The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-10
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
The Decision of the Supreme Court in
the Case of w. K. Henderson Iron
Works VS.. The City of Shreveport and
Shreveport Northeastern Railway.

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Shreveport Northeastern Railway
! After some delay, the Supreme Court
of Louisiana has affirmed the decision
of Judge T. F. Bell, rendered in the case
of the w. K. Henderson Iron Works
and Supply Company VS. The City of
Shreveport and the Shreveport North
eastern Railway Company
The decision was rendered yesterday
in New Orleans, the organ of the Court
being Justice Provosty, and soon there
after the Caucasian was advised of it,
nor was this information Special or
exclusive, as others in the community
had been apprised of the decision in
which they had personal concern.
In brief, the decision of Judge Bell
was that the Shreveport Northeastern
Railway had no leg on which to stand
in their contention for tax they failed
to earn. The road is generally known
as the Clingnlan railroad The taxpay-
ers of the city of Shreveport had voted
a tax of $4,000 in aid of this road,
which was to be constructed and in ope-
ation between Minden and Shreveport
with dates specified The company hav-
ing failed to comply with the contract.
action followed to annul The city was
restrained from further collection of
the tax for this company, A number of
taxpayers donated to the State Fair the
amount of the tax they had paid, to be
applied to the railroad if it had complied
with its agreement. The tax assigned
to the State Fair of Louisiana by these
taxpayers aggregate about $4,000, for
which Secretary Brueggerhoff has the
personal assignment of each of these
taxpayers.
The suit by Henderson was a test.
The association has for counsel Blan-
chard, Barret & Smith, while the rail-
way have Hall & Jack At the initial of
the proceedings City Attorney Butler
was drawn into the case, but the inter-
est of the city was with the taxpayers in
these proceedings, which, as tersely said
by Judge Bell, was without leg to
stand on.
It will not be questioned that Hall &
Jack did all they could do for their
clients, but there never was nor could
there have been entertained for mo-
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ever, the delay resulting from the OPP
position Of the Northeastern, or rather
the Northeastern railways pretense to
t claim without leg on which to stand, !
has been in sense harassing to the di- |
rectors of the Fair Association, whose |
plan of improvement has been delayed
by the tax being withheld by the city
until the settlement of the litigants'
rights by the Supreme Court.
The decision of the Supreme Court is
final. There may follow the motions for |
a re-hearing, and such technicalities as
are recognized in practice, but the
Northeastern railway can
not now be serious, If ever they were,
in entertaining any hope or anticipation
Of profting by a tax they did not earn
simply by the failure of compliance
with the contract with the taxpayers of
The Fair Association may be congrat-
ulated on the result and with the money
donated by these taxpayers, substantial
activity will soon be resumed towards
making the next Fair one of the great
est attractions ever held in the State