The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-28

head wave fragments of broken fortunes in tas
face of these rival cities wave them in the face
Of your rivals, shouting the shout OF defiance IL
their faces. Do this rather than dvlndle, inch
by inch and year by year, away, and at last perish
miserably without one honest, noble, earnest
stroke for victory. Why should talk thus New
Orleans is BOT dead she is not sleeping, enc ls
not even doing: she's awake, vide awake, to her
interests. and here before me is a living proof
that what say is true. Is it not so! Are you
not wide awake TO your interests lApplause.I
My fellow-citiZens, this project OF a railroad to
Texas ia most important. The railroad Is now
being built. and here before me are men who
have the means, aud, L hope and believe. have
the determination to bG Id 1t, and that speed
Y as poss be. That one little raNrosd. loJ miles
il length, from the city Of Alexandria to the
little city of Marshall il Texas, which
Will cost not more than si5,tOo per mile
70 grace and equip, Will connect you with
the nation. 1t will TAP the railroad system OF
Texas; it will bring back to you The lost trade Of
Eastern. Northern and Middle Feyas, southwes-
ter tern and Middle Ara' nsa,, snd of TIE Indian
territory 1t vii return the trade OF toe East,
II Wiz open bright ard promising prospect ior
fhe iiLGre and it will hasten the time
wien Eew Orleans shall become, as
hope IN God she will the great city beside the
sea, where the flags of all nations shall float, and
where the 1ich harvests from every land beneath
.he sun siiail come, aud all this you may have by
ouiloihS tie one sh,rt line Of railroad that
TAPS an empire In wealth and popUla ion that
vii, pour ricnes into your laps and make you
again prosperous city. viii You build it ? WIN
you try anu make earnest effort to tud
II! Ii 20. you VIII meet with the heartiest and
most enthusiastic cooperation along every mile
OF the line. Tie little city Of Marshall in which,
my part, l claim to have a residence. will
meet you at the State line with road complete
in every thlnS, cave the IRON. [toplause1 And
she will tender to the New Orleans Pacific Rail-
road, this road, with its charter, with right OF
way secured, with suitable depot grounds in
Mar ha |, and 800 600 acres Of rlch land OF Texas,
=
she L ay do upon that road the ock OF tins COM
paay at psr. We are ready, fellow citizens, at
any time TO assign ard transfer tc the New Or
leans Pacific halii Dad Company our cha ter with
all it's privileges ami lni.uuoities, and we are
ready now to commei CO moving the dirt when
ever the officers Of this company shall say that
the time has come.
Fellow-ci liens, I can rot and will not detain
you longer Pardon the earnestness with which
have spoken to you. Ispeak earnestly, because
[ am in earnest, and those who have the honor
to represent are also in earnest. | have spoken
20 you with deeo feeling, because love the city
OF New Orleans and its noble citizens. Many Of
the best years of my life spent in trying to-
advance the commercial interests OF this great
city.
have many friends here, some whom have
loved from boyhOod up, and one OF the dearest
wishes OF my heart will have been accomplished
when shall see this great aud glorious old city
fulfil her glorious destiny, become the great
gate way OF nations, the grand imperial city OF
meath the sun bearing tribute to her port. ELong
and continued APPLAUSE
The following is a list of subscribers to the
capital stock of the New Orleans Pacific Rail-
way Company, in sums OF $1,000 to 5000:
Schmidt Ziegler, Flash, Lewis Il Co., W. Fl.
Anderson l. Simpson, Meyer, Weis K
Co., J. A. Blatfer, W. Il. Letchford SCo.. D. R.
Carroll, Rice Bros. Co., John l. Adams Co.,
!. NJ. Bayly & Pond, John Baker, Peet. Yale 4
Bowling StAuffar Macr9aHv X On Tahm2n
\ abraham & Co, John T. Hardie Il Co., c. L.
" almsey Co.. E. II. Wilson Il Mills, Joseph
hernandez, McStea Il Value, $. Hernsheim &
John Phelps & Co., McGehee, snowden
Violet, John Chaffe, Bro. Son, Brit
ON, Moore & Coleman, +. II. Buckner
Moore, Janney Hyams, W. G. Coyle & Co., A
< Miller Co., Bri gigs, Payne q Co., Thomas
,lmms Lew, Gordon & Gomila, Chism Boyd,
seymour 4 Stevens, Louis Mayer 4 Son, John
Flyers & Son, E. Marquee Il Co, 7. H. s. J. NJ.
1llen, j. Z. Harris y Co., D. NJ. Hollingsworth,
eager, E!lzrman & Co., John A. Morris, Louisiana
state Lottery Company Chas. L. Howard. Schultz
! Co., Clark II Maeder, Margaret HauSh ery, Jno.
!. Moore Co., Peiton q Dunbar, Cnas. Manson,
iartwell Il Chambers, T. Il Stockmeyer & Co.,
Toward Preston, A. Balwin s. Co, A. Carriere &
o., j. d. Keller, E. A. Yorke Co., Mayer Bros,
= >. F. DelBondi4, Peter Marcy, a. Thomson,
age x Co., Z. ]. Gay, Block Il Brittin, Ed Pills.
Jury, j. b. Camors Il Co., DR.. Warren Brickell,
!. s. Badger, J. Davidson Hill Il Co., John J..
, 's, johnson Armstrong, Sam Boyd, J; g.
,romWel!, Geo. a. Fosdick: Leon Godchaux-
iall Il Vaughn, Jurey 4 ellis, James Jackson,
}. Jamson, Herndon Krumbhaar, Scnsl h.
kennedy, w. P. Kellogg, Beep, Raymond & Co.,
kirkpatrick Keith, Lewis & Lynd, L. LaCombe,
'orton y Bell. Page Moran, Hugo Redwitz,
NTH 4 Goldsmith, Rivers & Lonsdae, Samuel
,onald, Henry G. Dibbla, B. S. Story, +. Tyrrell,
ose Bros, Robert Wa son, DR.. W. 3. Wood,
Tired Mouton, silas Weeks & Co., Isaac Bloom