The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-25

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tive to the railroad via Colfax, that
we promised last week to publish
in this Issue:
Mr.; 9. r. Lestherman, Editsr ct the Daily Pub.
lie Opinion. Texarkana. Arkansas
DEAR SR-As public journalist and
representative man of your section. I AL
dress You this communication ON n euh-
ject Of vital public interest. l. q. the CON-
struction Of line of railway from your
thriving and prosperous city, via Lewis
VILE, Arkansas, or some other more eli
gible point and Minden, La, CONNECTING
with the Texas 4 Pacific aud MORGAN
railways at or near Alexandra, La. the
main course Of the road in Louisiana to
be from Shangloo, in Webster parish. TO
Minden. thence to Ringgold in Bienyille
parish, thence to East Point on Red river.
thence to Coushatta, also on Red river.
thence to Grand Ecore, thence to Mont
gomery and Alexandra.
This is most favorable route for the
construction OF cheap and paving road
The route suggested lies through the yery
best upland country in the State, which is
we'll timbered and finely watered, and will
need but little grading and bridging.
This route to st. Louis is shorter nv
seventy-fye to one hundred miles than
the devious course Of the 7. AP.&L&M.I
roads via Marshall When built this will
Dc an "air line" north and south. from
New Orleans to St Louis, and northeas-
tern Texas and southwestern Arkansas
1t would traverse the rich alluyial lands
OF Long Prairie, Ark, intersect the v. 8.
q 4. Railroad at Minden; and Red river |
81 East Point on Red river, and trayerses |
It thence to Alexandria. By this means
It Wonld pass through the center of the
nnest cotton belt In Louisiana, and its
trains would secure the handling of it's
entire crop of cotton, and the supplies of
,orn, Hour, meat and mules adequate TO
ts cultivation from Texas and Missouri.
This route would be completely exempt
rom the Overlooking occasioned by the
annual swells In Red river, which in the
ectlon OF that stream above indicated. /.
re never indunated.
The construction of this route would
upeunduce closer commercial relations
.etween 5t Louis and the towns and
ltles OF lewisville, Minden, Rincpold.
'oushatta, Montgomery, Winfield. Col.
AZ, Pnevlile and Alexandria, all OF which
e on the proposed route.
it Is fact not known by the CONNER
Ia! and monetary world, that the Texas
nd Pacific railroad lies at least Is miles
est OF Red river, at all points from Shreye-
OFT TO C0lfax, and that with the exception .
small quantity Of cotton that it han
les from Red river early in the season.
le bulk OF the crop is carried by steam c
pats, and suitable navigation for them il
ten delayed until the first of January. | n
the great detriment of the planter and 9
erchant
At the point Of the intersection at ;
lexandria with the T. & P. and Morgan
liroads, this route would be supplied
IT'D rare facilities; for, at this point the q
'rtlally constructed road from Natchez y
Dallas will cross the Red river: and >
70 the North and South Railroad. ex- al
nding nom Camden. Arkansas. 20 New
'leans. The T. & p. and Morgan Rail- in
I'D pass centrally through the sugar belt. D,
his route seems to me to be practicable | In
lsible and desirable, and in my opinion r
ne VIII be taken hold Of, as soon as O.
facts are made manifest. ~
his letter is inspired by the interest ~ -,
eel In the speedy development of this - =:
'tlon OF this State, which is rich in vi
lDer, stone and mineral products. and
'duces as well as any other. If not bet Ja
than any section Of it.
On account of a crowd of matter 20
delay our promised comments
the advantages of this route for Pc
vaak or kwO Jopr,or VIZ