The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-04-01
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Sza tie aE4irs 1t IL eonrsar 4asa the 6r4t
ese1io1 Of board Of 6sr+-s9rG TIE capita
s.,cK Il ttse ronpe1yi sx-S 1 t#ea<s nsslisozss
Of dollars, ~haea Ray be4erer. d ioerrzs=d.
if n@aeasary sor .1iiii1iag tte road.
TIE oa5er. q sbe III. i . esta5assa : co.-
tlo2oas ras4road egaa1nseaa5en h-t#pea Ae~
OE5eans and Kansas Gig. 10 AisAoar. The
ooncaay are required 70 COMMENCE oPerzsso1s
r1thsz taree reza = sone p0fa. n ne aes
Of5ra.s, Op+Esssas aud Grea. N1saern Rail
Rad. o. :. sDze posBt Or LIE TseEslarg oareTe-
pors and Texas Raliroad, Or i q Gear Kansas
C54y, In Eissoari; and che n4iIli0a Of dollars o[
stock nust then b actually subscribed and
.zEen, ard tbe Rad zgs. = a1lsas1 = ssssrt-ez
5ears. Il #oaid seeaa shai sTerF possa5as f.
e5i5tg bad been granted 10 tie eeHaPany sor
raising no1eT- They are empowered y taEs
grams d Iaad hea liz U1if-d STATES. or from
azy State or railroad company TbrF nsv rz-
c-ire subscriptions from ar SAFE. cir, soH1,
parish o. eoanty. which mar Be- paid for IN
oonds, and which boads nag Dc endorsed ard
sod By Tie company TbeF nay isszs their
o~n boods, asd mortgage the road and tis frsa-
ehSs@s OF tie company for their seezritF, and
dispose Of The same. Tiser IaT receive sub
serip.so1s for ssock payable 10 lzbor ., uaas-
rsals for lbe road; and il is e1emp. from taxa .
to1, excep. for its slzres, and its real etzte nos
il TIE immediate use Of tie rad.
L is beoessarT .tat tbe read aher ieaTing the /
S4z.e of Louisiana should b. constructed a. near
Is practicable and advantageous % the line d. /
riding The STATE d Arkansas from the Indian i
territories, and u the iiDe dividing the Sat-
Of Hiasoar. fso1a the territory u Kzus@s- TIE
road b=rz Contemplated #oabG 5= p=raaap z froza /
1870 To 1870 n1ll=s ia 5r1gta. and sts coeaStr1c-
aga #og81 geera 10 be almost eEl1r1Tzez5- W, .
=hsa ~ rzrs=1no=r that izae Ilifo0zs Central
railroad is 1aoTe than bali tie length of the Gle
sere yrg,os=d. and szs Build In znzeh Jess than
aaIflbe TIE allowed 10 tbe esnPanT 10 be &9rrn-
ID a11=r ttzs Dill. NJ ns=d Do. De surprised il
. liz tl13= Es=ntso1=6 {l3 Teas) ~ sEoald
aare 6ir4et railroad co-ntxsg1 fsoaa Shreveport /
10 Kansas C4iF oa TIE oEae hand. and to- New Or
=2ns b. th= war of Op-lo1sas oa TIE otber. I1
s@t thef= i bat fs3- dS<er-zc- ia The .iEne ne
=ssaEr To bald sbo-1 road aud a long OLE
zor example, Ee pr=spu1e there will E=rer b.
q eEuT 10 carry this road taroasb Arkansas
ID lbs Ia1izn territory, na5=ss : charter and
rqP=r encouragement shoa5d b. granted b.
ben. aza ~ u Kansas and Misssari- TIT.
,aopse ii Louisiana would oo1T hare that POT
5oa Of to= road within tfg-ir STATE To bniId.-3.
This #= sgpg@hen3 =ogl4 8os as-h exosed
tsse baadTed miles il ]=ngta, rs they would
or1n1rnce operations 1t that point oa the New
>r5@a1s, Op=30aszs azs3 Great Western railroad
asarsss tsae so~a Of Shreveport !
What means would tie COMPANY hare for TIE
,=rfgnsbce Of This WORK, and via. would b.
> ooss, &e viii pal DOWN a. SIX n5liiyss Of dol
ars. which W. feel confident wguBd b. a large
st5aaas@- We might justly count Oh congress
a2E5ug tie usual grant Of lands to the eompa-
5; tlges@, if we az= correctly informed, noa1d
= worth a least VIZ million Of dollars. We
touId Count 81 the STATE of Louisiana taking
n@-6f.h 81 The Stock this would amount To ope
ls3l5o1 t#o hundred thousand dytIzrs. The
pad would pass through the parishes Of Re-
iass, saDines s@tehsaoehes, De5oso, Caddo and
oasaer. These parishes light make large sub
:fiptions in their own bonds bearing interest.
I'd lag . tax suaeiea. 70 par tbe interest; for,
Then the road MAS completed The stock should
u At par or near il, fas no doubt il would BE-,
IL parishes could take up The bonds with their
ock, and thus never BE- called On for anything
" The interest, or Al most but very IitlIe more
uppose, for instance, the parish Of Rapides3
Would subsefgDe two hundred and ffty thou
aHd dollars lB bonds bearing eight per cent
tsrebts twenty tho1aand dollars pr year would
" DE Interest. Thus leaning out The pauss
Czddo, which has already subscribed to the I
icEsbarg, Shreveport and Texas railroad, We ]
light eoan: At least On four Of these parishes
describing nine hundred thousand dollars in ,
lsar corporate capacity. In The meanwhile By
~ Tine thai operations arc fairy commenced
this road, the toxin Of Shreveport will have ,
I'D oil the tax imposed for The benefit Of the {
ieksburg railroad. and her present unexam- q
90 prosperity, together with The great inter
{ she has tn this pew enterprise would Justly ]
afrans us ID expecting from her subscription
her osn bonds VI al least two hundred and
~ thousand dollars, but ray 10 round num- !
rs, from the parishes and the town Of sireye.
nj the company obtained ene million Of dol $
~ in bonds This would give tie company 7
reg millions two hundred thousand dollar. Of !
.alaDle means, #i1beut one dollar Of private /
description. The company with all these !
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