The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-07-29
RAILROAD NEWS.

RAILROAD NEWS.
Col. Il. o. Leavel and Capt. w. NJ.
Washburn, who went to New Orleans
recently on railroad business for this
town and parish, returned home Sun
day night. They report that they had
an interview with Z. 3. Wheelock,
President of the Alexandria aud Pine
Bluff railroad, aud represented to
him that the people of this parish and
town were anxious for railroad, and
would lend all the assistance and en-
couragement possible to bring the con-
templated road east of the Bayou. In
the name of the Police Jury they gave
MIR. WheelOck assurances that the right
of way through the parish would be
given that their timbers should cost
them nothing, and that the road should
be exempt from taxation il it could
be legally done. They also gave as
suranccs that Bastrop would donate
$4,000 rather than have the road leave
the town off the posposed line. I'M
addition, they submitted to Mr.. Whee4
lock a comparison OF the two routes,
and proved to his satisfaction that the
one on the east of the Bayou is the
most practicable.
Messrs. Leavel aud Washburn state
that President Wheeiock examined
the maps of the two routes carefully, !
and then unhcsitatingly said that he1
would use all his influence to have
the road run through Bastrop, and
would at once order survey of this
route. He furthermore assured Messrs.
Washburn and Leavel that the crop oil
1882 would be transported to markell
over said road.-Akorehoetsc Gai1on.
Concerning tho survey of the road
referred to above, We copy the follow
ing from the Hamburg (Ark.) Times
of tho 23rd from which it appears that
Hamburg, like Bastrop, has been lett
to the east of the survey several miles. i
Wo. arc strongly inclined to believe al
more eastern survey will finally bel
adopted. We quote from the Times:I
Tho railroad survey as at present.
made, runs about seven miles west of
town. But there is no certainty that i'll
will be located on this route. In fact,
we understand that this is only trial.
line, and that others will be run betoreI
the final location is determined upon.
We still insist that the most practical
bic, feasible, profitable line, is tho opeI
running from Monroe to Bastrop t0I
Hamburg, and from this place directly
to Monticello. It accommodates the|
largest communities, passes over the
best lands, runs over the highest, drycst|
country, and can be more cheaply con-
structcd thereon, meeting fewer obsta-
cles, requiring. less excavation and
bridging than any other in this whole
section.
Our interests and those of the rail,
1.1.aI l,oa>,,ox, IN l,a f1,ic
in perfect accord and harmony. Wei
think the said company cannot fail toll
SEQ it. The route above indicated runs,
on a backbone ridge all the way to1
Monticello, and was the one travcrsedI
years ago by those skillful engineers
whom nature taught, and who, guided
by the stars and their own instincts
and experiences discovered the best
way. The French and their Indian al |
lies have left an indcliblc "trace,"I
and we ought wisely to follow it.
The following is from tho Batonl
Rouge Capitolian of the 24til instant
We are informed that track-laying1
has been carried on for several days on
the Baton Rouge branch of the TexasI
and Pacific and that the Same will bel
finished to tho terminus across the
river by the end of this week. The
Capital will then DC linked with the
railroad system of the United States,
1t is not stated when the regular pas
sengcr trains will be put in motion
though the impression exists that they
will start from here ON or about
August LIST.
A sense of the imperfections of the
Constitution of 1879 is growing in every