The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-01-11
norgalea Denot Decision Affirmed.


Among the decisions handed down
by the supreme court OF Louisiana
set Thursday was one affirming the
decision of District Judge Brunot OF
East Baton Rouge in the suit OF the
Louisiana Railway and Navigation
Company versus Railroad Commits
sion of Louisiana, whereby plaintlHs
sought to eyade and set aside the
order of the commission that the rail-
way company's depot at Gonzales, 10
this parish, should be located on the
south side OF New River, where it Will
pa far more convenient and accessible
to a large majority OF the patrons OF
tbe road than on the north side OF the
stream. where the company desired to
place it. Chief Justice Breaux Was
the organ of the appellate tribunal
and his findings were concurred In by
all the associate justices. The follow
ing summary will indicate the differ
ent points at issue in the case aid the
grounds upon which they we're deter
mined:
4. The railroad commission possessed the power
it exercised by virtue of the following language
authority to govern and regulate railroads; 70
correct abuses and to require railroads to Dulld
and maintain suitable depots, switches ana ap-
purtenances whenever the same are reasonably
necessary at stations.
q Ihe plaintiff had settled that it would es-
tablish a station within the limits Of the Con
zales settlement. 1t was within the power OF the
commission to select the place on which 10 build
the depot
represented by q very large majority OF the COM
munity and the railroad company, as to where
the depot should be located After having IN
Yestigated the facts, heard the evidence ana
visited the ground the railroad commission de,
cided that the site should be at the place deemed
the most convenient for the shippers and the
1. Where on appeal it does not clearly appear
wherein an error has been committed, the ind
ing Of the railroad commission viii be permitted
s. The plaintiff is authorized under the terms
of the order to fix the site for the depot within
the limits designated By the order at the place
most convenient to the plaintiff Judgment
affirmed.
It is matter of general congratu-
lation that this controversy has re-
ceised Q quietus through the courts OF
the state that is msnifestly in accord
with reason, justice, good policy and
the public interest; and q cause OF
special qualification that the growing
settlement of Gonzales is not going
to suffer the needless injury sought to
be inflicted by the petty and selfish
course of the railway authorities in
/ locating their depot at distant and
inconvenient place.
Announcement is made, by the way,
that the property of the Louisiana
Railway and Navigation Company is
about to be acquired by the Frisco rail,
way system, and there isevery reason to
believe that the new management will
cheerfully comply with the letter aud
spirit OF the judicial decisions rem
dered 10 the Gonzales case, thus gain
ing the goodwill of the people of tha at
vicinity and wiping out the ill-feeling
provoked by the dispute.
AS further incentive to this desir-
able contamination the name of Eden
born should be either dropped alto
gether or transferred to some other
point on the railway line, and the his
lttoric old name of Gonzales bestowed
upon the station which is to grace the
present village and future town OF
Gonzales.