The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-21
GOULD Interest
IN LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA LlBER-
ALLY.
Handsome Booklet Announcing Early
Opening of the Direct St.
Louis New Orleans Line.

New Orleans States: One of the most
substantial evidences of the new interest
which George Gould and the Gould sys-
tenn of railroads is taking in the affairs
of Louisiana is little booklet which
District Passenger Agent Ollie Webb of
the Texas and Pacific is distributing to-
day. 1t is entitled ''St. Louis to New
Orleans, The Tidewater Line Through
the Italy of America" This book is not
only one of the best advertising mediums
issued in the interest of Louisiana by a
railroad recently, but it marks the first
recent substantial publication so intense
ly devoted to New Orleans. 1t is issued
in advance of the opening of the new
Gould tidewater line from Memphis
south which will in another year open UP
a new direct water grade line direct
southwark from St. Louis to New Or
leans.
The object of the pamphlet is partieu-
larly the exploitation of Southeastern
Arkansas and Eastern Louisiana. There
is line of road known as the Tide
Water Line to New Orleans, receiving
at Memphis. Mariana, McGehee, Alex
andria and Baton Rouge the traffic aris-
ing on the Gould system The old line
of road is followed from ST. Louis to
Memphis and the new line, passing
through St. Francis. Lee, Phillips, Desha
and Chicot counties in Arkansas, and
East Carroll, Madison, Tensas, Concor-
dia, Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee, West
Baton Rouge, Iberville, Assumption, La
Fourcfe and St. Charles parishes in
Louisiana One of the remarkable things
concerning this new road is the number
of lakes and rivers that are passed and
crossed OF lakes there are lake Macon
Chicot, OH River, Providence, Palmira,
Old Town, Bruin, Bass, Concordia, Lake
St Peter and Lake St. John 1t crosses
the White, Arkansas, Macon, Tensas,
Atchafalaya, Red and Grand rivers and
passes through the towns OF cities of
Marianna, McGehee, Lake Village, Lake
Providence, Tallulah, St. Joseph, Clay
ton, Concordia, Baton Rouge Plaque
mine and Donaldsonvi1le to New Or
leans -s-.- @
The pamphlet is studded with much
readable matter regarding Louisiana, and
can not fail to bring results. Here is a
pithy excerpt: - =
| Among the first questions asked by
the man in the North who is thinking Of
| moving to this section and making a
home here, are those in regard to health
conditions, school privileges and the so
| cial hfe--they are important questions.
We can by fertilizing modify conditions
as to soil, and even by irrigation divert
water supply; We can build school houses
| and churches, but we can not change cli-
| mate In this section of the country sun
shine predominates, though the rainfall
is abundant. The extremes of heat and
| cold as known in the North are not
known here. Pneumonia or pulmonary
/ troubles seldom arise in Arkansas or
/ Louisiana. 1t is the most favorable eli
mate for the aged, and for those who
may have been overworked or rundown;
and it is fact not known to all that the
lowest death rate of the country is in
Arkansas, while the second lowest death
rate Of old people in the United States
lis in Louisiana. It is an all-the-year.
I round good climate. California has it.
delightful winters and Minnesota its in.
vigorating summers, but Louisiana ane
Arkansas have twelve months of pleas
ant weather