The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-03-27
NORTH AND SOUTH RAIL.
ROAD.

AIMS. 10 MONROE La. w our
that We were able to lnfuse an eli
thusiasm, favorable 20 this enter
prise, into the minds Of our reader!
Years ago we lauOIed arduousl,
in behalf of a North and SO"tl
Railroad and, having aroused TIT
feelings of the public to the extern
of preparing "Gran:l Railroa,
Barbecue" and giving railroad Or
, ato;s an opportunity TO .Gspia.
their eluHueiice, We thought on
object was well nigh attained ou1
hopes almost c0nsthnnlated. Hul
the curtain fell, the drama closed
the audience dispersed, and a calm
followed the storm of excitement
Now, that the question is again
moO:cd, we trust that the people
will give the matter due c0nsidera
ton and not PERM; the oppol tuni-
ty of securing railroad convcnien
este pass unimproved.
Why should any one refuse to
vote III favor OF II five mill tax for
this purpose-only s. Or each
$1,000 worth of property-wllen
so small au assessment will en-
nance the value Of property at least
twenty five per. cent? No sensible
man would hesitate to MAKE Il
trade where by investing s. he
would be sure Of securing $3.50.
A railroad will repay greater
per. centage than that.
A correspondent Of the Ouachi-
ia Telegraph. residing at Baxter,
Arks, thus txempiifies the advaD-
tages of the proposed road:
"Being located on the line Of the
proposed road am much iiltercs-
ted in all matters pertaining there
to.
A railway running, as this one
will, between the great Northern
cities and our great commercial
emporium Of the South will not
only enable us to get such articles
as we consume, of Northern pro
duction, at reduced rates of freight,
but will enable us to reap great
rewards from the growth of early
fruits aud vegetables, which would
be conveyed in special trains and
care fitted for the purpose, so that
fruits and vegetables shipped 10y
as could be put into the Northern
cities fresh, and SO much earlier
than they can be produced in their
vicieage, that the prices would |
stimulate new ard much needed |
activity among our people. For
there is no more profitable use OF
the soil in the South than thus
taking advantage of our earlier
seasons to supply the constant
needs Of the dense and hungry |
populations of the great cities Of
the Northwest.
l have produced 1000 bushels of
peaches, in one season, on one acre.
Of ground; suppose they were May
peaches, Alexandria or Beatrice.
and | could land them in st. Louis
in ~ to sc hours, III refrigerator
cars, where they readily sell for
five dollars per bushel; any of ! our
readers can figure the profits, and
after they have done so will have
little hesitation IN voting for a five
mill tax, or even giving half of
what they have to make the re-
mainder worth ten fold more.
And while the taxpayer may not
receive his money back, directly
ftOm the company binding the
road, there is no doubt but that
any one year Of it's operation will
repay them ten fold in the reduc-
ton of freishts, to say nothing of
the enhancement in the value of
property and profits of agricultural
pursui.s.'
But time should not be wasted
i'll argument. The President and
attorney of the Pine Bluff, Monroe
and New Orleans Railway Compa.
ny will visit Monroe on May 1st.,
to have a definite understanding
as to what assistance the people
along the line of road will give to
the enterprise, and il they receive
the support that such al enterprise
deserves they agree to commence
work on the same this summer and
push 1T through to completion.
In view Of this fact we suggest