New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-07-21
MR.. OWENS ROAD.

\ prominent engineer, represent
ing the Santa Fe system, has been
in New Orleans for the past two
or three days inspecting terminal
property available for use or pur-
chase by ninety days represent
alive of the system, having made
"A final decision regarding their
New Orleans terminals, will begin
the acquisition of the necessary
property,
The route which will be used by
the SAINTS Fe in entering New Or
leans will be either the Gazoo and
Mississippi Valley or the Louisiana
Railway and Navigation Com
PAWS line between New Orleans
and Reserve, about thirty miles
above New Orleans From Re
serve westward tke New Orleans,
Crowley and Western Railroad
line, which has been surveyed uu-
der the direction of the President,
w. +. Owen. acting for the Santa
Fe, will be the Santa Fe's route
through Napoleonvllle, New Iberia
and Crowley to a connection with
the Santa Fe's Louisiana line, the
Jasper and Eastern.
The Santa Fe, in building into
New Orleans, has been very care
full not to divulge its route, and
President Owen, of the New Or
leans, Crowley and Western, has
kept the secret relIgiously. That
road was chartered and Ostenslbly
controlled by the Godchaux inter
ests. w. +. owen was given as
President aud II. +. Kicker rs
Secretary The other incorporators
were Rene II. Himel, J. +. Sand
crs, Jules Dreyfus, $. Mayer, X. f.
Milling, Emile Godchaux and Will
liam Rednonr. Several of these
are clerks in the GOdchaux offices
and one is down in the Directory
as an elevator pilot IN the tod
chaux. Building. President owen
has all along stated to the people
of southwest Louisiana that his
line would have trunk line con
nection beyond Crowley, but what
that connection was he always de
clined to say, even when asking
special taxes as bonuses, several OF
which he was successful in getting.
Recently Mr.. Owen made a visit to
New York, where he conferred
with the hackers off the line, but
nothing of the plans of the Com
pany were made public upon his
return.
1t is hoped by the Santa Fe to be
operating into New Orleans within
the next twelve months. The new
road will have its own local freight
terminals or will use the the term
inals of the New Orleans Terminal
Company. just now the manage
ment is procuring data which Will
decide whether it will be preferable
for the road to acquire its own
river front property or use the
terminals at Chalmette of the New
Orleans Terminal Company.
The engineering party which has
been making their Investigations
in New Orleans within the past few
days have kept their identity com
pletely concealed except from those
with whom they were compelled to
do business. AT the head of the
party is said to be one of the most
distinguished engineers i'll this
country. 9Th
The entrance of the Santa F'e
into New Orleans will mean
another great grain carrying road
sending its business through this
port. The Santa Fe is now build
ing line to Alexandria through
Leesvllle, and it is more than prob
able that their building into New
Orleans will be accompanied by
the construction of other lines in
the State, or by the revelation that
they control lines which have been
wholly or partially built under
other names.-N. o. Picayhne.