Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-04-20
v, S. l. P. Railroad.

MANY of our readers feel more
lively interest than in the compile
ton of the Vicksburg, Shreveport
and Pacific Railroad, we publish
the following article, taken from
the n. o. Democrat. This article
contains the latest and best infor.
nation we have in regard to the
matter:
1t seems almost certain that the
", S. and p. railroad, more famil.
iarly known as the North Louisiana
road, has been purchased by the
company of which Col. Tom Scott is
the head and representative. This
road is now about seventysix miles
in length, and runs through the al.
luvial region lying between Nicks-
burg and Monroe. With little
reparation and with such improve
ment as may be necessary to raise
the rond.bed above high water
mark. it must be regarded us very
valuable piece of property. Con.
Meeting the Ouachita with the Mis-.
sissippi river, laying under tribute
rich bottoms OF the Roundaway,
Tensas, JOS Rayou, Macon and
Boeui, and operating as low.water
outlet for all the produce of the
0uaciiita. Bartholomew, Saline, and
the other streams north and west of
Monroe, this road, even as it stands,
is capable of a great and lucrative
development. 1t has not, in the
past, attained as n large usefulness
rs it might have attained. 4 lack
of means to place it in full condi.
ton and TO develop to the utmost
intrinsic capacity has prevented the
present as the past arrangements of
the road from reaping benefits
which, under more favorable cir.
cuustances, they might easily have
reaped. The road has always been
trammclcd and embarrassed bv fl.
nancial difficulties. 1t has always
been compelled to forego q great
many advantages which the man.
agrmcnt fully recognized, but which
they found themselves unable to
realize. And the same causes
which have curtailcd their useful.
ness have at last operated To force
them into this sale, hy which the
control, if not the exclusive owner
ship OF property, passes into other
hands.
We frankly avow that, on many
considerations. we shall be sorry to
see displaced the gentlemen who for
so long have been prominent in the
management--if, indeed, such dis.
placement be contemplated by the
purchasers. These gentlemen while
they may not OH all occasions have
been able to do everything they
could wish for the people in their
territory, have certainly been ANNA.
ted by the kindcst spirit and the
most friendly purposes. The PEG.
pie recognize this and are cores.
pondingly grateful. But it is ilnpos.
sible TO deny that all the snbstan.
tial interests OF the section will I've
promoted by the road passing into
hands that are competent 10 achieve
It's Legitimate destiny and 10 lift ii
up TO the height of usefulness it has
u right 10 occupy. Valuable
though II be, even III its present
condition OF development, it will if
extended and properly connected,
become enormously and incalcnla-
bly, valuable. IL is possible that
the Shreveport extension still re-.
mains the most important field of
progress open TO the road. bnt there
are other extensions which will
contribute vastly To its business,
and may eventually become most
potent factors of its wealth. \
branch running northwest to Cam.
den and Arkadelphia. taking Bas.
trop and Ouaclita City in it's way.
and another running due north to
Hamburg and Monticello, would
bring 10 the road and, naturally,
to New Orleans prodigious streams
OF commerce. And should these
things be done, with u latitudinal
line to Shreveport, tapping Mindcn,
Homer, Vienna and Sparta. the
/ Nicksburg. Shreveport and Pacific
railway would become one of the
greatest carriers Of produce in the
country.
| The fact that the road has been
sold TO Col. SCOTS company con.