The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-20
CHARLES MORGAN.


# movement is on foot to change the name o
It Brashear to Morgan City. in honor of the
f. venerable gentleman whose prosperity has
!, been closely connected with it's own" and
!. add, "Mr Morgan is one of the practical,
it self-made men of the times, and, above all,
e has character without blemish." We learn
that on the presentation Of the memorial OF
9 the residents OF Brashear, the town council
Immediately adopted resolutions approving
, the sentiment of the people, and recon-
, mending appropriate action on the part of the
, Legislature
Perhaps no more graceful compliment
could be paid most worthy gentleman. The
town owes much to his enterprise and do
themselves honor in doing him honor. From
the period of the purchase of the railroad by
Mr. Morgan the town Of Brashear has pros
pered. Dspots have been erected, wharves
have been built and waste places have been
utilized. The road has been nearly rebuilt,
the harbor made accessible to large vessels
by the deepening of the river at an
expense to MI. Morgan of probably
half a million Of dollars. and the
once quiet village of Brashear is now an active,
busting commercial town of considerable
importance And Brashear has future; we
do not apprehend that it will become dan
gerous rival to New Orleans, but we do be-
lieve that, with its safe harbor, deepened
channel (where some time ago sand banks
were occasionally visiblel a healthful climate
and magnificent country, aided by the wealth
and enterprise of what may be termed its
second founder, Brashear promises 10 be
leading commercial emporium.
OF Charles Morgan we do not know that
much can be written that is not very gen.
orally known. His growth and the growth of
the Southwest are so inseparably connected
that it would be impossible to disunite them
For very many years his steamers have tied to-
gether the States of Louisiana, Alabama and
Texas, and now his railroads are binding in
one the interests of the cities in both Louisi-
ana and Texas. The history of commerce in
the Southwest tells the story of his life. He
came to the South a poor man. He
commenced and prosecuted his career, as
he will probably terminate it, unassuming-
ly, untiringly and with unquestionable
uprightness and integrity. He is now de.
servedy regarded as one of the leading men |
of the South in wealth, power and influence
He is said to be the only man in the United
States who owns railroad, and he o wns two
He is the sole owner of a magnif cent fleet of
steamers, uniting the ports of New York and
New Orleans to those of the Safe of Texas
So admirably has he conducted all the details
Of his vast business, that it has been said that
not single life, on land or sea, has been los.
by any fault of his or of his numerous agents.
At the age of fourscore his great work goes
ceaselessly on. Within term not much ex-
ceeding single year he has built two mag
nitcent iron steamers and nearly completed
two more for the New York trade; and within
that period he has elevated his Louisiana
Railroad bed, for twenty miles, above highest
water mark in cases Of crevasse, and he has
bayou between Galveston and
Houston into deep stream, navgable for his I
largest vessels. 1t is probable that in all this
work he has expended not less than two mil :
lions of dollars; and so unostentatiously has {
it all been done, that it is not unlikely tina. t
many of our rea lers ignorant at this '
lime OF what has been SO noiselessly accom-
olished !
His railroad stock is constructed in Louisi- S
ina, and all his repairs to stock and steam =
hips are made here at home. For many :
months during the past two years he has con- c
family employed not less than one thousand a
aborers. p
In addition to all this, it is we'll known to =
hose of his friends who are cognizant of his d
'ans that the ambition of his life, L
he act by which he hopes to crown L
is eventful career, is the extension of 60
is Louisiana and Texas Railroad. His f.
Unfortunate litigation with a rival railroad in
ompany, by which he has been kept out of q. ~
ae possession of the land and right of way fo
eyond Brashear, has alone prevented his &C. D,
omplishment Of this purpose. ST
Energy, modesty and integrity have been "a "a
le characteristics Of his long and successful m
areer. These traits have been exhibited a. a hi
me when they were rare virtues, ard his I'M
terrupted success in all his varied enter
rises serves as an example to rising genera 10 ~
On of what such virtues may hope to accom- s sr
ish. b.
II is proper, then, that some sign of appre- an
alton should be shown to man whose acts WI
ave been so upright and beneficial, an i the ~,
aceful compliment of the people of Brashear VIC
III probably stimulate to renewed exertion in
I'd serve to properly crown the closing years u
a we'll spent life
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