The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-05-11
ANOTHER NoRTuLoUislANA ROAD

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The following extract from re-
cent. editorial in the Galveston News
relates to railroad enterprise which
interests our North Louise ma friends
very much: assa
L "Almost simultaneously with this
enterprise comes the formation of the
New Orleans Pacific aud Little Rock
Railway, which has just been organ
lied for the purpose of securing direct
communication between New Orleans
and Little Rock. This is another i'm
.portant link, The route selected for
this new project is through, a highly
cultivated and thickly settled region,
both in Louisiana and Arkansas. It
is understood that tho line is to work
over the track of the New Orleans Pa
ci6c as far as Alexandria, on Red Riv-
er, and to build from that point to
Monroe, on the Ouachita; thence to
the northerly line of the State, and
thence BY the most practicable route
to Pine Bluff or Little Rock. The
capital stock is s3,0O0,oOO; represen-
ted by 100000 900 shares and may, if
necessary, be increased to $4,000, 900.
The domicile ofthe company is loca-
ted at New Orleans, aud the books of
subscription will soon be ready. Sub
stantial names appear among the list
Of incorporators, the enterprise having
a local character about it which indi-
Gates that New Orleans is falling into
line under the new order of progress
i've ideas. The proposed railroad is
essentially an important ono to New
Orleans. 1t will protect to that city
the trade ofthe Ouachita, White river,
and partly Red river, each of them
great feeders to the former commerce
Of the Crescent City. New Orleans
has but little capital invested in, rail-
roads; if she shrinks from putting her
shoulder to the wheel and building
this last named road, she need never
after complain if St. Louis captures
and holds a trade largely tributary to
herself"
The Vicksburg, Shreveport and
Texas railroad has been allowed to
stand still so long that our friends
on the other side of Red River have
doubtless become disheartened at
the remoteness Of the prospect Of
ever obtaining railroad facilities
commensurate with the Importance
OF their section Of country. With
railroads from Alexandria to New
Orleans, the Importance Of filing up
the gap from the former town to
Little Rock is too obvious to escape
the observation Of those who have
constructed these roads. Both the
New Orleans Pacific and the Morgan
roads will be at Alexandria IN the
early Autumn. An extension north
ward is too important to be neglect.
ed. tits not only important as pas
sing through q rich country in two
States, without railroad facilities and
consequently comparatively unde.
yeloped, but as afording a connec-
ton with other roads which run into
the fertile northwest, whose grain
producers are anxiously looking to-
ward New Orleans as the proper out
let for their crops. It has been he-
fore announced that the extension
would be made by the Morgan road.
1t is now said that it viii! be made
by the Gould company. With such
a contest for the privilege we may
rest assured that the completion Of
the road is an event Of the near future.
When this extension shall have
been made, and the vicksburg road
and the New Orleans Pacific COM
ipleted, our State will be pretty we'll
cut up by trunk lines. Feeders bv
means OF narrow gauge or other
roads, will then soon be con instructed.
Every important section will have
its railroad facilities. The Radicals
spent enough money to have accom-
plished such a result d dozen wears
ago. But it is better that we should
have it now than not to have it at
all. -[shreveport Standard.
UMBRELLA FLIRTAr1oN.-To place
your umbrella in rack indicates
that it is about to change owners
An umbrella carried over the woman
the man getting the drippings Of the
rain, signifies courtship. When the
man has the umbrella and the wo.
man tue drippings it indicates mar
rage. 10 carry it at right angles