The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-04-01


szsse " ~. 5as f.ae1 tle greas snsesess : 81
ss.ey hare q SIZE. - Esigalt aa.arzasT 90
e3a1e il a,.rs Ese road t.4oe1ea ~Ered facs'' II
tbe ~ gcasssse -e4as y gsea Ases =
coass 10 fae dsssssaa5sg - sessefz 1sssass =.
] Kansas. All d15rals5ra wgsl 81 oaoe s~en u
rzzsss. pvoss4ea Re PeSPse q ~ Ese dsssr.
II rad.
+ u Mzsso=r7. lie rosd ISL pass tasre4sa o.
eezr - co.azess of AeDg1agi. Ae~toa. Jas
#r~r. Bates. Trrrso1. Cas-. al saeksaz. the Is
ting che ooausy il WISH Kansas c5tT IS szia
zr4s- ~ zrao tie to~1 Of I.5-pebae1ce-if vi
zfso T. rer1ez54-el Ia zaefber - o tss1-
lis IaTiag cas- Il fh=se. a il As6&nsss- o
ac-caas Of t6ezr xeat distance ffoan nar'ga,
tso.. ear scarcely fe-l less Interest e tf= rezd
tisan lie coza.ses Immediately coatgaoas-
Wehare poss.sre ass1rz1e=s Thai ti+se = Dor.
] der eosasses'* are zpeag the 11ost frF1ass4-d
wealthy "a nisssari BIT aPoa tbs #ezserE
BOUNDARY Of the road. wi5erp il touches these
esy-.;-g, ~ hare tie almost llaa5sless Ers5r1es
= Eensassa Ill tEsesr rirgia fzshaess and f@r-
ailsar, Sill fEe properly Of liz United STATES
government.
wiz TIE usual grsat ofgzEds froa r. gez-
ersl governDeas e iaza oae aalIlsoa t#o hGa-
sred tiaoasznd acres Of lands might be obtain
Il from fhfs source H5ahia the ssrT5sozy q kzn-
saz. If ne arg 1ps -iszafoEaosd a. 10 tae Fa3Ee
Of these lands. and IL #e take tie prices which
the Ts.izozs Ce1srzl railroad eonPanE are now
Obtaining fgr sae donain granted 10 theEa IN AID
Of their railroad. these lands tbe-Bseises would
b. eausE 70 A. lest ten ui4lsong of dollars, half
Tie anouaf deemed necessary 70 build the road
lis Eao#a that tbe Iiisno9s Central railroad
conpanv will realis= about sbrse times @s ranch
from The lands granted 10 them b congress,
~ ta4e cost Of 5151ding their road. Sow il ne
consider that probably more laads eoa5d be 90
tasned O. sisss rad bar To- IiEngis read. she
company wo1ls likely realise enough from this
source to buTsd It, lezr5ug Ont q REV all ether
aids ezerps private subscription sufficient 10
start the enterprise.
90 that ere1If TIE 6re parishes in Louis
lana. notwithstanding their greaG amount Of tar
riso-y and =saltb, the sixteen counties in Ar
kansas, The fourteen counties in Missouri. and
al the Indian territories interested in this road
should refuse 10 gire any aid al all. it could
yll. probably b built, if it only obtains The IA
yer Of the general governEaea. and the grant
0f lands should be made 10 the whole road. 60
thai er=rr Subdivision Of il could araiI itself
Of the fertile lands Of Kansas. Missouri and Ar
kansas, lying contiguous 10 It's track
Without kaoziag " hat Interest is felt in this
road elsewhere. Ee have saEea he respeeta-
bic names mentioned in the bill As an evidence
that RI Al least has Some friends in all the States
and territories tArougk which il may pass, and
tbs Suggestions ~ have here made arg merely
speculative as 10. what Haoy b. some OF the
wars and means which zBaT BE- adopted in eon-
ssrscting ,he road.
Gr- Buchanan. in his inaugural has declar- I
d himself fasOrable 10 Pacific railroad. and I
,De glance al the map will be sufficient TO
low what q magnificent ''feeder'' of that road .
Ibis world BE-. Heraag then count On the ia I
rgr q The general government TO this enter !
2rise. Bat tbe faee Of tie bill satisfies u az
,0rding 10 vulgar zdsgs,that there Is money
. it'' How il ii that Ne find enumerated /
among the eoTporatoEs the names Of eaeTeB /
gentlemen from the Sale Of Iowa: Samuel z. /
Curtis, 7. P. Van Antwerp. . Burrows Smith, /
Hugh ". Sample, William Leighton, Hugh
I. Reid, Guy Wells, Charles Parsons, R. P |
Lane, z. z. Ford and Anhur Soleort? Why
5 il thai all elections previous 10 their taking
oIace, are required by the bill TO be advertised
Il Kgokakg
TIE railroad does not probably anywhere |
approach within two hundred nliIts Of the State !.
II Iowa. or within three hundred miles of the !
;ity Of Keokuk- These people in The north .
western States understand The building Of rail .
Dads and the value Of United States territory /
donated therefor. They are from the land !
II steady habits and snuff the almighty dol |
al" Ii the tainted breeze We suspect that
more than one Of these north western erntle-
men had finger in this bill. So them doubt
~ southrons, il Uncle Sam bestows his usual
'oons, look out for the shrirking of the iron
monster in the streets OF Shreveport from the
ar-of plains Of Kansas. The glory Of the
and is magnificent rewards due to
,tbers aud not yourselves.
Bu! gentlemen Of the north west, bring for
ward all your energy and enterprise in this
pIendld undertaking and southern people will
'ot grudge you The ''honor and profit, that is
Justly your due.
When We consider that within the last %
ears about 20 600 miles of railroad have heen
'uilt in the United States, and that the,e *
carcely an instance where few energetic and
determined men have undertaken the construc-
ION Of railroad that they have not succeed
q, and generally much sooner and more profit {
bly, than was expected, we are not prenared ;;
0 say that within thirteen years or even 4 less
me, ''The New Orleans, Shreveport and
Kansas Railroad may not be completed
We are indebted to Mr. E Leonard. for the
Glowing table of distances from Shreveport II
ionroe and the intermediate LANDINGS on H..
ulphur Fork: ....~ . {