St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-12-14
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ANDIC|T|zENS
| BEFORECOM.
New Orleans Great Northern
Replies to Petition Of
Covington and New Orleans
Patrons of Road.
Large Number Of Patrons
Testify to Conditions.


against the New Orleans Great North
ern, as to general services against
the Kansas City Southern for failure
to make track improvements, and
against the Texas and Pacific tor
abridging it's service to north LOUISE
ana, took up the time OF Messrs.
schreAber. Taylor and Bridges, of the
Railroad Commission, yesterday, and
during the hearings interesting testl-
mony was developed.
The complaint against the service
on the New Orleans Great Northern
occupied a greater portion OF the
commissions day at the Board OF
Trade.
The complaint from passengers.
|commuters. who make the daily trips
across the lake on the line, were
many and varied, and included poor
eulinment, crowded cars, negroes
TANNED in white coaches and such
things that might we'll be considered
enemies to comfort and convenience.
| 4. Never. of New Orleans, VINO
SIGNED the complaint filed with the
Railroad Commission, one of the t1rst
witnesses of the day, told OF the
breakdown of the engine in the WOODS
near Vaudeville, on the night of Aug.
, The passengers had to walk to
Mandeyille and then pay their way
On the trolley car to Covington, ar
irving there late at night. The incl
dent of the shooting OF Conauc.ol
Won zandt- on the evening Of Sept. Z :,
was related. Negroes crowded INTO
the car, to the great disconIol. =.
the white passengers, ana the pioles'
of the white passengers was ans"1i
ed by Conductor Van Zandt Win lne
edyice that the whites go TO the car
ahead. The conductor became III
volved in a controversy with one OF
the negroes, who refused to pay MS
fare, and was shot and Wounoea.
Several ladies and children were II
the car and were in serious Danger.
H. Duquesne, j. r. Ferret ahe
Thos, Graham we're witnesses whose
testimony backed up the complaint:
| J. P. Baldwin's testimony was tc
the effect that the train crew CON
sists Of an engineer, conductor, nre
man and negro porter, and told o.
delays encountered by the passengers
on what is known as the Shore Line
| to Covington. The equipment was
fairly good.
| Thomas H. Anderson, essistan9
manager of the Liverpool and London
and Globe Insurance Company, asked
leave to file the written statement o.
Judge Fred D. King, of the Civil Dis
trict Court, covering the general ser
vice on the commuters train.
| Mr.. Anderson told Of the delays
and the bad condition Of the roadbed.
It was alleged by the compliments
that the ties were in bad condition
and the rails in some instances worn
out.
VIM. Shell, another witness, sug.
gested that the New Orleans and
Northeastern be cited for delays at
Slideu. He thought that complete
/! telegraph connection should be in
stalled at each end of the bridge
Among the signers to the complaint
were !. p. Baldwin, P. Mayer, e.
Roehman. C. HI. Russell, Bruno Bour'
peois. Louis E. Valloft, Elias Parlet.
r L. Taylor, JAG Bokenfohr, a. 5.
Herring and Abe Lintz
The railroad company made strong
defense, and brought out that large
sums had been expended ln pulldlhg
up the service and making it up-to-
date in every particular. There was
present at the hearing for the rail-
road Mr.. Howard. general manager.
M. ]. Mcmahon, general freight ana
passenger agent; G. B. Auburtin, as
sistant general freight and passenger
agent; J. L. Davis supertnteldent'
tC. ]. Wade, auditor, and B. M. Miller,
general counsel.
Mr. Miller commended that the &C.
tual condition had been greatly ex-
laggerated, that the roadbed and roll
ing stock were in fine shape. There
were separate cars for the races, and
everything possible was done to make
the service complete and up-to-date.
Mr.. Davis, the superintendent. stat
cd that the train was the fastest
local train out of New Orleans. An
average speed of 1872 milesfwas made
and the average delay was only 4
minutes. Mr.. Davis stated that oW-
Il ing to, the wrong reading Of 2 tele-
gram. no extra car for negroes was
put on the train, Sept. Z, when Con-
ductor Van Zandt was shot. MT.
DaV1S also kdVC 1C0SOA A0A sN"~
moving OF the parlor car service
The parlor cars we're not patronlzea
and were taken off with the consent
Of Mr.. Anderson, the only patron OF
the road who had a regular monthly
ticket.
| Conductor Van Zandt was called tc
the stand and explained the very
thorough system he followed OF pro-
tecting his trains with fusees and tor
pedoes
/ Messrs. Taylor and schreibef, Of
the commission, made a trip of IN
spection over the New Orleans Great
Northern last week. and while they
gave no statement during the day as
to their findings 1t is generally under.
stood that conditions were good and
/ the tracks firm.
h The commission took the matter
under advisemeut.
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