New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-21

The Lake RDd ef The New Canal.
Tho New Orleans City Railroad Com
pany has completed tho extension Of the
Canal street road to the lake, and cars will
begin to run regularly tomorrow morning.
From che Halfway House, or cemeteries,
down to the lake tho service will be by
dummies. Tho distance from Clay Statue,
in time, will be, probably. forty minutes.
A small number Of gentlemen, mostly mem.
bers Of the press, yesterday accepted tho
invitation of Major c. A. Hoyt, of the Lake
End House, and Mr.. Wints, president OF
tho City Railroad Company, to visit the
lake by the new route, and take breakfast.
There were few representatives from the
City Hall, in addition to the journalists.
The party left the horse station, near
Broad street, about hslfpast ton, and were
soon after introduced to Hoyt's establish.
nent, where . first-rate breakfast awaited
them, and which, of course, received the
proper attention. As it was in Major Hoyt's
usual style Of entertainment, no other ex-
PLANTATION is necessary to those who know
him. To those who do not, We can only
say it will well repay them to 20 and
see. The host and the guests passed two
or three hours very pleasantly together in
discussing the breakfast, tho road, tho sd-
vantages which the poor thus have offered
in . ten cent ride, when heretofore
twenty-five cent tariff for toll alone, be.
side the cost of . oarrisge, cab or livery
turnout stood between them and the fresh
lake air, and the probabilities of this part
of New Orleans becoming at last we'll
attended popular resort. Mr. Wints init.
mated an intention on tho part of his com.
pany to add some improvements in the wsy
Of sheds and trees, which those who 20 out
on picnics will delight to see, while ON the
part of the city there is the famous protec.
ton levee. $500 feet long, with it's grassy
sides and smooth promenades.
This road gives us what the English
people would call . very desirable outing
to salt water within the reach of every
body, and there is NO doubt it will be we'll
improved. To those who have not vet
passed over the track We may say it passes
on the CAST side of the New Canal from tho
Hallway House bridge, on the levee thrown
up by the contractors for improving tho
canal. The length of the new road is about
two and . half miles. For the rest, the
easiest and cheapest way il to 90 and SEQ
it, or ask any Of the we'll pleased party who
inspected it yesterday, among whom were
Colonel r. c. Wood, Mr.. j. N. Demorest.
Mr.. J. &. Childress, proprietor of the Halt.
way House, j. w. Swords, Esq, g. N. J.
Smith. Esq, George w. Hynson, and Messrs.
Walker and Quintero of tho Picayune,
Stagg Of the Times, Pickles of the Bulletin.
Burwell Of the REPUBLICAN,, John Jsnney,
or any Of the party who yesterday went
down to zee.
Following notable precedent in the mat
ter of selecting first class cuisine, the CON-
pany adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That while We unanimously
agree that Major Hoyt has proven himself
most agreeable host, . successful caterer
and splendid restsurateur, We prefer
hearing from other contestants for tho palm
of superiority - the best, and until We
have had an opportunity of judging of the
relative merits of Colonel Smiths cousin
Brown and other hotel keepers at the Lake
end, We decline to express Q positive
opinion.