New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-09
NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE
nATI.HOAI1 Us

On the 18th Of june the land taxpayers of the
CITY of Baton Rouge will be called on to vote for or
against proposition to subscribe one hundred thou
sand dollars to the stock of the Baton Rouge and
New Orleans Railroad There is no doubt the sub
scription will be vcted-a large majority Of the land
taxpayers being known to be in favor of the railroad
The property holder who would vote against it would
stand very much in his own light-woud aim blow
lat his own peoaniary interests But, as the Baton
Rouge community is a very intelligent comnaanity,
there are few such voters in it.
This subscription, with the subscriptions of the
State and parish Of East Baton Rouge already Sc
,cared will make the amounts from public sources
reach the imposing figure Of four hundred thousand
dollars It is confidently anticipated that private
subscriptions il and about Baton Rouge will so con-
sideraby over one hundced thousand dollars. Books
Of subscription are now open in that city at the Office
Of the Branch Of the Louisiana State Bank aud in
New Orleans at the Office Of the New Orleans, Jack
son and Great Northern Railroad Company, and at
pany We trust the private subscriptions will be lib
era They ought to be. The benefits that will flow
from railroad connection Of the State and CONNER
cal capitals will he very guest, and should induce
,pubhc,spirted citizens to lena helping hand. The
saving in time land time is valuable in this fast age
will prove no unimportant itesa. By railroad, we
will be enabled to reach Baton Rouge in three or four
hours BY steamboat, it always takes twelve hours
without fogs,and fogs are generally the rule without
the exception At all events it has been our fortune
to be detained from three to six hours by ogs every
time we travel in that direction and we travel often
Then, again, there is another material advantage
Travellers will know when they can get to and get
from Baton Rouge, as soon as the railroad is con
structed There will be no waiting no uncertainty
The iron horse moves punctualy as the most ex.
ceent clockwork. This will enable busiaess men to
arrange their affairs for temporary absence without
annoyance or prospective trouble for knowing pre-
cisely when they return, they can make their
rangements accordingly. AS soon as this road is
completed there will be no excuse for merchants,
capitalists property holdsrs and leading professions
men, if they refuse to take share of the legislation
of the State upon their shoulders. As matters have
been for years they have had good for decn
ing acceptance of legislative abors and responsible
ties-because they could not cave their respective
axoeations in the heart of the without knowing
when they could reach home again. The railroad will
supply this deficiency, so much needed, and as soon
as it is supplied may anticipate great and mani
fest Improvement in character mind and capacity Of
our city delegation. Such an improvement is wo-
fully needed its necessity is apparent the at
MONDAY, and the advantages to the city with which
it is fnug both in reputation and business point
Of view ane as clear and positive as demonstration
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