The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-11


ton with the Texas Pacific at point abou
, equidistant from Fort Worth and FL Paso
} continuing to that road, called the Atlant
and Pacific, all land grants heretofore made
1t provides for the construction of branches
} to New Orleans, to Vicksburg and to Mem
phis. The land grants are ten alternate sec
tons per mile in States and twenty alternate
sections per mile in tine Territories on eact
side. To the extent Of $4,000 per mile the
interest on the bonds of the companies and
branches are to be guaranteed by the United
States at S per cent per annum. At all points
of junction through line is guaranteed to
the public and to every connecting company.
The time of commencement, the rate Of pro-
gress, and the period Of completion Of the
roads are given, and the branches diverging
Pacific are required by an amendment to be
begun in one year.
We reprint, from our telegraphich report of
Thursday morning, these sentences:
The following are empowered and required
to complete branches to New Orleans, Vicks-
the States Of Louisiana and Arkansas may
have granted or may hereafter grant:
!. New Orleans, Baton Bouge and Vicks.
burg to construct or control and operate such
railroads necessary to connect the eastern
terminus of the Texas Pacific with point on
the Mississippi opposite New Orleans.
The bogus character of the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge and vicksburg Company, it's
failure for many years to use any of the rights
or franchises claimed to have been granted to
it by the S.a.e Of Louisiana, the entire alb
sence of right on the part of the pretended
assignees Of that long since defunct organi-
zation, are all very well known to our people
and their representatives. The counterfeit
company seemed to be good enough for the
spurious Senator Of Louisiana, and, there
fore, for what consideration We can not say,
in his amendments to the Texas Pacific Rail
way bill in former sessions and now in the
Senate bill Of the current session, this same
still-born corporation is brought to life and
j invested with the exclusive power to build
the New Orleans branch Of this most impor-
tant road. "From a point opposite to the
city of New Orleans a road already in opera
ton stretches eighty miles, and completed
r oad-bed a long distance farther towards
the eastern terminus Of the Texas Pa
cifc. An active company, without State
or Federal aid. is rapidly building |
another section of . the road from
below the Falls of Red River,
the Rapides, from which the parish derives
it's distinctive name. toward Natchitoches.
spurious claim and cease from vexatious
litigation which in no event can benefit them
n the slightest particular, there would be
employed at once four thousand men in con-
inuing the road from Brashear to the North
vest and a road would be completed from
New Orleans to Marshall in time to take off
tho early cotton of the crop Of 1877.
1t is singular that Mr.. Atkins, Democrat,
\ Southern man and certainly no foe of
Louisiana, should have committed the error
If assigning to the Dead Duck sham corpora
ion the right and duty of building line of
'ailway in which New Orleans and all Louisiana
re vitality interested. It is much to be hoped
hat the blunder will be rectifed before the
,ill passes through the Committee on Pacific
Railroad, although that committee has not
ingle Louisiana representative The COM
nittee is, however, composed of fair pro-
ortion of such men as will not knowingly
ynore the interests Of Southern State to
lay into the hands of gang of Spectators.
he committee consists of Lamar of Misss-
ppi; Atkins, Lutsrell Of California, Walker I
Virginia, Lynde of Wisconsin, Throck. :
orion of Texas, Thomas of Maryland, Phil a
ps Of Missouri, Garfield Of Ohio, Kasson Of g
} wa, Plat Of New York, O'Nall of Psnnsyl-
mia and Blair of New Hampshire. {
Our General Assembly should hasten their
ties on the bills repeating the acts under q
hich the executors Of the insolvent estate of
fraudulent corporation long since deceased, =
w attempt to build a magnificent specula- y
IN. After the repeal of the acts under "
,ich the pretended representatives of the IL
ew Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg :.
abroad Company now set up the skeleton of "
,laim, there is comfort in knowing at least y
is, that the sham corporation cannot buy =
appropriate rod Of ground in this State :"
which our courts will confirm title.
We have received an elegantly engraved y
I'd inviting us to be present at the celebra- ~
n of the ninth anniversary of the "Order q
Myths" in Mobile, on the evening
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