New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25
The North Louisiana Railroad Bill.

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The people of the city of Shreveport
seem to be thoroughly in earnest in their
determination to secure the promulgation
Of the act passed by the Legislature, grant
ing charter and right of way to the
North Louisiana Railroad Company. The
following is copied from the Shreveport
Telegram of the twenty-second:
Az soon as We learned Of the unpre
cedented action Of Mr.. Wheel0ck yesterday,
We reported the fact to Mayor Murphy,
who Immediately telegraphed to Hon.
George L. Smith, in New Orleans, and this
morning received the following reply:
New ORLEANS, March 81, 1876.
Hon T. ". Murphy. Mayor Of Shreveport:
Though destroyed by Wheelock, the bill
was re enrolled and eiyned by the Speaker
last Saturday. am remaining here to Sc
cure the Governors signature. False rep
resentations and unfair opposition snail not
defeat the almost unanimous VIII OF the
Legislature and the best interests OF Shreve-
port, if vigilance can prevent 1t.
Our reporter sought Mayor Murphy about
nine o'clock this morning. obtained copy
of the dispatch, and soon had it published
az an extra ana distributed throughout the
city, realizing the interest felt IN the mat
ter by our citizens. As soon as the contents
Of Mr. Smiths dispatch were knowr. the
following dispatch to Governor Kellogg
was drawn up, aud, at the solicitation Of
Messrs, Joseph BOisseau, Thomas Poland,
John J. Horan and w. S. Haven, signed by
q large number of our citizens and for
warded:
SHREVEPORT, La, March 2l, 1876.
To Hi. E1cellency william P. Kellogg, Governor Of
LOusiara:
The undersigned citizens Of North Louis
lana. most respeet fully ask that you sign
the North Louisiana railroad charter.
passed at the last session OF the Leglsla-
ture. The charter of this road is OF the
most vital importance to this section, and
its promulgation as law Will be hailed
with pleasure ~ all S0r1n
We are most respectfully.
Nv MURPHY, Mayor;
n GREGG,
President Cotton Exchange,
And nearly every citizen of Shreveport.
A meeting of the Cotton Exchange was
also held. ut which the matter was dis
cuesed, and the president on motion of
Major w. II. Elstper, was unanimously au-
thorzed to forward the following dispatch:
SHREVEPORT, March 81, 1876.
To aoa. George L. Smith. New Orleans:
North Louisiana demands that the bill
incorporating the North Louisiana Railroad
Company shall be made law. We repel
the insinuation that there is any connection
between this and the Backbone road. You
have our thanks. n. GREGG,
President Cotton Exchange.
MAYOR Murphy to Governor Kellogg
Mayor Murphy forwarded the following
dispatch to Governor Kellogg this after
noon:
SHREVEPORT. La, March 81, 1876.
70 ais Bxcellency W. P. Kellogg, Governor of
Louisiana:
The following petition, signed by large
number Of citizens Of North Louisiana, will
be forwarded to you by mail:
The undersigned citizens of North Louis
lana most respectfully ask that you sign
the North Louisiana railroad charter, passed
ut the last session of the Legislature. The
charter of this road is of the most vital i'm
portance to this section. and it's prOmulgs.
ton SO law will be hailed with pleasure
By all North Louisiana. Hoping to hear OF
its speedy promulgation, We are most re-
specially, etc. -
n. w. MURPHY. Mayor.
In connection with the above We learn
that dispatches have been sent to the
several parishes through which the road
will run, and petitions will be gotten mp
and forwarded to Governor Kellogg.