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In 1898, Edenborn had launched construction of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, which extended from [[Shreveport]] to [[New Orleans]] and linked areas of his adopted state where the lack of transportation had prevented the development of industry. The railroad cost some $20 million. The project pumped $50 million into the state's economy. The obituary describes Edenborn as "fearless in this giant undertaking and was entirely unaided by finances other than his own."<ref name=obit/> In addition to Emden in Winn Parish, the Edenborns maintained a residence in New Orleans, where they spent most of their later years to be near the railroad business office.<ref name=findagrave/>​

In 1898, Edenborn had launched construction of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, which extended from [[Shreveport]] to [[New Orleans]] and linked areas of his adopted state where the lack of transportation had prevented the development of industry. The railroad cost some $20 million. The project pumped $50 million into the state's economy. The obituary describes Edenborn as "fearless in this giant undertaking and was entirely unaided by finances other than his own."<ref name=obit/> In addition to Emden in Winn Parish, the Edenborns maintained a residence in New Orleans, where they spent most of their later years to be near the railroad business office.<ref name=findagrave/>​

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He was also a chairman of the board of the Kansas City Southern Railroad.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0811FA345811738DDDAF0894DD405B808CF1D3|title=Kansas City Southern; John Lambert Succeeds William Edenborn as Chairman of the Board|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=May 6, 1900|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}</ref> With William Buchanan and Harvey C. Couch, Edenborn also owned the short-line, the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.amazon.com/Louisiana-Arkansas-Railway-Regional-Railroads/dp/0875802192|author=James R. Fair|title=The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway: The Story of a Regional Line|publisher=Northern Illinois University Press|date=1997| 158 pp.; ISBN 0-87580-219-2|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}</ref>​

He was also a chairman of the board of the Kansas City Southern Railroad.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0811FA345811738DDDAF0894DD405B808CF1D3|title=Kansas City Southern; John Lambert Succeeds William Edenborn as Chairman of the Board|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=May 6, 1900|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}</ref> With William Buchanan and Harvey C. Couch, Edenborn also owned the short-line, the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.amazon.com/Louisiana-Arkansas-Railway-Regional-Railroads/dp/0875802192|author=James R. Fair|title=The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway: The Story of a Regional Line|publisher=Northern Illinois University Press|date=1997|ISBN 0-87580-219-2|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}</ref>​

On May 9, 1903, Edenborn organized the Louisiana Railway & Navigation Co. Later that year he built a branch line from Aloha to Winnfield, Louisiana. In 1909  

On May 9, 1903, Edenborn organized the Louisiana Railway & Navigation Co. Later that year he built a branch line from Aloha to Winnfield, Louisiana. In 1909  

C. Geoffrey Mangin, in an article in ''[[North Louisiana History]],'' a journal published at Louisiana State University at Shreveport, refers to Edenborn as a "robber baron."<ref>C. Geoffrey Mangin, "A Robber Baron in Louisiana: William Edenborn," ''[[North Louisiana History]]'' Vol. 3, Nos. 2–3 (Spring-Summer 2002), pp. 66–76.</ref>​

C. Geoffrey Mangin, in an article in ''[[North Louisiana History]],'' a journal published at Louisiana State University at Shreveport, refers to Edenborn as a "robber baron."<ref>C. Geoffrey Mangin, "A Robber Baron in Louisiana: William Edenborn," ''[[North Louisiana History]]'' Vol. 3, Nos. 2–3 (Spring-Summer 2002), pp. 66–76.</ref>​

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==Sedition Act of 1918==

==Sedition Act of 1918==