The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-22
PROPOSED OBJECTS
And Advantages to be Derived
from the Levee Freight
Railroad.

the construction of such road, and as an aid
to them in forming their judgment relative to
the merits of the proposition:
Proposed Object
Is to place upon the levee a double-track
| fat railroad with convenient switches and
branches for the transportation on cars drawn
by horses or mules, of cotton to and from the
presses, shipping and boats, and for the car
rage of such other goods, produce and mer-
| chandise as it may be found advisable to
transport upon said cars.
The advantages which accrue from this
railroad are numerous, and are chiefly as
follows:
The road stretching along four and half
miles upon the river front will afford a quick
and uninterrupted transportation of the cot
ton and other produce and goods brought to
or to be shipped from the city.
It will not be affected by bad weather. The
cars will carry much more than is now carried
upon floats, and will travel with greater
speed. One Car with single mule will per-
form the work of three or more floats with
two mules each.
The obvious effect of the advantages just
recited, will be:
| To transport to vessels their cargoes in q
much shorter period of time than is now re-
quired.
To shorten the stay of vessels in port, and
thereby lessen their expenses.
To reduce the expense of transporting cot
ton and goods from the presses and ware
houses.
To enable shippers and brokers to fulfill
their engagements for the delivery of freight
to vessels without regard to weather or dis
tance
To receive and haul away goods and pro-
duce as fast as landed, leaving the levees and
wharves free and unrestricted.
To transport the cotton intended for ship
ment only as wanted, for as the movement of
the cars are not subject to interruption, there
will be no need of taking advantage of fair
weather or propitious moments to crowd
freight upon the wharves and left there in
slime and dampness to await its turn to be
put on board.
| Advantages to Shippers and Press Owners
To shippers the road affords reduced ex.
pense in hauling cotton, greater cleanliness
in its handling, greater protection from ex-
posure and a consequent saving OF loss from
Injuries by rain, mud and clumsy handling.
/ TO PRESS OWNERS.
It will secure the transportation of cotton
to and from the presses at less cost The
tracks laid in the various yards will require
less space than is now given to wagons and
floats, and will entirely avoid the cutting up
of the yards by the heavy wheels of the
vehicles now in use.
To all those interested in cotton, ETC., it
will afford the security of responsible parties
for the care and safe delivery of all articles
transported. 1t will dispense with numerous
and frequently irresponsible carriers, and will
originate and continue uniform and unvary-
ing system of transportation under the con-
slant and single management OF one company,
at uniform and low rate, and by means OF
vehicles rapidly moved and travelling upon a
road which cannot be INSTRUCTED by every
rain, and which is kept in repair without ex-
pense to the city.
| Advantages to the City.
AS TO THE LEvEEs.
The existence of such road upon the
levee secures the solidity and safety of the
levees themselves, for as the road will lie
upon the levee itself, the least depression or
caving will at once prevent the use OF the
track at such points. The interest of the
road will thus be made identical with the
security of the levees, and the city will thus
enlist for the performance of a most lmpor-
tant duty the watchful care of a large
number Of persons and the effects of careless
ms pections will no longer be known or felt.
Moreover, where, from unforeseen circum-
stances, or such as cannot be guarded against,
the levee is injured, the necessity of immedi-
ately repairing the damage will be met and
complied with by the aid of the levee road
with many times the speed and efficiency OF
the ordinary Carts and wagons, besides the
road having always in its immediate vicinity
large quantities of ballast and other material
suitable to repair the injury.
Indeed, it will be to the interest of the
road to have always at hand the most efficient
appliances to prevent serious injury to the
levees and the consequent damage to itself.
The ease and speed with which the road will
enable those repairs to be undertaken and
accomplished will greatly lessen their cost,
as the transportation of materials for such
purposes will cost nothing to the city, whilst
now it would form large and important
item of expense.
1t will improve and strengthen the levees,
for in many places along the line the embank-
ment is narrow and precipitous, and to es-
tabish the bed for the road it will be
necessary to increase the embankment In
those places where it is narrow and imperfect,
and to elevate and strengthen it where sunken
and weak.
AS TO THE LANDINGS.
The road will prove of great advantage to
the landings. for in many places there now
exist abrupt and irregular descents, begin
ming within few feet of the wharves, rem
dering it almost impossible to receive or de-
liver goods while the rcad-bed to accommo-
date the tracks will be broad, level and dry,
the rails fiat and flush with the surface,
affording ready, spacious and dry spot for
the discharge and receipt of all articles.
1t will maintain the findings clear and un-
INSTRUCTED, for it will afford a chelp, speedy
and constant means of transporting from the
levee all the ballast, rubbish and other bulky
materials now continually encumbering the
landings, contrary to the city ordinances, for
an inexpensive means of carrying them away.
AS TO THE CITY TREASURY.
It will give rise to a new and valuable enter
prise, will add to the taxable property, and
pay additional taxes to the city.
AS TO THE PROPERTY ON THE ROUTE.
1t will improve the levee and add to the
uses of the river front, and therefore will i'm
prove property along the route.
| AS TO THE STREETS.
1t will dispense with the heaviest hauling
upon the streets, and in that way cave much