The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-02-11
on 10 SHREVEPORT.

deferred hope Of direct rail commu
aication with the Red River valley
and Shreveport. 1t will be rene
hered that short time since Mr..
Clarke. Vice Pr, si.lent of the New
Orleans, ST. Louis and Chicago Rail,
road, in company with Mr.. WheeIork
President If the New Orleans and
Pacific Railroad, went over the pro
posed line from Baton Rouge to
Shreveport to examine the country.
The report which Mr.. Clarke made
to the press indicated that the pros
poets were favorable for the early
construction of the road, and the
public inferred that the principal
owners Of the Illinois Central Rail
road would take hold of the enter
prise.
This impression does not seem to
have been well founded, and at pre-
sent the probabilities are that the
share of the Illinois Central will be
confined to the line from New Or
leans to Baton Rouge on this side of
the river. This involves the con-
struction Of new road fifty miles
long from the jackson Road at Pom
chatoula to Baton Rouge.
Beyond Baton Rouge the road is
to be built by the capitalists in the
Jay Gould combination, and Mr..
Whee!ock, accompanied by Colonel
James, has gone on to New York to
close the negotiations that have been
pending for some time past.
This new road is absolutely neces-
sary to the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad, as we'll as to the
Texas and Pacific. The former road
desires an outlet on the Gulf of Mex
leo for the grain Of Kansas. That
great and growing State now produ-
ces something like $4,000, 900 bush
els of grain. The centre of produc
ton is equidistant from Chicago
and New Orleans. When grain is
hauled to Chicago it is still as far
from tide water as when it started.
Its natural market is, therefore at
New Orleans.
This may be illustrated by the fol
lowing cost, according to latest quo
tations, of moving grain from Kan
sas to Liverpool via. Chicago and
New York, and from Kansas to Liv-
erpool via New Orleans, allowing the
charges to be Is per cent, more from
Kansas to New Orleans, than from
Kansas to Chicago.
ON WHEAT. Per bus,
Cents
Kansas to Chicago. "a
Chicago to New York "a
New York to Liverpool, steam. 8
Totol cost of freight to Liverpool. 56
Kansas to New Orleans ....,...... 20
New Orleans to Liverpool. ..... l6
lotal ..'........., .......a.... At
Wheat was worth here in New Or
leans on Friday $l,40 per bushel for.
No. 2, while in Chicago it was quoted
ted only 1922. Corn free on board
ship here commands SOC for No. 2
mixed, while the quotation i'll CLica.
go is 379c. Wheat at Chicago can
only be moved to Liverpool by steam
at cost of 32c. while from New Or
leans the rate is Ice.
These considerations have had
their influence with the shrewd rail
road magnates, and the Kansas in
terest will furnish the capital to
complete this line, which is also sad.
ly needed for its local trade and i'm
portant influence upon the cotton
business Of Northwestern Texas.
Ere the last rail shall have been
laid on the line from here to the Sa
bine there will be gangs at work
along the Red River Valley to com
plete our union with The great chain
of railway of the Southwest New
Orleans Picayune.
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