The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-04-16
FELLOW CITIZENS.

E1ALOV Sl11AEHSs
The undersigned, who have hitherto been
and are now acting as Directors of the New
Orleans Pacific Railway Company, would res
pectfully invite your attention to the following
explanation and appeal:
We accepted the places we fill and eleoued
OF our number the necessary officers to dis
charge all needful duties without any imme-
diate benefit or hope of future reward, beyond
what all believe every citizen will derive
viz his just proportion Of the returned pros
perity we sanguinely anticipate to follow the
completion of the railroad. Circumstances,
however, have compelled us to deviate from
our original plan for construction of the road,
and instead, to rely upon the public spirit, the
self-denial and the patriotism of our fellow
citizens to impose o burden upon themselves
slight as compared with the magnificent re-.
turns they may expect when this great work
shall have been accomplished /; when it will
be forever owned here and built and equip.
ped without dollar of debt on it.
Now we hold there is little or no differeno CO
Of opinion among our fellow-citizens as to the
necessity of road to draw hither at the
earliest possible moment the immense trade
now diverted from us, which, in one product
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seven hundred thousand bales of cotton g year,
which at reasonable valuation exceeds thirty
millions of dollars, and as there is universal
unanimity among our diversified population
on the subject of road, it appears to us that
every objection to an enterprise so vital to our
commercial salvation will disappear if the
following suggestion meets the approval of
our fellow-citizens aud is acted upon
We that fha
representing the commerce. the mechanical
arts and the other industrial interests of the
city, shall select representatives to visit the
New Orleans Pacific Railway, inspect the
works in every part so far as it has gone, and
on their return choose two suitable account
ants to examine the books and vouchers of the
Company and make q minute report of the
same for the satisfaction of every one.
The Cotton Exchange, Merchants Exchange,
Chamber of Commerce, Clearing House,
Board of Under writers, Mechanics Associa-
tion, Laborers' Association, Stevedores', Long
shoremen, and Clerks Association, in fact
representative men of every organization for
the commercial and industrial development
and advancement of our city should, in our
opinion, come forward at this critical juncture
in her affairs and lend their influence in carry
satisfy all parties whether or not this great
public work of our people is being carried ont
in accordance with their wishes, and for the
best good of all parties who have the welfare
of this great city deeply at heart.
If the voluntary or involuntary subscribers
to this great public work should, after more
thorough examination of the affairs of the
Company by the Committee chosen, decide
that any change in the Board of Direction
would be advisable for the public interest
there is not one among our number that will
not cheerfully step aside, resiguing our charge
into other hands
Oar sole aim is to connect New Orleans with
a region capable of furnishing to it, immedi.
ately or in the early future, an immense recip.
rocal trade, without which we are firmly pei
suaded our great city will continue to loose
its wealth, its Importance, its prestige, and
above all, its reputation of ines Unable value
and consideration.
There should be but one rivalry in this COM
munity, that of each endeavoring to Guido
the other in resolute and enlightened exertions
for the promotion of public and social in
terests, and in this spirit we make this appeal,
Julius Weis, Cyrus Bussey,
Alfred Moulton, Emory Clapp,
Adolph Schneider, George Jonas,
J. II. Kennard, j. A. Girdner,
W. B. Schmidt, E. L. Ranlett,
Louis Schneider, Hu Kennedy,
E. B. Wheelock.
New Orleans, April 15th 1876.
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