St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-11
Citizens of Folsom, Coving-
ton, Abita, Vaudeville,
Join In Protesting
NEW SCHEDULE
HAMPERS BUSINESS
Transfer at North Slidell An
Inconvenience to Tray
cling Public

Fred. J. Heintz, chairman of the
committee appointed by the Associa-
ton of Commerce to look into the
| changes IN service of the N. o. G, N.
RalIroad, has prepared the following
petition to be presented to the Com
mission, in an effort to get relief:
To the Honorable Members of the
Louisiana Public Service Commits
sion, Baton Rouge, La.
A petition and protest of the citi-
zens Of Folsom, Covington, Abitn
and Vaudeville, st. Tammany parish
State of Louisiana, through their un-
dersigned attorney, with respect,
represents:
l. That the New Orleans Great
er, as far as petitioners and protest.
ants can find out, without any au-
Northern Railroad, common carri-
thority from the Louisiana Public
Service Commission, have made
changes:
First-1n its passenger schedule.
Second-1n its freight schedule.
2. Your petitioners and protest.
ants show that the said common
carrier has, by an order issued, COM
PEELED the passengers on the "Shore
Line Branch" going to New Orleans,
and the passengers coming out Of
New Orleans, and going to points on
the Shore Line" to transfer at
North Slidell, instead of coming on
through train, as they did before
said order was issued.
3. Your petitioners and protest
ants further show that the transfer
from one train to another is great
inconvenience to the patrons of the
road, for the reason that the facili-
ties at North Slidell are not such as
to give said patrons OF the New Or
leans Great Northern Roalroad all
Of the conveniences and accommoda-
tions to which they are entitled un-
der the law.
4. That the depot at North Sill
dell is a small wooden structure, and
in case of rain would not accommo-
date the passengers, and that the
waiting room, in case OF rain and in
winter would have the effect of herd
ing the passengers in a small room,
to the great inconvenience of the
travelling public.
5. Your petitioners and protest
ants further Show that the said COM
mon carriel has changed its freight
and passenger service to great in
convenience and damage to the
patrons receiving and shipping
freight from points along the "Shore
Line which schedule, if allowed to
continue, would endanger the busi-
ness enterprises that the patrons re-
ferred to herein are interested in.
Wherefore, the premises consider
ed, your petitioners and protestants
pray that if the said New Orleans
Great Northern Railroad had no
right under the law to make the
above two referred to charges, that
the said common carrier be ordered
to show cause why they should not
restore the same pass
enger service and freight service,
and that il they have violated any law
or rule Of the Louisiana Public Ser
vice Commission, that they be pun
ished for contempt, and in the al
tentative, that II they did not have
a right to make said two changes
the permission Of the said
Louisiana Public Service Commis-
sion, your petitioners and protestants !
protest against the same and ask
your honorable body, after a COM
p1ete hearing Of the matter, to COM
pei the said common carrier, the
said New Orleans Great Northern
Railroad, to restore the service, both |
passenger and freight, to which they
were accustomed before the said |
changes.