, Secretary.
The RAMrsisEer GsApLSLred al
1ACkROR