Democratic banner., 1848-02-07
(For the BanEer.)
MouNp FARM, PIKE Co, NJ.

Banner, for the purpose of calling the at:
.ention Of the citizens of Louisiana ana
others concerned, to the necessity of some
improvement'of the Roads leading to that
place. I am gratifed that this subject has
elected the attention of some, and r~artic-
ularly our County Court. Let us not, now
that this spirit of Improvement has awaken.
ed the attention Of the people, suffer our
vantage gIound to be lost without any per-
manent improvement; but with the COM
mencement OF the season, Tin the spring, }
let us endeavor to mend our rays before
the season is too far advanced; for surely
we. nave seen the effects of getting in a
fever too late in the fall. The road leading
to Prairieyille is not travelled for the dis
lance Of from two to four miles the way it
was laid ont, in consequence of there be-
ing no Bridge across the creek;-persons
travelling this road must ordinarily 60 2 Sd
miles, and much farther in time of high
water, instead Of ?, and that too over n very
VTOkeu dHu 'HhS S1"h'fn
Would it not be greatly to the interest Of
Louisiana to have a bridge constructed,
and this road shortened and improred;-
running as it does, through the richest and
most productive portion Of our County?
Louisiana is the natural mart fer old Pike
and the adjoining Counties, and wants but
q good road system 20 have all The produce
Of this section brought 10 her market but
which is now taken 10 more accessible
points on :he river, shipped 20 St. Louis,
and there exchanged for goods. Louisiana
has as mnch to gain by seliingthese goods,
as in purchasing tho produce, 10 say notii-
t"g of other advantages to he afforded by
good roads. "Surely there are none so blind
as those that will not see" Tho farmers
too, have an equal interest in this matter,
for if this road was Strengthened and i'm
proved, as it should be, the farmer living
ten or fifteen miles from Town would not be
under the necessity of spending a couple
of days with a team Of four or five horses,
and a couple Of hands, 10 reload, in case of
a stall, or O~verset, in order TO get 1900 or
1000 lbs. Of produce to market, when the
same could be accomplished in a single day
with a mere boy and two horses. But the
citizens Of Louisiana should feel interested
fromianother consideration. This road runs
Immediately through the vicinity Of the
SalPher Springs, on Bufalo,-if they wish
TO visit those springs, would it mot be great
ly to their advantage to have the road run
direct through and over sucll ground as
could be travelled comfortably, instead of
winding round the back water, and climb
UNCOVER such formidable hills and hollows.
Were the ioad and springs improved, and
proper Accommodations in Louisiana, no
doubt many from St. Louis and the South,
would visit that place during the summer.
But notice if you please the effect, in a pc
cuniary point Of view, which the improve
rnent Of this road would have. Franklin
says slime is money" Suppose there are
one thousand loads hauled over this road
, annually, which perhaps. is under the mark;
These teams must travel, going and oom-
ing, two miles farther than is necessary;
Consequently for every thousand loads of
produce, that Is hauled 6ver this road, there
Is two thousand miles Travelled unnecessa-
stllg. Suppose a team to travel 20 miles a
day, it would take it 100 days to travel
ever this 1000 miles of worse than lost
sPPascs, which At two dollars a day, would a.
q apunt . 200 dollars Besides this it is well
kaswatAat . team rspoh allf over tile remain
dor ofths road I'd more than theyocan pos
'lSiAty over this particular pcrtion;Gthe IA
a 1900 Is $50. thesHe we would save the
hauling, Of $50 loads, in 1000, which, at two.
& AsslaFs a load Yoaldns $ saving Of $500.
At Add to- THE the amount Of tim. lost by esxl,
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