St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-26
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Co41Ffhn,s, ~ s01l44ueu mass meeting at the
AZ cas, ao'1se Wednesday evening the citizens
fbe;s oslagton and Abita gave expression to
t..sn aeslre for better railway service be-
~, go 1llese towns and New Orleans There
fha r ~ spirit Of animosity exhibited toward
haffas,i tloaos, but simply a determination to
thai roal Ylldltlons, if possible, and To rive
hest aosu support which would offer ms the
transit gpoTrS,onlty for cheap rates and rapid
are Mt ne FEELING exists that the roads
and III glVlng US what we are entitled to,
enough. nafe oelayed protest long
Thon s lneae4tng was called to order by Judge
AMI Al ~: ~. Burns, who stated its object
IL discussed the necessity for tba 40 oe oyoo'
~ stated that it had become Necessary Ia t f6r
ovasoo aselon 70 be taken by the citizens to
iaboring. N1ilieol'ieS unaer winch we are
coras,s ss:eed mat none of the TRANSPORTATION
nia1ee a ~ entering the town was giving this
"a e,fs'l IL tne service it deserved In snaakino
Nos LIZ service Of the New Orleans Great
of o tss ne said that since the completion
sn.e sIis nam line this place had gotten the
fraeI1a ena OF every deal That although the
irn ,sns a1d equipment of the road had been
N ass ~, the time taken for the run to
h hon. vi 0lleans had been increased from an
81 I'D sl l nfee-quarters to two hours and
ron,,d t e'.iu solnetlmes three hours and that
IA % "a ~ y, 1ares mad been raised from ST. 40
= 95s5O That when the New Orleans Rail
@ays and Ferry Company came before the
fbs H.. asking Tor the voting of special tax
sri promised frequent trips from Abita
NJ Soy,lIngton to New Orleans fast sched-
s 80 WIN close boat connections at Mande-
~ als, aIa tnat this part of the parish should
llog VS. dlscrlminated against; that the road
80 hor llyed up to its promises, and that
gelnents now in vogue were not salts
1os1ofy Inat the town had been hurt and
skb slAl drlVer away. The people demanded
n I5lter service. As to the Baton Rouge,
ala1lfn9nd and Eastern Railway, it had never.
gassn me town adequate service; that train
go lllaue UP Of an engine about fifteen
lrelgnt cars and several coaches.
0n the suggestion Judge Burns. Mavor|
1I Y. Richard was made chairman and G.
ks. Evans was chosen Secretary.
tier expressing his appreciation of the
honor, Mayor Richard introduced Hon. H.
II. garland, OF New Orleans who has large
I interests IN this section. Mr. Garland stated
tflaJ Tor Years his interest in this section had
caused him to be patron of the road, and
Lllat Tor several years the service Of the
S1reat Northern Railway has been getting
worse instead Of better. He did not think
gae people OF this section were being prop
erly treated. By the old schedule in force
Elree years ago the trip was made from
CoVlngton to New Orleans in one hour and
Iorty-fIve minutes, but now it takes two
hours and thirty minutes The people of
Covington had been liberal patrons of the i
road and demanded better service than they
were getting. That the course of action
that appealed to him most strongly was to |
encourage the Illinois Central Railway to |
give better service He proposed that a |
committee be appointed to demand from all |
roads entering the town that better sched-
ules and rates be given the people, with
fewer delays. He thought the Riggs road
should be urged to have traffic agreement
with the lake boats whereby better connec-
tions and rates would be assured the peo-
pie Of CoVington. That round trip excur-
sion fare from New New Orleans to Coving-
ton by this route should be arranged, the
fare to be the same as on the Great North
ern. That the theory on which tax was
voted this road was that they were to get
part of the excursion business on the lake,
but with the present arrangement it all h
stops at Vaudeville.
AIr. Garland, said that he held in his hand b
some resolutions, which had been prepared $
III himself and Mr. Mason, and he would t
5ffer thefn9for adoption. The resolutions \
were read as follows:
Whereas The New Orleans Great North s
sr4a has materially aided in the building up i
II ovington and the surrounding country, r
3he introduction of the ST. Tammany Special v
lavirg provided a service unequaled in any t
1art of the South, the schedule of one hour c
lnd forty-fye minutes between New Orleans /
ina goyington having resulted in the estab- v
ishraart Of homes here by New Orleans c
,s1sirlesslren, the purchase of building sites G
y infendent residents and an influx of Q
,ieasnre and health seekers, and the people G.
1 Eovington have had confidence in the tt
nad and pride in its achievements; and o
where's. Recent changes IN the conduct
4 sid road have been so damaging to the "
afaresfs of Coyington that just grounds for t.
oranIairlt have arisen and it has become IL
aaassarv to take action for the betterment
! conditions. Now therefore be it ii
Pesolved That a Committee Of twenty be t.
,, sss by the chairman Of this meeting, Sc
11fy e shall be to confer with the Of OF
s;sisS of tie New Orleans Great Northern f6
!. j s5ss Via Ration Rouge, Hammond and East Vi
Il Railroads s. and the st. Tammany and d1
IN orleans Railways and Ferry Co., with tt
D, W ,rozv af an Improvement in the railway ia
, ] from New Orleans to Covington, ST.
81 -, increase In the excursion business Ian
tween II s.sa New Orleans and Covlngton and til
hifa Springs. u, VI