Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-17
The pink Road Meeting.

The Plank Road Meeting held at
the Court Hunse on Saturday last, wa a
most satisfactory n II was attended by
d large number Of substantial citizens, all
Of whom seemed to take a lively interest
III the enterprise. The proceedings, III
full, may be found in another column,
The meeting did all that could be done,
Under the circumstances. A communities OF
three eminent legal gentlemen were APP
pointed to draw up all act Of incorporation,
and to see IL properly passed through all
the necessary forms required Ivy law. This
viii be done as sooil as possible. The
high legal reputation Of the gentlemen
charged with this important pprt Of the
organization is d sure guarantee tllht 1t will
be well performed
The Committee appointed to draw up
n tariff of tolls, and obtain a right Of way,
has a most important duty to perform,
and it is inaispensably necessary to the
prosperity of the road that it should be
thoroughly done. The right of way
question mist be settled finally before the
work can he commenced safely. Although
the right to the old rail road track might
not be questioned now, as the track is
valueless to the stockholders, yet it is
possible that, az soon ms our Pluak Rodd
should get iii the /" full tide of successful
land prodtable) experiment, " that some
victimiked holder of the old railroad stock
might attempt to reimburse himself, in
some degree, for losses sustained years ago,
by insisting upon his proprietorship in the
track occupied by the Plank Road. We
ardentIy hope. and feel assured. that the
Committee will not fail to obtain a full
and complete REIMBURSEMENT Of title from
all parties concerned,
The Committee appointed to open
subscription books for stock will commence
their labors in a few days, I'VE suppose, as
the necessary books have already been
received from New Oflenns. That the
aFinanee Committee" will push the mat er
through energetically, and successfully, too,
we have no doubt. We should not be ut
all surprised if the whole amount was SUBJ
scrlbed before the adjourned meeting takes
place on the 3lst Of August next,
This end will certainly be more than
attained If sur friends III East Teliciaila
to the support of the enterprise with
that liberality characteristic of them 1t
is as much for their interest as II is for the
of our citizens, that this road
should be built, and that, too, az speedily
rs possible. The Farmers Rdiitoad
never Injured anybody yet. On the contrary,
Is full of benefits to all ~concerned-of
% the town ut either terminus and
its citizen, of benefit to the planters along
It's line, and adjacent to it, because it gives
hem d safe, cheap and speedy means of
transporting their produce to narket-of
to the stockholders, for the poorest
Plank Road stock in the world has never
vet yielded less than twelve to fifteen per
cent, interest upon investment.
W. call, most earnestly, Upon all Our
merchants and property holders to subscribe
literally to the stock of this company.
That the business of the town will be
vastly increased by building this road, no
one dot1bts-that that increase will benefit
The merchants by charging their business
and enhancing their profits, there can be
no question. And the proposition Is equally
plain and easy of demonstration, that with
he increase Of business real estate will
rise, and property holders will be therefore
,o~rrespondingly benefited.
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