Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-27
NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC.
Future Plans Of the Company.

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called at the office of the general
freight and ticket agent OF the New
Orleans Pacific Railway yesterday
afternoon and asked for Mr.. II. S.
Morse, general superintendent of the
above road.
Mr.. Morse is out of the city attend
ing to the interests of the road, but
the reporter was politely referred for
information to Mr.. NJ. r. Spellman,
who is the general freight and tickle t
agent.
Mr. Spellman very courteously re-
piled to the request for information
ana IN answer to the question,
"What is the present condition of the
road from New Orleans to Shreye-
portW as follows:
"Rapid and substantial progress is
being made all along the line. Most
of the grading has been finished. The
roadbed is in condition now which
warrants the statement that trains
will run regularly between New
Orleans and Shreveport by the first
Of December"
Reporter-How far are cars run.
ming south from Shreveport
Mr.. Spellman-Construction trains
now run from Shreveport to Mans
field.
Trains will be ready for passenger
traffic by the 10th of September
next month.
Reporter--Have contracts been
made for building the road from op-
posite ITALIA street, northward, and
when will trains start from that
point?
Mr.. Spelman-Contracts for that
work have not been made as vet.
Contracts for building the ap-
proaches to the transfer boat, which
will operate from the head of Thalia
street to the landing on the opposite
side are being let now. The other
contracts will probably be let in
three or four days. 1t is impossible
to say now when trains will start
from ITALIA street, but when they do
start, two through express trains
will leave New Orleans each day,
one in the morning and one in the
evening. When business begins, all
character Of traf1ic--freight and pas
senger-will be transacted at that
point.
Reporter-Do the Pacific Railroad
people believe that the jetties are an
assured success
Mr.. Spelman-I do not know of
any reason why they should not re-
gard the ,jetties as a success. Our
people are taking a great interest in
the outlet theory SO far as preven-
ton of ovcrtlows is concerned As
far as that goes we do not take an in
-erest.
Reporter-What facilities in the
way Of wharves and elevators are you
projecting, and have any contracts
,een given for building elevators
tere?"
Mr.. spelman-Everything to meet
he business. The Gould barge peo-
BE will build such wharves and
as may be thought necessa-
y. So will also the Texas Pacific
railroad people. Their property on
he other side of the river is amply
efficient for all the purposes of the
0mbined business.
Reporter-When your train is run |
ling through, what number of trains
Il cars do you expect to handle at .
his port per day. .
Mr.. Spellman--I cannot state def
itely the number of trains we ex-
ect to carry. We will handle stock,
oal, grain and lumber, and at a low I
between 300 and 800 cars !,
ill be required per day to do the ]
usiness. Besides, of course, the two f
ocular through express passenger :.
rains, and the local passenger train :
etween this city and Baton Rou &c.
Reporter-What is being done by Z
lie Texas Pacific and other railways
lterested in the immigration scheme
n the southwest, which was outlined
ONE time ago, and which attracted