The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-24
While The Crop Has Been Big The Demand Bigger
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we'll as the equipment used in such

"eIi as tH6 equipment used IN such
operation.
thl That al or ncar the town or
village Of Grand Ecore n the Parish Of
| NatcmtQches, The stream Of Red River
parallels the track Cf the said railroad
for some distance, and owing TO the
cavlng banks It has been necessary to
move the track of SAID railroad and
owing to recent caving in the banks of
the said river it is again necessary to
remove sad tracks and acquire a new
night OF way on which to locate the
same and this expenditure alone vour
petitioner believes, and therefore AYERS,
Will cost Il considerable sum, much
more than he has on hand or is able to
acquire IN order to place said track in
q condition 50 .hdt it would be safe for
the operation Of trains thereon.
~ And as further reason why
the certificate Of convenience herein
applied for should be granted he shows
that It he is forced to operate said
railroad between the towns of Bien-
vile and the town of Natchitoches, as
aforesaid, that the loss from such
operation and the damage to the equip
ment OF sad company Will be so great
as to actually disable him from the
OiJci 1. tlOii vi ItlH entire llne.
% That while ne is now operating
trains on said railroad 10 the village Of
Chestnut III the Parish of. Natchito-
ches and while under great efforts on
his part he might he able to operate
SAID line to the town OF Chestnut which
is between the town Of Bienville and
the town Of Natchitoches, yet in his
opinion he does net believe that such
operation VIII be profitable or prove
profitable to the said Railroad Com
pany, but in any event permission
should be granted him to abandon ~tllat
portion Of sad railroad between the
said town or village of Chestnut and
the said town of Natchtoches in the
Parish of Natchitoches, State Of Louis
lana.
(k) That that portion of said line
extending from Magnolia, Arkansas
to t4ibsiand. Louisiana. is thickly set
tied and IS productive Of profitable
income under normal conditions, but
such income will be lost if the opera
tons OF said roadroad are continued
as a whole, especially tnat portion
thereof lying between the said town Of
bienvllie and the said town of Natchi-
toches, and obligations will be incurred
III such operations beyond the power
OF your applicant to pay or reimburse
IN the operation Of said road.
Z. That your applicant has presen-
ted his application, to the District
sffo AEsSSss.
Western District Of Louisiana for au-
thoriry to cease operating said road
and that the said District Court of the
United States for the Western District
OF Louisiana referred SAID application
to the Railroad Commission of the
State OF Louisiana for its recommen-
dation and advise and the said Rail-
road Commission of Louisiana after
having considered the same entered It's
order as herelDtOioie referred to ald
your applicant now Gesle es that this
honorable Commission order a hearing
to be had on this application, after 10
tlce to the Governor Of the State Of
Louisiana aud to such other parties as
1t may deem Interested in the quest ION
OF the abandonment Of sad portion of
SAID llne at such time and place as to
Ii seems best.
and your applicant prays that after
SAID hearing Is duly had that certlti-
cate Of pubic convenience and neCes
slty be granted 10 him under Para,
graphs IL and p inclusive of Section
one Of the Interstate Commerce Act
as amended by the iransI Ortatlop act
OF 1920, authorizing and empowering
him to abandon SAID POI tion of sad
line OF the said Louisiana & Northwest
Railroad Company between the town
of Bienyilie and the town of Natchto-
ches. as hereinbefore set forth or in
any event permitting and granting
him authority to abandon that portion
of said line between the village Of
Chestnut and the town Of Natchito-
Gees in the Parish of Natchitoches, and
for such further orders and relief and
DEGREES as the facts may justify and
for general relief.
(Signed) E. r. BERNSTEIN
Receiver
(Signed) J. D. WILKINSON
His Attorney.
State Of Louisiana
Parish OF Natchitoches
Personally came and appeared be-
fore me, the undersigned Notary Pub
lie, in and for said Parish and State.
E. K. Bernstein who being by me No.
tary, first duly sworn, deposes and
says: That he is the Receiver for the
Louisiana & Northwest Railroad Com
pany and the applicant in the above
and foregoing application, and that all
the facts setiorth and allegations con-
tanned therein are true and correct.
tSigned) E. r. BERNSTEIN
Sworn to and subscribed before me
on this the 2lst day of February, 1921.