St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-18
B. /. e. ROAD
BEFORE THE
COMMISSION
Asks Permission to Take Off
Their Freight Train.
Claims No Business Between
Hammond and Covington.
Not Probable the Request
Will be Granted.

The following letter has been re-
ceived from the Railroad Commits
sion, giving notice that the Baton
Rouge Hammond and Eastern will
attempt to show cause for the dis
continuance of the freight train be-
tween Hammond and Covington.
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
Railroad Company should consider
it's business in toto. 1t is not only
running a freight train over this
route, but it is also running a pas
senger train, which would become a
mixed train with very slow and
poor service if the freight train were
dropped. It SENS to us if this COM
pany is to do business in this parish
it must exert itself to build up that
business. There is no doubt that
great deal of business comes to Gov
ington that might go over that line
that does not 1t is up to the rail-
road to get this business and to offer
facilities for handling it with prompt
ness and dispatch. 1t might with
equal discrimination refuse to stop
at all stations along it's route where
it considered it did not have suffi-
cient business.
It is claimed here that the bust
ness of the road in Covington is by
no means as small it would have the
commission believe, and it is certain
that Covington will not concede the
right of the road to take off the
train.
New Orleans, March 8, 1911.
To the Honorable Railroad Commits
sion Of Louisiana, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.
Sometime ago, in order to facili-
tate traffic on the Baton Douge Dis
! trict of the Y. & M. v. R. R. Co.,
between Baton Rouge and Covington,
and in order to satisfy your honor
able commission, the company, in
addition to the regular passenger
train, installed local or mixed
train. The handling of this train
has shown that there is very little
freight carried beyond Hammond or
between Hammond and Covington.
| The time consumed in running this
| train between Baton Rouge and Gov
| ing is about Is hours, causing the
company considerable expense in the
way Of overtime paid train men, an
actual loss by reason Of the fact
that there is practically no revenue
between Hammond and Covington
The delay occasioned by the trip
from Hammond to Covington and re-
turn occasions mare or less delay tc
that part of the business handled by
said train between Baton Rouge and
Hammond. 1t would be an improve
ment in the service therefore, be.
| IVY 4ro LOT If thf
train could be stopped at Hammond
The purpose Of this communication
Is to ask your honorable body per
mission to run said train between
Baton Rouge and Hammond instead
of between Baton Rouge and Gov
ington. The matter has been care
fully considered by our company
and a conclusion reached that the
service generally will be better by
such an arrangement. would re-
spectfully request, therefore, your
kind and careful consideration of this
proposition and earnestly hope tina,
you may grant the within petition
Yours very truly,
HUNTER C. LEAKE.
| General Agent
Railroad Commission of Louisiana
Baton Rouge, La, March II, 1911
The Covington Board of Trade Gov
ington, Louisiana.
Gentlemen beg to enclose you
herewith copy of petition filed by
the Baton Rouge, Hammond and
Eastern District OF the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley Railroad Com
pany, through it's General Agent
Hunter C. Leake, requesting permits
sion to discontinue the operation Of
it's local or mixed train now running
between Baton Rouge and Coving
ton and operate the same between
Baton Rouge and Hammond instead
of between Baton Rouge and Gov
ington.
This case has been docketed and
will be assigned for hearing at the
April session of the commission, due
notice of the date of which you will
be advised in due course.
| Respectfully,
| HENRY JASTREMSKI,