The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-07-06
THE N. 0. P. RAILWAY co.
IT'S RELATIONS TO THE TEXAS AND
ARKANSAS TRADE.
The Cheapest anh Most rroHtabIt Rail-
road In the United states.

New Orleans, July 4, 1877. I
E. p Wheelock. Esd. President New Orleans
Pacific Railroad Company. New Orleans:
MH Dear Sir enclose tables "a, - ''B,"
"C'' and pa" showing distances from
points named to Chicago, st. Louis and
New Orleans.
You will see from this that your road would
have great advantage in distance to equally
as good a market for all the products of the
country, which it would reach, as either Chi
cago or ST. Louis; and for cotton and wool n
much better market Wheat, too. Is ALWAYS
worth as much in New Orleans as at either of
the other points. and there is no reason why
flour should not be manufactured as cheaply i'm
New Orleans as In st. Louis or Chicago The
lower freight charges, owing to the shorter
distance to New Orleans, would be O source of
profit to the miller; add 10 this only twenty
cents per barrel for freight from St. Louis by
river to New Orleans and the manufacturer
could count on q profit of forty cents per bar
rel in making flour at New Orleans, and also
find a ready market, at good prices, for all his
mill feed.
Texas beef is now sold at retail In the st.
Louis and Chicago markets for ten to thir-
teen cents per pound after paying freight on
the cattle In one instance o distance of 22g
miles to st. Louis, and in another Of 446 miles
to Chicago. greater than to Now Orleans from
the same common point Of shipment, tttkitg
Fort Worth as the base.
"B' shows the gross cummings per mile Of
the roads named for 1876 6 In Texas, as taken
from Poor's Railroad Manual, and this book
Is generally regarded as official
'tC' is an estimate Of the liabilities for which
your road, when completed to Shreveport,
must make an annual provision.
''D' is an estimate of the traffic which your
road will have and the earnings which it will
make the first year after being opened for
business. This | have probably underesti-
mated, my purpose being to show, even upon
a Emitted traffic, what could be reasonably
expected by the holders of your securities.
There may be other commodities of traffic
offered TO your line which have omitted to
state
You will also find inclosed q list of rolling
mills, car shops and locomotive builders, with |
whom ii may be well for YOU II you think
proper to correspond.
From the general prospects of your enter
Guilty In placing your first mortgage bonds Of |
$40, 600 per mile of road when you will be able |
to show that the road bed, bridges and ties |
are ready for the rails. Indeed, / do not |
doubt that you car find rolling mills which |
world furnish you rails and take your bonds |
In payment, and the same would be the case
with car and locomotive builders.
] will not attempt to enter into any argu-
nenk as to the advantage your line wonld be
10 tho city of New Orleans; your capitalists,
business men and property holders are better
,ble to- judge of this. Your city once enjoyed
considerable trade from Texas and Arkan-
,as, which has been through the building of
'ailway lines from the Northwest to she
rerted from it, ard 1t is w well-knDwn fact
hat Chicago and St. Louis have been, and are
low, making strenuous effoets to secure and
control this,traffic.
BY consulting the geographical position Of
,our road and its location, as surveyed YOU
will see that your projected lire enables you
o compete successfully, on account of shorter
distances ard less grades, for the trade of |
Iouthern Arkansas and Northern Texas to I
he line of the Indian Territory: while to
very point III Texas, south and southwest of
be Texas PacifiC Railroad to Houston, or if
my air line should be built TO Houston, then
4eafne would become the neutral poirh in
for New Orleans traffic. youfline
o New Orleans is the shortest and, owing to
E,e advantage of less distance and lighter
,rades, youshould, and doubt not you will,
e able to compete successfully with the lines
eading to the Northwest.
1t is greatly TO be hoped that TIE capitalists,
'usness men and property holders of New
orleans will lend q strong and helping hand
0 push to, an early completion @ line of gail-
yay which promises SO much bpr the invest
nent to be made.
With the advantages which New Orleans
low has, and which VIII be increased on com
etion Of tho jetties, Ii Is only fair to assume
hat the products Of Arkansas and Texas
hould find market and o.stlet in this city,
nd that these States should draw from it the
.reater portion of their merchandise and sup
lies.
I sincerely trust that the efforts and energy
which yos have exhibited, under adverse cir
in presenting this enterprise and
eCessary undertaking to the commercial in
erests CT this city and State, win meet with
hat success which its importance demands.
lew Orleans and Louisiana cannot afford
onger TO sit by and see their legitimate trade
Inverted from this metropolis, when it can,
~ vigorous effort, be controlled and hold
.gainst all competition. Now is the time to
,ut sorth the effort. Very truly yours,
- JAS. G. CLARKE
4 Miles.
Marshall via Little Rock to St Louis. SIS
Marshall via |. M. r. r., Cairo and /. G.
r. r. to Chicago. ................. 83s
MARSHALL via N. o. Pacific Railway to New
Orleans s................... 336
Dallas via NJ. K. and T. and G. b. and O.
R. Il. to Chicago. go.............,...9 $40
Dallas via Marshall and Little Rock to st.
Ito,Iic |