The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-02
THE GREENWOOD ROAD.
\ Conference and Its sscs,IIt-Il.c
Cit, Has Advertised for i;i,i>-t,i,n
This Roadway BE Converted Into
* for Aehic,,ar Traffic During
the Progress Of the Fair?

* Tor AehicuIar Traffic Durin
he Progress OF the Fair?
The Caucasian has been and |
seriously concerned in the success
Of ne Fair and therefore il !ll
given publicity deliberately an
prominently ~ Ihi~ aIl-absplI,iu!
proposition Which i akin TO al
issue.
The Fraction Company ,houI,
never have seen granted thr,ri-il
Of WAY oNnr i" Greenwood road
Which cost Ilr parish fnI IFS i'm
rroNrmrllt approximately Sti.OtW.
The Traction Company could h2V'
reached he Fair Grounds from n'
Greenwood side of The road by
CROSSING. ttIS road at krnner ave
nur and running directly into iIr
grounds
I'll" CaucaSian's opposition to Il"
tracking Of HE GrrenWond road was
fully demonstrated preceding the
election held April Of This year
when the majority InISled through
the @littrIing promise of general o1
universal transfers. We're, ii9ura-
lively. swept off their feet.
In any community besides Shrrvr-
port there would have been rNartrd
from the Traction Company an
equivalent for The valuable grant
obtained. ao already said almost Iur
the asking I'ilr Traction Company
could not be reasonably crIiiriS"'!
for having obtained all lis Valuable
possessions: nor can il lie held f"
account for having StcurrI the best
Of the conferences between II" rep
reSentatiNeS Of The s,Iair I.aIr and
the City Commission, and Of which
this corporation was nn all-lnDort-
ant part.
The agreement reached at this
conference Tuesday is that the
Traction Company is to grade tho
roadway and place it in a condition
for gravel; ii is to pave that portion
Of the road within The two outer
rails Of its tracks, and the city and
Fair Association will bear the rX-
pense Of The remainder.
This concession on the part Of tin.
Fraction Company IS more liberal
than we had anticipated. The word
.sconrcssion. is applied advls"dIy,
for he reason that this corporation
could only br, required IN law To-
pave only hat portion of the road
within The tWo outer rails Of It's
tracks
In The grant of The right Of wa,
10 the Traction Company 70 its
,rackagp on the Greenwood road
there is no condition, stipulation Or
to which attention was
directed by the Caucasian preceding
he election when it demanded pro-
,ection for the future from the City
Fathers who then had the power to
safeguard the people.
This assertion is dcIiberate: Not
i single individual Except ''nutty')
would have granted in his business
such privilege as has been secured
~ the Traction Company.
The tearing up and the grading
of the Greenwood road to accOmmO-
late the Traction Company should
never have been tolerated, and while
he TRACTION Company's right to the
Greenwood road is in a sense limit
ess, il could have been compelled 10
Follow the natural grade Of the
roadway a., it would street in
Who is responsible?
Not the State Fair Association.
The responsibility must rest With
he city.
Tn the agreement il is stated that
he State Fair Association must
Gear its share of the expenses arls-
ng from the placing Of this road
way in a condition for travel.
Why should this association be-
'eqlIlred to pay any part OE the
work On This highway?
And if this highway is not put in
I condition for travel in time for
he Fair. who will suffer?
Not The city, but The association.
1t can not be denied successfully
hat The abscnreIof prudence. fore
sight or plain bJsiness "eumption
is accountable for the condition
As specified hy advertisement the
lily is to receive bids for gfaNrlng
This roadway. The bids are to b.
opened on Oct. i3. Should the bids
be unsatlsfactory the city will do
The work. Tie. Fair is TO open on
Saturday. Nov. ). In the meantime