New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-28
Communicated
ST. Bernard Parish,
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:

| EDITOR RE2UBLICAN:
We have beautiful parish. Considering
| its position on the river front, on the lakes
| in the rear, and its proximity to the city,
| we believe it to be unequaled, in point of
advantages in trade, agriculture, ETC., by
| any parish in the State. The location be-
tween tho lakes and the river, gives us the
advantages generally sought after by the
lovers of the sea shore bre eZe, aud seekers
| Of the cool zephyrs which gently cross the
| mountain tops when old Sol manifest him
self most, by his strongest and brightest
rays of suns hine.
For suburban, rural homes Cr residences
Of men doing business in the city, our
parish is unsurpassed. Here you can have
your orange grove, your own fig and plumb
trees, AND if sloth does not steal the tempt
| ing morsel yon can revel il the shade aud
enjoy the sweet perfume of the magnolia
and the olive; while the luscious peach with
It's modest blush tells you to freely enjoy
the delights that await honest and jndicious
| labor.
Sugar, cotton (sea island rice, corn, hay,
| and vegetables of all kinds, can be profit
| ably cultivated in our parish. Fish of all
kinds abound in the lakes at the lower line
or back part of the parish, and number Of
| people find employment in procuring them
for the New Orleans market. The pastur-
age and facilities for raising stock in the
| lower portion of the parish are unequaled
We have here the historic battlefield of
! Chalmette, and the wOuld-ba jackson mon.
| ument. Here is located the Chalmette Ma
| tional Cemetery-the great city of the
Union dead; and here is shortly to be
located the Agricultural College. These of
| themselves ought to be some inducement to
| the lovers of the shadows of romance, the
| travellers of the fields of sentiment, the
| followers of historic notes, and the beley-
| ers in the ornamental and the useful, to
| settle among Us. But notwithstanding our
pleasant location and natural advantages,
we are without that prosperity that, in the
! nature Of things. shonld be ours. The
| causes that affect our path to the detri.
ment of true and robust prosperity
are manifold, but chief among them
| is tho want Of proper transportation
! facilities. We have had canals and rail
roads ION paper) only to tunnel into the
pockets of honorable gentIemen, and there
deposit their freight Of subscription to
stock, to the chagrin and confusion of
better meaning people. A railroad from
| the city to the lakes at the lower end of
this parish will pay. 1t will give wealth
and nrOsnnritv m oif ND I--
| remunerate the stockholders. Let there be
a company Of honest men organized to re-
build the old road. and we feel assured
that the company will meet with and re.
| ceive the hearty cooperation Of the people
Of the parish. But we want no suckers, no
dead beats or played out politicians, who
expect to live off the contribution of the
poor farmers who help to build the road.
We want intelligent men, judicious men,
honest men, whose object is to build the
road, and who will expend the money for
the purposes tor which it is collected, not
to pay presidents, superintendents and Sec
retaries until they have road to preside
over, to superiatend, and something visible
to be secretary Of. The right kind of men,
or company of men, will meet with the
right kind of support in this matter Let
us have the railroad, and then, no! for the
jackson monument, the agricultural
grounds. the national cemetery, the old
Chalmette battlefield and the lakes.
Then we can wander by the sea shore,
And trip it lightly through the glen;
Then the old can rest in the shade of the syca-
more,
While the young in the orange grove enjoy
highland fling.
FIN MCCOUL.