The Colfax chronicle., 1904-04-23
coLFAx, GRANT PARISH, LA. SATURDAY APRIL 2s 1904.

Valley Road Starts Freight Ser
Vice In New Orleans.
]. A. Saxton, General Agent of the
Louisiana Railway and Navigation
Company in New Orleans, has an
nounced that his Company is now run
ming four freight cars day out Of
New Orleans over the Southern Pa
ciflc as far as Alexandria. At Alexan-
dria the cars are sent respectively
over The Arkansas Southern and Lou
isiana and Arkansas, by way of Winn-
field, and north and south over the
Louisiana Railway and Navigation
Company's lines. One car goes over
the company's line to Shreveport;
another goes south over the line to
Sarto, (Big Bend) on the Mississippi
river, to which point the company's
line is completed. From Alexandria
two cars go north to WINFIELD, from
which point one goes north over the
Arkansas Southern, and the other
north over the Louisiana and Arkan-
sas to Hope.
The freight which is handled in this
manner goes out from New Orleans
under through rates, and it goes into
a section which has heretofore been
very difficult Of access to New Orleans
merchants. The best route hereto
fore was by way of the Yasoo and
Mississippi Valley to vicksburg, and
thence over the vicksburg, Shreve-
port and Pacific west towards Shreve-
port, connecting on that line with
the Louisiana and Arkansas and the
Arkansas Southern. By the Louisi-
ana Railway and Navigation Compa-
ny's route the freight goes directly
into the territory, saving distance
Of nearly 200 miles. This territory,
which is thus opened up to New Or
leans merchants, IL both valuable and
extensive. The Louisiana and Arkan-
sas, extending from Hope, Ark, to
Jena, is 1877 miles long, and all Of the
territory which 1t traverses is opened
up by direct connection with New Or
leans. Points on the Arkansas South
ern between Eldorado and WINFIELD,
q distance OF 101 miles, are also OPEN
ed mp. Points on the Louisiana Rail-
way and Navigation Company's line
from Sarto to Shreveport, q distance
of Ill miles, are also made accessible
to New Orleans merchants. Between
Alexandria and Winfield, a distance
of sixty-five miles, another valuable
territory is opened up.
On the Louisiana and Arkansas
such points as Springhill, Cotton VAL
ley, Minden, Sibley. jamestown and
Goldonna, in Louisiana and Stamps,
Hope and Taylor. in Arkansas, are
opened up. On the Arkansas South
ern such points as Camden and juno
tion City, in Arkansas, and Bernice
Dubach, Ruston, Quitman, Jones'
boro and Winona are reached directly
from New Orleans.
This territory, it is said, has been
Closed to New Orleans merchants on
account of the fact that.the round
about way freights had to go made
st. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago,
in effect, nearer markets. Since the
establishment of the through rates an
effort will be made to secure for New
Orleans all of the business of this ter.
ritory which is very rich, and which
offers great advantages to New Or.
leans merchants Of every class.
| Mr.. Saxton also announces TINT
through rates have been made with
the Cotton Belt to all points in Texas,
Louisiana and Arkansas. and to all
points on the Sibley, Lake Bistenau
and Southern Railway, which runs
down from Sibley to Wilson, in the
Long Bell Lumber Company's terri.
tory. These rates were effective on
April Q, and identical with the rates
over the Texas and Pacific, the South.
ern Pacific, and the vicksburg, Shreve.
port and Pacific. They include such
points as Dallas, Corsicana, Sherman
and Greenville.
Mr.. Saxton stated yesterday that
the Louisiana Railway and Naviga,
tion Company had completed it's line
from Shreveport to Sarto, which il
just opposite Angola. Construction
work isgoing on between Angola and
Bayou Sara, and ON this side Of Bayou
Sara the bridge over Thompson's
Creek is being worked on. All tbe
necessary steel Is on the ground, and
the bridge will be completed in about
five weeks. When these gaps are con