St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
CROSSING OF RIVER
nation WIDE MOMENT
Final Triumph Of HlII Over hartman III me
Struggle ior Location Ii Hsaa 81
OCEAN GOING COMMERCE
RaNsY Letter from state Capllal... .Baton Rauge
beard q Trade WIII Elslt Crowley
Board d Trads.

Baton Rouge, Sept. .That the
crossing Of the Mississippi by the
Rock Island-FrisCo system here
Wednesday was an event in the trans
portation world Of nationwide mo-
ment has become apparent III the
news that the freight movement
through Baton Rouge over this line
will rival that on the Illinois Central
main line or the main line Of the
Southern Pacific. The great Asiatie
cotton trade which James j.. Hill
handles over the Great Northern out
of the Oregon and Washington ports
ION his giant Pacific steamships will
be routed through Baton Rouge over
the Frisco, instead Of over the Tlli-
nois Central, as was the case when
Fish and Hill were allies. The Fris-
cos grain movement to New Orleans
will come By the same way, and it is
estimated that before next winter
twenty freight trains 3 day will be
the busy season run.
The crossing was the completion
Of the entrance to New Orleans and
for a location On the Mississippi at
the head Of ocean-going commerce at
Baton Rouge for which Hill has bat
tied, against the efforts Of e. III.
Hartman, for five years ever since
Hartman snatehed the Illinois Cen
trail from Fish, ] friend of Hili.
LIBERAL WATER CONTRACT
GAINED.
What will Be the most advantage
Gus and liberal system Of water sup
ply possessed By any city in this sec
tion of the South was guaranteed
here On Wednesday when Mayor By
mum and V.P. ConneIl, representing
the water company, agreed to the
general terms of a thirty-year fran
ehies and contract, whereby the COM
pany undertakes to double its mains,
to cut It's meter rates thirty percent,
its fat rates twenty-five percent, and
its hydrant rentals ten dollars each
on the yearly rental. The company
will at once make bond issue &c
about $70, 900 which will be extended
IN betterments, while the city will
have reaIeased by this settlement,
S60, 600 in bonds held for the pur-
chase Of the water company III case
municipal ownership was decided on,
which money viii immediately Be
spent in paving extensions.
NEW UNION DEPOT PROPOSED.
On the property formerly owned
By the State penitentiary, almost ii
the heart Of the city but with ain ex-
eelIent approach, it is being proposed
By the Louisiana Railway and Nayiga-
tion Company, the Rock Island Frisco,
and the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley,
that union depot be erected which
should be used By all the roads en-
tering Baton Rouge.
This property was purchased by
the Baton Rouge, Hammond and
Eastern promoters years ago, when
the B. r. & II. was 4 Frisco PROPOSE
ton. When the I. 6, captured the
road, the promoters retained the
tract, and now it is proposed to put
it to this new use.
BATON ROUGE DIVISION POINT.
Baton Rouge has been made divi-I
sion headquarters for The Colorado
Southern, and the Frisco and Rock
Island system. This means that ali
the train crews between Texas and
New Orleans win terminate their runs
and stop over here.
CROWLEY BOARD OF TRADE 10.
BE VISITED By THAT OF BATON
ROUGE.
When the Crowley Board Of Trade
came over into Baton Rouge territory
on the Frisco's really and truly
first train, the Baton Rouge Board Of
Trade decided at once to prepare for
a return trip. Il is now intended to
run B series Of merchants excursions
out of Baton Rouge into this new
territory especially to Crowley, dur
ing September