The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-03-02
New Orleans Pacific Railroad.

All cApeTIcHCe, ny no Incaus Oflcl
in this city and with its affairs, enable
us to affirm, conscientiousIya and with
out apprehension of contradiction,
that in its annals no manifestation in
numbers, social importance, enter.
prise, wealth, and, above all, inteIli-
gence, has ever been made at any
former period comparable to that of
st. Patrick's Hall, OH Thursday even
ing last.
The call specified the object of the
meeting to be the consideration of the
New Orleans Pacific Railway, and
the measures necessary to enable tie
able and upright merchants who
have undertaken its construction
for and on behalf of their fellow -citi-
zens, to proceed with all possible ex-
petition to the completion of the
great work, OF which at this moment
over ome-ffth Of its entire length
within our State line is ready for the
ties and the metal This is an achieve
ment of which few railroad COM
panies can boast, indeed which we
have no recollection of ever being
equaled and it is, in our opinion, one
of which every true lover Of Louisi-
can ought loudly to boast.
In the month of June last the pres
ent directory Of the New Orleans
Pacific Railroad was in the main
created. On coming together there
was no money, no prc-arranged plan,
no prescribed route for road from
New Orleans to Texas-in very truth,
nothing was determined, either by
the public or the gentlemen to whom
we are referring, except the unani-
nous belief that unless railroad COM
munication with our sister State
could be early established the local
trade of our city must speedily perish.
The questions then which present.
ed themselves to their eminen,ly
practical minds were jus: these:
l. viii railroad to Texas stay
the decline in our traffic, the
loss Of much of our staple trade,
the diminution our population and
its pauperiZation, the ruinous ro-
duction Of salaries aud wages, and
the alarming diminution iu the value
real estate?
2. Can The people of New Orleans,
relying on their own public spirit,
enterprise and recognized generous
pride, alone construct equip and own
such a railroad?
TO these questions one and all
promptly responded in the affirma-
tive, ana without further delay these
spirited citizens at once incorporated
their company under the general laws
Of this State.
Their charter provided that con-
tracts would be authorized and work
commenced whenever one hundred
aud fifty thousand dollars in cash was
subscribed to the stock of the COM
pany. -- -....... ..s...-.....-.
An appeal to the public was ans
wered bv a prompt application for
two thousand shares in it's stock, OF
one hundred dollars each and at once
thereafter, contract on marvelously
advantageous terms was made for the
grading Of the entire line to the Texas
frontier. Since then. another con-
tract for crossties was made, and it
also is being executed: and we be-
lieve we are safe in saying that with
weather reasonably propitious in the
coming spring, summer and fall, by
the first Of next December, at least,
road Of exceptional quality and
durability will have been graded and
tied from New Orleans, TO the city OF
Marshall, in Texas New Orleans
Bulletin.