The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-06-19
3 Special correspond enee.
BAYou t'RossE 1'ErE,


duty to inform you, that the good
people of lberville have at last opened
their hearts, and propose to open their
purses. and build q road, from the
Crosse Tete country to Plaquemine.
We are glad Of this, for every road
built, is service Of the public, but
have not our Iherville friends CONS
menced too late The appropriation
Of $4,000 by the Police Jury to be-
gin the road, puts Iberville parish far
ther in debt tllan is West Baton Rouge,
SO the objection is removed against
connecting Crosse Tetc country TO ".
i Baton Rouge, because that parish was
more in debt than lberville. But will
the People Of Iberyille stand tie FRO
posed tax, which must reac|, 10 500
Iuoobefore the road is conpleted.-
IlNbw hold it to be right and proper
|. to tax the East side ot Ibcrville, and
the BAYOU Goula country, for thes ben
eft Of this end Of the parish, and tor
the business advantage Of PlaJuemine
if it were necessary t0do so.to afford
the people OF this end OF the parish the
facilities of getting to the river. but
when it is considered that the P1aah
Road now nearly completed, anolds
with the coast road. as near way to
Plaquenine as would the proposed
lrosse Tete and Indian village road,
what is the use of so much eSpensel
If the peoph, Of Grosee Tete, can 90
to Plaquetnine fat the Plank Road,
and thescelsts road ard b better ac-
comlnodated afflns thev can be by the
proposed new road. rtd lntlian Village,
why tax the whols people Of Eberyille.
merely to accommodate a small local
ity, for it must be remembered. that
from the center of the Crosse Wae
country, Plaguomine is just as far,
whittier voH SO nv tf7r Way Vt the
Plank Road and down the coast. or
by the proposed new Road, ,'ta I,llian
Nillage just twenty one uliles, -
Now we do not believe, thai any ffay-
eler, or planter will % over a very bad
aud muddy road, II he is travelling to
Plaquemine, taking the chances Of
being detained BY a miserable con
ducted ferry 1T Indian yilIiage, when
he could 70 more. thau half the way
over aplank road, and the remainilar
Of the way down the coast. having no
fear Of a badly kept ferry before their
eyes. Such are our speeulations. and
we leave their value to be Judged by
the citizens of Iberville. We are will
ling to see both roads completed, and
the tax payers Of this part Of lbervills
will pay their amount with pleasure,
but feel at the same time That the
Plank Road route 70 PIaquemine is
all they desire, and the orly road that
good sence dictates them to ttss..
TAX PAYER.
fs'The only possible way for
small editor TO get. a notice from his
hed-bIanket contemporaries. is TO say
something about tliesweatller, and the
crops. We give the following form
(which is amodel" A country edi-.
tor should however, have two forms.I
one for cloudy wet weather, and the
other for sdryadusty thus ~The
weather in tliis parish is at present
dry and dusty. The crops are suffer
ING, being il need Of frain--which they
haven't got on account Of the dusty
and dryNeather. Yesterday the wind |
slIlftd to the East, and afterwards
Shifted to tbe West, where it renlain-
en- during the fore partseof the day, |
And then it entabaek. Some of our
planters tlihk there will be no crap
of carn-;nld others think it will be
fuh--whilst others think that there
will besno crap at all. The staple of
cotton is good and long, though we
think it will be short crop.
This is the best form we have at
PRESENT. is the dry form"--the
vet form is more agreeable, and may
be now and then, improved upon. If