The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-02-24
Yours very truly,
SOIiTHW T. E>TERN TRACTION
< pow EH co.

& pow !tH co.
pr. A. II Jacobs. Pres
Feuruary 10th, lol2.
Mr.. L. W. Crosby, GruI Mgr,
Southwestern Traction 4 Power
GO, New lhcria, la.
Dear SIR In ~ the matter Of
locating he site of the power plant
Of your company, ana replying 80
the determination OF the company,
rs expressed by Pres. Jacobs III his
letter 10 you under date Of Frh'S
It, 1912.
When Your company Indicated IT'S
intention to locate It's power hous"
on the upper end Of Main street
there was general approval hy the
people OF this city.
When later this site was ahan-
doncG Tor new proposition, 10
1cated below town on the bank ; Of
tho Nelson canal, thcrr was no pro
test by the people Of this city,
though il was evident that the
change Of plan was not pleasing 70
thcm
When YOU abandoned this second
proposed site for third propo9i~
ton located at the desperate limit
allowed under adverse cirCum-
stances, hv the franchise granted
you by this city You are aware
that this people were not slow t"
act, aud YOU were rendered FREE
sitC-yOur choice Of several Of
ferings all conforming 70 tn"
specifications of your dcmau'ta
located within this city, Of great
or superficial area thaa your
third town proposition, and
ith such access facilities yuafan~
tecd as would make tn" site ideal
for your purposes.
There is no sOund reason 80 us
why YOU should turn down This OF
fer of this city, and in the light OF
Section VII. of the Franchise
granted your company by his c'tN
We are disposed TO view it as Nio-
Iation Of the provisions oi that
clause: which provides
"Scct. VII. The said SouihWcs-
tern Traction & PoM, - co. shaii
furthermore build thcin main pow
or house and car repair shops
within the incorporate limits OF
New IBERIA, provided a suitable
and convenient location can be
obtained mt reasonable coStl or not
exceeding two e, miles outside %
the incorporate limits of the city
Of New IBERIA.
This refusal Of your company to
accept the tender Of site for the
power house from this city is any
thing but consid"rate Of the ad-
vance pledges OF the company and
the expectations Of this people. As
YOU have made the issue, there IL
but little ground for your company
to expect any further cOnsIdera-
,tion or cooperation from this
people.
This city granted you valuable
franchise without cost or embar-
RAISING limitations; YOU have been
allowed to amend this franchise al
lih,tum, without protest from The
people or city authorities; the city
limits have recently been extended
to the desperate limit OF reason
and good Judgment, at your in
stance. that you might acquire q
valuable right of way without cost
or delay, through a stretch OF 'er-
,itory which would otherwise have
impnsed both difficulties and de
laws, to- say nothing OF expense!
YOU have been granted, by pfactl-
cally unanimous vote OF the TAX
payers OF this city, a bonus OF Sl3,-
coo; YOU have been allowed 10 a.
handon the originally proposed
loop in this city, to the disadvan-
tagc Of tho major number OF those
who voted to tax themselves Tor
the benefit of your company; yot
we're allowed to dictate the condi-
tions surrounding the placement o.
the guarantee deposit; i'll fact, you
have been extended every cour-
tesy, aid, and cooperation, con
s;stent with reason, that could be
asked OF this city. Now, we de-
mand that YOU give due considcra-
t;on to the requirement imposed
unon yoi in Section VII OF the
Franchise granted your company
by this city.
Respectfully,
Committee
Octave Renoudet,
f. +. Millard,
Jules Drcyfus, Chairman
N. |. Board of Trade
L
New Iberia La, Feby II, 1912
Mr. Jules Dreyfus,
Chairman Board of Trade Com
mittce, New IBERIA, La.
Dear Sir
We are in receipt of your tavol
| Of tho 18th inst, and the matte
referred to therein was taken III
! by the Board of Directors at Oul
/ reeting held on Monday, and yo'
no doubt have by this time, ha
a communication from our Presi
dent relative to same. We wish u
state hero in confirmation Of tn
writer's .9 conversation with yo'
that, at least for the present, ou
power plant is not to be anythinl
elaborate; the power house tsel
will cost less than 100000, an
while we are installing the yer
best of equipment, it will be su.
ficient only to take care OF thi
first division from New iberia I
. Jeanerette. We write this that n