The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-06-26

~ for the present. and %nptil She5 shAli re.
. additional Instructions from the Rresi-
From tho N. o. ComtHefcial Bhlletin.J
Tho Gre.tywsstesn Hgellrsaa--No. 3.
Mn. Ep,ror :-in discassing ~ question whether
this work xqhall be prosecuted We Bnfksille into
Texas, op2sM Madison to Houston, i y necessary 70
expose AIgrest fal!asy I that y Wy w.. Ssss, r,sras aivs M.
proyements. II Is that roads should be built w
Louisiana upon the prospect, in Whole or part of
carrying heavy freight, for this viii he dome ~
them only IN exceptional cases, which wy be 4here.
after alluded to. @SSsgs
Consider liz following important facts
lat Our produce u principally made On or near
The banks Of our streams and there our supPlies are
mostly consumed. or taken from stores alad ware
houses into the back country W the people them
2d. The period Of high water and good navigation
is the time when nearly all the produce is sent ~
market, and supplies are Obtained and there y
little or no freight 70 be earned at any other
Water carriage is, Of course, much the cheapest.
For the above reasons our people do not generally
want any other means Of transportation, unless It
can be furnished cheaper.
' Sd. And railroads can not probably transport
freight for an average of less than three or fnnr
times the cost OF transportation by water. The
railroad reports OF other States, as we'll as our own,
together with the published statements Of distin.
guished engineers show that the average cost Of
transporting frsight " .l rallr s,a y q lsass three e
|less than one cent and 4 will Md that on the
streams OF Louisiana 1t Is frequently brought down
AS low As three,qnaiters, and half A cent. OF course,
the freight BY railroad will vary with amount Of
business, running expenses, length md cost az road,
etc., bat the lnctuation Will BE- above three cents
per ton pet mile.
II is evident, then, that railroads should not be
built In our State, with \ view ~ heavy carriage,
lN-A...x ~Ir-r khara " ~ uuhtxrttrsr 49, sylarn chs
navigation ii more than three times as long az the
rnilroad route.
Fit ia also evident that q fHas44Ad should be built
only on a r0qte that will give ample business (ins
Guiding both way and through in mail carriage,
PASSENGERS express fr rllgh cattle, etc, etc;, with.
lays, !,
msy,stera fot louisiana, sbould'b be built, yiz tbe Mo
IN, r X S MA ~ /" t,o w,SnS ~ Gr.at' W y IS We~
orls acs sa ! ia com,non csnter. Psssenasrs
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rsess,ans Al, ~ S sovt,n u s.a,. tn ! ~, n;.i, tTssr 4 p ", :
Iyaa aN aS s~W aids snrsr ihs sns svio, w. arc.r : s ssss1s.
III II Hi, 49,; rn,rcv.us ~ ~ " ! III I LANA NM rSo III Il
Ike uS Iocal interests 81 he 4 state. il vii 81 sccom
E VIVA 4 n ~ ~ ~ ave,t t NJ ti,a WIN Ra spase a II s1s .on.
rec,;an VI o e \, a sra;. \ \ Iii N I ",oi 49, I'M " ill.,
~ N ! I !. NH. the ..hs,n Sns.h $500 s.sS M s Il shJs
riyh .liI,rYy I,;o y y "A'ot N ~ i v nv
mi III IL AMY III aboye n,;nci.,e n tI4g. Rurk.
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S . t1 M Sy wn,en {, MI Y bayley WEBS y s. g rnn sns
u!ea. " es.ern road 70 me INFERIOR q lexa inste'ad
III that M. a treats II nasaep@ers mails ~ AMI
I'LL Z sua - ~ III. p, ' e. Il, ~ pA y ~ ,s ' " ana.
u r.,,as ! ~ y ' ,;ss},, ,s " H. y y gossf.ieu ~ .no saane
aa's;, !. tiAciy " !, 7 ,;,, .!s"s s sosssnss Mns.e.
y, =, s snumi = : .seaJ .uas eoapa.assely .ls.e
n ny l; ys,s" .5; 1872 sass,ua "a ps'haps sonl
,wn.,Ia s as.r M an,,a ~ ~ sS MY. l u.,sa.a aie eA.sp.,.na
,,o;nt ~ NJ. y j. W. IVY 4; wo H. iaem aly stsen
btv pnns vi ~. D.s ivau m ny in.eIipI o ieAas'
T Ky nsca .u: e .Dss u uanSpoFlaslo1 e .ne Ioueh
s; mau ~ ~ H. ~, - y .nos aaom !. nsis - " es-
~ : ca,to y, a - ~ y ho oa,,sans . sosmssy .ous na a,a
boro ~ M, ~ ,~ ~, = H. :. sas I'll ~ HIS
noses u run from Burkyiille5 thnnrh nn.cba rtar ~.
templates such 4 road.
u. E,,vest,n Il, a;root ,oaa ~ ,,,s.
III, rSiIe 'Es' $500 'V"1'N : =. II
Taa New1rteara yjis Ii,,,,.vi;iIa IN 4"
Al SSs = y fAs' ~ \: 4 ~
p;ssre,co 80
!, O.. =" -. = ~
!. nus ~ hotEa ,ha1 Mt. b.s roaa crosses the
tou.e Y aiis VIZ Iexas reads leading 70 her own
Por.s-to Houston ana Ialyeston especially. viii
Ivy lieisns ~ 70 Newutieans ias,eadsof 70 Gal-
nsS.oh, ~ pe snippen 70 ultimate market, when the
M..er y - much nearer, IS me cheapest port, and
san seha lrelgns as eneapIy, Il not more so, to any
9ai. ~ sne Worio moreover, Il u not natural, that
-! ~ NV tne PcopIe, "here tnete Is any rivalry,
~ ~ aasvs io,nc Pol.s.
put, ior ,ne sake % argument. let us suppose
ncavy ilelgns " pc Drought from Texas towards
wv 'ieaps ~ ttis bhrkviiie road. As, according
Eto MI. PCS location OF the route, there u ali elbow