New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-29

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How They Should be Fed-The Illinois
Central RniIPOad-The New Chicago
Winter.
Especial Correspondence of the Republican,
CHICAGO, November 49, 1872.
This is not, perhaps, the most pleasant
season OF the year for Northern tours and
yet it may not be uninterestipg to the
readers of the RKFUBZIcAN TO learn what
are it's agreeable and what its unpleasant
features.
LEAVING sUaNBR.
Your correspondent, nos without some
feelings Of regret, one pleasant day last
week turned his back upon the Crescent
City, and has striveD TO retain some of the
impressions which. were conveyed to him
by observation along the line OF hts route.
THE 5ACKsoS ROAD.
The country along the hne Of the Jackson
road for long distance north OF the city
is so we'll known to most New Orleans
people that it is hardly necessary to refer
to it. The long line OF trestle work over
the marshes and lageons, which are
objects Of curiosity to people who traverse
the route for the first tinaes are an Nld story
to most of your readers. Is Is noticeable.
however, that the road has been undergo
ing great Improvements daring the last two
or three years, the tres5leworIz .0r many
miles having been filed IN with earth and
stones, which have beep 5roaght on the
construction train from greut distance.
The road evinces an able ard yigorous
management Ia all :ts Details anG ii is
gratifying to those who EGG np and down
tho earth 90 feel thss when ;he.S &re
travelling their lives are III I'll" hands .:
men so trustworthy 80 ths managers % sae
jackson railroad.
THE SOUTHERN 2AB0R GttsHi"To
In Mississippi and Tennesse" she crops
seem to have nearly slI been gathered.
though occasional fields Of co;;on were re.
naming unpicl1edo whether from scarcity Of
labor or from what cause was unable to
learn. can hardly believe, shoU-n. 1hat
the labor market is in SO bad u c0u&ition as
some of our country friends would has" US
beIieYoo at all events, it Is net necessarily
800 | saw aC every station in IL" State Of
Mississippi, sitting in front Of the country
tayePns and grocery stores. 2 crowd ef men
ranging in numbers from twenty 80 Ltey,
with their hungry looking horses tied to al.
jacent posts and feuceso who appeared 10 me
to be the very same men whom had
seen sitting in the same places S9me years
ago. when passed over this same route.
Loo Sow oif 81.
since Or not will not venture TO express an
opinion. IL certainly looks like II. But Of
one thing am certain. if tho jdoe. market
is scarce those men sitting in front OF the
whisky shops should go 20 the posi- shere
theiE cpawny.looking horsee .tr" tied and
unhltch them, and drive home &s Sast rs
they car. and take of their c0ata au, gp so
work at 0nceo II they nave u" oands OF
their own to work they should 81 20 work
for some one WHO has SO long as we in
the South depend upon one class C6 yeopie
TO Dc our work tor Us Ve SHAH 10: advance
very Sast. We al! know that SueSe are q
vast number OF men il the South VINO have
made aoble uphill fghS Of it since the
war, and sor&ed hard. But 80 .ong as
there is such an army Of dronee sc prey
upon society. they can not make the South
what they desire 80 mako is, and wha: 6ts
natural advantages 0ntitle il TO he
qHE MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL EAILH0Ar.
This road, which few gear. AZ" attained
such IN unenviable notorioty Tor dropping
trains through bridges, and foe other an
pleasant freaks of thas hind, Mar, il eonse-
quenc&, received SO much attention and SO
many repairs that it amounts to %imoe: a
rebuilding of the road. and nog It ~ ons OF
the eafes9 and smootbost in 5he whole
South This part 6? the grea; jackson
eoute is under the special cara o. Colonel
Z. D. Frost, who. besides being a frat class
railroad man himself. has the rare faculty
of being able to seleOs thoroughly compa-
senb men as assistants.
NEW otqGEPo
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