Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-10-29
A wOHAN's WORK.
Augusta GA Chronicle.

a uiu railways anu operate GlleIn TOT
: common good. Along their lin,
: many industries will be developed an
population flow. There is q bit
romance attached to this system whic
is worthy of recall. When Mr.. job
! Slidell Of louisiana was appointe
along with Mr.. James Mason, a com
missioner for the Confederate State
! in Europe, he embarked with bis fam
ilv on the British steamer Trent. A
is well known, the Trent was captur
cd on thehigh seas by q United State
cruiser, commanded by Captain
} Wilkes, and the Southern ENJOYS com
PEELED to return to this country al
prisoners OF war. How near this in.
cideht come to involving the Fedora
Government in war with Great Britain
is now a matter of history.
1t is also q truth of history that a
daughter OF John Slidell resented an
impertinence from one of Wilkes Off
GERS by o roasing slap upon the fell
lows face. She was q heightened
beautiful and accomplished girl and
destined for great things, by some
strange freaks of fortune When Mr..
Mason and her father were returned
to English custody, after an ample
apology, Miss Slidell accompanied
them abroad. She rapidly became a
belle in Paris and was the recipient
OF many notable offers of marriage.
The successful sutton was Baron Err.
hanger, one OF the richest bankers in
the world. It is said that after the
war "sbe succeeded in enlisting his
sympathies forthe upbuilding of the
stricken and PROSTATE South, and he
organized a company for the purpose
capital in developing the
resources Of the Southern States. The
syndicate has invested largely in rail- |
roads, and they are making money |
largely and rapidly. 1t is thus, by
singing the songs of her Zion in a
strange land that % noble Southern
woman has contributed SO largely to
Inc wealth, the prosperity and up.
Of her beloved native land.n
Upon the curious contingency of
he slidell embassy pivoted the now
amous Erlanger Syndicate, destin-
q TO promote the welfare of the
outh so considerably. We like the
7ay the Granger Syndicate came
nto being, and it is refreshing to hear
ow confidently the executive and
nancial managers of it in this coun.
y talk about the future of the South.
Ohm Scott, the Englishman, is never
cary OF sounding the South's praises,
1d inspires substantial hope here ;,
I'd abroad for our unrivaled re- !
urces, only needing moneyed devel- /;
'ment TO become imperial and opu- /:
Mt. Fred Wolfe, the Tsraelite, who !!
lmlnIstered financially the millions !,
trusted him by the Baron Erlanger, q
9 husband of John Slidell's daueh- :
r, is eloquent, on the same theme. :,
presenting q capital of S25, OOO,0 :;
says "the people of the North have 81
SC begun to realize that the South -
s awakened to her true interests 80
d allowing politics to drop into the
ave with slavery and reconstruction. -
herself to the improve
mt OF her material welfare with the
ergy and shrewdness of new
intry.' Mr.. Wolfe says that the
100000 which the syndicate he \
'resents is spending in the South is l
y one instance that not only are
ny other railroad lines being built
added capital, but money in large
eks is being invested in land, cotton u
Us, furnaces, iron works, lumber
is ana various other enterprises. Te
Woiffe's conclusion, and he is n a Is,
ewd judge OF men and things. is
{ the South is destined to supplv
country and good part of the r
rld, not with raw cotton, bat cot ~
goods Of every variety, and he
ks "that the sooner the NIassa
sets manufacturer realizes this
: rivalry and goes over to it, the S.
Ter for him." The South, old as il
has just started, in Dir. Wolfe's
non, O new and splendid devel