The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-01-26
An important Heeting of the Railway
Committee.

| While our people are complaining
aud growing anxious about our RAILROAD
! problems, the committee appointed bI
the citizens meeting, of wt1fGfi Mr. Jno
| O'Quin il chairman, has not been idle
This committee sometime since begaI
to seriously consider The question of
our people undertaking to construct
the bridge at Grind EcOre. There
has been 81 much acgns- scting and
delay about this until many people have
commenced to think that unless We I'M
dertake TO construct 1t ourselves, 1t will
mol be built. With this giew the COM
mitIee recently sent out letters and dis
patches to Il number of bridge building
people requesting them To have re-
preventative here about the 23rd. and IN
ansWe r TO this a number of letters have
been received and among other imDor-
tant matters In this connection, Dir. l..
) Leyersedge, = gentleman we'll known
in tue bridge building business. and who
has heretofore had dealings with our
people, came down ON the 23rd and at
tended meeting Of the Citizens Com
mItIee. The object of this meeting was
to discuss the situation with bridge peO-
pie from the standpoint of our own peO-
pie undertaking and constructing this
bridge, go that the properly, w0en con-
structed, will belong 10 the Parish and
not to private corporation, and with u
view Of ascc tain ing whether this was u
feasible plan or not. the bridge people
were, written tn and the discussion with
Mr.. LeVeTsedge specially directed TO
that point. MIR. LeverseIge informed
the committee after havin gbe1n told the
D aus and possibilities in view that
in tbs opinion their plan of building
was entirely feasible if they would put
themselves in shape as be would sug-
gest. he thought lie knew people VINO
would take up this enterprise and con
s.ruct this bridge, and that in very short
order. He informed the Committee that
in order TOT ID this that RA lray Ter
mInal and Bridge CUmDany ought to be
formally Incorporated, getting our ci.i-
Gems TO subscribe from five to ten tbOuS
and dollars TO the stock of this cJnl-
pany, this amount to be a nucleus to
beKIrftO be supplemented blythe amount
the parish proposes 10 put into the cOu-
strueion Of the bridge and the people
Of ware one undertaking to devote 10
that purpose their five mill tax which
IheV have twice Formerly voted to pri-
vale railway companies with q view Of
getting railroads constructed in this |
parish. This company should at once |
begin operations. and this and the rev.
snues received from the "a roads that |
night eros; it, The brI5xe could |
,e Immediately built AZ sae rev
.nues from 1t ard ytner sources
bald for in very shcr tine, after viii, b
would belong to the parish, and suen
eVenues thaIsu add be drr,ved from it
IfIer thxsas1iTe woHld go into the par
sd treasurer and within short tn e
his bridge would pay for itself and be
source OF very decIded revenue an
ually to the parish. ibis be said 10
lis opinion was the very best. the quick
81 and the most feasible way to do 1t.
He IMPRESSED the COMMITTEES with the
ruth of " bat he said and the coIumT-
re are a0w considering tue prOpriety
taking further steps along the lines
lggestea by him, and 1t Is hoped that 1
/ no very late date some decisive action
Ill be taken that Will secure the con-
rue.iCn Of this much desired bridge at {
very early dale.