New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-01
Baton Rouge Correspondence.
Correspondents OF tb, er.sttut.

goruspon1Ertt OF tbs SYesttut.
BAroH RousE, February ~, 1853.
/ am more and more convinced that there are any
friends Of railroad from New 0reans to this place living
in the city they had better the enterprise on
their account and the getting of enough
stock taken 10 accomplish it. Az have in former
letter the objection urged against this is the
that Il will excite jealousy the part country
it Ia thought ty hem that the enterprise should
be stated here when the city could in and take
enough shares finish It, There need ofany such
There would be Of the feelings which
sppTehended II the directors Of the Jackson road wish
branch here let them do itso far from meeting
with Jealousy opposition they will be warmly seconded
Or If the Carroton Company extended theirs until IL
reached hsre there would objections raised BY all
odds however in my opinion at least the best plan would
he TO form separate and distinct company having
connection with or Interests in adverse TO the
companies already in existence There would then be
Wholesome rivalry among all Of them which would great
iy the plsasantae safety and rapidity Of
travel and being in ways the suspicion
Of monopoly would be preyentsd-whchis is great desd-
erstum. Besides all which there would be plenty for all
| Of them to do.
The oijsetior anl 1t h paramount one this roads
being intersection of the jackson trnil "a the
couatry through which lis to pass Runnag far back
from the sugar region the planters the river not
be advantaged BY it in the least What is wanted above
eyerytipg else Is genuine coast road-a road which
passing in the front Immediately in the Of the
plantations the would insure the owners there
II safe and rapid transportation their large freghs
at much cheaper than those they compelled
to pay and give them falling and hourly eommu-
ncaon between the:f residences and the mart Of their
produce
great wonder that such road has been built
these many years The country through which it would
teeming with population and vastly productive
seems particularly destined for this Of carrying
The expense Of would be- comparatively speaking.
trfing There eTeis make no bridges to con
struet. tunnels cut Bnbroken plain which
little grading would prepare the supersruc-
To the planters along its route the advantages
would be nealculable and to those living at both ends
they would be equally great Here the whole neighbor
hood for miles around, which lies uDcutvated aud
almost waste would be taken NJ summer-resilerce
for the inhabitants New Orleans The value Of prop
ery from this alone would be greatly increased
and made saeable. An active industrious and
telligent population would be added that livn.
heresocety would augment greatly and be- necessarily
mproyedthe wants Of transient people better supplied
the appliances Of comfort greatly increased and thes
added the natural advantages Of the place The
Seat of Government would be fixed here for all time eom
and this city made the most beautiful in the Southern
country To the people in New Orleans eountry-resi
dence within short would be taken advantage O
with great avidy; denizens Of cities necessarily
fond Of that relaxation from the toll and trouble ineide.4
to .ity life which The fresh air Of tha country and
jaunt of few hours always gives 1t would afford then
healthy retreat in summer within striking distance
their business any time where they could rsase the1d
selves under their vine and fgtree and them
selves while still attending 70 business.
These advantages can be and appreciated by an
one who will look at the subject with half eye L
New Orleans have already begun to consider IT,
there are some who would do all in their pawer
hiring the matter about But the misfortune is
already you that those who able underta
1t have the time and those who have the
able while the great majority although alive to the tru
ne what has been said, and although they would ia
stock perhaps to the amount Of their means are ot
=, ing to take active part in starting it.
Whether the road could be built not could easily
asccrtaneI in a very short while. If any eompa
would organize, or if any of the company organiz
would and active intelligent understanding VT
ali he was about along the coast with instructions to stop
every plantation and house along and
% from the Inhabitants how much each would suhscr
in weeks be would return New Orleans with sn
cen daa upon which to found the certainty or irapos
bity of carrying the plan Talking is going
I'd do it without work The trip will have TO be made
y the road is determined upon. Why not make it
Why not make the thing certain before taking ste
Baton Rouge will subscribe and subscribe lbersHy, az
for any feeling Of jealousy the people viii be too gt
to get the road TO think of that. And from what hay
of the planters the coast they all extreme
anxious for it, Why of your capitalists tss
- the matter in hand at oncel CEpnIc