New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-23
LETTER FROM HOMER.
Railroad Interests of North Louisiana
CrOps-Heallh Of the Geuntry-Teu-
OerancR Reform.
H0uEp La 0cfohaA % 1917

Railroad Interests of North Louisiana
CrOps-Heallh Of the Geuntry-Tep.
Oerancs Reform.
HOMER, La. October 20, 1873.
Editor REPUBLICAN,:
Unjust thank you for publishing nv lot
ter in regard to the Alexandria, Homer and
Fulton railroad. trust it may pro7e in.
strumental in directing practical attention
to the subject. But for. the present have
90 say that think the project is dead in
Claiborne parish. Our police jury will,
think. and very properly, withdraw for tie
present the proposition 70 vote $500 900
stock in the enterprise. This Will have re-
suited mainly from the cause iutimased in
my former le.ter-the uncertainty of any
tangibility or responsibility in the core
spending or corfelative obligation.
Our people simply do not wish to be more
liberal than theig peighbors, and certainly
do not wish 20 vote aims where they are not
wanted, or where they will be squandered
But Claiborne parish will stand ready to
aid handsomely any enterprise which may,
in good faith be inaugurated 20 complete q
railroad through oug midst or near our
borders. We are willing to donate. az 2
gift, 800, 900 or moro to the frs: railroad
that may be brough: 70 or within hailing
distance Of ou. doors. Blu: our peo-
pie will not do anything for any
doubtful protector any wildcat .windle
We dc not accuse the gentlemen who were
here some months since working up this
parish donatioa-Mes Treret and Ian
try-of aiming to favor anything spurious
but We dc accuse them Of suddenly becom-
ing very cold and distant in regard 20 an
enterprise Of which they seemed very
warmly in favor when here, and in behalf
Of which ouf people at once displayed q
laudable disposition to play very active
and practical part. The truth is our people
will play 40 other part in regard TO rail
roads. They may act foolish and devious
part in regard to partisan politics; but when
it comes to such practical homo matters as
the simple question Of cheap meat and
bread, they propose to be unit, and to act
az sensibly and judiciously as possible.
Hence I am sure our police jury will in a
few days withdraw the proposition to vote
$500, 900 stock to the Alexandria, Homer
and Fulton railroad-at least until il is
known whether any one proposes to build
that road, for either love or money.
As matters now stand our people look to
to the completion of the road from Monroe
to Shreveport as their earliest relief This
strip of road We are led 10 hope and believe
Tom Scott intends soon to complete. If he
does We shall feel very much like voting
him bonus, for is will come within few
miles of us-some fifteen at most.
I can assure you, positively, that the crops
in this section are turning out very well the
present season. The cotton crop is fully an
average, If not more, and the corn and DO
tato crops were never better. ANY reports
to the contrary, even in the Homer Nad,
are not true.
And all this section Of country mas been
even more healthy than usual the past
summer and present fall, and continues
so. Our people feel specially blessed in
this particular when they look around and
see how the land in every direction has
cOcS eOeui SCAs o4V uucBO GIc I6dl, 3Uy- i
sical causes for all this. The hill country
between the Cuachita and Red rivers is de-
cidedly the most healthy portion of Louis
lana, and as good an average farming coun-
try as any upon earth. Such a country can
not always be without railroads-can not |
be permitted to remain always 'in the will
1erness.'
The temperance reform movement is |
blazing in Homer now. They even had a
torchlight procession few nights since
'omething which our town never before
on any occasion. They burned |
not whisky! Dr.. j. w. Han
ION, the great temperance lecturer and |
editor, is here, and will deliver them set |
ectures before leaving. God grant that he J
nay redeem the time while tho days are !
'vil,' and redeem the rising generation
rom iptemperance.
w. JASPER BLACKBURN.
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