The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-12-18

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ofthe Memorial services commemo- l
rative of the goodness, greatness, o
and lovely devotion to Jesus Christ '
and His cause on earth of the late
Ri. Rev. J. 2. B. Wilmer, D. D.,
Bishop of this Diocese. The prayer
of the day was to God for worthy +
successor TO the dead and lamented. I
To this prayer we say, Amen. Z
8 COMMUNICATION.
EDIroR DEMOCRAT
The time is approaching for an cleo
tiou of Mayor and Councilmen of Alex
andria, and it behooves the citizens to
look around and see to their own in-
terest. Iregret to say it is too much
the habit now to let the public or cor
poration's interest take care of them
selves, with the expression that sit is
not my business" but in this, each
and every citizen is terribly mistaken,
for the development, good and eco
nomical management of Alexandria is
of vital Importance to each one of It's
citizens, whether white or colored,
particularly at this time, for it is with
you as to whether Alexandria he hn-
ished or be built into city of thou
sands Of people. Alexandria is nearly
in the geographical center Of the State,
situated at the head of low water nav
igation on Red River, surrounded By
soil which is not surpassed in fertility
| by any in the United States, with cy-
press swamps and pinewoods adjacent,
! furnishing lumber, cheap and abun
, dapt in inexhaustible quantities, Ba-
you Rapides on the upper line, which
, can by small amount of money and
Labor. be converted into canal OF ~
f miles length, and will furnish water
: power enough to run half dozen first
: class factories. The adjacent country
] not cultivated is susceptible of being
converted into one of the finest pas
lures on earth, yielding sufficiently OF
: best grazing from January to January,
: to support innumerable herds Of cattle
. of all kinds, and yet there is not any
e progress or improvement worthy Of
=. these resources, so inviting to energy
e industry and enterprise to develop
8 these advantages and build up ou'
d naturally favored City-for in supe'
, rior degree is Alexandria favored will
!, a climate as aalubrious as any on tht
y continent. With the above advanta
n ges, there is now being built Rail
G road from New Orleans to Marshall
d, Texas, passing this favored spot
ct which is the point on the Railroad cal
IS only be benefited by this road, in hav
y ing the work shops located here. ]
~ the work shops are located here,
:; will double the number of our popula
), ton in one year, and make Alexander
n with its uadeveloped resources poin
as to which capitalists will turn their at
as tention-for capital will seek thos
ed points which promise the most remu
lie neratiye investments. The work
OF shops, and Alexandria with populs
w ton of four instead of two Thousand
~, will soon have directed to it enterpr
lid sing and industrious capitalists.
it A branch road, already chartere
S. from here connecting with the Kansa
- Missouri and Texas Railroad will
ow built in short time, and this will 8
az, cure to Alexandria the population OF
lal first class city. Then does it not b
81 81 hoove us to look to our interests7
IN doing this, l beg you not to look
BILE any Encouragement Of the Corpor
IRE. ton affairs in the past. 1t is ir'
nd trievably gone, as the echo Of 70
ow, voice, never to return again. For fl
lity ther benefit we must look to a mat
aao which will astonish you all; it is b.
", ". much money has been collected fir,
IVY the various sources of revenue of I
seV. corporation of Alexandria, within
the past years, and see, if by judicious a
his economical management OF the tins
and ces, something cannot be done to bu
loss up Alexandria. ,'io.sE go
Top. Here there comes first, the elect
lite, of City officers. The duties of Ma,
AS are so small, that really it seems so
va.. good man could be selected by the p
IT, Die, ia live man" who would do
~ duties for the sole purpose of assist
~ in building up the City. The sal
II of Mayor is too much. Then the
stu ties of Comptroller should be
uda- pensed with. Police officers, for til
har- ought to be two, one day and
axis light, for seventy FIVE dollars q moi
10 oil the working Of the streets let out
oto, contract. In this way much will
NJ, saved, and the remainder approp
=. nea - ted to building up our Town. /
10 =, really shameful to sit down and
mes such opportunities pass from us.
urn. we do our duty, Alexandria may al
ton believe, will be ere long, not only
com. second City in the State, but the s
full. Capital. ' PROGRESS
refa- ~~''>-
e by WE call the attention OF
pre-, readers to the advertisement of
We G. Beard, the well-known Ocu
,ause 142 Canal Street, New Orleans,
oa;asl -ho.o s+ord;po a nd ra ation we