The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
Boom +! Boom /! Boom !!
That's What Tt Is.
You Bet /!
Alexandria Soon to Feel It's
Effects-No Doubt.
We HAVE BEEN TALKING AED
WAITING FOR IT, AND
NOW IT COMES.
a Government Building, a Railroad
Fridge, G. Street Eeilroad,
Water Works, Eleo-
trio Lights.
WE ARE TO HAVE THEM ALL-AND IN
A VERY SHORT TINE.

That Alexandria, the Culture
Great" and Queen City of Louisiana
is surely to have a boom of monstrous
proportions, is just now assured. All
the signs point that way, and if we
are to take into consideration the re
cent moves, in a business way, made
in that direction, that fact seems
certain.
Tue position of Alexandria has al
ways added to her credit, and Just now
it is being recognized. Situated as
she is in the geographical centre of
the State, with every imaginable fa-
ciiity, both by rail and river, it is no
Doubt that tribute should be paid her.
We have had to wait longer, per.
haps, than we had expected, but then
the good time is coming, and we are
now all the better prepared to receive
it. Other places more pretentious
than we were are still waiting-and
to get what We are now assured of
beyond reasonable doubt will have
to wait in patience many year yet.
But what other place can boast as
truly as we do of our position, facili-
ties, etc., None other in Louisiana,
none other in the South, and that's the
long and short of it-and that's why
the clear-headed capitalist is willing
to invest his money here; that's why
the laborer, the wage Garner, the mer-
chant, the baker and all come to our
own dear little town to rest in
contentmeut and grow up with it and
accumulate small competency. The
open heartedness of our people is pro.
verbal, and as yet no instance is re-
corded where any one has been given
the cold shoulder. Our Town and
Parish can boast of their people, soil
and climate, and that, too, from an
honest standpoint.
But to come to our "boom"-and
where to begin and how, is just now
troubling us:
First of all we get our 100000
Government building see kilograms
ewhere)-whkh will ornament thai
i portion of town in which it is placed
! Second--the railroad bridge, and
that's not a small thing, has almost
virtually commenced, and everybody
is guessing where it will be placed
whether above or below town, or just
at the edge of the corporation. Oh
course we will have to wait a while
longer and see.
Third-our railroad-the Houston
Central Arkansas and Northern we
mean, that is going to give us north.
ern connection and chance to com
pete with the balance of the world
That's the "apple of our eye." By
January, 1891, you'll hear the whistle
of the locomotive as she comes through
the pinewoods.
Fourth-Aud did you hear the news
of the meeting held here on Saturday,
when a party of New Orleans gentle.
men and few of our live men go,
down to business and organized and
will have chartered street railroad
Perhaps you didn't, but it is neverthe
less so And they figured on a ten
ton ice factory, electric lights and wa
ter works. They also talked of start
ing another enterprise, viz: daily
newspaper.
Among other matters talked o
was the raising of the stock Of thu
Rapides Bank from 100000 to 500,
900.
Now to bring this to a close, be
cause we could write at too grea
lekgth on the future prospects of on
town-we'll say that land sale o
AIS acres below town was also made
for $4,000. This same land is to b.
cut up in lots and made little town
an extension to Alexandra.
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