Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-23
AN UNDERSTANDABLE BOON.
What the Nearest Tide Water Will
Do for Dixie.
Four Hundred Miles saved.


New Orleans States, 81
On Tuesday next the city council by
the formal adoption of an ordinance,
already fully discussed and agreed
upon in committee of the whole, grant
ing. to the New Orleans Pacific rail
road terminal facilities at the head OF
Thalia street, and opposite the city
psrk, will have rounded off the apex
of a pyramidal undertaking which the
writer has watched with intense inter
est for six of as eventful years as has
ever occurred in the history OF this
city. Since the inception Of the New
Orleans Pacific road by a mere hand
full, and but two among that number
with a full comprehension of the mag
nitude of the enterprise, the changes
which have taken place, are scarcely
yet to be fully understood, much less
Justly appreciated.
THE MOVEMENT OF BULK GRAIN
via the Mississippi, upon terms at all
likely to compete with rates of freight
charged by the latitudinal railways,
was first referred to by the New Or
leans Times in 1873, and the series OF
elaborate articles written upon that
subject extorted at first shouts of de-
~rision, then Indifference, finally re-
spectful attention, and then its adOp-
ton.
At that progressive period Cap
tain Eads, according to popular belief,
was a chevalier rindustrie
AND HIS JETTIEs WERE A SHAM.
Grain passing in this direction was
sure to turn sour.
DR.. HUI. Kennedy, who suggested a
railroad in the neighborhOod Of Alex
andria, which at that time was the
head of navigation so far a s New Or
leans is concerned, was regarded as
little better than a madmsn.
Since that enlightened epoch in our
municipal annals the j%etties have tri-
umphed, to the extent that tor the
first time in our existence the deepest
vessel rides at anchor in our harbor.
TWO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH
OF GRAIN BARGEs,
are demonstrating to a limited extent
what Mr.. Jay Gould can do in the
way of bringing grain to New Orleans
by water, and the adoption OF the or
dinance granting the right to u a
ferry from West Wego, and a landing
at the head ofThalia street. will drive
the last spike in a system of transport
tation, which connects US oyer ten
thousand miles Of railroad with
twenty-five states aud territories and
a larger area of cultivatable acres than
can be found east of the Mississippi
river.
When thct ordinance has been
adopted work will commence immedi-
ately and be completed by the first Of
September, which will land in this
city next fall
THE BULK OF THE COTTON RAISED
in Northern Texas, Northern Louisi-
ana and Southern Arkansaw.
Not only that cotton, but the ore Of
New Mexico and California, the wool
of Texas and the beeves of hat vast
area, are 400 miles nearer tide water
than by any other direction. The
nearest route to the sea is the route
invariably travelled, and everything
indicates that this route will be tray-
elved in an extremely short space Of
time.
On Saturday evening last the cotton
weighers and reweighers held a meet
ing and fixed the tariff for sampleing
and weighing cotton after September
LIST at twenty centsa bale, and reweigh-
ing at fifteen cents.
1t is understood that the cotton
presses will demand for dFayage, stor-
age and labor ifty-fye cents per bale
after the first of September.
From a late number Of the Graphic
it is perceived that President Lang of
the
SOUTHWESTERN EMIGRATION sOCl-
ETY.,
which includes the entire 10000 miles
Of railroad with which the New Or.
leans Pacific connects has established
a depot in New York which has been
put in proper condition for the recep-
ton of emigrants of the better class,
and that arrangements are being made
to furnish them with accurate maps of
the country, and to supply them with
all the information they can possibly
require.
1t is anticipated that during the
current spring large portions Of north
Louisiana, southern Arkansas and
northern Texas will be visited by
tourists who are prospecting for homes,
and is further understood that trans
portation over the entire system
Of railroads will be extended at mini
mum rates. All things considered,
the outlook in every direction is more
hopeful than it has been for years.
TIE EXTRAORDINARY PLETHORA OF
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