The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-30

that PAD of bearing on the Southern Pacific railroad
comparatively speaking citizens have done moth
iag towards building up this great enterprise, which,
when completed will 7edoaud 70 lauch to their benefit
Il careful perusa Of tie annexed article WILL trust
aye the effect bring to their notice the necessity
Of at lending their aid in furtherng this great
work. The changed condition OF the south, result
Ing from the war; must necessarily tarn the thoughts
bf oGr people into new channels. we are not the
game people politically, socially, or ndastrally, and
re must adapt ourselves to changed circumstances
and condition Though rge nay sigh for the old ways,
and part with them, it may be- with tears, yet the
necessity to do it is upon and We must. II we DO
hot, with lost political influence and wealth, we
Fill lose all hope for tie future, and stand aside for
pther competitors FOR the psizes which the future holds
ln store for Is this wise? Is it manly III people
who have illustrated their greatness in the fields Of
science literature and arts in aeRates md congresses
IN diplomacy and in war? We have been great in The
past. We can be great in the future. Bat te be So
We must cut loose from the past and lay hold upon the
future with giants grip, determined to be heroes
N the strife People are not born to greatness in
lay, neither can the greatness Of people die in a
lay unless it be by suicide. Shall we commit the
BUS life which God has given ust
"A vide field invites Us to its harvcss. We have
audeyeoped resources every side Of Us. The ocean,
with its lcaping waves, Jccbons to and track
ii with our lines Of steamers; the earth yawns and
gapcs upon US with her only half hidden treasures;
while magnificent plains bare their bosoms, invi-
Ding US to draw. sustcnanec from thcm and, though
rude it may seem, to press them with our iron arms
and roll over them the wheels of our fiery chariots.
Our much talent and little money must be freely given
and devoted to every enterprise which has merit ii it,
We must bring our small offerings together and lay
them upon these affairs Of enterprise. Peterpence
las reared its thousands Of stately church edifccs,
In the past our thousands as they accumulated,
went into land and negroes In the future let them
DO into new railroad stocks, into lines of ocean steam
Crs into coal mining and petroleum., and land and
emigration and manufacturing companies, and all Of
the agencies being devised for the development Of
natural resources. DO this, and We shall be great
again, and wealth shall tow in upon again like
river. If We do not, Others will. The world gazed
ntenly upon people for four long years Of bloody
war 1t has as inteRt gaze fixed now upon our dor
rlant wealth. and if hang heads supinely, and
90 whining about our hopes and our he plessness
shall be driven from inheritance BIZ these strangers
or they will make hewers Of wood and drawers of water
ofus. No we must, Nike Dayidin his greatsogrow, get
up from the Garth, wash our faces and refresh our
selves aud then 90 forth to the duties Of the hour
Though tried sorey and oppressed much, yet have
a home and a country; we have the graves Of our
sircs and the cradles Of our chdren and If We for
get thee Jerusalem let right hands forget their
cunning and let our tongues ceave to the roofs Of our
mouths
Every man, woman and chid, in this great and
glorious city ought to feel it to be Lis her special
duty to foster every enterprise which looks to
mercial independence and Importance. Our line Of
Liverpool steamers ought to lie sustained at every haz
ard 1t promises mere for the prosperity Of this city
than anything ever undertaken, and every steamship
coming aud going should have full cargo. Schemes
for the advancement and prosperity Of the city, begun
before and suspended during the war, ought to be
yived. We want hundred more VIM. Hcndersons to
strike the scales from the eyes Of our old foges We
want to&ake up and lift up the feeble and paralyzed
arms that stretch cat from the city to the promising
and inviting fields beyond her limits We want all
Of Texas and the shores Of the Pacific tributary to the
great city Of the south Revive your New Orleans
and Texas railroad If there are delinquent stock
holders lat them come forward ana pay up If they
have any interest in the business or property Of the
city, let them sell something IF need be- that they may
be able.
"Lct the Old and early friends Of the old southern
Pacific railroad company accept the liberal offer Of the
new company, aud help to push it along. 1t is now in
4 good condition-frst rate-and progressing If en-
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the business to be created by this road, have made
large loan to the company surely New Orleans stock
holders who will get all the benefits Of the business
created by it. might do the little they called upon
to do To refuse to do it, is to say the least short
sighted Besides, it is dscouraging to the present
able and efficient managers. They not asking a
loan of New Orleans they only ask that New 0rlea~s
shall give its moral support By contributing mere
ptttance to get its old stock into the new company
The amount to be realised from this Source is very
snau It is not that 50 much that they desire it i:
to be able to say the friends Of the company abroad
that they have the confidence Of its friends at home
They chalerg &c investigation into their management o.
the affairs Of the company-are in nowise re-
sponsible for the mismanagemen Of the old company
and it is simply childish to attempt to hold them re
sponsible for it.
- railroad has been chartered by the State Of
Texas, running from Houston, in northeaserly di
recton to Red river crossing the line Of the Southern
Pacific railroad about a. miles FROM Marshall 1t il
Completed to NlUean 50 miles from Houston, and ii
is said company Of northern capitalists have ENGAGE
to complete it to Red river. Do we not see very
plainly that it is Of vast Importance to New Orleans tc
push forward the Southern Pacific railroad lest
its Red river trade, to say nothing Of its trade with
the interior Of Texas lying west Of Shreveport bt
diverted to Houston and Galveston and thence to for
egu ports 1t is Important Mr.. Editor that all inter
ested in the trade and business prosperity Of New
Orleans should have an eye single to this fact.
"New Orleans, by the building of the Southern Pa
ciic railroad to the shores OF the Pacific only
Paso from Shreveport, will have Mississippi river
not subject to annual overhows however, unless it b
the overflow Of business to pour wealth into her la
and start her on career Of prosperity hitherto IN
known
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