The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
Shorter Route
For InterCoaStal
INSPECTED BY PROM
NENT LEADERS.
Party Headed BY Congress
men Broussard and Ransdel;
Go Over the Course From
New Orleans to Morgan City.

men Broussard and Ransdal
Go Over the Course From
New Orleans to Morgan City
Lockport La, Nov. ga par
ty head. / ny Congressman
Joseph f. Rln>.ieil. Pra~i
dent Of tie Rivers and Har
bors Congress, and Il. +
Brouasard and Colonel Ian
sing Beach in charge of river:
and harbors improvement in
the Louisiana district, left
New Orleans yesterday morn
ing ON the launch Lady Ellen
for an inspection trip over
the proposed micronesia ca
nal route between. New Or
leans and Morgan City.
There were in the party
Warren B. Reed, represent
ing the New Orleans Pro
gressive Uniop; Senator Hen
II L. Gueydan. Chairman OF
the Permanent Inland Water
ways Committee of this State:
Il. II. bowman, z. r. Bar
row, II. H. Harvey. Edward
Wisner, A. L. Dnsenberry, OF
New Orleans; g. W Dallas,
Y. +. Delalloussaye, l.. In
dest and Il. f. Willard, of
New Iberia; DR.. L. II. .Jastre-
mski and Hon. J. G. Dupont,
representing Houma and Ter
rebonne Parish, and Joseph
FL. Price, representing La
fourche.
A-bettefaay could not
have been chosen for the trip.
and the run fir IN New Orleans
through the canals rnd. Lake
Salvador was made under the
most suspicious Circumstan-
oes' Congressman Ransde1l
and Broussard and Colonel
Beach expressed them selves
as being very favorably i'm
pressed with the Importance
Of having an micronesia ca
nal thrtugh this section Of
the country.
About 2 O'Clock in the>aftr-
noon tie beautiful Village of |
Lockport, which stands atI
the crossing ol the canal route
over the historical Bayou La
fourche, came into view, and I
the party was greeted by the
firing Ct guns aud the cheer
ing of a vast crow1 of La
fourche people who had come
out to extend a hearty vel
come to thoss vino have been
untiring in their efforts in
opening UP for navigation
the goat waterways, \ land
ing was made, the party dis-I
embarked, and after a few
words of welcome hat}~~heanI'
spoken by DIR. j. Il. Blanch- T.
ard, Jr.. on behalf Of the
people of Lafourc.la, they
we're escorted to the welcome t
Hotel, Wherea bountifnl din Is
ler had been spread. AS only 4
bout two hours time had e
,een allotted for the@stop ini J
1ockport, the dinner was hur- !
iedly eaten and an adjourn I
nent taken to the G. K. Of a. =
Hall, the use of which had :
,een rendered for the occa- :
ion by Rev. e. A. Vigroux- :.
Judge l.. P. CaiIlouet' of Il
was chosen--tol L
reside over the meeting, and Q
4 a few well-chosen words 81
Telcomed the distinguished 6
:sitors to the twon and par g
Il. and Introduced as the $
st speaker Hon. r. F. Brous- . :,
,rd. who briefly outlined J,
lie work that had been ion. !,
n the waterways of Louis /,
ma aid especially the inter L,
nastal canal.
Colonel Lansing Beach was +,
1xt introduced as a man of!
;eace. but who fastened to a
;nre his hearers that-fie
IS a man of action rather Isl
IN words: that his province p.
; to COM in after the con- 81
'ss'nen had obtained appro- A.,
ltions from Congress and 5th
le good what the Gover4,-I--
/ had agreen to do. He as 9TH
i his hearers that if Con. 7th