The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-21
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
A pIts PROJECT.
srhe old ThiraaDlstrtct ~ be MeJuvcuated
and Made Glorious.

srhe old ThiraaDisfrtct 10 be nejuycunted
and Made Glorious.
Yesterday Administrators Denis and Cavanao,
accompanied by COL Robinson, superintendent
OF The Mobile Railroad, paid visit Of several
hours duration to the Third District, Admins.
TRAITOR Denis appearing also In his capacity Of
president of the Lower Cotton Press Com
pany. The object of the visit was 10 in-
quire into the prscticability Of establishing
branch railroad in connection with the main
track of The Mobile road, to run from the inter-
section Of The road with Lafayette Avenue. along
chat avenue 10 Claiborne street. and up one OF
che streets below the Levee Cotton Press to the
rivers edge, and thence up the levee to connect
again with the main road NJ the head OF Eysian
Fields street. The establishment OF this road
will open Lafayette Avenue TO the lower line
drsinng canal, and the necessary ditehing
through the swamp. for the grading Of the
road, viii serve TO reclaim large number Of
s acres Of swamp land lying north OF Claiborne
street, between Elysian Fields street and Lsfa-
yStte avenue.
COL Robinson, who has been eaptivated by the
project. IL only awaiting the
ARRIVAL or PRESIDENT RAyNon
% lay The matter before him, and there IL little
doubt that IL will be adopted by the head OF the
railroad company, for 1t 10 thought BY Col
Robinson shss ,.., such road, sft9rdins t tas
Immediate shore Of the Mississippi promises
III bring TO this city from 400. 900 TO 100000 bales
Of cotton that 60 northward from Tennessee.
Alabama and Georgia instead Of coming to New
Orleans. Tie competition with New York, he
says, will be easily effected by establishing such
system Of freight that will convey uncompreased
cotton to New Orleans Ut rates that will make the
combined cost OF transportation and COMPRISING
here A. low ~ the transportation Of cotton com.
pressed In the interior OF the States named, and
ready for shipment ut eur port. New Orleans
besides affords grester advantages TO shippers
now that, with the most eommepdable enterprise,
Our prsssmen have constructed dcgen or more
ooTToN PRESSES,
Ok the most powerful capacity, with which In
terror cotton marts are not yet provided.
And this In not all. DOL Robinson Says that
owing 10 The increased business on bis road In
CATTLE TRANSPORTATION LINE,
The necespity Ia now felt Of having rail commune
cation with the slaughter. House, The present
eystein involves the trsushipment Of cattle when
reaches the river front ~ Julia street to steam
boats for conveyance 10 the Slaughter House; 10
= therefore proposed TO lay branch track along
Claiborne street down to the Slaughter House
pens that would be established In the rear Of
the main buildings Of the institution Bucha track
would also Of Necessity eerve AZ a pro ectiop to
that part Of the Third District south Of Claiborne
street against the backing up OF the lake waters,
end prevent the overflow OF the lands In the
Ninth Ward and portions of the Eighth, for an
embAnkment Of sufficient height would have TO
% thrown up to keep the rails above high water.
The project also comprises the transfer OF the
MACHINE AND WORKSHOPS
81 the Mobile railroad TO this city, and 10 that
end Col Denis ~ president Of the Levee Cotton
greHs, offers 10 donate to the railroad company
two, three. or even four blocks of ground In the
vicinity Of the cotton press.
The cotton press company own large number
of squares OF ground In the Third District which
they propose, besides, to sell out IN small lots,
and will serve TO build cottages upon for the 40.
commodstion Of the large number OF mechanics
and laborers that the establishments Of the
workshops and the branch railroads would
necessarily bring into that section OF
the city. Thus 1t will be seen that
Che pro pect for the improvements OF the old
Third is excellent, and TO Che cotton presses cot
ton and oil works, saw mills already sting
there, others will necessarily be established
stimulating the smaller trades and creating new
businese chsnnels. I'LL OF which will be assisted
by the Increase Of tonnage Of either steam or
sailing bottoms in proportion TO the increase Of
the cotton expectation and the expectation Of
other products, not TO speak OF the return freight,
which cannot fail 10 manifest itself.