New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-29
Southern Pacific Railroad.
1000 SLAVES
WANTED BY HIRE OR BY PURCHASE.

We will purchase hire for term of five Five Hun
red Thousand Slave Laborors to work the Southern
Pacific Railroad, in Texasmmedately we Of Shreveport
In in region and protected from invasion or moeSh
the conflict VIII shall exist between the two sections
of this The country through which the road passes Is
entirely healthy and for the distance of 400 500 miles
west Of Shreveport penetaes of the finest agricultural
countries the continent of America.
This company has magnificent land grant from Texas
1920 for mile of road the company constructs for
the distance of 800 miles from Shreveport the FL
Paso the western boundary of Texas In times like the
sent company command cash pay labor
a to the rapid development Of the companys interests but
term of years. by hire by tho actual purchase this
pany will make the liberal and advantageous
in Kentucky Missouri Virginia. Mary land,
North Carolina elsewhere, for the hire purchase with
payments undoubed securities OF 800 1900 slaves
Families will be TAKEN either by hire by purchase.
he is enabled liberal terms because of the
pucen land of Texas and its ability to purchase the
ard rolling stock for the entire road Texas with the
construction bonds the company at rates almost equal cash.
All the rights of this fixed and vested by the laws
of Texas This company has secured the sympathy and the
route the SD degree of parallel of latitude has the SANCTION
of several of the powerful European Governments
amongst France Span Portugal b. gum aud Swift
erlaudas well of large capitalists commercial men and con-
of these countries The late Congress of the United
States passed BILL its last session. donating to this company
through Arizona New Mexico and California, lSUU0COO
land and loan OF irtysx millions of dollars to be
repaid postal and other public services This bill passed the
House Representatives amended in the Senate and only
failed lay for the of time and the startling
lcal events familiar to the nation.
company the world larger basis for Its successful
prosecution and company has attracted and secured to Itself
appreciation many American States and European Gov
ernneutspromsng much benefit to its stockhold and to
the world such upendous resubrngng inevitably with Its
completion this continent the trade of China, Japan,
Australia the whole Pacific Coasttributng the
dcryabe from the trade travel of euch to city
Gd of Mexico the northern habor At
lsnc coasgVDg each it's due and natural sharea COM
MERGE which has ned enrich every nation earth
that has controlled in the Fast and II Is annually in
ceasing it will still enrich those who Shall control it in
the Future.
We the labor to progress the work for most unqueson
able securities ard for IT, the most liberal will be
made with slaveownersgving them which must,
think be neutrality-suspicious. endangerng by position,
poyen of the safety OF the slaves them
selves admitting the slightest uncertainty of ultimate pay
ment.
AL applications will be made to Hon. v K Stevenson, Pres
ident Nashville Tenn. Col Samuel Tate President Memphis
and Charleston Railroad Company, Memphis Col. j. R. Me-
Daniel, Lynchburg. Va; to myself, Memphis.
JEPTHA FOWLKES,
General and Financial Agent Southern Pacific Railroad
Company of Texas. my9 2ptf