The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-31
RAILROAD NOTES.

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The Peoples indicator, of Natchitoches, in
its issue of the oath inst, thus announces the
arrival in that city Of E. B. Wheelock, ESQ.,,
President of the New Orleans Pacific Railway
Company:
We stop the press to announce the arrival
in town Of E. B. Wheelock. Esq, President
| of the New Orleans and Pacific Railroad Com
pany, and Major Green, Engineer in chief OF
the road. 1t is proposed that mass meeting
| of our leading citizens be held here upon
Monday I'd OF August.
Col. Wheelock will telegraph us in the
meantime that we may notify our people of
the exact day upon which this meeting will
be held; at the same time we beg our citi-
zens to bear in mind that Monday the I'd of
August, is the proposed day, and we would
like to see all the leading property owners in
town. Come and talk railroad-it will do US
good-make us feel happy, even if for a mo-
ment.
This railroad will be built without fail
there can be no question of that. Let us
come forward and furnish our mite to build
up the country. The croakers can be more
than satisfied if they will come from their
"dark corners and meet the live men.
The Vindicator learns that Alexandria and
cash to the road, which, if true, is solid COM
fort The following announcement by the
indicator is news indeed, aud, we fear, must
have been received over the grapevine tele-
graph:
Char'es Morgan offers to subscribe 81, 000.-
600 to the New Orleans and Pacific Railroad.
We have heard of no such Offer on the part
of Mr.. Morgan, though we doubt not he will
render substantial aid to the enterprise, not.
the idea entertained by some
that the road will initiate against his inter-
ests.
A million of dollars is good deal of loose
cash, and if the directors of the New Orleans |
and Pacific Railroad had that amount in their |
'xchequer it would not be very many months
before the iron horses from New Orleans |
would be cantering over the Texas border. |
We believe this rumor about Mr. Morgan's |
to be az unfounded as was the |
statement made by the Pieayuee, and accepted
md reiterated by US, of the subscription by
Mr.. Burnside of 1000 to the same road.
We regret to be compelled to state that
Dr. Burnside denies the subscription, and
he regret is sharpened by the remembrance
# the expressions of appreciation in which
We INDUCED, in the full and sincere belief
hat the subscription was fact; expressions
5hich we by no means retract but which we
ear may have caused some annoyance to
cry worthy gentleman. We should very
auch like to chronicle that every man in
his city had subscribed to the full extent of
is ability, and while it is our firm conviction
nat it is to the best interest Of every one to
1bscribe, we very fully concede the inslien-
BILE right Of every citizen to use his means
5 his judgment may dictate and his con- c
,ience approve.
In referring to the benefits to be derived
ON the road, the indicator, in its leading
ditorial, says:
We know Of no country that demands de-
elopment as much as Louisiana, the garden
tate of the Union. 1t is admitted by all to
9 wilderness; this may, it is true, be owing
} political causes mostly, but we must not
op to inquire that; how it came about is
latter of the past, our duty is to reclaim it,
nd to do SO railroads are our only depend
ace, almost. @
We require immigrants as farmers field '
borers and skilled artizans; we want them q
telligent and thrifty; we have mines of
ineral and agricultural wealth totally unde- q
'loped; in truth, We are in our infancy in y
rs great Union of grown States; we are =
leep, the sound of the locomotive whistle
i'll awake us from our slumbers to renewed :
e and activity. .EE