The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-10-20

from Topeka, Kansas, VIC see a charter
has been granted to the kansas City,
Indian Territory and Louisiana Railroad
Company" The purpose of the Company
is to build and construct a standard guage
road, starting at Kansas City, Mo-, at or
near the southeast corner of Wyandotte
county and running thence in II southern
ly course through the counties of Miami,
Linn, Bourbon, Allen, Neosho, Labette
and Montgomery, to the line of the Indian
Territory, and running thence in a south
ernly direction to it's terminus in Shreve-
port, La. The charter also provides for a
branch, having the main line at Erie,
Neosho county, and running through the
counties of Nelson, Elk, Butler, Sedge-
wick, to Wichita, Kan. second branch
is provided for, which shall leave the
main line at Howard, Elk county, and
run in southwesterly direction through
Cowley county to Arkansas City. The
estimated length of the road and proposed
branches is TOO miles. Capital stock S12,
000,0 No doubt this road, as the Public
Opinion, of Texarkana, Ark, says-''Is to
become formidable rival to the great
Gould system and is reaching out for a
more direct route from Topeka and Kan
sas City to New Orleans" The paper
quoted last wants the road to Gene via
Texarkana instead of Shreveport, argning
that the route would be much shorter
To build to Alexandria, says Pntlic Opin
ion, instead Of Shreveport, it would run
through just 50 sections, making the dis
lance from Kansas City to Alexandria via
TeXarkana about $50 miles. ''To build
via TeXarkana lessons the distance to
New Orleans from Kansas City not less
than rs to 100 miles, and over this route
much more traffic would be conveyed up|
and down than could be possible over the
route to Shreveport, aside from the big
lumber and timber freights." The pro-
ject is a good one, and that or town is
soon to be on boom of the greatest mag
nitude is no idle assertion. Roll up your
sleeves, gentlemen, and let's have all the
roads to come here. The DEMOCRAT rs. III
favor Of such enterprises, and will lend its
aid i'll supporting and aiding all it can.
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COTTON SEED AND A STEAMBoAT.--Hon
B. w. Marston, of Red river, has recently
visited the Ohio river section of the coun-
try with view of investigating the cot
ton seed question, and to devise ways and
means of getting a steamboat into Red
river to insure lower freights. Mr.. Mars
ton has come to the very wise conclusion.
that the Cotton Oil Trust" the gigantic
monopoly now sweeping the country of
its cotton seed OIL mills, is natural ene-
my of the planter, and that it will eveut-
ually seek to control the entire cotton
seed product at rrinonsly low rates for
the producer. We are inclined to agree
with our correspondent, and We can see
no way to meet the monopoly except by
combination of planters, who will agree
not to sell their cotton seed unless fair
rates are paid. A steamboat il, Red river
will insure competition, and this Will give
low rates Of freight. Our Red river
friends will be gratitied to learn that ar
engagements have been completed to give
them competing line of boats-[Shrcve-
port Times.
In Cheeses, Mires RosentlIal can
not be beat. He has all the vari-
cites, such as Pineapple, Eadom, Cru
Were, Roquefort, Munster, New York
Cream and plain Western.
Whilst taking a stroll around the
business portion of town we came along
to the corner of Front and Jackson sts.,
| where all the usual hustle and activity
was going on, which did not fail to give
us no little attraction. A moments glance
fonnd us in front Of that staunch reliable
house of the late A. Heyman. We had
the pleasure to meet the old standby, Mr..
Dan Hitler, who greeted us with a smile.
We could not resist the temptation of 60
ing through that fine establishment with
him, and have shown lis an immense lot
of new and beautiful goods which had
just arrived. Upon inquiry we were told
that Mrs. Heyman intended to have the
business carried on as heretofore. We
can assure everybody and must say that
to-day it is as fresh and youthful as in it's
earlier days, and presents for buyers in
speetiOn a stock that defies competition.
No where in Rapides Parish can cheaper
assortment be found. We advise all to go
to Heyman's to save money.
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FRANK Leslie's Sunday Magazine for
November opens with the fourth of Mr..
Powelps interesting Leaves from My
Life" dealing with the poet-banker Sam
uel Rogers and the witty Douglas Jer-
rold. Among the deliberately illustrated
articles is one entitled "The Still-vexed
Bermoothes,' in which bright descrip-