The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-07-11

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This IL lie qusstion that Il now asi.
tating the minds Of the people Of this
little city, and the arguments pro and
eOs, are 1t times bitter and somewhat
laushsbls. One would imagine that
tho opponents Of the proposition sub
misted By Col Kellogg, Of tho Louis
lana Central Rail Way Company wsre
opposed to Rail Roads % general prin.
|eipIee; whileDaey wlllpvsjk ~ ~.
= Rail Road sstss - t1Aas .ky.-s
We have mach 70 ny 70 this Issue Of
the rather unprecedented proposal Il
Col. Kellegg, but Ne do nj wialkit ~
10 understood that W afv opp1j - u
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| pany OF Any other company. Nog IN.
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eonsble and feasable plan, that would
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far jhji nd en- bsiSSi<l .6tely sxesSd-
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safety ~ Sraps1ey h1lldes, II .
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ltioo. The policy ofgiving direct sab
sidies 70 Rajl Roads. In tie ysi1esa
States, where II has been done moro
freqaentiy than in any Other scantry,
i now denounced a being wrong IN
principle, and entailing = burden Il
taxation for which the Taxpayers OBJ
tain.no adequate compensasios, The.
property holders. gave tho nensys -,
. build tie road and bad no voics what
ever in the control Of tho corporation
and were forced to submit to the most
exborhitant tariff ID the stsAslpasen<
ton OF their tafiAh. The exhor6lt1ut
demands Of Rail Road aponopolies that
have been subsidized. ~ tho general
State and municipal governsnspts Gro.
ated such dissatisfactios, on tho part
Of the producer, Mat gave rise to that
powerful Organization called the Pa
irons Of Husbandry, the great object Of
which is to reduce tho freight on their
products. Political meetings OF tho
people Of both parties for the last
three years have censared Congress for
its lavish land grants and Subsidies to
Rail Road companies; 90 the sonnd and
practical judgment Of the people, after
years Of experience 10 those States and
cities whore subsidies have boon grant
ed il opposed to the poliey and psinci-
pie. There is NO question that Rail
Road giving 10 direct communication
with New Orleans and Shreveport, tho
terminus Of the Texas Pacific, would
be Of almost iDcalcnlable benefit to this
city anil parish. This great road will
at some future day be constructed, IA
the exacti0ns of commerce will force it
through. How long before this is done,
and whether any kind Of aid that We
could ks;timately give, would hasten
its completion, is matter for consider
alton. The fact is, that the Rail Road
men who have been hammering at this
ronte, for SO many years, have failed
to inspire any great .amount Of conf
dence in our community, that they
we're in earnest IN their Intentions, and
really intended to complete the r Dad
INSTEAD of getting all they could and
then speculate on their Charter privile-
ges and snhaidies. We have frequent.
" heard, il the discussion of this ques-
ton for the last several years, a large
class of the best and most conservative
thinking men in the parish-express
q willingness to assist in the building,
or extending aid to any company, by
the parish in it's corporate capacity
taking stock for which her bonds should
he given, and interest payable annual
". This following proposition seems
to meet with greater favor than any
that has been discussed. That the par
isl, would agree to take stock to the
amount of Two or Three Hundred
thousand Dollars in any company that
would build the road from New Or
leans, through the parish, and issue
bonds with interest, payable annually
for the stock, the bonds not to he de-
livered until the road was completed.
Perhaps this would be tho only aid
, that the people Of the parish vould b,