The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-12-11
To New Orleans and Back

iron horse and his breath OF steam tn,
journey can b. made in forty six hours
Leaving BoliYar on the Ord instant il
company with our distinguished fellow
citizen, Gen. r. P. Nicely, on the moor
train. we landed safe and sound at tn,
st Charles hotel on the morning of the
4th at log o'clcck, having had most
| pleasant transit without the least DELAY
or single incide Mt to mar the attrac
tive and delightful scenes along tn,
| whole four hundred and thirty FIVE miles
Of road. The city presented a Cheerful
appearance, the green grass, live oak
orange and other evergreen trees anc
shrubs forming a picture in strange anc
| pleasing contrast with he frost WORK u
our own home, where the scar and yell
| low leaf months ago was shaken from itG
frail hold on the top Of the king Of the
forest and sent silently down to the rip
| ping stream below Multitudes OF
strangers and thousands of Knights
| Templar we're Larading the streets, head
| ed by bands Of music and the generous
and whole.so citizens of the Cres-
cent City were out in full force to well
como them In truth, last Friday vas a
gala day in New Orleans and will never
be forgotten by the participating mem.
| beTs Of the Brotherhood or those who
witnessed their welcome from every part
Of the Union to the jewel OF our sunny
land. Moving about in the crowd which
continually filed the halls, parlors and
reception rooms of the hotel we could
hear the visitors from the eastern. north.
ern and western States expressing their
sentiments in the fullest terms, and the
eunVietioh Was forced upon uE, that the
citizens Of New Orleans and Louisiana
are at last understood and will hereafter
be held in the highest estimation by eve
~ northern gentleman who was in the
citp last week. From them, the truth
will radiate and great good be accom-
plished.
As matter Of course the city, With
an hundred thousand strangers present,
was full oflife and presented scene OF
mastery activity. Beyond this, We found
business exceedingly brisk, evidencing
return to the city's superiority a. a
center for tbs exchange of ali the pro-
ducts of mighty nation.
While in the city we took occasion to
call at the Office Of the New Orleans,
St Louis and Chicago Railroad, and had
the pleasure of meeting Col Z D Frost,
general manager, and s H. Edgar, vice.
psesident of the company, than whom
there arc no more genial and competent
gentlemen in the Union.
Through the constant eXertions of
Col. McComb and his experienced aids
the great Southern through line from
Cairo to New Orleans is fast approach
ing a completeness second to no road in
the country. Of late the company has
made costly and permanent improve
ments at the point of nensfer at and
near Fort Jefferson, KY, and is now
working force Of thousand men in
the swamp south of Manchac, where
eighteen miles OF the road bed, hitherto
subject to overflow, is being raised from
three TO five feet, which, when compile
ted. will be proof against the waves of
lake Ponchartrain o. the foods from the
Mississippi river Everywhere, along
the whole line Of road, trackmen are at
work, and it is gratifying to know that
the company is trnnsRctinE a heavy
freight ard passenger business, which is
steadily increasing AS an evidence of
this we mention the fact that the re-
ceipts of last Saturdays business footed
up tweu ty, FIVE thoussn dollars
As a general thing, the towns along
the road have improved considerably in
the last few dyesrs, an their surround
ings betoksn much prosperity notwith-
etanding the severe ordeal to which the
citizens have been subjected both on
account of misruls and the failure of
leading crops. Once into the vast pine
forest south of jackson, Miss, it is easy
to see that heavy lumber business is
transacted 10 that region, which is the
source OF millions of dollars annually,
and goes far towards a complete set>off
to miIes Of indifferent soil.
The eating houses along the liRs Of
road are generally we'll kept and supply
an abu ndance of good aud wholesome
food, though we always did think that
.ons dollar per meal was little too steap !!
However, we suppose that, like Billy
SwampE, it is the best they can do.
The hotel at 62 mile siding is one of the
best in the South aud the gentleman
who presides over it is spoken of by
travellers as q man who knows how to
keep hotel
Really it is pleasant trip from Boil
var TO the city Of the South, and the fs-
eilities for carrying On trade between
the two points are admirable, making us,
es it were next door neighbors.
We were handed several business
cards by gentlemen who solicit a share
of the trade and commerce Of this sec,
ton, and refer oar readers 10 them,
knowing them to be 6rst class and
strictly reliable. The cards will be
found 10 another column, and We hope
that their publication in the BCLLErrS
will not fall short of direct benefit to
the Erm or those who may patFoniEe
them. They show disposition to do
honest business with the people of Har-
deman. Let Us meet them fairly.