Title: RaildRoad Gossip 8/9/1879.
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Blog Entry: The following is from the Lafayette Advertiser published August 9, 1879. RAILROAD GOSSIP Col. Adams, President of the La. Western Railroad, was in our town last Saturday. He was here in the interest of his road, and, it was rumored on the streets, for the purpose of locating the depot at this place. We could not learn whether or not an agreement was arrived at. We learned that there was a strike among the workmen on the railroad at Lake Charles a few days ago, but owing to the "shotgun quarantine" at that place, in the interest of Galveston, we are unable to give any of the particulars. Mr. J. G. Parkerson, who is connected with the La. Western road, left here last Wednesday morning for the vicinity of Lake Charles, but we scarcely think that he will venture within range of the "quarantine sharp-shooters," as he would make an excellent target to practice upon at long range. Capt. Bradshaw's convict force are at work on road near Pouppeville, twenty five miles west of this place, and the other convict force that have been at work between Lake Charles and the Mermentau river, have reached that stream and are now at work throwing up the embankment of the road on the west side. Owing to wants of ties and iron the Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad have not yet completed their road to New Iberia. It is hinted that there is great mis-management connected with this--that somebody is making more money out of it than they should. Col. P. Thompson, one of the engineers of the road, was here Last Tuesday and made some measurements at the crossing on the Bayou Vermilion, for the purposes connected with the building of the bridge. If the quarantine regulations should become strict and continue for any length of time the building of these two railroads will be retarded greatly . Well, it seems that connecting New Orleans to Houson via Vermilionville was more complicated than we might have imagined.
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