New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-08-24
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S1sdei auiaad City sf the sesth.
Who, and what, and why, and where is
the Mississippi Valley Company gThese
were the questions which our reporter pro-
pounded to himself, as, last Monday even
ing, he pocketed his letter OF invitstion to
become the guest of that corporation the
following day, IS representative OF the
REPUBLICAN. The latter question he need
hardly have asked, for the letter OF invita-
ton showed for itself. 1t was dated McComb
City, Mississippi. But who it was, or
Why it was, or what it was, seemed quite
different thing. Our reporter knew nothing
about it. He found no one else who
seemed to know anything about it. So no
concluded to slsep on the subject and 60 up
the jackson railroad the next day and learn
for himself. -..,, ,.......,.
Accordingly, on Tuesday. at the incredi-
bic early hour of 6:30 A. IL, our reporter
emerged from beneath his ancestral mos
quito bar, in order to take the early train.
Nov; any one who is not actually engaged
in the morning newspaper business can
hardly estimate the amount of self-sacrifice
which is implied. in saying he arose at that
hour-or rather half hour. Thefully gradu-
ated reporter never rise, early, unless at
stern duty's call. He ordinarily stays up very
late ct .ight, and, then, not much news Of
importance Il to be had in the morning. In
deed, things have no right to happen before
ten. o'clock as the earliest. Dogs have no
authority in law or in justice for going mad
before that time, nor men to get drunk and
put heads on each other, nor brave men to
scowhide towards or poltroons, or anything
of that kind IT they will do it, they ought
to be arrested, and no notice made Of it in
the paper. next day.yri a.-. si 1a5 Ii,-,.s
g But we IRE forgetting about the Missis.
siippi Valley Company. We left our re-
porter Just getting up. We pass subsequent
scenes-not even noticing his hasty prepar.
atoms for the journey-how he famed hia
travelling, satchel-we would not call it
carpetbag for the world-full with such
articles of toilet - become necessary to
the cultivated taste. After hurried break.
fast he made bold dash Tor ''red ear
and brought up at the Jackson railroad de-
pot in time for the train. There he ex.
pected to find out something sb0us the
mysterious company through other gentle.
men Of the press who were under invita-
ton, but he found no one with whom he
could claim acquaintance. There were,
however, on the train certain gentlemen
who our reporter mistrusted of a newspapers
connection. They had no ink on their
clothes, but at the same time they had a
sort of imprint which denoted tho editor
His surmises were subsequently found to be
correct. lie found his fellow passengers ta
be Colonel Daniel bennett, State Lecturer
Of the Louisiana Immigration Company
DR.. H. 4. Swasey, of the Rural 4labaDsian,
Mobile. and Mr.. D. Redmond. Of Pass
Christian. .i .r-
The ride up from New Orleans il 40. one
Of remarkable interest. Most of our read.
ers are familiar with it. The greater part
is piney woods land. indifferently cult.
waited, and at present producing little more
than living to the Inhabitants. Our re-
porter learned with some isurprise that the
man who is prospering about the fLost of
anybody on the Jackson railroad in Louis
lana, is making his money out of the great
swamp which stretches up from above Ken
ner nearly to Ponchatouls. This gentle
men is the owner Of strip about FIVE miles
in length, commencing at Bayou Labranche
and comprising about $4,000 acres. He ia
probably the proprietor Of more snakes and
algators than any other man in America.
We do not care to infringe on what we re-
gard as the sole province of the Times
that is, the suggestion of lucrative indus
trial" pursuits-but we just throw this out.
regardless of consequences, for what is is
worth. We think there is money in it.
Any man, no matter how small his capital,
who will so through these swamps and
gather up this waste material of snakes
and alligators, and boil it down into soap
grease and kerosene and other oils. will
rapidly and surely acquire q competence.
We claim no particular credit for this idea,
but we really think it more feasible than
some other plans we have seen suggested
lately in the city press.
This is not, however, the business IN
to whom we have referred. is engaged. His
business is principally the getting out of
ties for raiirsad companies and the taking
of contracts for dirt filing. the making of
bridges etc. He has creditably filled some
very large contracts for the Jackson rail.
road and for Morgan's road, and has real
lied very handsomely from his different en-.
terprises. Mr.. Foucher is quite young
man, native Louisianian, and resides
partly in New Orleans and partly in the
swamps.s His industry is worthy the EMU
latiou of our cigarette-smoking, Canal.
street-corner-loafng young men.
After emerging from the swamp, a few
miles beyond Pass Manchac, the traveller is
gladdened with the pure air of The piney
woods, which comes to him richly laden
with delicate resinous perfume Especial
ly grateful is tins sweet atmosphere to the
unfortunate resident of the city, who each
day is subjected to the numerous and dis
tinct smells which emanate from the open
cutters of the Crescent City. The country
along the railroad does not seem to be
thris ing as it should. In fact, the general