St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-06-12
NEW ORLEANS AND NORTH
EASTERN RAILROAD.

Mr.. Frederick Wolfe, prospective
President of the New Orleans and
Northeastern railroad, which, us its
name indicates, is to run from this
city direct to Meridian or Enterprise.
Miss, was recently interviewed at
Cincinnati upon the subject. He Stat
ed that the road would shorten the
distance from New Orleans to Gin
cinnati or any point east about
nlnety-four miles. He then pro-
ceeded to say:
The lumber region opened up by
this line will surpass in extent and
value any of the pineries of the
Northwest. 1t is in fact, and be-
You'd question, the finest body of
timber to be found anywhere on the
globe. No one ever having been
through these magnificent forests
can form any conception of their
extent and their beauty and grand
eur. In many places for miles not
Il single tree has been cut down.
1t may appear incredible. but when
[ state that there are an average of
5000 trees to the acre on many por-
tons of this part of this line, rang
ing from Is to SO inches in diam
eter, and IS to $50 feet high, with
out Il limb, of splendid heart pine.
the statement is rather below than
above the mark.
This great forest, waiting for cap
ital and enterprise to convert it in
to lumber hes upon either side of
the line, and embraces about 5000
square miles. No other portion OF
America offers such inducements to
lumber men, and while the supply
of timber is almost inexhaustiblc,
the agricultural interests of the
country through which the road
will pass will be fully if not more
valuable than the lumber. True,
large portion of it is what is called
upland. but it is very productive,
and under the skillful management
of Northern and foreign farmers,
to whom we proposed to give every
encouragement to locate on our
road, its productiveness will be
demonstrated by the spendid and
profitable crops that will go out an
nually to the great markets of the
North and South.
Besides, the central and southern
portions of the line will offer facili-
lies in the way of soil and climate
for fruit and vegetable farming, a by
no means small or insignificant item
in the revenue of the country, or i'll
transportation of our railroads.
Products of this kind would, of
course, come to Cincinnati as dis
tributing point; and plantation sup
plies, farm implements, etc, would
naturally be drawn from this city,"
How about the healthfulness of
this region?" Numerous streams
of freestone water abound in the
country-no swamps, no malaria
indeed, know of no healthier coun-
try either i'll Europe or America,
and l would add that a large por-
ton of these lands are still public,
and are owned by the Government
of the United States.
Then we have along the numer-
Gus beds i soft white sandstone |
thai. may be hewn OF sawed almost
as easily as wood, but which hard
ems gradually when brought in
contact with light and air. This
stone is very valuable for building
purposes. I'm addition to all this,
the vast number of mineral springs
and the great variety of them will
i'll time be developed, and watering
places established on tue line that
will afford splendid resorts in both
winter and summer. They will, IN
time, be more popular than the re-
sorts of Florida. City Item.
Col. ". H. Hardy, the vice presi-
dent of the Northeastern Railroad
Company, arrived in the city We'd
nesday morning, in company with
Col. Charles Seymour, late of the
Cincinnati road.
These gentlemen have been on
a tour of inspection of the country
from Meridian to this point, over
the contemplated route of the road.
They both concur in saying that the