New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-26
TO THE PEOPLE
NEW ORLEANS.

eliminating the Sena.o on the close OF tn late
session. To mako this intelligible, and with out
any intention to anticipate coming events. ~
well a. to throw some light on what have the
heat rea.ona to consider the purpose Of the It
tempt to charter what IL called the North Louisi.
ana railroad, I shall trespass . little upon the
public's attention.
Everyone ID aware, in this community, tnat
among the more disgrsceful means Of running the
reople Of tho State, was the bestowal Of enormous
privileges, accompanied with bonde, Endorsed by
the State was by acts simulatively or really
passed by the Legislature 1t the time being. |
Among such favored villanies the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge and vicksburg. or Backbone"
road, and the vicksburg Ouachita and Shrev eport
read, we're conspicuous. Tho former WAS also the
favored beneficiary Of the United States Congress
| to the extent Ct . land grant Of 100000 Of
acres. OF this ''B :ckbone' concern, beyond
this, Senator West has made 1t prominent
| As a rider to SCOTS sham southern Pacific |
railroad bl little more need be said, and the Sd
pems Court decisions will explain the character
! Of the tw in cheat-the vicksburg, Ouachita and
Shreveport concern. When the New Orleans Pacinc
Railway was first proposed. and before it h sd yet
taken o recognized place in the public mind "a
possible snccess, 1t was seen that the BACKBONE
T! investors in contingent expectances would not
quietly abandon pretensions they had never real
w. by substantial acts. established right to put
forth The charter franchises books, ETC.. Of this
swind'e we're in the keeping Of Mr.. Gaylord.
brother in.law of Pomeroy. Of Kansas, who. it
| seems had been in the pool to get the land grant
and such appropriations from the Legislature OF
this State - they knew how to trade for. This
Mr.. Gaylord ia regarded - the representative
man of the ring 1t thus these concerns stood at
the time of the St. Louis, or otherwise Tom SCOTS
<ntin
the part Of the New ORE ans Pacific railway direc.
tors to have representatives. there Of their body
| Accordingly. three members appeared there
. for them. aid on the representation OF
| one Of them-the vice president OF the
| eompany-it was concluded that the Scott
! movement was really designed to secure
BY any means the exclusion Of New Orleans nom
all direct participation In any and all benefits
| that might iuure to the Texas Pacific from con-
gressional legislation. The question then was
! how could this grand contamination surely and
| without detriment to the main design be accom- >
| prshed The "BackboIeo cheat had been ven-
tilated to an extent that alarmed Scott and West
for the safety of their success in the Scott Texas
Pacific, and they must try some other e1pedient.
| Their faithful henchmen on Bed liver and In the
Leeislature here were trusty and reliable in any
Q "pnch," but they must devise the plan Of action
otherwise the New Orleans Pacific railway
vould very soon have the field to ITSELF Scott ID
saic to have been the purchaser Of "them' bonds
yicksbure Ouachita aod Shreveport railroad-oi
n ! which the federal Supreme Court had expressed
90 instructive cpinios; and as they mad oeen
among the lucky funded obligations tbs sinews o.
war were At once available. Hence came thu
w scheme to pool the Backbone" and Messrs. Ray
and Luce es well known concern.
~ Scott ana West not the men to wait for Provl
deuces they push aft sirs with celebrity, and tina
y they might cot lag any chance be lost, thei
- associate, Mr.. Morey, Congressman from TIL
State was speedily put in reQuistion.
-. The latter, it is pretty generally UNDERWOOD
- ', was quite equal to his Instructions and in IL
~ State House it was soop known among the leader
eN that a telegram had been received by Judge J.
A. Baker, Of Ouachita, from Morey. ordering 81
Is. change of names of lncorporators to suit tn
duumvirate at Washington, aud giving list, !
CT. the telegram, of those to be substituted Ale
,es telling Baker, so the announcement mad H.
hurry the bill throu yh; 1hat Scott and west ma
determiu ed to make il the terminus Of the Tex
Pacif O in Louisiana. Do my fellow citizens. the
:. suppose that with this additional evidence
= Scotts and Vests determination to shut out o.
CITY from all participation in tie largesses th'
hope to wheede or extort from Congress that
the pre, ilent Of the peoples road-the New {
allow them to complete their work, unwatch
r.. | ard unorpoeed. If 60, then let them read as f
lows: ,o,
As q slap preceding all negoti ations, the con
parish n1e Of Caddo and city Of Shreveport, !,
w nounce all connection with what is known as II
sad bind t to obtain the supper: q
parish Of Caddo and city Of Shreveport to the 81
the new Orleans. Baton Rouge and vicksbul
road, in the bill now pending before ConGres
The bosad Of directors Of the New Orleans Paeit
Railroad Company agree that Shreveport shall
the No1thwe stern terminus Of their road AID
completion of the main lne TO Shreveport. mp
COMMITTEES Of shreveport shall sscuc the passa
u through the Senate OF this ste - this .set
Of Hon G. W. Z syley's joiat resolution N: mort
izipR Congress to substitute the New Orlea
svy t o New resa TO-
Rouge and vicksburg road.
Furtt ermOre, tne Shreveport committee bi
themselves to use all their influence to aid t
New Orleans Pacific Railway COmpa ~ to secu
ne. such legitimate legislative aid as they NAV ha
already applied for OF in the future seek to
Furthermore. the city % Shreveport .ha'l 81
I. scribe not less than $4,000 cash paSaD.o IN
tlisty days, to the capital stock Of the New
leans Pacific Railway, Company, and donate tn
suitable grounds for depot purposes, ETC.
U Furthermore the parish Of Csldo shall procr
y. for the company right of way of not less tn
$50 feet, through the parish, free ut char &c,
shall subscribe not less tn 3 O0O 900, one fou'
sl,- Of said amount say $4,000. shall De paid in W.
( all to be done the road from Shreveport tow
ally Mansfield and any amount over the = % ooo
mo. scribed by the city of Shreveport shall be also
pended in work on the road, of grading aud 2
got curing clcssties etc, within the presant year
GSF the same price allowed by tho Company for sim
tho work d,ne on the lower end Of the line when
titled to by the company's Chief engineer.
$ Of , remaining $3.50 900 shall bs paid in like man
EST ! as the ether parishes, which may sub;csloo 70
ping | stock Of the company.
Furthermore, in case na'io lal aid ia C 'rde
the New Orleans Pacific railway before tIe roa
| built tho subscription Of t5e city OF ShieVcl
~ and the subscription of CaddO Par ,sh shall De
s.Lered Cancelled, it being, however, al"ays Hn
uOA' stood that IN the event OF oy Other ae otner
the New Orleans Pacific railway beng autnnrl
ana subsil zed by the COngfess or the On
mt. States to cGnnecJ Shire veport and New ORE an
Pro. branch OF tne ieas sh my hs ontisnal with
Noeu NeY Orleans Pacific railway TO build their roa
p;s ShreN eport or not =, rruzrYocy
I'M President New Orleans Pacific Railway Comp
i'm to AAe0 ~ H. LEONARD
ana For Commission from Shreveport AID paris
ii at '""u0' &c. MoNCURB,
or az WILLIAM RUBsO
y, m TO-, New Orleans, February is, 1876
Notice felow.cltizens, after carefully peri
- the preceding, the Shreveport signatures to
There you will see the names Of A. d. leo
.-~> and ]. c. MoDcure. the very men Scott aao
in the Telegram, had especially indlcateo a. l
poIators of their Siamese twin scheme 10 1ul