New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1907-07-06
QUITE A SAVING.

II is difficult to understand win
every ward in the Parish is not ask
ing fora branch road toconuect Will
the New Iberia St Martin q North
ern Railroad as is the fourth ward
II is possible that the Board of hi
rectors of the road would only too
gladly guarantee to build branol
roads particularly in those ward
where there are settlements tha
are lacking transportation facilitel
now. The advantage Of having /
line that will connect direct will
the northern markets IL SO grea
the tax is "A small consideration.
In considering this question it IL
necessary to look at matters in {
rational manner We know thai
every bit of freight we ge
that comes via New Orleans has
two rates attached to it. For in
stance the rate on one article tGker
at random as an example--candy
in bulk is divided in this manner,
from st. Louis, 80 cents per 10t
lbs TO New Orleans aud 81 cents
from New Orleans TO New Iberia
milking total rate of st cents e
New iberia from st. Louis.
On cheese from Chicago the rate
is 50 cents per 100 pounds to New
Orleans and 80 cents from New Or
leans to New Iberia. There is not
a single rate III any instance so
that we can form the estimate of
the saving there would be made if
we have our own direct liue that
does not have to come via New Or.
leans.
II Ia certainly as far to New Or.
leans from st. Louis az il IL to
New Iberia from the same point IN
"A direct line such as the EVAN
geline" road will be. We will
therefore save the second rate or
that from New Orleans here, when
our line IL direct. If our goods
do not have 10 go to New Orleaus
first and II is no farther from st.
Lonis 10 New iberia than IL is from
st. Louis to New Orleans then We
shall have the same rates from
that point that New Orleans has
and the saving will be just that
rate or "a cents per 100 pounds in
the case of candy.
II Ia difficult to obtain the rates
on many of the articles brought |
here from st. Louis for the reason
that the goods are bought delivered,
the merchants there paying the
freight and charging 1t in as the
price OF the goods. In other words
the goods are sold for certain
price delivered and il is reasonable
to suppose that If the freight that
il paid now from New Orleans here
IL taken off by reason of the direct
ness Of our own line, the prices on
these goods will be Just that much
less.
Reasoning by analogy 1t is Ger
tain therefore that our rates on
FOODS sent to the northern markets
will be that much cheaper when
hey do not have TO go via New {
orleans. In other words when we {
nj out New Orleans on our time :
able 10 the northern markets we ,
hall cut out the freight that we (
ow have to pay to New Orleans. Ia
Suppose, for instance, the freight y
ale on potatoes is the same as on
andy. via New Orleans, we
bould have to pay "a cents. Tax
lg out the difference between here
nd New Orleans and we should
nly have to pay 30 cents thereby /.
lacing our growers on n par with
hose of New Orleans section.
hirty. -four cents a hundred pounds
something OF an item TO consider.
il could be set down as the added
.ofit on u shipment of potatoes
om here the farmer could make
e tax over aud over again on the
'oduct of single acre.
Think II over Mr., Citizen OF
lloutville aud Avery Island and
Z il you too do not want a con.
elton with the "Evangeline'
ad.