The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-07-08
The New Orleans and Pacific
Railroad.
= tie EditoF q tie New orleans Bsllosini

10 the Editor of the New Orleans Balletin;
DEAR SIR The undersigned were APP.
pointed committee at.the last meet
ing Of the Board of Directors Of the
New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company
to present through the columns Of our
city papers to the public the claims Of
the organization which for the past
sixty days, il obedience to the action
Of meeting Of the citizens and nier-
chants, held ct Che Chamber of Cons
nerce; were selected to proceed to place
this city in railway communication with
Northeast Texas
The Board ot Directors have, at great
labor, investigation and correspondence
placed the construction Of saeh road
as will certainly bring back to as very
large proportion. il not all, of the pro-
ducts Of North Louisiana and North
east Texas which have been diverted to
other points, and that at an early day,
provided they are met with q generous
response on the paFt Of our felloW-citi-
zens Of this city
The charter which has been adopted
will be found iii the columns of several
81 our daily papers, and ii has been de-
termlned to commence OF once the con-
structlon Of a road from Alezandria, in
Louisiana, to Texas, by the way of
Mansfield, which, If carefully sustained
By tie liberaity Of the property owners
and merchants Of this community, will
lie completed 70 it's final destination ia
less than one year from this date,
1T IS useless at this late day TO enter
into a discussion as to the vital neces-
sity of such connection To tile COM
merce and general prosperity Of the
city Of New Orleans.
We must build, and that 0itlaoRt delay.
We have abundant assurances from the
parishes through which this road viii
pass Of their hearty cooperation and
aid ia money, areas, labor and subsi-
dies, and they are, one and all ready
TO join with us in pushing on the work.
a capital etock Of $3.50. 000is required
under onr charter To begin this work.
and the money must be forthcoming u
intervals during Che next ninety days
ensuing.
The directors will begin at once I'd
solicit subscriptions tconfined 10 city
alonel for the raising Of such sum,
Many Of onr capitalists and leading
business men have promised substan.
tial aid "a the shape of purchasing uui
bonds 70 q large amount. These sub
scrsptions viii be called for at q Later
day, Ia prosecute work that shall
already have boon commenced.
The present cali for money viii be fol
but very small partof what Is expected
id the future.
VS. viii ask for subscriptions ia ths
sums ranging from 800 and upWardi
I to be accounted for 10 The donor ii
stock certificates, which viii enable hin
y have voice III the management
contnoi and direetion Of the road for a
! futnfe time,
For this reason II n deaired that thI
stock shall be generally md gener0nel.
diHirihused 81 ever Cur city and amonl
al eiaeica Of Gun paopla, thereby secnr
/ Inc iis perpetual control "a clio interes
II HeW Orleans
We call upon orr felloN-ciiizons i
respond ~ oneein holding up the hAnd
81 fhe Bond 0g Detection, and by d
doing tAis much desired railway thi
contamination deyontlg ~ be wished.
wisl be at once q fixed fact
Books sabacripsi0n lnag be foun
sc lhe ol8ees OF plaee 81 Business q
the gentlemen eompo ing the direction
~ w8t George Jonas. krasiaant Cams
Bank g ~ nH III, President Sta.
National bsnk Louis Schneider. Pre-.
ident 'e National Bank LOU
WeIas. ei Weiss Gas. Mm0g
4 tiaeV, t eApn &ro G0 1oh
Phelps q Hohn Phelps lo W