Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-05-17
RAIL ROADS And rnrras.

MI Geo q. UoinstDcH, writes " the
Clinton Patriot under date If l1th
Of October, 1867, relative 10 The
best and cheapest connection for
Clinton ~ make with the Great
Northern and Jackson Road The
communication 10 rather old. but
nevertheless good--so thinks The
clinton bsmo,tat, AMI IL furnishes
The same 10 it's readers, ON the out
aide Of iis lsst edition. AZ The
communication of NJ Comstock,
never Hoaied out this way, until
now. II may be considered as good
as the original. 81 we make an es-
tract from IL. to- show how grateful
some people are 70 others We
advise the shste holders IN The
IPlahktoad company, TO hold q
meeting, NJ Oh esily dsy-moti-
gage The TOAD fYf as much 90 they
can. and then lei II take care Of
itself 10 every selfsustaining insti-
tuition ought to to do. We give
this advice cunfdentisiiy 10 The
share holders. for The stock is
bound H. go down az low, at least.
M sero. Mr.. Comstotk arrives al
the following conclusions, by rpt-
rect ratiocinatiun.
In contemplation the sli absorbing ures
,,es nr q Railroad communication between
tiinton aud New Orleans. frT ifiina hss
hesn arrested and my attention drawn ts
the many and conflicting Views ~ the PEG
rle ON the subject ~ choosing the inust
ai,yibie route fot the location of the road,
aud while Rnd sutre in favor Of the ~
rect ,osd. Others are strenuous IN thei.
orinions That The ,eanlabopt route, vic
Bstop Hprps. 10 the best FUt phe, lo
pot mel that the buildine ef The road IL
simply fos this generation, but ~ Part fot
on, ehild.sn, and those that are fult. soen
to tske pnt phases On the stage IT aetioh.
therefore my Judgment peints 10 ihe ne
sessi,y pf or Hsine NJ that touie that
will. Tot all time. he ~ the rtestest Utility
the shortest aud the cheapest. Aud I
fnd 90 essminine the two routes proposed
the relative distances to he 90 follows
Fsom Citation 70 Baton Rouge, via
Midway,ssf ~ miles
F,ru, t,sisa Rouge 10 main trunk "A q
From the Junction 10 New Orleans 10
TO New Orleans, via n. H., isi +"
F,ep clinton 10 the Main Road ~
from Junction TO New Orleans. 90 "
To n. o., vic ~. Helena fcute. % 4"
In favor pf the ~. Helena o. Eastern route.
ss mile.
Ana here occurs the question 90 10
which. IN the long run, is the cheapest
route to be adopted. Shall We for ell
time te come, adopt systsm that wilt
teaaes the ,serehea,s ard planters ~ This
parish tributary To- the Baton Rouge and
New Orleans Railroad Co., fut the use VI
ne miles ~ thsit road ifso, let Ne look
Hfst III what II will eost and take the
grounds that the Use If their 20 miles ~
tcsi for she purpose of conveying Cur
height ard passengers. u worth just ne
inneh 10 them ne eut read. either TO Baton
Rouge or 10 the main ttunk. would be to
ne and " so, what in the coming ten
years witt the people Of East felieiaha
and the suff cuhdihT ceuhtfy have rsld IT,
the Baton Rouge aud New Orleans Rail
road company, even admitting that no
greater number Of passengers, nor any
greater amount Of freight shall PASS Via
Baton Rouge 60 New Orleans than now
passes down aud up the Clinton aud fott |
llpdspp Hsil,ead IN coming to y CON |
clusion IN relation TO freight and passen-
gets ON the Clinton and Fort Hudson |
Railroad, confess have no statistics 10 |
Guide the. ss the company who own that |
concern are close mouthad on thai auhjeat |
never, 10 my knowledge, having favored |
the people with any light on the subject !
Of their "p,osit and Ices" account, but |
nom the advice Of the most intelligent |
Of Ciintcn. am led TO con
Glide that 1000 bales IL Pair average IT |
the cotton shipped by tbst company, and |
on this attn teld they chsfse 900 per bale
and at that rate the $4,000 bales will |
amount 10 sio.soo. And the back freishts /
think may he safely act down NJ nearly /
sr quite double, ssy.n,t.n.s44.... 10000 /
for The gih miles, making .....s 1900
Fow provided that the Baton
Rouge aud New Orleans company
IAN afford 10 carry ever their 10
niles the freight and passengers 20 /
heap as the Clinton and Fort HID
ION ~. X. company them, land
hinh have placed ~ NJ q low hr-
,tel u will amount In ten years TO
he enormous sum 10 be drawn
Rom the people Of this parish, Of. ssos 900
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