Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-29
The M.,H.sl. and the N. c. Schedules

The following correspondence should |
have been published last week but delay |
in securing the information desired COM
PEELED postponement:
Natchez, Miss, Dec. l4th, 1911.
Editor Tensas Gazette,
st. Joseph, la.
Dear Sir-My attention is called TO an
article in your paper last week in regard
to schedule into Natchez.
II you will kindly advise me the date
OF this occurrence will take pleasure in
investigating.
Yours truly,
G. b. BRowSELL, G. A.
The following letter was addressed to
a prominent citizen of st. Joseph who
referred same to the Gazette:
Herewith ] hand you copy of letter adj
dressed to the editor of the Tensas Ga
zette, st. Joseph, and / would very much
appreciate your seeing that / am sup
Piled with the date of this delay, and if
possible the names of the parties who
missed connection.
There rs a misrepresentation in regard
to handling OF these trains, and If we can
be furnished with the exact date, will
take pleasure in investigation and write
you tull explanation.
The Natchez & Southern does not pur-
pose delaying these trains, but there are
certain reasons sometimes why those
trans cannot connect with the Missis-
sIpPI Central when they are late arriving
in NidaIia.
Yours truly,
9. b. BRowNELI, A. G.
In reply to the above request from Mr..
Q. b. Brownell, Vice President and Gen.
eral Manager Of the Natchez & Southern
Railway, asking specific dates of the NJ.
II. 4 L. train being des,,yed on the Mis-
sissippi side Of transfer from vidalia to
Natchez, we think he could get more gen.
eral Information by examining the report
OF the train crew who, we believe, are
required to sign register, showing time
OF arrival, and that said register will
prove that.our contention is correct.
We know that one member OF the
switching crew ON the Natchez side said
they pay little attention to the NJ, II. 4
l.. train reports, as too often when re-
ported only ten or fifteen minutes late
they are really forty to fifty minutes late
and that II were better for train already
behind time to beheld forty-five to fifty
nve minutes longer than to delay the n.
~ q N. w. 2;l5 train as much as ten or
Fifteen minutes.
A On Saturday, November 18th, when
the NJ, II. 4 L. train left st. Joseph
there were five passengers who told the
conductor they were anxious TO catch the
Mississippi Central 80 p. m. train.
Notwithstanding this the train stayed
IN Ferriday, coaling, so said, between
hiteen and twenty minutes, proceeded
ieisurely to Vidalia, and was transferred
very quickly after getting on barge. The
tug blew for the engine after reaching
the Mississippi side at 1854 p. m. and the
New Orleans bound tourists heard their
M. G. train pulling out of Natchez and
did not themselves reach the depot until
three O'Clock. This we can substantiate
by Capt. Rob't Worrell of St. Joseph,
and Mr.. VIM. B. Mangum, late Of East
Carroll and who has recently acquired
the "Minnehaha" plantation in this par
ish. There was also trained nurse
aboard from New Orleans, returning
home.
Again on Sunday, December 3rd, the
transfer left the yidalia side at |: "A D.
m. and the ting blew for the engine on
the Natchez side at l:5l, twenty-four
minutes before the n. O. & n. w. train
was due to leave the NJ. @. depot, yet our
people were compelled to wait patiently
OH the transfer and did not reach the
depot until 2:55 p. m. Among the pas
sengers that day were Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Kullman of Newellton, Mr.. Adolph FL
gutter of Baton Rouge. Mr.. Rob't. VIM
berly Of Tensas parish and others we
could mention.
Our contention is that improper regard
is given the rights Of NJ, H. & L. pas
sengers, who believe they are not being
shown proper consideration, and the con-
sequence is that they go TO Natchez only
when it is necessity. We say this with
out feeling against any one, having in
mind only tie good Of public in general
and Of our own people in particular, for
the schedule to New Orleans when en-