The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-01
Shreveport Bonds

40 tGe CiEehs ct Shreveport desire 70 improve III
IF co. they have 5ut to take hold Of The properly
and push il along Fer years It has been TOO plainly
the custom Of our people to do the most Of their i'm
proyements by talking and by complaining at those
few who have manifested any efforts for this purpose.
Up to this time while much has been done here
and there none Of those permanent works which
characterize growing cities have been made or even
begun.
In the olden time, when tie harvest OF cotton and
grain came as surely as the autumnal season, under
the agricultural system which had been handed down
TO US by fathers, it seemed to matter but little
whether villages ever grew to be towns, or our
towns assumed the pomp and splendor Of cities with
their worthy mayors and copulent aldermen and other
paraphernaa Of modern civilization; but those times
gone, and however much those who reveed in the
purple and fine linen purchased by labor Of the slave
may dislike to acknowledge and accept the situation,
with all Of its larrassing surroundings it must be
done in order to establish a starting point for material
prosperity if not social progress.
This is essentially mechanical age, and those who
would keep pace with and struggle for its prizes must
adopt this view Of it.
We had almost gotten off the subject. The city
council have provided for the issuing Of Sl50c00
worth Of bonds with the sole view of investing every
dollar they may obtain on them in permanent improve
mcnts such as rocking the whole Of Commerce street
in front of the leTee macadamizng Texas street from
the markcthouse to Common street, and doing other
work which their constituents may desire them to have
done And if the citizens desire see these valuable
works 60 on, they have but to resolve upon it. Now,
no one can ect to the mode which they have provided
for tile payment Of these bonds nor can mistrust tie
character Of The security If an Individual or cor
porate body arc competent to make good paper,
these obligations are Of this character The council,
in pursuance of the statute of the State have pledged
themselves to put aside the revenue derived from taxa
ton of all the real estate and personal property within
the corporate limits. This fund viii annually amount
to than $4,000, and of course will increase in
proportion to the wealth Of the city. Any one can
borrow money on good personal security. Why can't
the corporation do the same when on each one Of it,
obligations pledged more than ooo surcdcs that
is each ahab4st Of The city is a surety for in this
country nothing is surar than that Tile tax-eltcrpg
viii come to every mans door
The reason that such thiug las not Jocn done here
tofore is because Of the want Of that cooperation on
the part Of the property-hodcrs and taxpayers which
always guarantees success in the progress Of any en-
tcrprise Let people do something for themselves
and by showing forth in their own works they will
others to come among is and aid them
The bonds referred to Oh the market and we
think it the duty Of all those who desire Shreveport to
be city, teeming with commerce and prosperity, to
purchase these bonds.
Do the houenters on the levee, who in common with
all others throughout the city demand almost usorous
rents for their buildings wish have levee built
If SO, let them appropriate fourth fifth Of their
annual income Of one house for the purchase of
$500 bond This is applicable to all properyowners,
and we trust they will see the Importance Of at once
taking pecuniary interest in the matter
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The following is the text Of Gen. Sheridans order
the erection of monuments commemorate
ing the Confederate dead spoken Of in our dispatch
asst Saturday
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE GULF, \
New Orleans, La, July IS, 1866. /
Generals Orders No Il.
!. Notification is hereby given for the information
IF all concerned that no monument, intended to com
nemorate the late rebellion will be permitted to be
erected within the limits Of the military division of
he gulf
Ii. All reorganisations of Confederate companies
regiments, brigades divisions, within the
limits Of this military division, for whatsoever pur
1ose are hereby dissolved, and the maintenance of
such org anisations, either in public private man
ler, is prohibited.
III. Department commanders Will be held strictly
responsible for the faithful performance of tIs order
By command Of Major Gen. p II. SHERIDAN:
GEORGE LEE, A. A. Gen.
The Crescent, in publishing the above order, says
We very much regret that general Sheridan has felt
his duty to issue such an order Satisfied that there
nothing which involves disloyalty in the movements
Which general Sheridan has put stop to- and that
hey only reflect the personal and humane views Of our
ocope, without having any political signifcation we
xpess the hope that the order may soon be rcscnded
The Mansfield Times, on the same subject, saws:
This is beyond anything in the civilsed world
Butler could do nothing lower-nothing that could
spay more ttleness of soul the most depraved
oward that ever lived empowered to command would
ertanly never have been so base and inhuman as to
rnd down helpless and conquered people This
nan Mr.. Sheridan, wearing the uniform of free
roud America" commanding fathers mothers broth
RS and sisters to forget the dear ones that yielded
p their lives as brave men that they might retain
lie noble boon secured BY Washington! Issue an
rider for the to stand sti-or for mothers to hate
heir infants and if you can have them obeyed, then
he Confederate people will cease to love their noble
lead. You possess the power and have the will to
reyent them from showing to all the world their
ppreciaton of those dearest to them.
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SOUTHERN PAcIFIc RALRoAD.-Ata meeting Of the
holders Of Southern Pacific railroad