New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-04

NEW Orleans and Texas Railroad.

T6the Citizens Of Louisiana: - a7t5-t ~
yan Legislature of this State, approved January
2 1862 chsrtep given and grant Of
the purpose Of constructing railroad from New Orleans
Opuas and Great Western Railroad New Iberia
Orange Sabine river the present terminus Texas
New Orleans Railroad. and connecting e railroad sy
Texas With New Orleans thereby giving this city continuous
railroad esnnecon Westward of nearly 7C0 miles, open
ng up to commercial interests the most fertile and
productive regions American continent besides exempt
ing great measure from depends upon North
supplies of grain other provisions as Is well
known that capacity supply beef pork and
whole Confederacy and large portion of Its of
-four and other breadu She produces more wool than
The Confederate States combined SHE is teeming with
Industrious enteprising and rapidly increasing population
early destiny great agricultural empire whose
abundant products will guarantee or independence Of the
North for supplies Now fellow citizens all we need to make
The Crescent City the great for this empire and to
market for enterpng merchants and nanufactu
esi the construction line railroad only hundred and
seventeen miles Of the easily cheaply
constructed and ever built in any country
Tits road will all bs within the limits of Louisiana The
Texas aud New Orleans already constructed
be river Our eighbor at door asn to join her
and assist pouring her riches INTO lap that
sorehoue and Market she will Overlooking ganary
Does IT. not heoove acknowledgements to buy aud sell
with her. Tsis Of the necessary sepsto secure to
New Orleans the prond position for which 50 welt
fitted hers Of being the commercial emporium OF this gfor
young Confederacy All the necessary energy enterprise
and capital Of should this purpose so
that the conclusion 81 the warts Cescent City shall stand
beyond Let be ready that great commercial
revolution which will fellow the present political one
There is still stronger why this link of railroad
should be completed at patriotic which forms
the main motive for attempting it at this time is grand
military necesy-a national want. Its construction is like
furnishing onr Cove rment with army where she now has
II will the national treasury millions of money
preserve the lives of hundreds Of soldiers and We
ample facilities for the protection of many hundreds of miles Of
seaboard and frontier We're attacked by FEEDER
ais ouf brave could speedily yto her relief
ee Now orieansi dagger thousands Of
hours would be with ready deal death and destruction
common foe. ssit. n. u.s. s.s. 50 ssz
Had this road been completed six months ago macy Texan
mother wi sister and daughter who are now bowed down
with grief would have happy and exulant over the deeds
Of noble daring In the d peromed by those they loved and
MOURN aud in whom the seeds were planted in tbs
rb march across the country where proposed to construct
this road. rs ~ II iz5
In pecnary point Of view the Investment Of in this
enterprise will be hghy renunerve The whole cost Of the
road will be nbont two million dollars At low e,timate Its
gross earnings Will e,ceed million and half the first year
after completion and increase aferwar If tho opera inn ex
pense be fy cent nd they need exceed fory) will
give earnngsof hundred and thousand dollars
per annum thus yielding dividend Of over thirty
cent. per annum.
Ts statement We know will appear ated bn based
upon facts and upon Of those who have had the
copyersant with the business to hs done.
The undersigned committee appointed By the eopoator
10 receive to the capital stock and snperntend
Of this company will chserfuly give such fnrhe
Information IS may be desired by persons 10 assist
this great enterprise.
The land grant 70 the company Is six section to the
title Of Que hundred and twenty sections vest when
twenty miles of road Is finished Hence tile company ii own
whom the enterprise s completed considerably
dred thousand acres q land which 81 Ave dollars per viii
be worth two million oarsnea abou tie cost Al fin oad
Finally feel confident that when have ey,nced
nesne in this mattor by putting shouersto the Wheel
the Government will grant OF lend us liberal aid in
speedily constructing tho work.
Fellow citizens make this appeal to your xonr
public sp and self interest," with confluence mat Won
WIN not let II pass UNDECIDED,
4 T. m GENEREs. W. A yIoLETr
z 8. o. NELSON. r. ". RAYNE
ADDISON cAMMACK, MASON PITCHER.
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CLAIBORNE STEELE, j. Il. AAcAuLAY,
= ROBERT MOTT, d. j. SAGE.