New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-30

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One stSrts from st. Louis, crossing the Rocky
Mountains, and portion Of 1t 10 now in the full
tide Of . successful beginning From the enter
prise which IL at the foundation Of this road,
and the vast intsrssH which will be effected by
Its failure or success, the greatest efforts will be
| made to brlsSis V On early completion. With
a vast ospisal ct command much will be done,
but Il may wen BE- doubted, that laboring I'M
der the disadvantages Of running through a
mountainous country. and region Of last
ing SHOWS it can be ever made available for
all the required purposes. ss a+ sEas ~
Other routes have greatly the advantage over
it in point of facility Of construction and Of a
climate free from the Instructions Of frosts and
SHOWS. We refer to the Opelousas project and
to the route running from vicksburg, through
Shreveport and into Texas. Over greater
portion of this route the grades will be light,
and the cutting and filling equally so. Under
the management Of strong capitalists the work
progresses rapidly. When finished, this road
will be an important feeder to the great COM
mercial interests Of NewOrleans. r-' r
Nearer home we have the pet project Of
persevering few who have the interests of our
city at heart--the Opelousas and Great Western
Railroad. Started with small means and against
the opposition of powerful interests in other
quarters, it has progressed slowly but steadily,
and now begins to present the aspect Of veri-
table and feasible enterprise. The grading has
already been done on something like fifty miles
Of the line, and the rails have been laid over
seventeen miles. Cars are upon this portion Of
the track and are running daily. By the be-
ginning Of next season the sugar crop of the
Opelousas district will be conveyed by it to our
port, and thence the work will be steadily on
ward, connecting with auxiliary branches in
Texas, that will make up a continuous line to
Ell Paso. Over all this route there will be light
grades, and timber enough is found along the
line for all purposes The wild lands through
which it will pass are sufficient for people in
numbers equal to those inhabiting several of
our most populous States. The people of Texas
are fully awakened to the Importance of this
road. On every hand projects are on foot for
constructing lateral and auxiliary lines, and
by the time the Opelousas enterprise is well
completed, there will be others meeting it from
the westward that will complete the connection
across the entire breadth of the Texan territory.
There can be no question that the true route
to the Pacific is through Texas and Ell Paso to
San Diego, and that the Opelousas Railroad is
the beginning of this mighty enterprise. Both
climate, soil, and the Typographical formation of
the country point to the route of this road as
the favored channel of communication between
the Eastern and Western coasts of the United
States. While more Northern routes are SUBJ
ject to Instructions from SHOWS and ice, this
passes through temperate region where frost
is never known. While there, mountains are to
be scaled and deserts crossed, here only slight
elevations are met with, and country is ira
versed inferior in fertility to none in the world
Added to these advantages the Southern road is
already half completed. From the Eastern
seaboard to Mobile. the connection is all but per-
fected, and but a short time is wanting to make
it entire With these advantages in favor of
the Southern route, nothing but the most mex
cusable inactivity can prevent New Orleans
from reaping all the vast advantages arising
from direct communication with the Pacific
coast.
1t is for the Southern people to say whether |
he benefits offered by this route and now with |
n their grasp, shall be taken advantage of.
texas is moving calamity in the matter. Let |
aew Orleans do her part and her triumph will |
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