The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-10-28
CROSSING BLOCKED.
The Southern Pacific Takes
Steps to Prevent the Frisco
from Crossing Main Line.

Company has shown its determi
nation to prevent the Frisco fron
crossing it's main line Of doubt.
!, tracks just below this city b,
placing four large cars Ioadet
with coal directly across the lin,
Of the proposed Frisco crossing
This was done last Saturda,
night.
In our last issue we gave an &C
count Of the Frisco forcing q
crossing over the tracks of ths
Iberi" d VermlliOn railroad on
Jefferson street within the city
limits. At that time the Frisco
took over cars enough. loaded
with building materials, to enable
it to complete ito track on down
Madison street and across lots tC
the point, In the southern subarbs.
where 1t proposed to cross the
Southern Pacific main line Oi
double tracks. The Southern Pac-
ific that day applied for the neces.
sary writs to prevent any further
crossing of their tracks by the
Frisco building, and a. a double
precaution, against any possible
violation of those writs, q gang of
Southern Pacific employees drop.
ped on the scene on Saturday
evening and got busy. A spur or
side track was quickly built, on
the south side of the main line
tracks, having q temporary con.
uection with the main tracks, aud
four large cars, loaded with coal,
were taken over on to tie spur.
Then the connection with the
main line was taken away.
These coal laden cars we're
showed down On the spur just out.
side of the Postal Telegraph Cos
poles, but resting entirely upon
the Southern Pacuic's right Of
way. The first Of the cars, IN this
blocking train, IL low, fist steel
car, carrying the letters on it's
side: .'SOU'rHERN." lts mum.
Der Is $50, 1907. It ia AZ feet aud 6
inches long, weighs $1,000 lt,s.,
and has . carrying capacity of
100000 lbe. 1t seems to be load
ed to its limit. This car was run
down the spur and rests with its
forward truck partially buried 10
the soft earth beyond the ends Of
the rails OF the spur. 1t locks "a
though 1t was pretty we'll anchor-
cd where 1t IL.
The next car 10 also . s-&Outh-
ern," numbered 74.O36, weight
80, 100, length 80 feet, capacity |
so, 900, wooden frame and Of the
dumping type for carrying osal.
II also carries q full load Of coel.
The new track has . slight i,acltno.
causing this second car to rest
heavily against the ono above
7
The next two carS alss South
erns," are of the chute, or hopper
hottom type, built for carrying
,oal exoldsively. They 80 both
loaded to the limit with coal.
They are numbered respectively
N, ,O87 and 1866. Their Weights
IRE "a, 600 aud 81, 600. They each
have . carrying cspsoity Of 1Oe,.
700 pounds. The four care oovsr
J length OF aboat 40 lineel feet,
light across the direction Of thoa
Frisco's grade leading up to theA
southern Paci6c's right Of way.
rhe purpose Of the placement Of
hese cars laden with coal - pr.
ectly apparent even to the most
'asual observer. The act Of plaC
Bg them there 10 more elOQuDntq
han any words could be. 1unday's ,
lawn found them there In their 81. !
ept protest against the forthee Cd
'ancement Of the Frisco's rails. II
Just across the Southern PEEL. I
tc's right Of wsy, on tho baysa I
ide OF the main line, ID tho afw {
amp ef the FRISCO lire, dcsleno4
o recoive .he Frisco rails afDeri
Iossiug the 8. p. right OF way.{
had just been completed, der.
u the past week, up to the oress.
Bg point.
An day Sunday, the weather be-
Dg ideal, the Frisc0's ooDstsuo-
lon easgs, andannted BY tho coal
ass ahead, eontinaed tleif WORT !
placing tho oroabties on the ]
sw road bod and stringlng out ]
be rails and spikiag them down.
Sunday morning Col. r. n. &
velci had the blOckjng onrs pho.
The coal car blockade o. the %. Pa.
% removed the latlss part Il this
eek. II
CARD Of THANKS. /
The EpwostA League sfl5ia city del