The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-06
A LIVE RAILROAD ENTER
PRISE.
4 New Route to the Lake to bt
Opened by the LIST Of August.


regret to many Of our people that no enterprise
has been started looking to the Improvement Of
our Lake Shore, and that it's attractions have not
been increased and made available to the thou
sands Of our citizens who would gladly avail
themselves Of any opportunity of enjoying the
pleasures which would result from visit to the
Lake.
Appre ciating the reason in these complaints, :
number Of our most solid business men concluded
some time ago to organize company for the
purpose Of building . street railway from the
city to the Lake, in order to supply need which
had been 80 long felt.
The undertaking was by no means inconeider-
able, bui these gentlemen, being thoroughly in
earnest, set about it with vim and spirit which
is now about to be rewarded with entire success,
A route hitherto unthought OF was decided upoA
and work was very shortly afterwards COM
menoed. Our people were promised first class
railroad in the near future, and the promise 10
now being fulfilled, and the railroad will soon be
fact, the LIST Of August being the time fixed fer
its completion. The grading is all finished and
the ties are all ready to be laid. The br.dg ct
the lake end of the OF the Orleans Canal is COM
pleted and ready for the laying Of the track on it.
The contract for the entire work has been let
out and On Wednesday next the work Of putting
down the ii 9 and laying the track will be COM
menced. All the iron necessary has been pur
chased and 200 tons have already been received;
the remainder is en- route and will be here by the
Goth of june 1t is of the best quality of Western
iron Of the rail pattern. The cars to be used
are dummies of the same pattern IS those used
on the elevated tramway in New York, and meas
u,e thirty feet in length. They are noiseless
and consume their own smoke, and will seat fully
forty eight passengers. Four have already been
built and paid for and will be here by the goth Of
this month. The company propose using, be sides
these, the one Remington engine already here.
Ths fare will be ten cents each way; five cents
to the City Park and five cents from there to the
Lake. The company has purchased an entire
square OF ground at the corner OF Bienville and
st. Patrick Streets just in the rear Of that large
building on Canal street, near the cemeteries.
On this square they propose erecting splendid
depot for their cars.
In order to make an attractive terminus to
their road and to afford ample pleasure to their
passengers, the company have purchs sed the
beautiful Spanish Fort property located at the
point where the Bayou st. John runs into the
lake. This Is one OF the most charming places
in or near the city, and when the contemplated
improvements are made will be Of certainty
one OF the most elegant spots in the State.
The hotel already there will be enlarged and
much improved, and fine band of music will
each evening discourse sweet music for the pleas
ure Of the guests. The cars will start from the
corner OF Canal and Basin streets, at intervals of
ten minutes. and will make the trip to the Lake,
distance Of elk miles, IN twenty five minutes,
giving passengers delightful ride, and not keep
ing them long enough in the cars to make it
tedius
As an investment this will be one cf the most
desirable in the market. The stock is only
$2OO, 900, and the road will cost not more than
$50, 000 including everything even the real es-
tate, thus making it the cheapest railroad in this
country. The company has already spent $45,-
600, thus giving earnest OF its intention. The
| directors are among our most popular citizens
and are the largest stockholders in the company,
| thus showing their entire confidence in the sue.
cess Of their project.
The road Is in the hands Of live men who are
| determined to use every effort in their power TO
push the enterprise forward to q G mplete cue
cess. We are satisfied that both as an improve
ment to our city and as financial venture it will
prove to be one OF the best railroad schemes that
has ever been planned in our city. The following
gentlemen constitute the Board OF Directors Of
| the company Messrs. J. 8. Smith, VIM. Henry,
VIM. Pagan, W. II. Bell, Thomas 81. Handy and
Geo. F. Brott. The officers, under whose guild
ance the work has progressed 80 successfully =,
are President Thos. Il. Handy; Vice President
VIM. Pagan Treasurer, Jas. S. smith Secre-
tary, K. M. Harrison.