The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-06-19
THURSDAY JUNE 10 1913.
CELEBRATE NEW
RAILROAD JUNE 20,
PRESIDENT Ed. KENNEDY OF o. & N. Z
MAKES SUGGESTIONS.
Shows How Road From Orange to St
LOUIS Will Shorten Distance 1877
Miles When Completed.

Special to The Enterprise
Orange, Tex, June 8.-Presi
dent Ed. Kennedy of the Orange
& Northeastern railroad, appears
to be very optimistic regarding
prospects for advantageous pro-
noting of his scheme of creating
a direct railway line from Orange
to St. Louis that would be shorter
by 1917 miles than any other line
from st. Louis to deep water
points.
Mr.. Kennedy suggests that June
20 would be very appropriate
time for the celebration of the
event of dirt breaking on the route
between the Southern Pacific rail
road at Vinton and Port Orange.
He states that the citizens of Lees,
vile and Natchitoches to whom
invitations have been extended by
the Orange Commercial club to
visit Orange and inspect the deep
water possibilities, would be glad
to make their visit on the date SET
for this dirt breaking celebration,
and that Vinton citizens would
also participate. by at least 1OC
strong in the festivities of that
day.
President Kennedy suggests that
June 20 would be an appropriate
day from that standpoint that the
grading crews working under Con
tractor feathers on the grade be-
tween Vinton and Niblett's Bluff.
will have completed that part OF
the job by that time and will be
ready to undertake the Orange
end of the grading.
Mr.. Kennedy stated that the
grade work so far was from -four
to six feet high, the crown beng
Is feet with base sufficiently wide
to support. The culverts ant
bridges have also been built alons
the route. Within less than TIVE
weeks the first six miles of roat
will be completed, with the excep
ton of the laying of the steel
arrangements having been par
italy perfected for the steel
Mr.. Kennedy states that he sue
ceeded in securing deeds to al
right of way and has secured al
told in taxes, bonuses and money
$486, 900. He states that the Win
ton people have subscribed an
paid in cash $4,000
Other features of the road pre-
position discussed bv Mr.. Kennel
this afternoon were regardin
prospects for connecting with othe
railroad lines that would mean til
addition of large territories to tn
wholesale and jobbing trade c
this city. He said that the pros
poets for making connections vii
a new line of the Cotton Belt raj
road from White City to Lees
vile, were very promising; that 4
Natchltoches, u CITY with popl
lation of $4,000, his road woul
make connection with two brancht
of the Texas & Pacific railroad
one line going to Alexandria an
the other to Shreveport. At tn
point the road will connect wit
the Louisiana Northwestern goin
to Mcneil, Ark. Through til
connection it is proposed to exten
the line to st. Louis and thereb
accomplish the short line betwee
that city and deep water |
Orange.
In counting up accomplishment
in the promotion of the Orange
Northeastern railroad, Presidel
Kennedy said that after the wor
progressed to a certain stage, Il
30. mile stretch OF the Gulf, Sabir
& Red River railroad which h'
already been laid with standal
weight steel. would become a pa
of the system; that seven miles I
the route beginning at Vintic
had been graded, which added