The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-11
THE LOUISIANA CONGRESSIONAL DEL
EGATION
ON THE n
NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILWAY.

To z. B Whec'onk, President, and to the directory
Of the New Orleans Pacific Railway Company, New
| Orleans:
| Gsntlesssn-The Forty.Fourth Congress is about TO
Close and there Of the Of the bill
granting governmental Aid to the construction Of tho
Texas Pacific Railway Al 4 its branches. Tho disturb
ed condition Of political affairs. growing out OF the
presidential question. has prevented the action which.
think, under her circumstances, would have been
had and look to the next Congress for the IA
vorAbe confederation to which fairly entitled
from tho present
We believe that the bill requiring the Enforcement
by the United States the bonds the company
branches will pass the Forth Fifth Congress
and concerted eEJrtS made and kept up by those
Whe vitality interested in its The nation
Aty of the enterprise, the depressed condition Of
seooB the Stinted manner in which the Federal Gov
ernmsnt has extended aid and bounty to tho South,
bne to claims In this matter And
IL suy necessary that people should be united,
continue their own exertonS and with the work
in which they engaged s the extent of their
and ultimate success at distant day will be
pished. Tho embellishments of your road the New
Orleans branch may BIS regarded RKed faot pro-
| vided there 10 abandonment suspension of the
work going Started and carried thus far by
people Of State. RordiDg the most direct line for
connection Of New Orleans with the main trunk, your
corporation represents the substantial, business in
of Louisiana and there TO- to nind. dan
ger of the substitution OF any ether.
relaxation of effort On The part Of frends Tho
press Of the State especially OF Now OrleaI
and will, do all in their power toward
tightening the pubic mind and urging the Importance
of the measure.
One Of the strongest arguments which have made
favor Of the selection your road is the subscription
made by citizens and the determined manner 10
which. under financial pTesson. they have Of them
selves carried their work We trust there will
be no suspe nson of the enterprise which would doubt
lees be ussd indicative of apathy, and give val
corporations the opportunity of nisrepresentng the
true whes and earnestness of tho oommunitysIE the
Supreme Court decides in favor of the validity of the
act authorizing the levy of the tax in New Orleans
fresh impetus will bs giveD and your position before
Congress materially strengthened and the pretensons
of tho Backbone concern completely srIenced.
The active support and Jealous Efforts by those
deeply interested in tho success of the will
gain for ne strength and aid throughout the-Uholo
country bring to support friends from other
sections.
Railroad connection especially with the great South.
transcontnental route will the fallen for
State and her great oiy bald up all their
PROSTATE and declining uterestS and every
sacrifice shOuld be msde to accomplish these great
ends.
Very Respectfully,
WILLIAM II. LEVY,
r. L GIBSON,
z. JOHN ELLIsi
O. B. DARRALL,
II CHARLES T. NASH.
DIR. CHARLES E. KELLs
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