The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-09-02
THE ALEXANDRIA, MONROE AND PINE
BLUFF RAILROAD.

ed and searched In vain among our
exchanges to find something tangible
to present to our readers regarding
this enterprise. Even the surveying
party which passed through our city
and gave excitement to our citizens for
a few days whilst locating tho line in
aud near our city limits, seems to have
found hole Or disappearing ground
somewhere in Arkansas, as nothing
for many weeks.
AT last we we're rewarded in our
seaches by the following article which
appeared in the Daily State, Of the
9th. The highly important and graf
flying portion of this article is the
authoritative statement from Col. Vince
lock that sit has been absolutely deter
mined to build this line and that its
construction is just as certain as that
of the New Orleans Pacific, which
is now nearly completed" He further
says that s'the work will be begun and
rapidly prosecuted SO soon as the line
to Shreveport Is completed" This will
be good news for all this portion of our
country, as we look upon this line,
which will bring us in direct commu-
nication with New Orleans on the
South and st. Louis on the north, as
OF much greater importance to us in
the development Of our resources, than
the great Western line connecting us
with the Southern Pacific. With the
commencement of work upon both
roads, Monroe must rapidly attain an
Importance undreamed of HERETOFORE.
We here reproduce the article above
referred to:
Yesterday we had the pleasure of
meeting Col. f. b. WheeIock, president
of the New Orleans Pacific railroad,
who has recently returned from New
York, where he has been on railroad
business.
AS the early completion of the New
Orleans Pacific from this city to
Shreveport is now an assured fact, it is
needless to devote space to lengthy re-
marks on that line.
1t Is Interesting and important to |
know, however, that the line from the |
Iron Mountain road, starting from
Knoble in Arkansas, and finally con- |
Meeting with the N. O. Pacific at Alex
andria will be built at an early day.
This important road will start, as |
above stated, at knoble, on or near the |
northern boundary of Arkansas, and |
run south via Forrest City, on tho |
Memphis and Little Rock road, thence |
through Ashley county to the Louisiana |
State line, where it will connect with u |
branch of the New Orleans Pacific, to !
be built from Alexandria via Monroe |
through Morehouse parish to the Stat |
line.
This latter line will be built by the |
New Orleans Pacific, under its charter, !
and the work will be begun and rapidly |
prosecuted so soon as the line to Shreve-
port is completed. Then all the force
and implements now on the latter work
will DO removed to the Arkansas extern
sion. Tho limo from Knoble through |
Arkansas will BIO built under the char
ter of the Iron Mountain road.
This line, from Alexandria to Knoble. |
traverses one of the most fertile conn
tries in the Southwest and will prove
of immense value to the trade Of New
Orleans aud In the development of
Arkansas and a large section of LOU
isiana. Col. Wheeiock informs US that
1t has been absolutely determined to
build this line and that its construction
Is just as certain as that of tho New
Orleans Pacific, which is now nearly
completed.
Il JUDGE WIN. A. SEAY.
Universal regret will be felt through.
out the State that this eminent pentle-