The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-22
BASTROP AND THE OUACHIrA VALLEY
RAILWAY.

BASTROP AND THE OUACHIrA VALLEY
RAILWAY.
The Morehouss Clarion of the 18th
inst. il full Of intereet-and news-to
the people of this city.
Some weeks ago q party of gentle-
men, composed of Messrs. Meyer, Par
ker, S,ubbs and Millsaps visited Bas-
trop for the purpose avowed aud we'll
understood. OF Interesting, it possible,
the people of Morehouse In q local
scheme for the ultimate end of connect
ing by railway the CAPITALS OF the two
parishes.
These gentlemen are not railroad
builders, they did not 30 represent
themselves, and they have no axes, Of
Individual proprfetorship, the edges
whereof they are seeking to grind. Is
1t fair to the people Of Morehouse and
Onachits, and 10 these gentlemen, 10
refer to them In contemptuous phase,
and TO classify them, In needless die
regard Of fact, with the wild cat
schemes, whose projectors, for courie-
sy's sake, are not here named?
1t was thought, with reason, that
Bastrop desired railroad connection
with this or some other city, and the
projectors of the Ouachita Valley road
hoped, As we have stated, to Interest
our Bastrop friends in tho enterprise.
They did no. 60 to Bastrop as Wild cat
spectators nor as dictators, but they
were anxious 10 have the people OF
Bastrop 60 in with them, as copartaers
II you will, aud help build the road, ,
and they were also not only willing
but anxious to accord Bsstrop full rep
resentation upon the board OF directors.
Our people had despaired of getting
road from any Of those persons or
companies who asked for and obtained
aid for that purpose. They had deter.
mined to help themselves aud to that
end had organized company and
were subscribing to its capital stock.
Seventy I've thousand dollars was
wanted. or this sum Morehouse was
asked for 1856. 600. The mission Of the
gentlemen who went TO Bastrop was
to secure this subscription.
Subsequently, the great $50 days
proposition OF Mr.. Bright was made
and 1t was accepted by the directors of
the Ouachtta Valley company, the
published card of Messrs. Burkitt &
Murphy, ct ais to the contrary not
withs'anding.
But 1t is useless to review the history
Of this lost opportunity aud we will
deal only with matters tina. concern
US now. The breaking Of the agree
ment by Mr.. Briehrs hackers left us
just where we were before the agree.
ment was entered into and the work
has been resumed where il was stopped
with nothing lost save perhaps little
enthusiasm auL IA great deal OF exper-
feuce gained. The directors propose
to 60 On with the work and they are
0StSs ~ oNsto, duN OuttN dS SOtu
as preliminary survey il made and n
line adopted, IA far AS their present
means will admit whether Bastrop
takes any stock in the enterprise or
not. AT u meeting Of the board last
Monday night the president was au.
thorized, 10y resolution, 10 employ an
engineer to make the survey. We
want to make this connection with
Bastrop and we want tho assistance Of
our Bustrop friends but We will say
plainly that Monroe Is going to put
her SIC, 900 where 1t will ito the most
good.
Ii the Clarion wants TO advance the
material interests aud prosperity of its
constituents let 1t aid fn getting the
necessary sum subscribed aud there
will be, at least, a railroad from Mon
roe to Bastrop.
SENATOR GIBSON ON THE SITUATION.
The recently published Interview of
Senator Gibson puts him out of the
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