The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-06-29
RAIL ROADS FOR ALL.

stretching from Little River On the
North East to the Sabine on the
South West. While it is undoubt-
eddy true that the richest and most
productive lands lie along the riv-
er and on the bayous, the lands in
the Pine Woods On both sides OF
Red River contain many fertile
spots and produce a quality Of cot
ton equal to any that finds it's way
to the market. Moreover these
lands are settled by an honest. in
dustrious and hardy class of peo-
pie, whose rights are as dear to
them as those ofany wealthy plan
ter on the alluv1al bottoms. These
people have vote ON the propos-
ed loan to the "Back Bone Rail
Road" and the question naturally
occurs to them, why should we tax
ourselves to build rail road for
our wealthy Practitioners, so far
from our homes, and which p1omi-
ses no benefits to us?
The question is a plausible one
and is entitled to q respectful an
swer. Our friends in the Pine
Woods are entitled to know what
good they are to derive from the
rail road before they can be eypec-
ted to aid in building it.
In the first place we are all citi-
liens Of a common parish and are
interested in it's common welfare.
1t was the pride and boast of RAJ
pides before the war that she paid
into the State treasury more taxes
than any parish in the State ex-
cept Orleans. Whatever benefits
one part of the parish benefits eve
ry part. We should have no petty
sectional feeling among us.
But, in the second place the
ssBack Bone Rail Road company
is pledged to build a road on each
side of Red River to connect with
the main trunk, which will bring
every farmer in the parish within
easy railroad communication with
New Orleans. Steps have already
been taken to build the road on the
North side of the river to connect
with the main trunk at Alexandria,
and there is every prospect that
this stem will have penetrated far
into North Louisiana by the time
the main line is completed to Co
tile. This will give our North side
friends the same rail road facilities
as the alluvial planters. Moreover
a stem is projected from Alexan-
dria to Waco, Texas, which will
pass through the whole Western
length of the parish. The Anna.
coco and Sabine neighborhoods will
be comparatively as near to New
Orleans as Alexandria. itself.
Now the company is pledged to
build these two stems. But the
stems can be built only by build.
ing. the main trunk. IF the alluvial
planters get no road, then the Pine
Woods farmers will not get theirs
Hence it will be seen that we have
a common interest, and that it is
the duty Of all to vote for the loar
asked for.
In this connection we would
state that the line from Bator
Rouge to Ponchitoula is not thu
main line, as has been asserted
The company will build an air linz
road from Baton Rouge to New Or
leans, a distance of only 80 miles
The whole distance from Alexan
dria to New Orleans, is 1914 miles
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A BRILLIANT TRIUMPH New
Orleans correspondent writes us al
follows: The victory gained b,
Bucks Brilliant Cooking Stove a
our recent State Fair is one tina
the manufacturers, Messrs Buck s
| Wright and their energetic agent
Henry Haller, No. 40 Camp street
may justly feel proud. The tria
was thorough one, it had Ion.
been anticipated and all the stove
dealers had made their prepare
(, tons for it. The committee wa
4 well selected and all agree tina
they were high minded HONORABLE
| gentlemen. Twelve stoves entere,
; the ring, among them, the hes
/ known stoves in the country, sue
as Stewards, Charter Oak an,
others. Over all Bnck's Brillian
:. carried off the gold medal havin
baked the best bread, in the short