The Progress., 1893-07-01
MADAM RuMOR SAYS

Iudl lut DtiI lJlIlt INdiiWdl bOIu-
pany must put lights on their trail
ers, or the city council will be re-
quested to force them to.
That work on the Bankers, Red
River and Coushatta railroad will be
commenced when the robbins nest
again"
That for assinine, bombasity, some
of Shreveport's monied men are ell
titled to the first premium.
That if Shreveport's capitalists don't
love to hear unpleasant things said
about them, they should cease to don
the role of a public benefactor and
attempt to play it without cost to
themselves.
That a cotton factory would now
be one of Shreveport's industries but
for the petty jealousy of a banker,
and he is not connected with the First
NdtlOnal eltner.
That that Red River and Coushatta
Railroad is not the first enterprise
which has been killed by some of
Shreveport's monied men, promising
to do things which they never carried
out and never intended to.
That if the financial condition of
the country is in such stringency
that it is impossible to build a rail
road, Captain Levy should publicly
say so in explanation of why he does
not begin work on that road to Cou-
shatta
That as long as The PRoGREss lives
Shreveport's capitalists shall not re-
ceive the laudations of the people for
some great act to be performed and
which ends with promise only. She
says Captain Levy has debarred
others from building the road to Cou-
shatta by promising to do so himself
and he should do il.
That the man has not been born
who is big or rich enough to throttle
the free utterances of The PRoGREss.
and as long as this paper lives it in
tends to show up cheap notoriety and
bombastic display.
That the city council would reflect
further credit on itself by restricting
people living in unlawful wedlock, to
districts provided for bawdy houses.
That The PRoGREss may give full
history of why we have no cotton
factory, and If she does, the people
will be surprised to hear of the &C
tions of one whom they have consid
cred an enterprising citizen, above
such petty meanness.
That large cotton factory would
now be in full operation in Shreve
port, but for the act of banker here
who refused to have anything to d.
with t because another banker il
Shreveport was willing to put hi
money in it.
, That poor old Shreveport woul'
now be city of 25, 900 inhabitants bu
b. for politics, and the blind homag
paid few monied men who kill ever,
3 enterprise started here. @r
= That unless there is change in tn
5 manner of conducting things, instea'
8 of saying some of Shreveport's mon
led men She intends to give tn
= names of those who blockade th
S footsteps Of Enterprise.
o That wnen committees are appoint
r ed for their adsptability and willing
8 ness to work and not for the few do
:. lars that the members possess or tn
9 minor position they hold, then wi
y enterprises seeking admission int
;, our city receive their proper recogn
a ton.
4 That if the Board of Trade is sat
g isfied with the action of the railroa
= committee the people are not, an
70 the best way to manage affairs in tb
% future is for the people not to allo
the Board of Trade to manage the
u business affairs.
70 That She would like to know VIII,
Il has become of shat profile" of grad
> of Marshall street, ordered by OF
o council some months ago; said profl
having been made by City Engines
Hepburn and handed to one Of tt
improvement committee.
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