The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-10
WANT SQUARE DEAL
FROM THE Y. { M. Y.

1t appears to us that it is about time
for the people of Woodville and Bayou
Sara and those living along the rail-
road between the two towns to get to-
gether in an effort to force the Yazoo
& Mississippi Valley Railroad Compa-
ny to build their track below Bayou
Sara above the high water mark in or
der that traffic will not be stopped as
it is at present. Last year this Sec
ton was bottled up for six weeks and
the prospects are that we will be tied
up this year about the same length of
time. In order to avoid this all that
will be necessary for the railroad to do
will be to build up about mile or two
of their track so that it will be above
the high water. The Railroad Commits
sions of the two states should have
their attention called to this matter in
order that the conditions may be rem
edied.- Woodville Republican.
The True Democrat heartily con.
ours with its neighbor up the road in
the suggestion that something should
be done to wake up the management
of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
Railroad, since its own business inter
ests do not seem to be capable of do
ing SO. This is the second time within
less than IL months that the road has
been put out of direct communication
between New Orleans and Woodville,
with all the thousand and one dis
tresses, inconvenience and expense
that such a condition entails upon
travel and business between these two
terminal points, and in fact to all per-
sons residing above Bayou Sara.
Here the fact that the La. Railway
and Navigation Co. has raised its
tracks, so that one train a day is pos
sible, has to some extent mitigated
the nuisance of having gap in the
IY. & M. " service. But the condi-
lions above on the latter road are in
convenient in the extreme.
And there seems to be no hope OF
improvement in future, as the floods
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The Y. & M. " should, as the L. r. &
N. has done, raise it's track. The dis
lance is only about two miles, and I'M
interrupted transit would be assured
despite high water each year. Or does
the Y. & M. V. intend to produce the
Inference that the business is not worth
the extra expense, or that since the
lpeople of Woodville and the country
above Bayou Sara are entirely depend
lent on this road that it can give any
Iold service that seems good or con-
venient to the road alone?
| Which is it? In all friendliness to
the road, we must advance the remind
er that even the worm will turn, and
the high-spirited Woodville people
have before this boycotted the road
We do not say that they will now, but
in these days the conditions are more
favorable for such course than they
were then. The wisest course certain
| ly is that the road should in order to
have and keep friends show Itself
, friendly. 1t should raise its track
where needed, and thus be prepared t6
hold the patronage and keep it salts
fled. That there may be no doubt upoI
the subject, the people of Woodville
Bayou Sara st. Francisville and points
between should get together and make
formal request for this plain neces
sity.
J. The answer the road makes will de
termine among other things its real at
titude to this section Of its territory.
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