Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-07
THE RAILROAD AGAIN.

from tnC 1OllOWiilS l6t'"SA"Piio'""H
| cd from the Clinton Watcllrnal, our
/ readers will sec that our neighbors Of
East Fcliciana and Amite county, arc
ripe for action in The matter OF the
long wisl,cdfor railroad between Baton
Rouge, Clinton and Liberty. Says the
Waterman
The people of Liberty are discuss
ing the route 10 the river, whether 10y
Ci:uton to Baton Rouge, or from lib
crty to Woodville. TO obtain this
important i.,ulc of Amite county, the
Republican is urging upon the Wood.
| vile people to take such stcPs'as will
secure the route by that town.
A meeting is to be held at Liberty
during this month to consider tho
| matter, and it is important that Clin-
ton should be represented. 1t is to be
hoped someof onterprising merchants
and railroad men VIII be present.
The natural and best route for the
people of Liberty is, beyond all qnes-
| ton, to Baton Rouge. II the South
| em Pacific crosses III The latter place
which now seems certain, Mcssrs.
Pipes n Lyons the owners OF the
| Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad,
| will change the terminus of their road
to Baton Rouge, and in that event, 1t
would be of the utmost moment to our
Liberty friends to secure that conncc-
ton. Baton Rouge must become III a
few years IL grand ra''oad cen e.
We heartily approve Of the plan
suggested in the above. AT the pro-
posed meeting, Baton Rouge should
be represented by a committee OF hel
!, public spirited citizens, who, in con-
cert with those of Clinton and Liber-
tv could arrive at some definite and
business like plan cooperation, which
f when adopted, should be followed
s with the untlinching determination o
bringing the undertaking to success
full terminal on.
S The people along the route to b'
traversed eau Build the railway j
S they will set their heads together tt
: do it. In every section of Louisiana
efforts are being made to construc
railroads in order to attract portion
of the flow of emigration that is snrcl,
l., coming to our State. 1t is high tim
therefore that the inhabitanps of tn
= healthicst, prettiest and most tertil
high lands in the State, the Florid
parishes, should enter the contest to
1t wards progress. Fruits, vegetables
'c corn, cotton, the sugar cane, stoc
d raising, lumber and manufactures, a
n. within stones throw of that great al
10 terry, the Mississippi river, are til
mines of wealth that are awaiting dt
vclopmcnt to render this favored sex
49, ton The garden spot Of the State. III
= women arc as fair and the men as ga
" liant in Eastern Louisiana and low'
" Mississippi as any who may be loul
=, in the Union. But they must
)" Come ont of the Wilderness
and show that they also possess Il
.c energy that charactclizcs the poop
elsewhere.
Let u conference be held at an car
=, date, and u permanent commit
~ formed with President, Secretal
y, etc, the members to be taken irc
each locality Interested. Then lett
committee men, OR such persons
-, they may appoint to assist them,
-. to every man in their parish or coI'
ty and take down the amount IN Gu
that each individual will inv'
w in the stock Of the proposed road; Il
from those who have 10 cash
-. invest, the number Of acres OF la
o>, they will girc the Company when
.anizcd by the Stockholders, so Il
from these assets of cash and Ian
inn FIRST mortgage bonds, may be issued
L, order that the Company may thus p
., scss the securities necessary to cfi
,,,r the loan required to complete
md road.
u The era of money alta low rate
ND 4 interest is upon us and by q pro-
,,1 combination and alibcral response,
il, people along the projected line
.,,, find the means to secure it's comp
ist ton just as sure as the sun rises
ov. the cast.
We again appeal to the public 81