The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-15
THE RAILROAD.

to progress, and the advancement of
the solid interests of their commu
nifty, having on the 9TH inst, sub
scribed to twenty-five shares of the
capital stock of the New Orleans Pa
cifc Railway. This is made payable
in the sums of five hundred dollars
semi-annually, and under certain con-
ditions and restrictions, which may
be seen on reading the Ordinance
elsewhere published in our columns,
That our Board of Councilmen
have acted tardily in matter so in
trinsicaHy interviewer with our flu
ture prospecting interests, we are the
first to acknowledge, but in no COM
planning mood. The death-sweat of
torpid langor and criminal indiffer-
ence, which had so long been coiled
around us had near buried out Of
sight all our hopes of future waking
up, and we had near given up all for
lost, when the sudden awaling up,
which we now record, burst upon us
like rainbow in thunder Storm
And that the Councilmen have acted
right, have acted wisely for our flu
ture benefit, none are more free to
admit than the Editor of the Demo
crat, who surely believes that the
only error committed was in not ma
king the amount subscribed, one
hundred, instead oftwenty five shares.
However, they have made a good
start in the progress race, and we
now turn to the Police Jury of the
Parish with the Town time scored
down before them on the blackboard
Of progress, and fresh footprints on
civilizations track.
The Police Jury of Rapides will as
semble the first Monday of next
month, in regular session, and will
have before them the road blazed by
the Town authorities, and it remains
to be recorded whether they will
come up to the hour of the situation,
grasp it as become men and legisla-
tors, and wheel into line with every
banner floating to the popular breeze
of we'll directed public opinion.
which masters us all, and above all
should be their guide. Fortunately
this Body is composed of men, the
fair and honest choice of united
people, and can but be the reflex of
that people, now turning to them with
honest eagerness to throw up a help
ing hand in their behalf. Fortu-
nately again these five men, who
compose the Police Jury, are past
the age when common croaking can
effect them, and their every instinct
can but pulsate with their people,
and the community's welfare, and in
appealing to them, we know that the
appeals of suffering constituency
will not fall on listless ears or cold
impulses.
By the time of their meeting the
Jurors will have been posted in all
matters concerning the Railroad, still
as the Democrat can write knowing
ly and by the card in this same mat
ter, we beg to submit the short, plain
and true facts. The shareholders,
projectors and directors Of the New
Orleans Pacific Railway are all Lou
isiana men, home people, without
State donations, do not seek or ask
donations, are not beggars, have COM
menced the Road in real and honest
earnest, will complete it from Alex
andria to Natchitoces in time for the
early Spring business, and only ask
the Towns and Parishes, through
which the Road will pass, to give
them encouragement and become
stockholders and interested with
them in an undertaking which must
most assuredly rebound to their very
great interests. One hundred dol
lars is the price and amount ola sin
gle share, payable in ten per centum
installments, then on sixty days call
and not q single dollar of the first
payment is required or asked for un-
til ten miles Of the Road is in run
ming order. What palmer, fairer,
more liberal business transaction can
be brought to our Police Jurors. who
are the medium through which we
seek solution of our present deca-
dence Let them view the matter in
any light, however darkened by past
taxation or depression, and we are
sure they can but find in our remarks
the open SESAME, which must wipe
out all the past evils and errors un-
der which we have groaned and sick
ened, and be the people, araalt cour-