The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-22
NEW ORLEANS AND TEXAS RAILROAD
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formally perfected for a complete sale and
transfer Of the property, rights and franchises
OF the railroad from this city to Bayou Goula,
to which reference has been made In the city
papers; but from all we can gather from
various sources 1t wa be assumed that an
agreement has been made by which the great
firm OF g. A. Whitney & Co, successors TO
Charles Morgan, will become the owners OF
that valuable property and stem OF the great
road which Is to connect this city on the west
bank of the river with the Red River valley.
This road is In good running order as far as
Bayou Goula, laid on a solid bed with the first
quality of rail and with complete equipments.
The rails nave been laid about eighty miles,
and but few repairs are needed to make 1t
equal to any other road starting from this
city. The State alone Issued bonds to the
amount OF over d million and a half Of dollars
as O contribution In aid OF this road, and the
original stockholders OF the Mobile and Chat
tanooga Railroad Company issued a large
amount of mortgage bonds with the
proceeds of which the 0 q was built
and equipped. Running from this city
along the west bank Of the river and termin-
ALIuQ NEAR LLG SllidS1|ol pdyOA 0Ouid,
though q great convenience to the planters,
it could not be expected that 1t would be a
good paying road. Nor with its present
terminus would it be worth the insignificant
sum said to have been given for it, to wit,
$500, 600; but as the stem OF a road to be ex-
tended across the Atchafalaya toward and
through the rich valleys lying between the
Atchafalaya and the upper Red river, with its
terminus at Alexandria, and a junction with
the Texas Pacific lines, it's value cannot be
placed at too high a figure.
There can be no doubt that this Is the pur-
pose OF the en%terprising purchaser, nor Of
their ability to execute that design very
speedily.
It is one Of the greatest import and interest
to this State and city. That portion Of our
own State to be traversed by this road Is of
great fertility. It has hitherto been retarded
In it's development by the want of cheap
transportation and facilities Of communica-
ton with this market.
We need not dwell on the vast importance OF
railway communication with Northern Texas
and Western Arkansas. We have too often
shown the immense increase of trade and
luuuA " plOuuCL6 WHICH, muSL HOW from LnlS
immense and growing section to our city
when such railway connection is secured.
This event will produce a complete revolu-
ton In the direction of the trade which the
superior enterprise of our Northern friends
secured and has controlled for some years
past. Thenceforth that trade must be turned
in Its natural and proper course to this city.
st. Louis must be content with the trade Of
her immediate neighbors. New Orleans has
a natural claim to that Of Texas and Arkan-
sas and the Indian Territory, and thanks to
the sagacity of the enterprising firm which
has secured the stem of the railway that
is to conduct that trade to this port, she is
Ia a fair way to establish her claim and title
In a secure and certain manner.