New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-09

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SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILRoAD.--The Shreveport
Gazette of the Sd says:
On Saturday, 28th uIt., we were present when
the last rails were laid which united Shreveport
with Marshall, Texas. For many long years we
have looked forward to the completion of this
connection as the first move westward, the militia
tory step to grand system OF railroads divergng
throughout Texas, with its center at Marshall and
its outlet through Shreveport.
Col. Waskom, the president of the Southern
Pacific railroad, has displayed decided financial
ability, for he has succeeded in gaining the conf
dence and in procuring material aid from the
stockholders in New Orleans, Louisville and other
places, and has raised the funds with which to
complete the road to Shreveport. The enterprise
was languishng indeed almost lifeless, until Col.
Waskom, assisted by large capitalists who are in
terested in the road, recognized the company,
reduced the stock, and placed it upon firm basis
by excluding all that was bogus.
Hynson IL Co.. the contractors, have, by their
interchangeable energy, accomplished wonders, when
we take into consideration the class of labor they
were compelled to employ, and the embarrass-
ments and even opposition which they met with
from many quarters. All the antecedent5 OF both
roads were bad There was no confidence in the
public mind, and failure was predicted. We con
graduate these gentlemen upon their signal trl-
umph over all obstacles, and wish them every
success in all their enterprises. The directors,
and indeed ali. the officers connected WIN t4s
road, have exhibited corresponding zeal IN the
discharge of their respective duties 30 long as
they are aCtuated by such commenqable amDl.
ton the road will be steadily extended westward
to the illimitable praires OF IeXas'
The road.bed is undergoing repairs along the
entire line and in four weeks we will have track
which will compare favOrably with any in the
country. Additional rolling stock will be pur-
chased at an early day, and the locomotives put
in good running order, and then the road will be
able to carry passengers and freight by schedule
| time.
The Shreveport Southwestern of the LIST inst.
has the following paragraphs:
| The much-talked.of gap between this point and
| Greenwood was closed last Saturday, and on Sun
| day a through train passed over the road to
| Marshall. Many of our citizens took advantage of
the invitation of the directors to visit Marshall
where, we understand, they enjoyed themselves
to their hearts, content. We regret that we were
unable to accompany them, and partake of the
| Inequalities of the good citizens OF Marshall
| The president and directors certainly deserve
great credit for the energy displayed in complet
ing this road in time to save their charter
Mr. w. E. Danford, who is cultiyating a pOr
ton of the Goodwin plantation on Red River, about
thirty-tve miles below this place, brought into
our Office on Monday, four cotton boils fully ma
tured the first we have seen this season. They
were gathered from the first planting, which, for
tunately, was not overlooked.
We are sorry to state that the crops, generally
in our parish are not near 50 promising as the.
were two or three weeks since, when the best W
expected was half a crop. The continued drough
on the hills has blasted the prospects OF even one
fourth of a crop of cotton. The prospects for
suficiency of corn are gloomy indeed. We hay
been informed that there will not be corn enOug
made on the river below this point to feed til
5tock for the coming season.