The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-05-06
Pacific Railroad.


in November next.
Pacific Railroad.
The Directors of the Pacific Rail-
road Company, on last Sunday, asked
the citizens of New Orleans, the Cot.
ton Exchange, the Merchants Ex-
change, the Chamber of Commerce,
the Clearing House, the Board of I'm.
dcrwritcrs, the Association Of Steve
d0res, that Of the Commissioners, in
word, all the organizations having
for end the commercial and industrial
progress Of the City of New Orleans,
to appoint delegates to visit the Road,
inspect the works, examine the books
Of the Company, and make minute
and impartial report upon every
thing. They 1.-THE Directors) declare
that they are ready to cede their pla-
ces to other administrators If the ex.
animation is not perfectly satisfcto.
~ to them and the public we can but
approve this solemn demand. 1t is
of a nature to. give confidence to the
people in this eminently useful en-
terprise. We believe that the COM
pletion of this line of Railroad wonl,
bring to the Cit; of New Orleans the
value of 100000 bales Of cotton, that
other lines have perverted from us,
regain a trade Of 80, 100000.
We translate the above from the
Propogotcw Catalogue, religions
paper published in New Orleans, in
the interest generally Of the people,
and particularly of the Catholic re.
liglon. We think the estimate Of the
great benefits to accrue to the city of
New Orleans, is vastly understated,
for those WHO make these calcula.
tions must remember that this Road
will traverse a country almost in q
"t"+~ ~f ''"'"'.., AID Zee agricultural
wealth as little understood as it has
been improved. There is no country
on the habitable globe more fertile
and productive than this Valley of
Red River. There are no lands that
yield more gratefully and bountifully
than these hitherto undcvelopcd
mines of incalcnlable wealth.
They are capable of producing all
the wants man could ask of them,
and that too in the greatest abnn-
dance. Here is the natural habitat
of sugar, cotton, rice, tobacco, corn,
and in fact every thing to satisfy in
quick return, the demands that the
requirements of man could possibly
ask. Cattle live through tho winter
here without the least attention from
their owners, and horses roam the
swamps untamed by the trainers
hand. Sheep are prolific, prosper and
do we'll with scarcely any care, when
spared by the wol6sh dogs. Fruits Of
all kinds and varieties, grow to the
greatest perfection, aud the province
Of Guienne, 10 France, could not sur
pass it's wine growing capacity, if
touched and titled by the experienced
vintager.
If the Railroad will Immediately
restore to the city of New Orleans
$30,000,000 ia trade, this can easily
be multiplied by ten in the next de-
cade, and We think, the estimate
would be too low. Settle up this couu-
try with active and industrious farm
ers, and we think it would excel any
| other country in the world.
! And now speaking for our climate,
We can say in truth, that it is healthy
and salubriQus our seasons are mild
and even, "Nature has been kind to
US in all ways, and all that remains
now to he done, that, our land may
prosper, is, that Capital and Labo,
may be induced to come among ne.
The first will find a rich field to re.
ward it, and the latter will DO hearti.
" welcomed"
Coushatta, La, April I'd, 1876.
j. II. CosGRovE, Natchitoches.
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