New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-28

Danv with the ViCke0ufg, OnrovCpN Ns-.L
Texas Railroad Company and nonw tne nO..1
Louisiana and Texas Railroad NoPg .L;pr -
Neither of these charters have anyt1i1Tx L., ~
a. w;th the North Louisiana Railroad Iom'
pany. or rather the latter has no c0unecuor
Thstever With the former two. Inc very
ch;oct of the North Louisiana hailroso
Comnanv wss to avoid having anything 70
6o Nth The other two, go that the litiganon
hatween the other two should not aifect tne
latter. He has also attacked the new "
leans. Baton Rouge and vicksourg, ana tne
Central or Backbone" Railroad company
hnt Wa can not sec in what manner bis road
ia affected by these charters, which have
been abandoned, We believe. At ell evente
neither the United States nor the State have
ever expended cne cent ON either. II these
roads were constructed they would be q
benefit to the State, certainly no dissdvan'
tage.
Ored to defeat the passage OF the NO!tn
Louisiana railroad charter by DESTROYING
the original bill that passed the house,
after it had come to the Senate. we oo
not assert this as fact, but only as . re-.
alIuded to. if he did it showed great hos
tilitv tn this measure, and he must have
some great ansipathy to the measure: Inc
interest of the city of New Orleans Is Ger
tainly opposed to such action rs this OF hr.
Whealock. 1t is the interest of the city 10
have the North Louisiana railroad con-
structed as much, and We think more, than
that of Mr.. WheelOck's.
We would ask the citizens. and particular
ly the business men of the city, to reflect on
this conduct of Mr.. WheelOck, and on his
opposition to railroad so important 70
their interest as the North Louisiana rail
road, and see what it means. Ii it ls his
purpose to defeat an enterprise more vaiu'
able to them than the one he is asking them
to tax themselves to build under his presi
dency. they ought to know what 1t means
The North Louisiana Railroad Company IL
not asking the city to aid it by taxation,
nor the State by subsidies, but the citizens
of North Louisiana are endeav0rlng 20
avail themselves of the aid of the Unlteo
States to build this road. And to ind MT
Wheelock, the president OF q railroad %
terminate at New Orleans, endeavOring to
defeat their enterprise. and apparently
backed by the citizens of New Orleans. We
eay the public interest is affected by 1t and
he ought to be reprimanded by tue citizens
Of New Orleans and the State at large tol
his conduct. If his own enterprise hai
merits, let him rely on them to carry hlm
through, but not endesvOr to break down
an enterprise a. important as the one no II
at the head OF to the state.
1t is such conduct as this OF MT
Wheelock that deters Congress from aiding
improvements in this State, when he; Oy
attempting to throw odium on such char
ters as the North Louisiana Railroad Com
pany, by trying to connect it with othe
corporations which are in litigation, ant
| which it was created expressly to avoid
and by charging corrupt motives to oul
| Senators and Representatives in Congress
in attempting to get Congress- to Aid ou
Louisiana railroad enterprises by grants
| land or other subsidies, and as MI
| Wheelock speaks as by authority OF tn
| citizens of New Orleans, representing 1
| railroad enterprise to terminate there, 1t \
| high time that the citizens should con
demn such articles a. the one alluded to, q
we'll calculated to injure Louisiana and Z
prevent Congress from granting aid to on
enterprises.
| We think there is no good citizen o
| Louisiana, or we'll wisher to her prosperity
that would object to any railroad in tn
State that individuals may be willing t
| invest their money 10, or where majority {
| the voters may be willing to vote tax
aid of, or to which Congress may appropr
ate aid, as all such roads would advanc
| the general interests of the State; but whe
| an individual interested in one OF thee
roads raises his voice against other road
even more to the interest of the city an
State than his, We think his object tc
| transparent. and ought not to be encou
| aged.
NORTH LOUISIANA.