The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-04-29
yICKsBURG, SHREVEPORT & TEXAS
RAILROAD.

stating that negotiations ZOE '"o 9'Ao
of the Vicksburg and Shreveport rail-
road to the Texas Pacific company
closed abruptly, and so remain WIN
the purchase of Col. SCOTS interest IN
the Texas Pacific by Jay Gould ana
the subsequent election OF that gentle
men to the presidency of the company.
This relegates the Vicksburg road to
something like permanency, IN that
that it is relieved from chronic search
for buyers, and must depend, like the
WAGNER in the fable, upon its own re-
sources for completion. What these
resources amount to, we have not the
means Of knowing, nor has any one,
we verify believe, save the stockhol-
ders themselves, and of this informa-
ton they have elected TO be and re- :.
main the exclusive repositories.
Besides the question OF financial
ability, that of the personnel OF the
Vicksburg company becomes one OF
some importance. seeing, as the pub
lie is informed, that the company pur-
poses completing the road at once; but
part, until it can be obtained from the
Secretary, Gen. Jackson, at Savan-
nah.
Respecting the plans and financial
condition ofthe Vicksburg and Shreve.
port company, we have, however,
some information in the following,
which appeared in the Vicksburg Com
mercial of Monday:
We had a pleasant chat with Col.
Richardson, our "Gov. Ned" while
he was waiting fora boat Saturday to
take him to his Refuge plantation in
Washington county. He informed us
that the refusal of Mr.. Jay Gould to
carry out the agreement with Col.
Thomas A. Scott, to purchase and
build the Vicksburg, Shreveport and
Pacific railroad, will in no wise prevent
the completion of that road. He says
he will 20 forward with the work him
self, that he can get all the aid he
wants, if he should require any, from
Col. Wadley, the railroad king OF
the Southeast.
The foregoing conveys all the facts
and rumors we have respecting the
completion of the railroad to Red river,
which we give more for the gratifica-
ton OF anxious public inquiry than
from any exuberance of railroad en-
thusiasm aroused by the probable con-
junction of the two railroad magnates
named by the ComWercial, in which
worthy journal, if we do not err, there
appeared something like the above just
about IL months ago, which was read
at the time, as the paragraph given is
now-such deep concern do we all
take in the impossible-with all the
absorbed interest and pleasurable emo
lions evoked only by the most fascina-
ting romance. And it would not be,
perhaps, too much to say that our rail
road is and has been for Il period of 80
years-ever since the days of the early
barbecues and public gatherings-a
romantic railroad, the fruitful theme of
tho newspaper, of the gossip and the
lawyer, and the bonanza of ten thou
sand tireside and highway romances.
For one, we shall hardly know
supposing we survive that event-in
what style of composition We shall APP
proach our readers when we shall have
seen train of cars coming from the
West freighted with the latest importa.
ton of teas and musical with the low.
ing beet cattle from the prairies O
Texas. But this perplexing choice a:
to style seldom disturbs the pleasing
and familiar old train of thought t,
which we are so accustomed as to fol
low it even in dreams. 1t is not
persistent guest, nor a stumbling blocl
in our path. We have, however, on
practical announcement to make
Work has been resumed on the rail
road bridge at this point, and it is pro
posed by the contractors to commence
on the channel piers so soon as the
stage of water in the river will permit
The fact that they are moulding brick
at the rate of 25, 900 day gives assur-
ance of vigorous resumption of labor.