The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1860-02-11

~ eel cupf o. tti,
Directors az tlle
Newt)rtr. .Gra~% WeSteri,
Company, operations
for The past aiiion and
prospects.
The earnings q ration, ey.
tending eighty m. -- Il IL Ser
Wick's Bay. are sieao The btsi-
ness oser the road was nN Id for two
mouths by the eFeeasse on IasoseAhe
lust spring, hnt its earnings have raphil,y III
creased over those Of 1853, when there Was a
large obstruction from the Bell ~creyasse, atid
exceed by some $ss5, 0on those OF 1857, wheS
there nas no interruption. An average ,,ro-
duct for two months world haze liade the
gross Increase Of the road $445. GGA, The road
bed on the exposed track has been since raised
and secured against future inn edimeut from
like causes.
The floating debt Of The company has been
reduced to S26S, 900. TO be lin tier reduced in
February. II is The intention ct the company
to pay i off as soon as possible, out Of the
proceeds Of the bonds to be sold.
i Tbs done the President saws there will re.
main revenues from the sale of bonds aud other
assets TO complete tie read to Optloasas,
eighty four inii.s. From OpelaasaS TO The Sa-
bthe = 93 miles. and The determination uf The
h,ari IS 70 push the work through to that
rive as rapidly as passisfe. 4 calculation is
appended, the same We have previously referred
10 IN explaining tie value Of the mortgage
bonds offered for sale, by which il is slowi,
tliai The road can be built with the proceeds OF
The lahs donated by Congress, and the bonds
paid otft Of The earnings Of the read. The re-
SUIT anticipated Is, that u road 25s miles, in
length VIII De tst property Of the stocilio!d-
efs. 'fee o. etcii ntbrantes, ahd it is estimated
to by then 4werth rs 500. 900
he ,~hotliiat stock Of The cninlnuy is
S6dfa0,tGD. Its actual stock is only about
Sa,ood,l0D he city uid individual stock
noIa'slally anoiints To 50, 800. 200; but the
acluat subscriptions and payments make il
$500 900. The States subscription in
sl,2o0ie00 but This is Nayabie only in pro
pt,ffloB OF ons 10 6ve-tlnt Is. III. Slate gbnii
subscribe mol exceed ng ene- 18th If The wt.a.e
stock actually subscribed aud raid h.. On The
Whole capital VI 81, COG, 600 pad III, he. l,s,-
portion would be 81 100000. Her stock il
aeiaasiy STde.tlgg, and tie whole caui,al
Ss,5d0,0u0. 10 represent All estimated yaIte Of
$5,ou0, 0iiu.
Gennscted with this direct rad To- the s,,-
btte, Is a projected branch, divergiFg at Pine
Prairle, twenty-five nlitcs beyond tjtelousas.
to effect a direct railroad ntereuursewi,b Al
eAandrla. on Red River, From Pine rrairie4
to the terminus OF The Alexandra, and Bayou
Bnuf Railroad. already mule. is but. tyrppt v
mites. The railroad distance from Newer.
leans 70 Pine t'rairle is 1870 miles, alpl this
small iilik Wotitl open a daily Intercourse 10
Alexandria, u distance Of 226 niles. We
agree with the directors, that it is hurdly con-
eeavapfe tAat our merchants should not take
seiiicieht interest N a connection Of such i'm.
nsise ya'ie, requiring only SO small an invest
h,cht OF money, ut rates which will be a source
OF income. The value Of that connection can
hardly be oyrrstated. The losses alone by the
interruption Of communication from the low
Wafer Of 1883, would have made the road.
II nt.ds only an inspection &c The figures
wtiicl The company have from time to lime
published. 10 impress every leaecting man
% isie great iinfo. ,ance p giving every ,aus-
siote aid 10 the rapid Prosecution III lie work,
o. we safely and. p,oiitab.eiiess 81 any illi
yes. lnent III the securities 1T he company.
a general statement is appended 10 The re-
port Of the receipts aud expenditures Of the
comtany since s organ zatino.
ne actual ex pemitnres III lie cnn,rc,,ff y
have been S5t036,2s6 "a 70 meet ms ,bey
l'i received from the Newt Orleans civ sui.
s'cflpinsns, in bonds, $1,000. 900: in State
bandS S63l 900 from Individual snhser;n,
SS16a.59a II aud from parish snbscri,.
IONS, S393,39I IS. They have sold bonds r.
ne amaan, ut SS34n.0o0. The earpi,,ps If I'll.
cad have supplied Sl 22G,O92 81. and tIev
q f,tatPng debt Of $685., i 36. ayains,
shibh they have cash balances on hand
70 s73,647 IA. Picaynne.
BIZ VI AND DaisG,-Whp ever becomes a
Of influence BY sitting under the borTt,;,
y dependency? What drGl,e ever bpg,eiifs ibs
World, his friends ga himself? r4.8,e L r,,,ba !,
ne action coupled with cher %l,i,e.s. No ~,
\ everywhere. Who is lie sitting on th,t
fnlfy barrel at the corner ? A nam win y,
liefgy, a prey to grief. lie does NOT knew
mat to DO. and how to start. Who is In, /.
standing inihe market? A lazy, do.liiIIe !
OF 81 q yagaboiid. who hardly earns his bread {
VS. b,t'er. ~ YOU wish 10 become sueh n 5
nafaetef . y fit'l, arouse yourself away f,ot3t !
" affa;chair. up from tie giltter, out 81 he |
pWi,y od Mape your arms. kick yo4r lee, 6
~ s'ait aoont !; give the blood a chance Ia
lfen'aae through the veins. and the mir I'D
easea 20 enter Your lungs. Seize me ,irsi
'o presented and despatch 1t at once, ny fn,.
le pay aud get another forthwith Won wjlt
I'm { arm enough TO purchase /, wbepI .barrnw !.
! 2 Rand Earl, aud then yon will begin To- liye 0
10 Knows what yon may became? Enernr u
aaH ''~muiP0lent. Small beginnings p,,i :; :, =
rye gains a Kenny well turned hr;ngs : =
ttnne. Resolve then to do sonethin, ana
n ays'rd fuf it you viii bless US to yuIr ay,,sa !,
" Tor our plaitI-slnk.n ,J.f. 7