The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-08-27
The Northern Railroad.

Editors, aud others, Of vhicl, party
the True Delta was one. lie says
The road passes mostly through
draary swamps, until il reaches Fass
Manchae, which is crossed by bridge
evincing considerable skill in it's con
qtruetion. After the Pass is crossed,
there comes another immense swamp,
entirely destitute Of any thing pleas
ing 10 the eve,
About ten miles beyond tho Pass
commence the riney woods Here
the land is high aud dry, aud the tall
pines and groon surface impart some
relief to The eye. The further the
roaI proceeds The more undulating the
country becomes
In This We must confess orr predic
ton has fnilnl When The line was
first marked ont through The eastern
sWamrs in violation If The expressed
! will f the Greu railroad convention
held in New Orleans, we predicted
that the work would never reach the
State line Had the company been
| half as much interested IN lands 9tpne
/ tFe coast, "a they have been in the
Swamp Lands in the lale region, the
idea IT building a railroad through
such a soctinn If country ~ the Great
Northern occupies would have been
regarded as simply ridiculous. The
work however is now finished, and we
wish it success We hope the enter
prising gentlemen who have taken it
Though, will reap the reward Of Vir-
tue. There is an able article in the
lfelioiana Wing ,f the 18Th inst in
reference to lateral branch to the
main trunk Of the road from Greens
burg to that place The writer says
that on an cir line the distance does
not measure over % miles. and he es-
Inmates the cost upon data furnish by
Col Campbell for our lateral at
2loo, 800. If this be- really the case,
and the parish Of Fast Fo|iciana will
do haf as much as the city Of Baton
Rouge and Parish is willing to do, .
railroad could be constructed in the !
direction Of Clinton via Baton Rouge
ut about the same cost. that Is est,ma- !
tod for the road IN the direction of
Springfield This city has, by popu-
lar vote expressed its willingness to
take in its corporate name 800 600 Of
the stock, and We have eyory reason to
believe that the Parish will take nm
equal amount What will Clinton
and Fast Fellciana do that We may
convert the Plank road into a rail
road Nov is the time to speak out
The author Of the article in the
Wing, speaking Of The ways and
means in that Parish saws
We entertain no shadow Of
doubt Of the prompt realization pf the
sum needed whenever the opportunity
IS afforded for subscribing. If Mr Nh
tern"tfnc Is s"hmnued NJ muyiug
FIR sfock ctther m moncv, IaLor pr
uegyDcS.
The popnlatlon between Clinton
and either point Of intersection with
the main trunk, it is true, is not
dense, but the planters tast If Us are
generally fee from debt, and while
there arc not many largo capitalists
them, there arc many who can
give the proposed work very material
a'd, particularly fpermltted to pay for
their stock in the aIternal
The Seventh Annual Exhibition of
the Maryland Institute for the promo
ton Of the mechanic arts, will take
place on the 18th Of Sept, at BALI
more. Mechanics, manufacturers, in
vcutors and others Of the country are
invited to avail themselves of the op-
portnnlty Afforded to display their