The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1893-01-13

country, while il aff irds rs another out
let for our lumber, rice, cotton and
sugar. which the great agricultural
prairie region of the northwest needs
aud mnst have.
The Gninasisu river will in the future,
when the improvement Of 10 shall have
sufficiently progressed, be worth more
20 us than any or All Of our railroads.
II addition to the roafis already men
toned is one commenced which is de-
tined eventually 10 play an important
part in our development, This is the
Ualcasisn, Vrrnan and Shreveport
Rbich viii eventually be bailt to the
latter place and there connect with a
road projected from Fort Smith, Ark.
10 Shreveport Of which we spoke 3 lss
weeks ago. a short article like this doe
not permit ms to discuss this snbisct Of
transportation az lis importance war
rants, and we mnst hasten on.
The third element diversified indus
triss---is correlated to that Of tranapur-
latian. for uIthaut cheap, which means
competing freight lines, manufacture
cannot live aud thrive. Itls impassinls'
g. attach too mech Importance to the
sbnirct of manufactures and we may
safely say that whatever increases M
dustrial products increases our popn'a.
ton, wealth. aud importance. and add
TO the general sum of prosperity sud
ha ,piliess; and it i.also safe tns say that
no great city ran b. bailt without the
id OF diversified industries.
There are to be seen some large town.
IN New e gland that baye grown NJ.
under the it,f tenes of one domiRatint
industry. hnt there Is an unintersstipg
-ansnsss 10 them aud they have bong
since at,ained their growth, and the
sok that paah aud vigor that character.
lzss town aud its inhabitants where >
great many Industries are iastered.
/ Nov The great danger 10 our yoRnV
aud aspiring city is The bsndenoy 10 rest
90 our cars ard say, .ssSe have two rail.
roads, iargarics mill. asngsr Eeiaery
car SHOPS, furniture factury or two. y
maehine ahop. fonndry, ETC., and Ne
certainly will continue 10 grow" Hssw
any such reasoning is falacioas, aud Ne
will find Il 90, TO our cost, il ne lister
70 it. We are in no position 10 relax
orr Efforts 10 the least. and IN fact, nov
Is the eTitical time IN onr history. w.
need more railroad facilities and NE
shonld see 10 il that the eonnecti0n tha,
We have spoken Of with the ualeasieu.
yeFaon and Shreveport road Il constant.
~ kept ia view aud be in position T.
divert 1t from the proposed terminus a
ths month Of the Sabine 70 this place
Nov Is alsS sslse time 10 work actively
Tor the improvement u shs Caicasien
and q relaxation Of oar Efforts nov ma,
Dix our doom for al time.
Cities are not balm without Hork--
persistent and nnrenitting work, in
season aud eut Of season. We well re-
member when L-asenworih WAS th,
metropolis u The Miasonri valley.
Beautifully locatsd. possessing eansid.
eFsble wealth, having the pFestags Be-
lansing TO the principal military pos
ID the xest. and also the panilaatlaEy
The people If Leavenaorth pielnFsd
far themselves bfiiliaat future. ana
never dreamed 81 d sDceessful figa
Ia 1868. p in fact PRIOR b that time. /,
became evsient that the river Rould
have 10 be bFidged Il Or RaaE IsesgsD-
worfh. and she peonla ot that prosper
.lus town 2are asked % aid ths rr ieei,
haa they ranplaoengly eat back 10 thei'
,lisaily sapp0sing that tbs bridge s0nla
~ built ID ARg svent. What hsppeReai
Esasaa CITY. straaeliag, iiisbailt SON
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