St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-17
Big Railroad Officials
Arrive in the City

The Times-D D. mocrat OF last Tues
day says: -.-
F. H. and C. w. Goodyear, the
heads Of the famous syndicate of
that name, accompanied by Chas. I.
James, Secretary of their road, the
New Orleans Great Northern, and
General Manager n, G. Pearsall of
the same line, reached New Orleans
yesterday and were buslly engaged
in conference with their local asso-
ciates, representatives and others,
all day.
The party has just completed a
trip OF inspection over their Louisi-
ana and Mississippi properties, hav-
ing been out for about ten days.
Their last trip began at Brook :
haven, whence they travelled over
the Pearl River Lumber Company's
line to Monticello, thence coming
down over the proposed line of the
New Orleans Great Northern ex-
tension, to Covington. From Cow
ington they drove to Vaudeville,
thence taking the boat and crossing
the lake to New Orleans.
F. H. Goodyear stated last night
that there was little to give out at
this time.
"In a few weeks, perhaps. OF
possibly in few MONTH"; he said,
| smiling, 1--WE may have some more
| news to give out. The survey Of
the New Orleans Great Northern
has been located and the construc
ton contracted for as far as Bogue
Chitto. When that stretch of track
is finished, it is probable that a
further extension will be made.
couldn't say just where it will run,
because l really don't know
"You newspaper men," contin'
ued Mr.. Goodyear, as he lit cigar
"can very easily sit down in yon1
office and figure out on a nice
fresh piece of paper just how ant
where railroad should be built OF
a saw mill established, but ii 20,
will go out with your engineers ant
chop underbrush for a week or two
you'll find it rather difficult propo
sition to figure out whether you vii
go up this creek or tha:, where 70,
will cross the rivers, where you Cal
secure the easiest gradients. hov
much of cut must be made her
and how much of fill yonder. Ant
maybe, after you get the line 10
Gated, it turns out that it isn't tn
best route to reach the timber
Railroad building is q Difficult
proposition. and it takes some tim
to finally hi5 upon the best line.
"How will we reach jackson?
don't know. Memphis? That
further away than Jackson.
''As for getting into New Or
leans, you know that we alread
have arrangements for the use G
, the Northeastern tracks ana station
For the present we will continue t
use that route. Whether the ageee
meDt will be temporary or perms
nent is a question to be decided.
While courteous aud affable, NJ.
Goodyear was very careful to pei
, nit nothing in the way OF news
escape him.
The contract for the work of cor
, structlon on the extension alread
surveyed has been let to Olive
& Co., of Nashville, and work ha
already begun on The Northeaster
connection at Slidell.
The recent trip through tn
} country was made primarily, it
: understood. for the purpose OF IL
eating several town sites along th
3 extension. Incidentally the teri
tory was carefully examined, wit
a view to selecting site for tt
large central sawmlll plant to |
, built by the company.
During the day the Messrs. Coco
year were in conference with Pres
. dent Berg, of the Terminal Con
panv, and it was reported that
deal had been practically grade
upon whereby the Goodyear lin
would enter the Canal street depo
but Doth parties denied that th
2 conference was anything more tina
friendly visit.
JUST WHAT EVERYBODY SHOULD DO