road ▁and ▁the ▁S ante ▁Fe ▁Railway ▁ran ▁through ▁Der id der . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁Long - B ell ▁Company ▁bought ▁out ▁two ▁mill s ▁of ▁the ▁Brad ley - R am sey ▁L umber ▁Company ▁in ▁Lake ▁Charles . ▁This ▁included ▁ ▁and ▁ 3 6 ▁miles ▁of ▁the ▁Lake ▁Charles ▁and ▁Le es ville ▁rail road ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Lake ▁Charles ▁and ▁Northern ▁Rail road . ▁This ▁purchase ▁included ▁seven ▁locomot ives ▁and ▁ 1 2 0 ▁log ▁cars ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 8 . 5 9 9 ▁miles ▁of ▁tracks . ▁The ▁new ▁rail ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁System ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Pacific ▁Company . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁a ▁new ▁location ▁( sections ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁ 3 0 , ▁town ship ▁ 5 , ▁of ▁range ▁ 8 ▁west ) ▁was ▁cleared ▁along ▁the ▁route ▁for ▁the ▁Long ville ▁Long ▁Le af ▁L umber ▁Company ▁and ▁town . ▁The ▁company ▁built ▁the ▁three - story , ▁ 6 0 - room ▁" S ou thern ▁Hotel ", ▁ 1 6 3 ▁c ott ages ▁for ▁workers , ▁a ▁large ▁comm iss ary ▁with ▁$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁worth ▁of ▁supplies , ▁an ▁elementary ▁and ▁high ▁school , ▁a ▁complete ▁machine ▁shop , ▁round house , ▁car ▁repair ▁shop , ▁and ▁black sm ith ▁shop . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁two - story ▁fire ▁department ▁building