New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-03
TEXAS RAILROADS.

tefests as upon those Of many of the other
Southern States. Many of the most fertile
and productive districts Of Louisiana were
converted almost into "a desert by the ray-
ages attending the contest. ConHagations and
foundations, combined with the loss of so
large portion Of our labor, have, to great
extent impoverished our people,
But the larger part of Texas has been ex-
empt from most of the injuries which have
befallen her less fortunate neighbor. She has
in many respects prospered in the midst of
the disasters which surrounded her. Start
ing them upon a sounder basis than we do
she is preparing to launch out upon a new
career of prosperity, by encouraging, through
| Legislative action, the building OF nu-
merous lines rof railway connecting the re-
mote portions Of her territory with her
seaboard. The large resources which she
/ possesses in public lands enable her to do
this with great advantage to her own interests
/ and to those of her citizens Nor have we
any right to object to her policy of giving
j such direction to her lines of railway as will
tend to benefit her chief port Galveston. If
her own citizens should find it to their adyan-
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change their views BY offering equal facilities
and greater inducements for seeking market
in New Orleans. Unless our people move
soon on this subject they will find the COM
neroe q our poto very Soon ssiioVsty olipp.ey
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paaS Nle@' ost'allis Mln ~ plos,Se.lse e H.
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leAas tleslsiaeufe WI h'e ls'l'o4A n
henstlls injurious ooiisesl''pAt0es " -
perry q Ne% ofleans'
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center IN e1alYessol' .sit1 Mi4ion ~
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Inc nrs1 q tnese oontemplated foads
Known as tne .sCentfal hallroad' rs 70 1ul
noftn nom e8selYestoh 20 ffeston. tar aooTf
tne Red hlYer fatI, az Wlllen polnt IL IS t'
connect with 2 railroad now IN process o
construction through the indian territory
west OF Arkansas, ana through southwestern
Missouri to st. Louis. inns road, when com
pletea' WI y, reouee tne 'llne peS@een 1slyes
son any r. Lou,s !, - apouv 'n,tSs ,si1 lloui'
ana VII open lhe InosS leltile o!s'tictS y
Ae1as poth % tTalVeston ana to q. LOUIS.
!. ~ secono foao mas peeh cLaf'efeo slle !
partaliy gfaaea Wnleh IS 70 connect tAe zen
Ifai foad wa iylef ana D''ilhs' WIN 'oaolns
Fass,
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Nlarsnall ane oenefsoh WIN foi1o,' AIk'' y
Whleh polhSi0 wiz lnteEseee Vne fs'ilroaa iLoni
mag plaee' oa0 14lttle hoek 10 AlelnPnls' II Is
Itttner eohtehlpia6eo Dy 81. houls 10 zap 'nls
toaa peSWeen i.ls'le !. isocA ala A!elnp.is py
q extension q her lton laot'h.alh Fallroau'
| tatls 'esaillhs heEselL q TWO routes Y Ehe II
terror rg. ol Texas,
Hhlle the enterprise Oh o'hers IS ehec1lhs
50 naaeh' NeW. .orleansi must pe reduced 10
unequal conpe1tion Iof tne valuable tfaoe OF
1e4ils un1ess sne arouse heisei1 % me ener-
getle actloh. bas py applying herse1 % the
task q properly competing VAIN o'hets' she
W. iiu tiis' 1iie iaci1ill's "
peIMeen oUhef polhsS WlAieh now 'ife'''en
ssrlo9sis y lin9ali Aet ptos9ei4SS' niaS 1 oe
iltSle 'rioott1tS = her o"h success
70 accomplish TINS purpose she mas only to
push forward the Shreveport road, already IL
opefation as taF as NlafshaA' INTO tne interior
eouilties y NoitllerH LeAaS, aiia tllas ae1laci
to heIselI the business q thae sectlon, Her
energies sllo0il. a' t7e same tlhe oe directed
70 eomple'lng the. Ioae, lEo41 bef@lek 3 pay 70
loaplne. Fass' SO 1na9 " 'he unle the Ie2as
foaa shall nave feaehea eha' polnt we VIII pe
aDle e compete 1or all tne tfade tha5l6 may
prlng 1fom the SoutheEh Poftlon q 5ne
eoatelaplatea oentIat foaa, bQt u ofaef to
northern counties, the Sleksburg road should
De completed to Shreveport, and the ope-
ionsas road extended, VIA Mansfield to the
| same DOlnt.