The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-10-02
The Railroad IN tho Parishes ofLouisiana.

he Railroad IN the Parishes efLouisiana.
The city 81 Natchez has been wat ch-
d with eager eyes by the communities n
long the line of the proposed raiitoao
rom New Orleans to Fort SCOTT. Inc
,eople OF the parishes IN Louislane
AVE seemed to think, and proDaoIy
ustly so, that the success OF the enter. 2
Prise on the proposed route nlngeu /.
ar1ely upon the course this cry Wou!o
pursue. The COMMITTEES from THIS Guy
hat visited Fort Scott, Topeka ana
other places on the route OF the ROAD, :
were go we'll satisfied with the grano
opening this road presented that tney
took the responsibility OF saying tnae
the people Of Natchez would join with
heart and soul In aiding the CONSTRUCT
ion Of this grand enterprise.
The COMMITTEES knew their people
we'll. They knew that the quiet CITY
Of Natchez would always De Iouuu
alive to any scheme that PROMISED ~
bring prosperity to Its people ana ina.
would give them az air chaoce IN Tug
race Of modern progress. Ana nov,
first Of all, this city has tnorougn,y
endorsed the promises OF their intels
llIRent committee, and have Witn the
most surprising -unanimlty proneIeo
$500. 900 to the grand work. Iney
lhaye done even more then this. iney
have given the road a charter nom
Nathez to the State line South Of the
city, which exempts 1t from ta1atlon
for q period Of nearly twenty years,
(which of itself Is bonus OF no inconsl-
derable importance.
4 In a word, Natchez now stands reaoy
|by the practically unanimous Vote oI
Iher people, to do all that her commIt.ee
has promised for her. She mas ea'isnsu
4 every demand on her aud she IS iook.
I ing with anxious eyes to the people oi
1.-The North Louisiana parishes 70 zee y
sIthey too will stand by an entelprlse
that will be more valuable 20 them
THAN any other that has ever peen pre-
, sented to them. They are looklng
3 eagerly to Concordia, Casanouia,
Caldwell, franklin, Richland, Ouacnita
!. and Morehouse to see what tney aIe
going to do, how far they are VIKING
q to follow the example SO earnestly SCI
d them by Natchez. $500,
4 The counties Of Arkansas tnlougt
which the road will pass Will doupties
!" do their share In carrying out snl'
! grand enterprise, but we ieel NOR
.e Interest in the Louisiana parishes WY. WIZ,
a. whom we were lately In councii. WI
!. they contribute the aid whicn Is
" trifiing In comparison with the aovau
20 taRes they will receive? Iheirs -
to section of immense latent wea.t
ne (which only needs. transportauo
~ facilities to develop It. Their countl
when penetrated by the iron nor
90 will be the garden OF the SCUM, u
very paradise of the continent sec
ion In which farming and cotton pla!
ting can be combined, where all I!
cereals can be grown side by side WA
liz the heecyp Southern staple, countl
through which the Western emigia'
will reach the warmer South, VINE
re- the kindly influences OF the lnteiiige'
ON white farmer will be first felt.
HIS In two orthree years OF active opei
ais ton of this road the parishes along
ms, route would save more in frelgnts I'M
ce. the proposed ten years tax, 20 81
md nothing OF the amount OF casn IN
an would be expended In eacn paIl
during its construction, when i!s
would be equal to several years
'ne taxation. We cannot, therefore, TIM
ase there will be any serious opposition
led any of these parishes to giving
for verv modest amount OF aid asked
,am them by the N. O., N. & F. s. rs
-. road Company. AS we have done
10 mart and have done 1t cheerfully q
the enthusiastically, we now set down a
md anxiously await the action OF
In neighbors along the line. Wo no
and we firmly believe we will not
'on disappointed in their action.-Nate
fN- Democrat.
- The Chicago Man in st. Louis.
pat Chicago was we'll represented At
ton gathering of the Knfghs Tempiar
80 e. r ...ir tho Of her flaY. and the Clio