St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-02-02
WHERE MONEY IS TO BE
MADE.

| u tile importance Ot constructing
II telegraph line to the city. w.
have urged this matter repeatedly
for several years, aud succeeded in
creating strong sentiment in favor
of tn" project, which eliminated,
about three years nSO. in the for
nation Of II Telegraph company.
! fully organized, and the funds for
building II line from Covim.ton to
PurcllatonIa Were subscribed, but
for some REASON the enterprise mp
pears To have Leen abandoned. l,
is pretty certain. however. that IL
line will ultimately he established.
either 10y home or foreign capital,
aud we wnn'.l prefer to see it under
the control Of our own people. We
hope our merchants AMI business
men will revive tho subject and go
=, woIk III earnest. and secure the.
early completion of the line. We
think hue tllrec. to the city wOnl,l
be pr-ferabl. to one via Punch,-
t"uIa. On this subject. the States
says:
In these days, when people Will,
money are sea, ching everywh-,e
for opportunities for profitable ill.,
v-stn,cnt. it is surprising that some
nf them nave not turned their at
tentiun to the establishment uf u
telegraph line connecting this city
with Vaudeville. Lewisburg. Ma,i-
souville, Covir.tun and Frauklim-
t,ii.
Such line would only be abnnt
IS miles i'll length, and there is Ia
serious obstacle to be encountered
in building it. except Lake Punt-
chartrain, which would have to be
cabled. All the rest of the way it
would pass through high and dry
pine forests. with only q few mar
row streams to cross. The expense
Of putting up such q line must
needs be light. and there Is no rea-
sou why keeping it in order should
not be ut the minimum cost, for il
would pass through an open coun-
try, where accidents from falling
timber could not affect it seriously.
LET us see what the chances Of
profit would lie for such u line:
Vaudeville has about 700 popula.
tior in winter and 1000 in summer.
It it had telegraphic or telephone
communication with the city. the
1000 would soon swell to 5000, for
it is u delightful place of summer
residence, and its not having these
conveniences keeps it down, whel,
it oths, wise would go up rapidly.
'Lewi>burS has onl y about 100
people living III it in winter. but il,
summer 1t cuwnts up several hun
Ire,ls. 1t too would gruw witt,
,elrsraphic facilities. Ma,ilsonviIte
mas now about TOO population. and
II few more III suI:iuer; It's being ~
lar removed from the balance ut
the wur.d, by rcasun of not bein.
connected with it l,y telegraph. has
Kept 1t dawn; r-nl,ve that Ills dbl.
uy, and we would see tins beautiful;
old pIac. became r-juvcnated ami
ul:c. more be what it was forty
years ago, the I.onI. or resort oil i;I..
most Wealthy and refined of oar
people. Covinstun. the natural
s,nltariunl ot New Orleans, is The
next town which would he brought
| i'll clio. . cJIiuecllOn with the rest If
Tie world 10y the line. This tow,
nov has IL Resident winter l'upula-
lion of about lOUU. and durin. the
summer quite double that number
are ,toIlliciied there VI 1t the AbiL,
Springs. which are near by. 1t is n
charming, picturesque little town,
With F." climate SURPRISING that Of
italy, with mineral springs abound.
ing. aud everything about it ut
uactIve. With telegrapLic aud
telephone facilities for cummun,-
eating With tnelr friends in the
city. the people Of New Orleans
would flock there i'll summer, and
Northerners would take their places
when tue winter season came; ST.
the me would thrive. Fransiinton
IS situated on the Boyus Chitto. il
Washington parish, about 30 miles
from C"vinston. 1t is IL thrivin.
little village. the trading station of
| prosperous aud productive neigh
borhou,I. 1t would add its share,
aud no mean one, to the general
earnings Of the line. for an Immense
lumber business has just begun to
develop III that region, and the cat
tle-raisers, whose herds roam
through the vast pine forests OF
Washington parish. would find
profit i. emplo, ing the telegraph to
keep themselves posted as to when
to ship their beeves to market.
"What, then, is there to prevent
such line from becoming a most
profitable piece Of property? Who
, xill get it up?"