The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-04
TIE RAILROAD TO TEXAS.

We are somewhat concerned to know how
our real estate owners are responding to the
call for subscriptions to the railroad to Texas.
Heretofore they have not as a rule come for
ward with alacrity in enterprises calculated
to advance the interests of the city, and con-
sequently enhance the value of their proper
ty. The commercial community have almost
always to shoulder more thln fair share of
the burthen of every attempt to build rail-
roads, to establish steamship lines, to improve
the bar at the mouth of the river, or any other
measure that required the raising of large
sums of money for purposes in which the
whole community would share the benefits.
1t is time that property holders were
realizing the true situation of affairs, and one
would think, when they consider the great
depreciation in values, they woald scarcely
need to be urged to come forward and SUBJ
scribe literally to project, the success of
(Which will inevitably result in greater gain to
them than to any other class of the COM
munity. We are thoroughly convinced that
it would be good business investment for
every person who owns property in this city
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now projected from Alexandria to Marshall or
Shreveport. ,t.s1.
It will never do for one class Of our citizens,
and that very large and wealthy one, to hold
back while others are pushing forward the
good work. We must all take hold together,
and by our united strength and means
achieve success in this undertaking, the
beneficent results of which to our city and
people can not be estimated.
The conduct of the road is in good hands
could not be in better-and we may rest per-
fectly assured that whatever energy, perse-
verance, business sagacity and brains can
accomplish, will be accomplished by the
directory, all of whom are gentlemen identi-
fed with us by personal and business ties,
and nearly all of whom have felt in their
business the blighting influence of the rail-
(koads which are every day carrying away the
trade which of RICH. belongs to New Orleans.
We want to see our real estate owners keep
abreast of the commercial men in this laud-
able endeavor to regain our lost trade and
achieve prosperity such as we have never
known, even in the palmiest days OF the past
We want to see all classes and kinds OF
people come forward to lend helping hand
in this matter, which is of such vital import
ance to us all. Why can't we have railroad
"Revival?" Where are our railroad Orators
to stir the hearts Of our people to q realiza-
ton of the immense interests at stake :? II
ever city needed a commercial revival, that
city is New Orleans; and if anybody can get
up a real, old camp-meeting enthusiasm
about railroad, which would induce liberal
subscriptions and a vigorous prosecution OF
the work, he would be deserving of the
thanks of the whole community.
The time is peculiarly propitious for rail-
road building Iron never was 30 cheap;
labor i6Auperabundant at almost any price;
>crossties are hardly an appreciable expense,
and all that is needed is for every man to
resolutely do whatever his time and his
means will permit. The people in the
parishes are enthusiastic about the road, and
will contribute largely towards its compile
ton; while the people of Marshall and
Shreveport evince no little anxiety as to
which city will be selected as the objective