Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-05-08
Plank Road to Crosse Tete.

BY the proceedings Of n public meeting
OF The citizens OF B,yous Crosse Tatt
and Mafuagenin, 10 he found OH our fra,
rage, IL will be seen that The elIert sptit
planters uf that rich though hitherto $50.
lated portion Of our State, are taking tbs
proper steps to construct a Plank Road tc
The MISSISSIPPI. The terminus of this
road will be opposite our city or about f,ui
miles below Bfusle Landing. It Is Of vast
importance to the merchants, and our citi4
gems generally, that the road should terrni.
nate opposite Baton Rouge, rs ii will bring
the whole OF the trade OF this rich cotih.
Try to Our very doors-but TO secure this
our citizens must be liberal aud lend n
helping hand. The Parish Of tt,erville
will, no doubt, fiake great exertions to
bring the road near Plaquemine, and as
the distance liz near the same, IL will de-
pend upon the liberality of the two places
as to which one of them shall be selec ed
The parish of West Baton Rouge has a
more thar ordinary interest in making the
Road terminate within one mile of The
Court House, as upon the completion OF
such a Road, the whole Of Crosse T'ete
becomes by virtue of nh Act oil the Leg.
islatufe pissed in 1913, a portion OF the
parish Of West Baton Rouge. La refer
ence to the increasing wealth or Crosse
Tete, we take the following statement or
facts from the Southern Sentinel
"In ts45 only 43 hlids. of sugar. and
about 200 bales OF cotton were raised OH
Crosse rete last year The staple products
hal grown 10 over 5000 bids. Of sugar
and 5000 bales of cotton and In all prob.
ability 1000 httls. and ,Iearly 5000 bales
will be the aggregate this year! There
are over 30 miles front OH Crosse Tee
aud the Mdrangonin. of land free from in.
nndatioi, which will soon be cultivated
Will, sugar. There are also other bayous
tributary to the Crosse Tete. which are
being located with small charlottesville
last thtee years 81 high water having prov.
ed that these lands are also safe from OYER
flow
Fl it should be asked, why d road has
not already been constructed from Crosse
Tete 10 the Mississippi River, we answer
for the want OF o conmon understanding
some waiting a rail road, some a canal,
and others D plank road. Il took time ID
decide upon the merits of each plan, and
until a decision was had, the work could
not be commenced. After mature reAec. |
tion and comparing the advantages Of each
proposition, a plank road has beep decided
upon, and 5000 has already been stb.
by the planters of Crosse Tete for
the road. The names Of the gentlemen
who have taken this matter in hand IL d
sufficient guarantee that IL will lie success.
ful, and WI trust that the people Of West
Baton Rouge, aud the merchants of our
will not permit the advantages to be
derived from such a road to le taken by
The town of -Plaqaemine, when by unity
action II eau 80 easily be brought here
This isl matter worthy the serious atten.
ion OF our citizens, and we trust when
he committee comes that every eticour.
lgement win be given to the contemplated
'oad. The cost of making a good PUNK
'oad, one which will yield handsome div.
dend, it ia estimated will be about $4,000
,er mile. The distance from the river 10
Tete IL about fifteen miles, though
he road might be made to extend twenty
niles and be a source Of profit to stock
We respectfully ask the utten.
ion Of our citizens to this subject.
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