The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-10-14
Called by Mayor Power for
Tuesday evening to Con-
denim the Policy Of the So.
Pa. Railroad in filing IN
junction Suits against
building competitive roads.
Mr. Ventress Smith, the last
speaker, Sprung Dramatic
Climax.


city to protest against the cOurs,
of the Southern Pacific Rallroa,
60. in filing injunction suits
against the Southwestern Trac
tion u Power Go. and against til,
Iberia st. Mary and Eastern r
K Co. The meeting was prompt
" called for Saturday night fol
lowing. As but a very few Of tllt
taxpayers showed up on Saturday
uight it was decided tn postpone
the meeting till the following
Monday night, and the announce.
ment was 40 made to those who
had gathered at the City Hall.
In reassigning the meeting fo,
Monday night the fact that the
hall had been engaged for the or
ganlzatiOn Of an As~ell Club was
overlooked. On Monday forenoon
hand bills were issued announcing
a further postponqment of the
mass meeting till Tuesday evening
at Z o'clock.
On Tuesday evening at the ap-
pointed hour Mayor J s. Power
called the meeting to order, with
some % citizens present, and stat
ed the purposes of the meeting.
During the progress of the meet
ing the audience grew in number
to seventy or eiglty, with not a
few of So. Pa. employees scatter
ed through it. Mayor Powers All
dress, though brief and pungent,
was pertinent to the purposes of
the cali. he was followed by
Mr.. r. s. MCMAHON,
Who suggested that it would be
wise not TO be too preclpitate In
sendinx denunciatory resolutions
to the press; but on the contrary,
he thought it would be more seem
" to appoint committee Of con-
servative business men, who
should be entrusted with the duty
Of making careful analysis of
the situation with the view of ex
ercislng their best efforts at eff
fecting All amicable and equitable
settlement between the SUNG cor
pOratlOns. In the event that the
committees efforts should prove
Intellectual it should report back
to another mass meeting, to be
called to receive it's report, or it
might report its results to the
City Council.
: Several, II second the notion"
we're offered, when it was protest
ed that there was no motion be. |
fore the meeting, and further that
it would be preferable to hear All
who might desire TO express their
views before appointing or in
committees.
Mr.. JULES DREYFUs
Was the next called upon for a
.l,eech. He expressed his diff
ience at taking part in a hasty
condemnation of any railroad com
DaDy which has done and il doing
Is much for the industrial ad-
7ancement of this section of the
,Ountry as has been done and ir
,eing done by the Southern Paci
lc. The people, however, wanted
in transportation lines
md had impoeed npon themselves
)pecial burdens for the acqaisi
Ion OF sucb. He accorded the SO.
p. the right to appeal to the
;ourts if it believes any of it's
lights are infr'Dged, but it should
l0t resort 10 the courts TO stifie
competition. This meeting can
lot settle anything. declared Mr.
the courts will have
o do that. He felt satisfied that
he attorneys for the contesting
Dads would advise the leaving Of
he settlement Of the difference 8
,otween the roads to the courts,
which is the better qualified TO
ottle them In accord with Law Al d
uuity. The music OF c0ndemna-
ion and denunciation is always
but it might not he
,dv,sable or sound policy. He ,
hen outlined the need Of this sec.
ion and advisl d that We get all
he carriers We could.
Mn. e. =. BRoUssARD +
Vas next called. He disclaimed
,ny intention Of decrying the So.
Pa. as . railroad b. cause Of its re-
Irt 10 tho courts. Such . course
sas its privilege. Il is Impossl.
,le % bring = new road here or
AIRY II beyond this place without
,arallelling the 8. p. line in >
Ircatoe Or loos measure. He was
~ thero 70 flnd fault With the 8. I
:. ~ vlIat Il hnt done h the
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