West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-01-20

the vicc-president, is about 10 ass
sumo the possession of the roads
connecting the gulf of Mexico with
lake Michigan, Mr.. Clark said his
coming was not that Of a bird Of
passage. but that it would be q stay
ing one, and his present insight i'm
to the commercial welfare aad ne-
cessities Of New Orleans led him to
believe that the interest he repre-
scented was in perfecs harmony with
those Of the business men in New
Orleans. The extremes of the line,
at any rate, so far "a the line is
concerned, were in his opinion a
commercial unit, as line of sci!
interest would prompt the eucour-
agement Of through shipments from
either end of the road. As line.
it could have no direct interest in
cross movements, and the great
bulk Of the business which the road
exported would prove the source
Of its financial success, would cons
Sist in the movement Of those COM
modities which form the basis oi
commercial exchanges between the
west and south. As general man.
ager. it would be his duty, there
fore, to encourage and facilitate
through shipments, whether they
consist of breadstuffs and provis-
ions from the west, Or coffee, sugar,
molasses, rice and tropical fruits
from the south. The road natural
ly divided itself into TWO divisions
"a northern division from Cairo to
Chicago, which would be managed
as Chicago interest, and a South
e'n diviSioas from Cairo to New
Orleans, which would be managed
as New Orleans interest, the di.
visions themselves being in harmo-
ny in every respect. Taking this
view If the relations OF The road,
Mr.. Clark thought It would be
prsctic 1ble to control the move
meul Of cotton from all points,
from Cairo down, and bring it to
New Orleans; ; certainly it would
be to The interest and advantage OF
the road to do so. Cotton moved
Fl ON Memphis northward aud casts
ward would pass over the road, say
eighty miles, but if received at
Grenada it would have to be car
ricd over his road three hundred
miles. The same principle applied
with equal force to shipments out
gcin- from New Orleans. In re-
spec. to the movement of western
productions on foreign account he
laid bis Company owned eleven
hundred miles of road north of the
Ohio river, stretching out into the
to a point within sixty
miles Of the capitol of Dakota,
with fully 6vo thousand freight
cars. As in the past, SO in the iu-
ture, it would oe the policy Of the
company to increase the movement
Of merchandise of all kinds intend
ed for 70, reign markets, and the
management, having full faith in
the easy and rapid movement of a
large foreign trade in western ce-
reals through the port of New Orr
leans, would at an early day ex~
tend their track to the Highly ele-
vasor, so that grain might be spout
ed directly from cars into the e|c-
vator. and thence into slips. Co.
ing to the river bank. at that point,
would afford facilities for the move
ment of other commodities on for.
eiyn ccount with lessened expenses
TO that trade. The FIRST
duty Of the management OF the line
would he to place the road between
New Orleans and Cairo in the con.
dit!on Of a first class road in all
respects. To do this would imply
an axnenditnre Of seven or eiult