The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-04-29
AND ARKANSAS RAIL-
ROAD.


The citizens Of Lake Providence
have been for some time agitating the
building of Il railroad from that point ,
to the Macon hills and thence further ,
west, and the project has so far assum-
ed shape as to cause the formation of a
company which has completed its
organization by the election of presi-
dent ard board of directors. And in
the Herald OF the 23rd, we find a re-
port of Simon WitkowslSi to the Direc-
tor. in which the advantages of the
proposed road are very favorably dis
cussed, and it's completion strongly
urged on the litfe indicated in the
following:
The nearest practicable and most
paying route would, in my opinion, be
from Lake Providence to Lanes Ferry,
on to Oak Grove, thence west crossing
Bnuff river to Oak Ridge, distance
of about thirty miles, crossing Beuff
, river near Bunckley's on direct line
to Louisiana line, ut Linn Grove, La.
| In traversing this hill country from
= Bnuff river to Lanes Ferry, you find
: the country we'll settled up and the
Q land adjacent to the proposed road till
= ed, in cultivation and in Il thriving
= condition. / am satisfied from good
;. information, that all land owners near
;, est the road would grant the right of
l. way and donate land-it is the only
IT successful and paying route that could
O be selected.
= In the same issue Of the Herald,
~ editorial comment is made on the re-
>, port and the feasibility of the enter
=, prise, Il portion of whic, report we
here copy:
The means are ample to build the
= road to the hills if but managed with
'e prudence and judgment by those who
re are to be largely benefited. With
" bonds to the amount of 500, 200 sub
~ scribed by our town, (Which will be
unanimously voted az soon as the
'" question is submitted) we consider the
E. building of the road to the hills an
. assured certainty. The question is OF
, so much import to our town and the
> people along the route that we cannot
afford to loose sight of it, as we consider
Of that upon its being built depends in a
measure the fate of this town. FOl
more than three years the commercial
,, Importance of the place has been grow
ing beautifully less, and it will surely
~ to the hills. Surrounded by the mos
productive lands in the Mississippi
rs valley, yielding thousands of bales o
rs cotton, which now finds its way by
t. means of wagons to Grand Lake, anc
other points, would come here if W.
e were only in communication with the
hills.
in The effect of the building and opera
,,s ton of this road would be to forestal
"a Monroe in a trade which is worth more
i. than all that now coming to this mar
ket and which can be had Immediately
upon the construction of a railroad
% north to the Louisiana line, with the
a, well-assured certainty of its subsequent
le and speedily extension to Pine Bluff
81 Nevertheless, and considering thu
. apathy which exists and has existed
~ for years concerning this latter enter
prise, we heartily wish the people in
!, terested in the Lake Providence pro
7 ject the speedy realization Of thei
r hopes and plans. The citizens of tina
=, place have, likewise, our congratula
40 lions upon the fact that they are sool
Il to have telegraphic communicated
"a with the telegraphic portion of tn
-, world.