The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-11-05
Citizens of Royville Want
Railroad.

NOHNlLl-E, La, oCt. 20, 1890
A mass meeting Of the citizens
Of the southern portion Of the par
ish of Lafayette, was held to-day in
the town ofRoyville, for the purpose
Of taking action in the effort to in
duce the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company to build a branch road
from the main line, at Cade station,
to the town of Royville or beyond
that point.
Mr.. O. Cade was requested to
preside with Mr.. B. F. Flanders as
secretary.
Mr.. Cade then addressed the
meeting stating it's object to be the
focusing of the wishes Of the citi-
zens of this section to the point of
united action towards getting a
branch railroad to relieve the paral
lied condition of the country,
brought on by the low price Of cot
con, by enabling it to produce sugar
cane.
Messrs. Sosthene Mallet, Sylvin
Boudreaux, Hypolite Boudreaux,
Nelson Hipginbotham, Phil Ca
brole, p. A. Duplex, Martial Ira
han, Eugene Bodoin, John Simon,
Antoine Boudreaux, Saodese Brous-
sard, Theodule Hebert, Adolph Pr
card and John Fabre, who were
appointed a committee on resolu-
tons, reported the following:
Whereas, the low price Of cotton
for the past several years and the
prospect of a continuance of the
same depression, have almost paral-
lied all industries, and,
Whereas, From the experiments
by our farmers with the sugar-cane
we are convinced that we can raise
as large and as fine cane as any
section in the State, and could make
if profitable for-tae Southern Paci-
fic Railroad Company to build and
operate branch road into our sec
ton, therefore, be it resolved, that
the secretary Of this meeting be di
rected and empowered to address a
petition signed by the citizens to
the said Railroad Company asking
a thorough investigation OF the
facts and requesting that they ex-
tend branch road, all rights Of way
being guaranteed, from Cade station,
by way Of Royville, to Bayou Yer
million; and be it further resolved
that q copy of these resolutions be
attached to and made part of said
petition.
Moved by DR.. r. O. Young and
seconded by J. E. Primeaux, that
4 Ia roc
chairman Of the committee, be
adopted. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Primeaux that an
advisory committee composed of
the following members: Messrs.
O. Cadc, II. Theall, p. B. Roy,
Aurelien Frimcaux, Dr.. G.. w.
Scranton, Edmond Comcau, Jules
Langlinais, Odilon Blanchet, DIR.
N. -. Young, Numa Bernard, De
sire Ianglinais, p. r. Roy, Cleofas
Landry, and Clebert Savois, be ap-
pointed to act with the secretary
Seconded and carried.
- Moved by DR.. n. d. Young. sec
onded by Mr.. Roy, that proceed
ings of this meeting be published in
the local papers, Times-Democrat
and Picayune Of New Orleans.
Carried.
There being no further business
the meeting adjourned.
Is. T. FLANDERS, Secretary.
The following petition was signed
by more than two hundred repre-
sentative citizens living within two
| miles and a half Of, and along, the
proposed course of the railroad
! branch:
We, the undersigned citizens OF
the parish of Lafayette, respectfully
petition your company to build a
| branch road from Cade station on
your main line to Royville, OF
| preferably to a point farther west,
say to Bayou Vermilion. We guar.
antee all rights of way.
| We have now enough seed cane
to insure a fair crop next year.
| Our cane is of a superior quality
| - i'll, he nj