New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-05

Ne6tef1 An6A OF Nov 0rleAn4 60o0t0 a00p4
their own objective points. He is OF opin-
ion that radial line should be SO laid
| down through central Texas as to inter-
sect the Pacific railroad about the parallel
| of thirty-one degrees, and about one hum
bred and one degrees of longitude. The
theory5,f this line is that if the South
western trade shall follow the Pacific
| road as far east as Marshall it
will be difficult - defect it down
to New Orleans. That if, on the other
hand, New Orleans shall allow this trade
to be drawn as low down as Houston it
| may be attracted by the port OF Calves
ton. With this line independent and inter
| mediate between those heretofore pro-
jected, Mr.. Bayley thinks New Orleans can
contend successfully for great trade, Of
| which, with the lines as at present pro-
jeeted, she will only receive share. He
added a memorandum of lines which
are already under way in Texas, and
which, by the construction Of our initial
section, would at once reach the Sabine
and come to our assistance. Mr.. Bayley
next proposes a mode of construction in
dependent Of foreign administration. He
very well pointed out that, at last the
magnifcelc pretenses of the charlatans
who have undertaken t. make our roads
were only devices to negotiate our own
credit He well said that 90 merchants
and bankers could do this more effectually
than the Mobilier brokers, and he
proposed that an act of incorporation
confined to people Of known character
among Us, would be formed for the pur-
pose Of combining and administering our
own means and representing our own
credits. Nothing more simple; nothing
more effectual; nothing more is indeed
left u.s. -....l
Mr.. Baylev made another sensible sug-
gestion. It vas that we should assume
the rivers of existing railroads west, as a
base for the present, and put our money
at once on the way to Texas. This is
eminently correct. The first efforts of
New Orleans to reach Texas consist in two
railroads running for twenty miles paral-
lei to and within mile Of each other.
One Of them traverses the bank Of this
Mississippi river for sixty miles; and these
roads viii again approach each OTHER at
Nermiiionyilie, a distance CT about |
one hundred and twenty miles from New
Orleans. On Ire roads there has been
spent money enough to have made road |
from PlaGuemine or Donaldsonville to
central Texas. Why not use the river at
least at first, as far as it would accompany |
one route, and SO place the money where
it would make the most immediate con-
nection With the country competed for?
We would add one suggestion to this
excellent plan. 1t is that in letting the
light work On the proposed lines, peter
ence should be given to the planter iv-
ing along the lire. Let the money aised
Se chiefly spent in the heavier work Of
bridging and embankment, but 1t Mr..
Bayley explain to the planters how easy.it
is to work out a section staked
and graded for them e is in
fact but bedding g row D sugar
came. The planters would takethis work
as they have elsewhere-e part 'ayable in
stock, part in bonds and part n money.
This would teach our planters how easy
it is to make railroad. I.a'ould KEEP
the construction money, at lest in part,
at home, and the cost Of obstruction
would to some extent pass frm the hands
Of one set CT citizens into hose of an
other. Let us have the hore enterprise
as proposed by MIR. Bayley If Hercules
won@ help, let the Yagone' put his own
broad shoulder to the whel, and the We
h;ele Tnr7S+ move on to Tens