The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1894-04-28

And whereas the produce coming irOH
said section and now finding its way to
market throu gh primitive means OF
transportation, exceeds in freight alone.
over $4,000, the facts and figures of
which can be produced if necessary;
And whereas owing to the natural
formation of said country which is level
and free Of swamps, ponds and coulees.
the construction of a rail road would be
of minimum cost i'm proportion OF the
revenues which it would derive the first
year, without taking into consideration
its future development;
And whereas it is the desire of the
people living in said Valley of the Teche
to be given the facilities of transporta-
ton and easy communication with the
markets of the World;
Be it resolved, that it is the wish Of
the people living in said country, repre-
seuted at this meeting by duly accredi-
ted dele gates, that a committee Of five.
enc from each section. be appointed.
whose mission it shall be to give aid.
encouragement, help and assistance to
any corporation that will construct q
standard gauge Rail Road from st. Mar
tinviiie to Port Barre or from Port Barre
TO ST. MartinvilIe, following the Bayou
Teche or as much thereof as possible.
And to place before their proper au-
| thOrities the statistics, showing the ex-
tent of the territory cultivated and not
subject 10 OverflOw-the extent Of Guilt
vable tand not subject to Oyerflow-the
extent of cultivated land subject to over
fiow-the extent of timbered land easy
of accessible small division of property
which is cultivated mostly by farmers
owning their own lands and the pOpula-
tion OF said country;
Resolved that said committee proceed
at once and place these matters before
the officials of the Texas Pacific Rail
Road. the Southern Pacific Rail Road or
any other Company. and invite them to
visit this section and see for themselves
that these allegations are true to the let
ter.
Resolved that if for any cause, said
companies will not undertake to COM
mence building said proposed road with
in three months from this date, tina:
said committee is hereby requested to
place these matters before any other com
panies and offer to them the same advan
tages, free right of way, depot grounds
our good will etc, as far as it lays in
their power;
Resolved that copies of the proceeding.
of this meeting be forwarded to the pa.
pers of st. Landry and st. Martin Par.
ishes and to the Times-Democrat ani
Picayune Of New Orleans, for publica
ton.
In accordance with above resolutions
the temporary Chairman appointed OF
said mentioned cOmmittee-RObert Mar
tin. Albert F. Domingeaux. DIR. II. Cha
cere. L. NJ. Roger and DR.. J. P. Saizan.
On motion of Frank T. Guilbsau ESQ
and seconded. 1t was resolved that
committee Of two from each locality
> chosen by the delegation from each 10
cality. be appointed to solicit the RICH
Of way as soon as they shall receive tn
the assurances that the proposed roa
: will be built, and as soon as the lin
: thereof shall have been surveyed.
: Upon report made by the different de
legations the Chair declared the follow
ing to be the delegates: Cyprien Melau
con. j. o. Bourdier, DR.. G. W. Martin, q
; Donec. Pierre Mystric, Emile Robin. DI
j. P. Saizan. Frank I. Guilbeau an
Robert Martin.
The Chair then invited the delegation
to partake Of dinner given BY th
Board Of Trade of st. Martinville.
On motion the meeting adjourned
ALBERT F. DOMINGEAUx. Secretary.
ROBERT MARTIN, Chairman.