New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-25
SOME TALK ar AUDITOR GRAHAM.

serial through the bleak house on Gravie
street, he will no doubt come to the con
clusion that his duty is driving him in {
way adverse to the best interests of the
State and city of his habitation. The
connection between the railroad map and
and the mournful story about rents is
this, that if New Orleans was connected
with Houston by railroad, the COM
plant about vacant houses in this city
would be materially abated.
Houston is the centre of all the impor-
taut railroads in Texas, and her interest
IN this respect is progressing with won
derful rapidity. 1t requires certain de-
gree of enthusiasm to appreciate this pro-
position, because enthusiasm is of near
kin to foresight. President men grasp
the future and the possible-plodding
men haltat the present and the actual. Of
the thousand tourists who visit the Mont
Gents tunnel how few lose sight of the
physical excavation in contemplation of
the veritable roadway which opens a pas
sage from the valleys of France to the
valleys of Italy, and reduces the terrible
march that appalled, the heart of Hannibal,
to mere pleasure excursion? In like de-
gree how few there are in our midst who
realize the ultimate benefits that must in
evitably result from linking New Orleans
with a railroad centre that spreads
its arms out, like an immense spider, to-
ward all quarters of the compass. Rail-
roads diverge from Houston in every
direction. The Texas Central penetrates
the grain region of the Northwest; the |
Galveston road passes to the gulf on the |
South; the Buffalo Bayou and Colorado |
road branches off to the Western cattle |
and mineral country; while the Brazoria
tap road descends into the cotton bottoms
of the Brazos river. None of these roads
have reached their limit of extension, but
are still being projected into regions of
varied wealth and capacity. The Central
proposes to intersect with st. Louis con-
nections in the State of Kansas; the In
5ernational and the Buffalo Bayou and Col
erado are pushing toward the Rio Grande
md San Antonio, respectively from
whence they will draw the commerce of
Laredo. Ell Paso and Eagle Pass, and the
sugar lands on Matagorda
Jay. Besides, there are other roads con-
emplated, reaching out to Crockett,
Henderson, Marshall and Shreveport,
nd will be built, not only to assist
n moving the trade of Texas, but
o foment the ingress of emigration from
he Middle States into participation of
he untold wealth of the Southwest
)ver these various lines of transportation
nd travel there GIBBS and flows a multi
udinous freight of merchandise and hui
nanity, which chafes to escape from the
ontracted circle in which it is limited to
love. Passengers from Hearne travel to
he extent of their tether, and return dis
listed because the route was not open to
he world. Their impetus would have
rought them to New Orleans, and might
ave carried them to New York, because
ne desire to travel is like jealousy, which !.
lakes the food it feeds upon The end !,
yonder always. No man stops because :,
is desires are exhausted, but he is :.
illing to proceed if his movements are !.
OF controlled by circumstances. :.
The road, therefore. that first taps the o
rcle that envelopes Houston will let out n
Ich rush of pent-up people that it b
i'll assume the proportions of crevasse. II
exas will actually empty herself of peo- q,
e who have been afraid to travel by sea, a,
i'd whose laziness prohibited them from n,
aveling by land. i,
Ii the road from this city to Houston in
IS connected we might not only obtain e,
e advantages of this movement, but nj
should establish what is known as the m
bitude. Mankind is largely governed ca
its customs. If it once acquires the sv
actice of going to place, the practice vi
comes law which is as hard to break re
1t was to form. This places before us th
incentive and danger The people of
Texas desire to trade with New Or ur
ms, and if we offer them the first and WI
lal advantages, they will come to us Or
If we allow other places to obtain ad- tn
ltages over us as to time, the chances ha
that habit will grow upon our be
nds of patronizing markets which wi
y would never have discovered if it mi
not been through some accessibility in
ch was offered to our disadvantage. gr,
We lose the trade of Houston's railroad Nc
hties it will be because strangers en- alb
ID upon its enjoyment while we slept Wi
n our rights. ma
n resisting the issuance of the bonds Sis
he New Orleans, Mobile and Texas tea
the Auditor is betraying the greatest en-
ng interest of the city of New Orleans low
West is straining every energy to
itself in connection with Houston, eve
Texas is meeting the effort by urging clsl
Central road up into the Northwest. cha
does not do this to injure us, but to asy
eft herself. There is no direct SYM the
ny at present between Houston and thi.
Louis, because they are strangers, but sne
e let the tide of trade and travel find STR
outlet by rail from middle Texas to ord
great world and connections will be Cha