The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-08-06
Projected Enterprises.

Rouge Crosse Tote aud Opelousas
Plank road, Woodworking to notice
at Johnaton's Store on Bayou Crosse
Tete on Monday the 1st instant. vs.
are pleased TO see that, at that meet
ing they resolved TO change I e road
into railroad and increase the capt
tai stock Of the Company from $3.50
GOO to 100000.
In our own mind, We have always
doubled the utility and rractacablitv
of Plank roads in this latitude The
back streets of New Orleans. where
plank has been used. furnish sufficient
data for calculations ~ to their econe
my and durability We have adyo.
Gated them in connection with other
Interests Of the capital, rs kind Of
deru5ey resort to arouse our people
to the importance Of sending out into
the country 'feelers" for commerce.
and To stimulate agriculture. The re
sources Of this section Of lovely Lou
isiaua' can never be developed with
out tLtn. Talk Of the mild and bland
atmosphere Of other regions--wc have
been all over the Union, as far down
"a the State of Maiuc. and no where do
we find, so many natural inducements
IN value of sell and mildnoss of eli |
mate inviting the restless soul ofman
to be rich ia all that l. necessary for !
Liz welfare and happiness, as il offered
in this the Sugar Bowl Of The UHion.
The only draw back upon US. is our
peculiar institutions, which-besides
other social evils, cause monopoly of
wealth There is this consolation
however mo condition Of nero human
affairs can exist always; they contain
within Themselves the elements Of thor
own decay, and Il Is upon this fat il
philosophy that a better prediction for
The future, is based.
1t is the duty Of the age, to march
forward and the honor is left for the
people of the present day in Louisiana,
10 I've the pioneers of enterprise
Tho Stockholders il the Crosse
T,tc Company have done VOL can
not The Clinton Company follow suit
Tile property bolders in 'hs city, ana
the Parish Of East Baton Rouge, are
3,0lc pocuniari|y interested in the sue
ccss Of that Toad Large amounts; have
already heon expended to grade, ditch |
and bridge That naturally beautiful
thoroughfaro, ard shall it be banked
---or shall We not with one voice saw,
that, at this period ID IS tic lgccmo-
tive shall whistle over tic track uni
ting It's by an hours ride. to the gancr-
ou7 aud hosptah'o town Of Clinton in =
East Fe,ieiana 1t is for the citizens
Of Baton Rouge to say and if they do t
SAY the word in less than twenty four !
hours tho stock il that road will CO !
~ 70 par..yaluc. (
Whilst "a The subject Of 'proicc.
tod enterprises" may We rot say !
timely word in reference to the branch /
to connect us with the Great Northern
road, to furnish brief transit to New |
Orleans The capital has said she Il
will take 100000 of the stock; what
says the Parish : It is time that our
about u, equally Interested
with ourselves. woro expressing them [
selves upon this great question The L
appointed to wait on tor n
Police Jury should present their ere t,
dentials, and day should be fixed for ?
taking "thc sense" 1t should be done b
immediately because bricfsix months 4
,n'y intorvenes, before tho State lesiS- y
stJra meets aualn and then the cues o