New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-04
THE LOUISIANA CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION
TaB NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILWAY.
WASHINGTON. PC. Febrna

WARRINGTON, D. c., February 27, 1877.
To &. B. WhselOck. President and to the Directory
Ct the New Orleans Pacific Railway Company,
New Orleans:
GRNrLEMES-The Forty fourth Congress is about
to close and there is prospect of the passage of
the, bill granting governmental aid to the con.
struc!ion of the Texas Pacific Railway and its
Dranehes The disturbed condition of political
affairs lowing out of the presidential question,
has prevented the action which. we think, under
other circumstances, would hay been had and
we must look to the next Congress for the favor.
able consideration to which we were fairly en-
titled from the present. We believe that the bill
requiring the Endorsement by the United States
of the bonds of the company AID branches will
pass the Forty fifth Congress, if earnest and con.
certed Efforts are made and kept up by those who
are vitality interested in its success. The
nationality of the enterprise; the depressed con.
ditOn of our section; the Etinted manner in which
the Federal government has extended aid and
bounty to the South, combine to strengthen our
Gains in this matter, and it lie only necessary that
our PEOPLE should be united, continue their own
eIelt'ons al d go on with the work in which they
are engaged TO the extent of their MEANS and ulti
mate success at no distant day will be accom-.
plished. The establishment of your road as the
New Orleans branch may be regarded as q fixed
fact, provided there is no abandonment or suspen.
sion of the work going on. Started and carried on
thus far by the people of State, affording the
most direct lns for connection of New Orleans
with the main trunk, your corporation represents
the substantial, business interests Of Louisiana,
and there is, to our mind no danger of the substi.
tuition of any other
We beg, however, to suggest that there should
be no relaxation If effort on the part of our
bap aF 4ha
New Orleans, can and, we are sure will do all in
their power towards enlightening the public mind
and urging the Importance Ct the measure.
One of the strongest arguments which we have
made in favor of the selection Of your road is the
subscription made by our citizsrs and the deter
mined manner in which, under financial depres-
81 n, they have, of themselves carried on their
great work. We trust there will be no suspension
of the enter prise, which would doubtless be used
indicative Of spathy and give rival corporations
the Opportunity Of disappearing the true
wishes and earnestDess of the community. II the
Supreme Court decides in favor of the validity of
the act authorizing the levy of the tax in New Or
leans fresh impetus will be given, and your posi-
ton teOre Congress materially strengthened, and
the pre- tensions of tie Backbone concern com.
pletely lenced.
The fact of active support and zealous efforts
by those deeply interested in the success OF the
measure " Il gsin for US strength and aid through.
out the whole country, and bring to support
friends from other Eections.
Railroad con Rection, espt cially with the great
Southern traDsco ntine entail route, will restore the
fallen fortunes of our State and her great city,
build up all their PROSTATE and declining interests
and every reasonable sacrifice should be made to
accomplish these great ends Very respectfully,
WILLIAM NJ. LEVY,
r. L. GIBSON,
&. JOHN ELLIS,
@. B. DARRALL,
mia II % CHARLES Z. NASH