Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03
Before the Railroad Commission Of
louisiana.
The Citizens Of East Carroll, Madison
Tensas and Concordia Parishes
The st. Louis, Iron Mountain q South
ern Railroad Company, and the Texas
& Pacific Railway Company.

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The petition of the above named COM
plainants, respectfully shows:
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That they are citizens Of the State OF
Louisiana, living at or near stations along
the lines of the NJ, II. & L. Division of
the st. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
Railway.
That the st. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern Railway and the Texas x Pa
cific Railway, are both railroads operat-
ed in and through the State of Louisiana,
and are subject to regulation and control
by the Railroad Commission of Louisiana.
III.
That your petitioners are not provided
with suitable, convenient or satisfac-
tory train service over the line OF the NJ,
III. 81. Division of the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain < Southern Railway, which
connects with the New Orleans & North
western Division of the said st. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern Railway, at
Clayton Junction, and with the Texas &
Pacific Railway at Ferriday.
That there are no through trains run
ming between stations on the said NJ, II.
& Division of the st. Louis, Iron Noun
tain & Southern Railway and stations
on the said Texas & Pacific Railway in
Louisiana.
That your petitioners have reason to
travel, and do frequently travel, between
their homes, located on the said NJ, H.
& l.. Division of the said st. L., |. NJ. &
IS. Railway, and stations on the Texas &
Pacific Railway, and specially New Or
leans, Baton Rouge and other places of
Importance; but that in doing so they
are put to much inconvenience, discom-
fort and unreasonable and unnecessary
delay, by reason of the fact that no
through trains are run over the Texas &
Pacific Railway between points in the
State of Louisiana, and that no close
connections are made between trains on
| the said Texas & Pacific Railway and the
; NJ, H. & L. Division of the St. L., 1. M,
, & s. Railway by which they can travel
quickly between stations located on these
two lines of railroad.
That in order of your petitioners, liv-
) ing on the line of the NJ, II. & L. Di-
vision to travel TO Baton Rouge, La.
they must leave home one day, and eth.
err go to vicksburg, via the ", S. &
P. Railway where they may make con.
nection with the Y. & NJ. R. R. Co. fol
Baton Rouge, arriving at Baton Rouge
the next morning, or to Natchez, where
I they must take Y. & NJ. V. train to Bator
S Rouge, arriving at Baton Rouge the mex
: morning or they may remain all night
j at Ferriday and take the Texas & Pacific
(, train to Baton Rouge the next morning
e The same route and delays are necessar,
in travelling to New Orleans.
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4 That the delay caused by the present
t inadequate and unsuitable service of de
r PENDANTS, is expensive to petitioners, and
! places upon them and unjust and unfair
, burden.
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cl Wherefore petitioners pray That after
s due notice, the defendant companies be
s required to answer the charges herein,
b and after due hearing and investigation
e an order be entered by the Railroad Com
mission Of Louisiana, commanding and
: requiring the defendants TO operate 9
i daily through passenger train, each way
4 between New Orleans. and Lake Provi
: dence, La, making stops at all regular
q stations, and at such flag stations as may
I be designated by the Commission, or, in
d lieu thereof, to enter an order command
t ing and requiring each Of the defendants
s to operate separate daily passenger trains
g one in each direction, over their lines in
Louisiana, with the schedules of such
I trains SO arranged as to make close con-
i nection at their junction points in order
q that passengers may have through and
s continuous route and journey between
a stations located on the two defendant
z railroads, and for such other and further
order, as after fair and impartial in
u vestigation may appear to the commits
: sicner to be reasonable and necessary
b By
SNYDER & GILFOIL, Attorneys.
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