New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-02
Enterprise in V"xa--';Ec Railroad system

Enterprise IN i?Na~- ne sN:iifOaN ~N>!c!H
|. \ ..t'.r :lo.n Texas 20 The Springfield
Massachusetts. Ren"j'can says:
When we remember tina. Texas h.- ."rli-
tor ,nuu.f, 70 MAKE one hundred and
eighty such States a. Rhode Island. thirty
,k,- Va ~-!caI-.ttS. oc six like New York.
y iii 4 climate except III /. " locations on
the low lands. - delightful and healthy a.
.uv State n the Union. Nitn 1!llIn- and
.cr.Iin. rl.ins 10. tycclcA. with t!,abtr
lands and water powers. cotton TclGs and
sugar ;'lantaii"n>. " il-:.: a'!'. corn r".tl;les
why. then. tAe ~. 81! increase: population
since III" val. and III" constant Id. .: .n,
migration flowing III daily from tl'' western
and Southern Syatc-. .,l.ier..r- IL. worth
to ti.c :iui"v. .,,t": AMI >!G4: planter. a.
V. Il u :" III" capitalists. - ." .on."r 'n..t-
tt- 10: wonder.
Tier. ar. ~ :hc :'rr-cil' 'i.!,. over fifteen
hundred. miles vi ..,lr.a,: IL operation and
IL progress -, building. hen -. Ii. clo~c
OF the val less than .ouI hundred am. fifty
mile. embraced the rXtea: -ailv".d.n-.
Tie. International I.,il:"ai = l,.rp1pS the
Creates. undertaking a.; IL" d.. 4 I.ir. y
continuation OF the Cairo aa'. ful,oi r.:.l-
way il .. northeast. cX;"nl.IM. across IL.
State 10 In. <put !Iw.St. WI. = terminus at
Laredo on .lie l,io GyAufi". from Whicl.
place road j. cunt"Ini .at"'. across tieNlco
10 San Bias or Maza,.aI, on the Pacific
Ocean. - important docs this railroad
project appear that the la>: Legislature.
with the advice "f lie Governor. made
a donation to the company Of State
bonds Vi. ten thousand dollars per mile.
and the. right ot way two hundred fee: in
widtI. urev all lands through winch they
NAV pass in crossing the state. besides the
timber. c.ANsei III construction which
nl.,y i. taken from the State lands within
five mile. o! the track. - the length OF
the road is about seven hundred miles. this
is tie greatest gift ever offered ~ any
Stat. 20 :. vrivat. enterprise.
Another equally impo.tan: Nne ]. 'he
Great Northern. Il larg: par; ": which is
already under contract. making this city its
southern terminus. taking Il daily nor;lerly
coarse. Wit. view OF crossing the Indian
Territory, and connecting with tn" great
line. West. The general management OF
this road is under the charge oi Charles r.
Noble. another of your nciyhhois. mailing
FROM >ontliwick. although he ha. been out
OF the Union (hvi,. in New serscy) the
pas. fifteen wears. He is pu>hin. forward his
work with characteristic" Yankee go-ahcada-
:ivcncsS, having Is line oi tnrr hundred
and fifty miles I" construct. ole third q:
which vii! he completed this year.
We also have under way. with the promise
o: il. completion by January. ia':. the
New Orleans. Mobile and Chattanooga.
;.l.:lls. and fer the present. ;his city It's
western. The Texas Central Is another i,i:
pr:,Ar' linz. maxim. this city is starting
i,"i!:. and il known across t.l'' country hi
,wn ,sr..i.l str..a!. OF ri,st. Tl'nnin,, 10 tn.
MOTT invest for about eighty mics. ~ ir.-
T,r,.a:.c.. is marked for is i,unlcnS" profit I"
The stakeholder and Tie great opportunities
81 danger .:!.yed passengers. - u shower
or heavy tcw Is sure 10 undermine tn"
rae. ..ut throw Il train mo the ditch. amt
Il frost j, certain to >piH" the r.i!i ai;! cause
a -;l,Sh-up. The took rt this voa! sold q:
the clos" -. ID. war iur les. tine. - Il share,
az; t.,-:.ay can not De i,Uu-!I' a. any r:ior.
.,t"; Il .:c having been refused,
IL. ..c>.. ii: ,Tc<Asi J,"r,cI reports an
a.,.ns:. Incredible outrage ia New nrI"au.
70 rrlv.."v. through TIL, city. The subject
should l.. investigated. The Io',r"al says:
W. :r. informed. Z ' Major Moore that
NM rant. coinin. - Texas Viz. .cf'
G..,.ans II" su;:;"c; to an organized system
-. ,!Urt".in. and outrage. One !nail ai'i
his .,.lt. wcr.. charged tWcntE-liV" dollars
for hack hire FROM The Ent"l 20 the depot.
a'ii - .aU.lI l1cit for rcruU.in. their per-
SOMA: ha."agc 70 the nodt. Repeated
instances a! tiia o;,o, SwindlIn" are given.
and il continued viii act "ith immense dis
advantage on the stream of immigration
passing through that Cit. causing other
route. 10 be preferred. ". call the atlrl-
tiur o. the New Orleans RErUEIlc>N ~
this subject.