The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-05-28
4 Texas Narrow Gauge

from central and southern Texas
to some point in central Louisiana.
The chief efforts have been made
by business men of Texas, and we
do not doubt but what such a road
would have been built some years
ago. had not the financial tleprcs-
sion If the country prevented.
Tina, such a road would pay can
not be disputed by any one ac-
quainted with the topography of
the country through which. it would
pass.
Asnoted in our last issue, promi-
ncnt business men of Robertson
County, Texas, have now Il move
MEET on foot to build railroad
from Bolton, IN Bell County,
through to Calvert, in Robertson
County, Texas, which on Il direct
line East would cross the Sabine
river about til, central portion Of
Vernon parish and run near Lee. :
vile.
AZ a terminus there is no point
In central Louisiana that can con-
pare to Alexandria. Here the road
would tap the Texas & Pacific and
Morgan lines OF Railroad, and get
freight direct from New Orleans.
With the Natchez, Red River and
Texas Narrow Gauge now finished
to Trinity, less than fifty miles
from here, built to Alexandria,
there would be IN unbrokcn lire
OF railroad frs.m Texas to I'll
points III the East and South.
Then Alexandria has two pro-
posed lines OF railroad that Will be
built before many years. We re-
fer to the louisiana, Arkansaw <
Fort Scott Railroad, which, when
completed, Will be a grand trunk
line running north to Dacotab,
and crossing twenty-seyen lines f
railroad. This road VII he com
p!eted as soon as possible, worl,
beginning this fall.
Another line that is greatly nee
ded and - beng urged by residents
along its proposed route, is to run
froa, .iere to Homer in North
Louisiana, connecting with a road
already nearly completed and now
under course of construction to
Fort Smith, Ark.
The timber lands through which
this proposed Texas line Will run
are unqnestIonably the finest Ill.
the world. A railroad could be
made to pay large dividends hau:-
ing lumber from 10 lisia1a to
Iexas it there was no other freight
to be had. The people of Vernon
parish are cut off fruH nil lines of
railroad and many of ITS residents
haul cottonand produce fifty miles
They would all patronage this road.
Then large business wonld come
from this parish. Thousands of
hogsheads of sugar would be .iaul-
ell 10 Texas over this line,
We know of no proposed rail-
road that would do the large bus
mess this road would coming as
II would from the central portion
of Texas, where timber is scarce,
to parishes IN Louisiana where the
finest long leaf pine trees are to
be found IN number as grains OF
sand in the ocean. This timber is
away froc. nayigable streams and
nothing bnt a railroad will develop
t. The Texas farmers and stock
raisers want our lumber and Loui-
slanains want them to have 1t, but
nothing but a railroad Will ever
promete the trade.
The men of Texas interested mi
getting this road built can rest as
sured that the people of the par
ishcs IN this State through which it
will pass will do alt in their power
to assist it. Right of way, depot
grounds, ETC.. can be had for the
asking. and Alexandria, the rail
road center of Louisiana, will do n
good and big part, as she has al
ways done, when called upon for
railroad enterprises Weekly 7o,ca
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