Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-05-29
Rail Roads.

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@. Delta treating Of he subject Of the Nes
Orleans, jackson and Northern tail Road
takes Tile ground that il can be constructs
for less, If brought via Baton Rouge an,
Nutclezs than If built ON an air Lille ffon
New Orleans to Jackson. lie also uive
sofie valuable hints iii relation to Raj
KoHds taking those routes which will pus
best, keeping in VIEW the length Of roat
and cost W construction. This Ii TIL
true view Of the subject and commend
itself to the reason Of oil thinking men,
II y clear to every rational mind that /
the said Rail Road company can bnilt
this road via Baton Rouge and Natchez
al d less cost, Of even the same cost, good
policy would dictate that route as tile
proper Die to take, and If the Company
would answer the public demands, secure
their own interest, they will certainly pom.
der well the arguments la favor Of this
route. The river route thus PROPOSED,
will cut all the most ~populous and coinl-
inercial and farming portions Of Louisiana
aud Mississippi, and afford many facilities
for building which eanilot be had Id d
more interior section. Besides some por-
tons Of the line eati BIO made available
fer Use and snilrces of profit to the Com.
pany In less than six months from this
time. Thus, there are tliirty-fonf miles Of
road alrealy in. operation from Bayou
Sara to Woodville, which only needs the
4. rail laid down in place of that now In
use, to be as fine a section Of Rail Road
us any III the country. This is a strong
indlicelnent to the New Orleanspomp any.
but to make the case still stronger, 1t il
said tllpt from Natehez on towards Jack.
son some fofty.five miles have been graded
for d long time, and tweniy.f four Of II have
been In running order for a good while,
!" all of which can be had for the mere
askiig." This ID eeftainly a strong argti.
ineiit, as they get So miles OF finished road.
Oh their own terms, ready for their own
use and benefit, with 20 miles more grad
cd ready for the superstruotpie. The cost
Of Rail Roads In mississippi and North
ern Louisiana cannot be run above 800.
900 per mile, but / am satisfied it will not
be over $4,000. Here then are 80 miles
Of road almost ready finished, traversing
some Of the best portions of Mississippi
and touching Louisiana, to be had at q
thereby saving to the Company at
least one million and . quarter Of dollars.
the doubtful advantage Of d thirty
mile shorter fine. The face Of the conn-
Try between the northern line Of Louisiana
and the Manchac, along the ridge lands,
viii admit of long airlinea thus enabling
The cars to attain great speed. and 1t may
well be questioned whether the short
route across Lake Mnurepas dc, can be
in less time than the proposed, via
Baton Rouge and Natehez. : Ii looking
the subject Of rail roads In the South.
sfn States, my mind has been forcibly
impressed with the many advantages Of
cred here, over our Northern neiglibors,
who are pushing their enterprises forward
With such vigor and determination. We
ave no high mountains Of rock and clay
o tunnel or %eircutnvant at vast expense
md labor; we have no foalning torrents
0 bridge. nor wild and deep vallies to en-
'ank and level up we have no rocky soils
3 blast away inch by inch, at q progress
4 the snail's pace, and even our forests
present far less obstacles and greater
ABILITIES than those of the North, to the
numbering tread Of our rail road system.
Ien Of the Magnolia State, awake to the
destiny that awaits you and seize
he advantages thus placed IL your grasp,
Or a glorious future. MARQUIS.
Cot J. II. DAsrN.-The New Orleans
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