The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-09-30

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S7GO tors of 60-pOund Telaving rails,
with spikes. spices. bolts 1870. 90 Ooc
Depo,s warehouses. roundhOuses,
turntables, tank. etc 80. ......... ! eoo
Rights of way not donated. ...... WV
EnGjnaerfng eynenses etc 2 coo
CmndIies and incideptals 600
To,a, SOB 200
"1his makes an average OF $3.50 per
mile. not including rolling stock"
1t is estimated that the road would
earn during the first three years OF It's
existence yearly average of $1,000 per
mile, which will increase with the de-
velopment of the country.
Mr.. Dotterer WAS much infested IN
the scheme.
Il think it we'll worth considering,
said he, returning to the Cholmette.
as the stage plank swung in, after the
little prospecting party. 81 will pre-
sent the case to our people. This IS
rich cotton country. Some OF the fields
we saw growing on the brow OF the
lake will easily yield one bale to the
acre. They could give US an immense
amount of cotton, cotton seed, hay and
timber. The Lake Providence and
Western would unquestionably be
good feeder, and we are after new con-
nections."
Manager J. H. Parker, of the Missis-
sippi River, Hamburg and Western
Railroad. will investigate the PROPOSE
ton still further. lie believes it taps
country rich in freights. Mr.. Hay
den made a close inspection of the pro-
iect, and regards it a good one
On the trip down the river, Manager
Dotterer considered the matter very
carefully. and when the steamer arriv-
ed at Lake Providence at an early hour
Thursday morning. letter was put off
for Mr.. f. j. Hamley containing the
reply of the head official of the Chal-
mette company.
1t stated that he had taken kindly to
the proposition and believed it to be a
good one. He suggested. in brief,
that If the Fifth Louisiana district levee
board would extend the time of the
grant and increase the land subsidy
from the 25, 900 acres to something like
10000 acres, that he was sure New
York capital could be induced to take
} up the project and build the road.
There is no donbt about It," said
Mr.. Dotterer, .'if the levee board will
do this, l am practically certain OUT
, people will build the road"
"One of tho FIRST results of this Ar
; kansas excursion" said Mr.. w. Z
D Dotterer, the Chalmette manager, III
, he closed the last details of the triT
| .'will be to strengthen and further The
policy which ! have adopted on th'
| Mississippi river. This experience viii
5 be the means of broadening our policy
of extending the river trade by pro
noting short lines into the interior 10
: cotton and timber. am now con
: vinccd that :his policy is the correc
, one.
5 "Our New York people are now IL
= Europe for the summer, but Jnst
: soon as they return | am going o'
: there with manager Parker, Of th
. Hamburg Railroad, aud interest on
folks in the extension of that railroad
S The opening at Luna has just begun
| feel sure they will take hold. Nj
! idea is TO extend that ROAD TO Texar
, kama, penetrating some Of the riches
5 cotton country In the south. The
! the Lake Providence road could be ex
5 tended up bayou Bartholomew an
/ through the bayou Macon bills, wh,cI
!. l think will be done"
T Mr.. Hayden thought the LAX
e Providence Railroad would turn GU
i TO be another na-ilemburg nfiaiI
He said that ait is good one, mos
D valuable feeder for The Chslmett
D Company, and will bring us in direC
:, touch with section that lie now bein
e drained by the Iron MouD,ain Raj
!, road. much the came as the Arksnsa
Q country WIS. The present subsidy @
d the Fifth Louisiana district levee boar
J, of $4,000 acres of land is not sufficien
| think that booas should be raised
It 5O.OOO-that would be sufficient. L
: my opinion, with that offer plenty g
t capital could be secured TO take bol
e of the scheme. The cost? l believ
}, the proposed road could be construct
d cd for 100000. Once started,
J would grow and grow aud grow"
y -.
y T. G.. Zacharie, attorney for To
Louisiana state board of health ha
: given decision regarding qnarar
:, tine that it will pay local boards
i read before establishing quarar
: tine.~ After discussing the rights c
! local boards, the opinion says
+ boards of health have no power
8 declare non-intercourse, or to enat
!. unreasonable health regulations. L
1t establishing and maintaining quarar