The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-07-18
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} Wo have ipthin@ further, Il to 70 re-
cord qkthe dolngs ofthe Pnuemcr
asll6 us t rgiyc them 6at s72e:
300 to luil Hthcir road t6fongh ting
Parish. NJ J.. w. Kellogg is ia
Natchftochss as-we learn from the
papers and has asked them for
$500, 900 in 7.2O Boutls. @lOO, 600
OF &his amount he a. asked from the
town Of Natcl,itoci,ess Whether hd
will get this donation from them we
know not, but we think from our
aersation witty o. people II ar
parish, that we can safely promise
him that lie Will never get it from
Kapides, upon any ,ss,c), terms as
proposed by him. We can add
nothing to tho figures given:in our
Hast Issue, which we call our Rail
Roatl ISSUE" nor cal. We, tlis week
give rs much space to tho discus.
sion.
Although The Democrat fay;oorrs
the scheme, ont and ont, it.does not
attempt to reply to any Of our fig
ures or arguments. 1t supports it
upon the general principle tliat We
are in !'such y condition that we
can't bo worsted,," and that it may
be benefited. fins Is as much
cllild's play and sophistry as the
other orgumcnt we '.ave heard from
some Of its advocates who say
" posterlty never did anything for
mo; postcrity will haze to pay the
debt, aud why shouldI care what
the amount is" Both OF tl,cse po-
sitions is the yeriest trifling and
are unworthy OF ~ mtxnent's notice.
The merchant or other business
man who would conduct his bust
ness affairs with such a reckless dis.
regard Of the future, would soon
find himself financially as bank.
rupt as would this Parish, if it goes
into this transaction in any other
spirit than u shrewd, practical and
business like application Of the
rules which should govern commu-
mites rs we'll as men, in their pc.
cuniary transactions.
We understand that there was
to be a Communication in the Ga.
zette Of this morning, upon the sub
ject Of this Rail Road. We don't
know what change tho appearance
OF tho 4" Ancicnt Mariner" In the
editorial sanctum may have had
upon The fate Of that communica-
ton, but VIC knOI that If it does
appear, it will deal in glittering
gencralitics about the prospective
benefits to be derived from the
building Of the road. We arc I'M
der no apprchcnsions as to Il sue
.ccsslul refutation Of any OF our ar
-gumcnts. :. Figures don't licn and
VIC had "figures" on them. We
challenge-any advocate Of the road
to controvert any single statement
OF ours, with the exception of the
one rs to the distance from one
limit Of the parish to the other,
which was fixetls ut 40 miles by us
by guess and from our own knowI.
edge only, not having had, access
to the Surveyors Map. But this
only related to the cost per-. mile
through the parish, and had moth
ing to do with the amount asked
by. them, $4,000 nor with the
sixteen miles, as they themselves
fix it-from Alexandria to Le-
comte. We will gladly open our
columns as we have done this ISSUE.
for any communication in reply to
our figures or to any of our ar
gnments against this particular
Railroad scheme. We will decline
however to entertain any or enter
upon any discussion as to the bene-
fits to be derived from having a
Railroad. That is not the question
at issue. The question is: do we
want this railroad on the terms
offered by them7 Ne are astonish-
oil ut tho pnSifinn Of thn Denncynf