Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-09-28

III, DptNltHflhlliiilu the extreme Hpat OIL
The day and the binding r'o,i1s u dust
which filed tie air almost to stiffucaiiui.
The charter, prepared by the Committee
appointed for that purpose, was submitted
10 the meeting, and, after soiiie disrilssioli
and n slight amendment, adopted The
charter il II most liberal ONE, ulia, Under it,
ll,n Stockholders will enjoy the full rights,
privileges, aud inltn,iliitins of all illcorpor-
ated company, ne much so rs though cal
lied into existelite hv net Of the Legislature
The charter will now, very speedily, PASS
tllnuqh The various stages prescribed by
tho statute. aud become a law.
Among the gentlemen present from n
distance we were much pleased to it,oet
with JAMES IT, Musf. Esq, Of East Fell
%einna, who takes q deep interest in the
SUCCESS of the enterprise. lie has Wres-
uecoed the subject. and the result Of his
Investigations has convinced him tint The
proposed Plank Road will, Instead Of ben
citing any one particular point exclusive
w. Prove OF great and lasting advantage to
all points md sections Of the country
through which it may pass-tl,at, Willie
Baton Rouge will undoubtedly receive q
great accession Of trade, The opening Of
this new, cheap aud speedy communities
ltion with the interior, will quicken into
| being resources and e~nergies that now lie
dormant, and bring into fruitful cultivation
large tracts Of fertile lands that now re-
main 90 the God 81. Nature made them,
witt, their virgin I'll unbroten IS the
plough Of The thrifty lllsban1inan
We are authorized to state by n leading
planter Of Amite County that if The road is
otcp completed to The State line that he
will guarantee its CONTINUANCE to the town
of Liberty, county site Of Amite. The
Hon. IBHr WALL is the gentleman to
whom We refer. Tie mention of his tame
is ample guarantee. to all who know him,
that bis contract will be strlpiloltsly com
n,isd with. This offer. ofitsetf. il n great
inducements for the friends Of the rond to
rersrvcre in the good work. The road
once built to Clinton. TO the State line,
aud then on TO Liberty, will be Of i%ncalcu-
liable advantage to this city. IT will open
to ctr trade the rich regions Of Eastern
Fcliciatn, the fertile fields OF the large. ro-
p,,lous and wealthy county Of Atnite. in
Mississippi, and n good portion of the
county Of Pike. From the various sec.
tious Of country with whom this road
would bring liz IN direct communication.
VIC have no doubt bat tint at least fliccn
bd2es # Cofton, per nnnnnn.
would be brought to The Baton Rouge
,iarket-hnre bought aud soid-the plan
ters taking from this market the Supplies
necessary for the support of their iplalita.
tons, and all other articles Of necessity
and luxury. Let any ono Of our merchants
OF property holders cast their eyes, for q
moment. over the tnap Of the rich region
Of country to wlicl, we have referred, and i
It will be seen that oitf calculation is far t
reasonable bounds. Wcmay safe.
ly look for nj least Wty per cont.. mar. :
Willie it is entirely Impossible, without the
Of seed time and harvest. for liz to 4
receive icSt. Again, VIC say. let our MGR ;
aud property holders calculate these =,
Ihings ~ they are. upon the map. and they ,
,allnot be deceived. We ARE willing that {
hey should b. governed ii their action Ia S
he premises by that test. by it the mcr- :
will ilnl that this road will cvent,,- "
double their business, and tho proper $
Y holders will experience n GORE 'pondilg s
appreciation in the val,,ss Of real estate. G
Next week the subscription books for +
took will bs opened, nj, our citizens gen. t.
will BIZ called upon to subscribe to- Fl
wards building mp the proposed improve n
nent, which will do so much for them and :
he city. We trust the commissioners will =.
'e mot IN Il spirit of lIberality indicative Of o
feeling which will yet mako Baton II
touge The most important town between u
.'lcmplis and New Orleans. Let no nlun I
ay that he Is not able to subscribed If he
: not ab'c to subscribe for ten. let him !,
axe five sllareS--if not five, let him take :.
wo, if not two, let him take ouc--at MI
vents, let him take one sh~aro--there is no
lhn interested in the prosperity of Baton n
too poor to do that. Only twenty '
cent. upon the mount will be required /
I the tiulo Of suhscribitig--and the bal D
nee will be called for--most Likely in re. b.
nisitlons OF ten percent running through CT
period of nearly, If not quite, twelve "
Our ncighbors in East Fcliciana =,
Ill, VIC have reliable Assurances, come to &c
he support of the good work in a proper tt
p'rtt---our to.bc neiglbors of ANTE offer ,
} greet rs right Hospitality on the State =
and if we are only true to ourselves, n,
nd possess and exhibit one spark of that ~
Enterprise and public spirit which always hi
onlmands success, the &" ball will be set in ie
lotion which viii, in a few years, cause y,
ur city to become one Of the richest and a.
lost %populous in the valley of the Missis. vi
,ni ,,t..l, nc H., ,r,, ,,,a.I IF