St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1906-12-01
COL. SOS DEPOT
At OPELOUsAs.
Modelled After the Bra. Depot Of the
Southwest al San antonio.
ROAD TO BE COMPLETED BY APRIL /.
scarcity of Labor Cause the Delay Of Few
Monihs-.Blg Work ON immense Bridge
al Melville.

4 The Colorado Southern Railroad
will build depot in Opelousas on the
style Of the Sunset depot at San
Antonio, which is considered the
brag depot of the Southwest.
The design for the structure is in
the office Of Vice President Clark at
Beaumont, and is the work Of Archi-
tect Page, of Austin, the architect
celebrated as having won the com
petitive prize for the plans from
which the Texas building at the
Worlds Fair in st. Louis was con-
structed.
The Beaumont Enterprise tells us
that the passenger depot build
ing for 0pelousas is what is
known as the Mission School, Of
architecture, with bold outlines and
ornate appearance. It is planned to
be built of brick with plastered ex-
terror surface, surmounted with deep
sloping roof of red Dutch tile. A
tower, having second story, is d
prominent feature Of one corner.
The effect is very striking, and will
be q distinct innovation as applied to
railway depot building.
All the depot improvements Of the
Colorado Southern, New Orleans &
Pacific will be artistic in design,
thoroughly modern in construction,
and creditable to each city Or town
that has the good fortune to be 10
Gated on the line.
The exact site for the depot in
Opelousas has not yet been deter
mined, or if determined has not been
made public by the railroad officials.
The big road, on account of the
scarcity of labor, will not be COM
pleted between Houston and Baton
Rouge BY January 1st, as expected,
Ind the time may be extended 10
April 1st. In an interview with the
5rowley Signal Capt. Hinckley, chief
engineer OF the Frisco, who has
,harge Of the construction of the
Colorado Southern, and also Of the
criminals of the New 0rleana Ter
ninal company in New Orleans, says
hat about fifty miles of track has
,een laid between New Orleans and
iouston. This is in three sections,
me between De Quincy and Kinder,
mother between Houston and Beau
mont and another between Kinder
nd the Kansas City Southern line.
the entire line has been
,raded between Baton Rouge and
Iouston, but there remains enough
york to be done through the Atcha-
alaya swamp to cause some delay on
ccount of the difficulties which are
eing had securing enough labor to do
he work.
We have brought labor from as
az north as Chicago and as far south
5 the Mexican border said Captain
Iinckley, but no sooner had the Ia
or reached the works when they were
AIKEN away from us by planters and
theirs who are Offering every induce
lent they can to get labor enough to
ave their crops. Mexicans, Italians.
[egroes and Greeks have all been
rought to the right Of way, but with
ne same result. They soon fall into
ne hands of those who have got to
love their crops.
The result of this state of affairs
that we will not get the line COM
leted by January /, as we hoped to
!, and will be delayed until April /. Y
The immense bridge over the Atcha-
llaya river at Melville, in this parish,
i'll require long and tedious labor.
it the construction is progressing
Itisfactorily. The bridge at that
lint will have FIVE piers, one has been
placed and two more
ers are being sunk. The bridge is
wv about one-third completed.
Water in the Atchafalaya swamp
IS now gone down, and work is pro-
'essing much faster.
Work on bridging the CourtabIeau
Is not yet commenced. The bridge
III be near Bayou Geromond, about