The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10

Income Oh the whole railroad has eX
JStcd and that deficit has been du,
IN large to the ightness of traffic
upon the lower end of said road, that
H9to say, between the Town of Bien.
vile in the Parish of Bienville and
the Town Of Natchitoches in the Par
i$h Of Natchitoches which, said condi.
ton cannot be relieved by an increase
IN rates, curtailment of services O,
otherwise.
(c), That the aforesaid conditions
have heretofore deferred and as youl
applicant believes will continue to deter
all persons who might be interested in
acquiring the property from becoming
the purchaser thereof, and your peti
toner ayers as fact that the said
railroad cannot be sold for an amount
sufficient to pay the obligations of the
Receiver unless and until the portion
thereof hereinabove referred to is
abandoned and operations thereon dis,
continued. c5
(O. 9That the portion of said line
between the said Town of Bienville and
the said Town Of Natchitoches, Louis
lana, is not productive of any sub.
stantial income to said road hut on
The contrary was operated at a loss
and has been operated at loss
throughout the period Of said Receiver
ship. "
(e). That the territory served b!
said railroad between the Town o.
Bienville and the Town Of Natchitoches
is not thickly settled; that very few
if any, industries of any consequence
are located upon said portion of the
line and that there is no indication
that said portion Of the railroad will
ever produce an income sufficient tt
justify the operation of trains there
on. %
f). That said railroad as whole
IS being conducted and operated at a
loss the annual income therefrom be
ing insufficient to properly maintai
and conduct the same, and your ap
p'icant is unable to pay the debts OF
the receivership Of said company gu,
Of the funds derived from the opera
lions thereof.
(g). That said portion Of said rail
way line between the said Town OF
Bienville and the said Town OF Nat
chit0ches, Louisiana is in a dangerous
and wretched condition; it's roadbed is
in urgent need Of repair and its con
tinued operation is unsafe to pas
sengers travelling thereon and to EN-
ployees engaged In the operation OF
said road and your applicant is with
out the necessary funds or income
to repair or place said railroad in a
condition where it can be operated
without great danger to the employees
and the travelling public as we'll as
the equipment used in such operation.
(h). That at or near the Town OF
Village of Grand Ecore in the Parish
Vt Natchitoches, the stream Of Red
River parallels the track Of the said
railroad for some distance, and ow
ing to the caving banks it has been
necessary to move the track Of sale
railroad and owing to recent caving in
the banks of the said river 1t is again
necessary to remove said tracks and
acquire a new right Of way on which
to lcate the same and this expenditure
alone your petitioner believes, and
therefore AYERS, will cost consider.
able sum, much more than he has OF
hand or is able to acquire in order to
place said track in condition so that
it would be safe for the operation OF
trains thereon.
(i). And as further reason why
the certificate Of convenience herein
applied for should be granted he shows
that if he is forced to operate said
railroad between the Towns Of BEN
vile and the Town Of Natchitoches.
as aforesaid, that the loss from such
operation and the damage to equip
ment of. said Company will be SO
great as to actually disable him from
the operation Of the entire line.
ID. That while he is now operat-
ing trains on said railroad to the
Village Of Chestnut in the Parish Of
Natchitoches and while under great
efforts on his part he might be able
to operate said line to the Town OF
Chestnut which is between the Town
Of Bienville and the Town Of Natchi1
toches, yet In his opinion he does not
believe that such operation will BID
profitable or prove profitable to the
said Railroad Company, but in any
event permission should be granted
him to abandon that portion Of said
railroad between the said Town OF
Village Of Chestnut and the said Town
Of Natchitoches in the Parish Of Nat
chitoches, State Of Louisiana.
(k). That that portion of said line
extending from Magnolia, Arkansas to
Gibsland, Louisiana, Is thickly settled
and is productive Of a profitable in,
come under normal conditions, but
such income will be lost II the opera.
tons of said railroad are continued as
whole especially that portion there
Of lying between the said Town Oh
Bienville and the said Town Of Natchi.
toches, and obligations will be incur
red In such operations beyond the pow.
er Of your applicant to pay OF REIN.
b'lrse In the operation Of said road. 3
II That your applicant has present.
ed his application to the District Court
Of the United States for the Western
District Of Louisiana for authority to