St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
RAILROAD FROM OPE-
LOUSAS TO NATCHEz
prsbsbIe..MssiIng at Palmetto Monday sue.
esssful.. Indications Are favorable.
0PELOUSAS PEOPLE ATTEND
Ind Are Elatsd over ProspeCis.."E Found
YerItabIs Garden Spot Here, Says
Railroad Representative.

II ii the consensus Of opioion that
Opelousas will land the Avoyelles
Palmetto & Gulf Railroads.
0pelousas went after itF and it is
only necessary that she keep on peg
ging away to get the proposed new
road
You have to go after thing to
get it-and it all depends how hard
and how earnest and how energeticaI-
" you go after it.
The proposed road was destined to
have its terminal at Port Barre. Now,
to repeat, it is more probable that
tie metropolis Of St. Landry will get
it.
Promptly at IL o'clock M, ,.on last
Monday, DR.. R. G, Hawkins called to
order, at Palmetto, the largest rail
road meeting ever held in st. Landry
since the days when 0pelousas was
struggling to obtain the Alexandria
Branch, its first railroad. The meet
ing was enthusiastic from the start.
Agoyelles appeared ii the person Of
It's most representative citizens,
Messrs. Plauche, Bordelon, DR.. Hoyde,
Dr. Lecour and others. all Of whom
manifested a deep interest in the en-
terprise, and announced their pur-
pose to go among their people and,
show the great Importance of the
route both from the standpoint of
sugar culture and that of timber
transportation, and would urge the
raising Of a s mill tax for 10 years.
To this end, mass meetings of the
people have been called to take place
to-day at Moreadville and Piauche-
Vlle at which local speakers, as well
as visitors from 0pelousas, viii
make addresses, demonstrating the
great need Of the road. and the ne
cessitY for the tax Il
0pelousas was in attendance, a
full force-able and stirring. adj
dresses being made By Messrs. Gull |
beau Harry and Veazie, of the 0pe-
ousas bar. @s
Hon. William A. Wall, of Meridian, |
Mss, the General Agent of the
Mississippi Western Railroad, deliv-
cred most; entertaining and instrue /
tive address On. raihoad construction
generally. He stated that he knew
the wealth of our lands, and the
large field open to railroad building,
and had desired to visit this parish
ior q long time, but was tied up by
business engagements. He paid a
high compliment to Mr.. ]. G. Lawler,
our city, by saying that Il could
ao longer resist the appeals Of Mr..
taHler to come over, and | tell you
nov, that l found veritable garden
spot when did come. Mr. Lawler,
og bis letters, has started all Of us
sllfoad people to thinking, and he is
aolng your city and county much
good. want to say, too, that the
ayOyellss, Palmetto & Gulf R. R. il
success now. 1t traverses the
aaest timber lands in the South-the
egg will be built and built in the
lsar future; this road will surely go ,
Y Aatchez," Mr.. Wall will return
y afeR weeks with President Hud- |
s0a Of the Mississippi Western R. R.
Alter this the crowd partook Of
~ nice, delicious barbecued beef,
aad departed for their homes by
eaEnage and train.
3 following officers were elected:
y. Plauche, President; DR.. r. G.
aasklns, Fice-President; H. E. Es- /
s Treasurer; John d. Harman-
IN Secretary; Dudley i. Guilbeau,
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