New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-08
New Orleans and Mobile Railroad

Me-. Edtor-1 have had occasion in the proeeediny
to notice the various objections urged by
zen to the submission Of the question to the neonla
whether the city subscription should be made TO tbis
terprise have been under the necessity now of reft
Ing the objection that private were
WIN tne enterprise and then of satisfying Ctixen that
private interests were and ought to be connected with
agreed with him fully that it would he dsastrors tn
political corporation to have the management and
troi OF pubic works yet found myself in next
compelled to satisfy him that the division of power In the
number of directors to city and stockholders by which
the control was given to the latter Just and eonabe
Following him through these inconsistent pronostons
came to the proyso relating the earnings of the m
soao during the construction and think must salts.
hea tne pupnc and even Gitzenh that this was lust
after TINS there remains nothing to notice but the oec
tons that sufficient information not been laid beora
the public by the company as to the plans and fas;b;
of the road.
regret to be compelled here to complain of the nm
fairness OF this writer approaching almost to willfu mis-
representation A writer, be he anonymous owes
respect to himself if not to the pubc which should for
pa MN from making any statements that be sub
santlated 1t is stated by him, in his first copmunica
ton that the memorial of the directors Of the Company
deals in generaties y that the surveys referred 10
safeykfed over the Southern Bank not deemed
proper or necessary to lay its results before the Council
and peope Now the memorial thus referred to- printed
in all the public prints and distributed in pamphlet form
among the Aldermen states at page thai !. Tho
rough survey of the contemplated line of road to ascer
tain the practicabty of the work and its cost the sr
Veys drawings field notes profes estimates of icb
together with the Engineers reports, [made ont WITH
great completeness and accuracy are roy ,Yadn "a, IN
sectto at the office Of e Company in the First Distrot
over Lue southern BaDk HIS cOmplaint hat thp die
tance is not stated that indicated or pro
misses that Will satisfy us that the will be built or in
what tmeafter stating the distance to be 40 miles
the memorial proceeds: The final point to ascertain
them was whether suitable persons could be found to
contract !or the work satisfactory evidence this will
he lutnshed to the committee to whom the Common
council may conclude to refer this matter and from
which IL will appear that the entire work be completed
within two and a half years atfurthest" Z"
These assertions frequently made. that feel
bound to notice them. / aso say, upon good au-
thorty that all the pians surveys eto etc have been
placed before the Finance Committee and Col Campbell
and were so at the time these communications eiti
zenS appeared statement, in No that the routs to
New York Jackson and Great Northern Railroad is
200 miles shorter than any other is equally pn
founded shall show that is when built about I70
miles longer than the saboard with its de-
fectons from the air line which very considerable
And at the risk of being considered very absurd shall
venture to question the assertion of Mr. Robb made in
his late report that the travel between the North and
South will seek the South through Vrgnia by way of
the Tennessee valley 1t shorter than any other route
proposed or likely to be adopted and combines attrac
ons id and beauty of country unsurpased and
absurd to suppose that any Southern route can be
competitor for the through travel from the Cuff of Mar
ico to Me North Atlantic cities''
This is all very we'll asserted the footghts of the
st Charles theatre but the question always arses-csn
this be demonstrated shall return to this My object
in referring to the yuspss of the report the Chief
Engineer OF the road published in the picayuue of Sun
day last is to give additional information cordially
furnished me at the oce ever the Southern Bank and
first cost of the railroad. ~ 20 I =