The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-02-05

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Report of the Eaton Rouge, Grosse
md Opc'ousas Rail- Dad ( sinpnn!
OFFICE or THE BATON Rour4 Crosse j ii
n 0PELousAs RI 20, Jan. 1sty 80.
To his Erceileney, r, g flc1lFrE,
GopernoT Of state Of Log ma:
SIR :--ln com &c with an .of tn
Legislature, app March 10TH ie under
signed, in behalf of The Baton Rd Il, Gross
lete and Opclonsas Railroad UomF sy, respect
fully submit is the report of said { ipany
AT the date of the last reuorf The Com
pan.y, | had the pleasure Of inf 4hilg you Q
the completion of G road The bayo'
Crosse 1ete, aud Sliding thai ice the j 3lli o
June, of 1857, daily trains been runn'n.
between that point and tb@ ississippi. Sincl
that time no further pre- has been made il
lraek-laying or grad In the meantime
the directory has cen idle in what il
deemed to be labor 4e Improvement of thu
road and for the ..efit of the Stockholders
The hands of Ii Company have been con
SANITY employed Z traversing the track, ele
Vatlhg the graz in low places, adding new
c~ross'tIes where wanted, and replacing cd ones
where decnyed, repairing c%ulverts, strengthen
Ing bridges, building turntables at each end
OF the road. making brick and procuring lum
Der Tor the erection of workshops and sheds al
he river terminus, etc. AT present. | can
safely assure your Excelleucy that no road 81
he country is better finished, more durable in
its construction, or kept in better general con
dltlon than that Of the Crosse Tete Company.
In the month of September of last year The
Directors, looking to the future extension oil
the read, detailed q part OF the hands of the
Company to assist a most competent engineer
IN the survey of the route from the Crosse
lete terminus TO a point on the Atchafaiaya
River. in the direction of the town of Alex
ahdria, on Red River. The engineer was in
strncted to examine both sides of the proposed
line, and after ascertaiuing the shortest and
best route TO the Atchafalaya 10 report to the
President of the Company. That officer per-
formed bis duty with promptness and to the
satisfaction of the Board. His report is ap-
pended at the end Of this document, and gives
a very fatteFing prospect to the future Of our
road.
Following the survey of Mr.. Ford, we have
almost an airline to Alexandria for a road
winch, when completed. will run diagoially
through the heart of the State, forming part
OF the direct line from NewOrIeans up the
valley OF Red River to Shreveport, in the
parish Of Cnddo. The extent of country il
Will penetrate, the great agricultural and landed
Interests it will promote, besides the spirit OF
Improvement it will stimulate among all classes.
will undoubtedly insure its early construction
aid render lis continued operation a necessity
to the welfare of the people of the great and
wealthy region it travarses. The numerous
thriving towns ind p%opulous nciyfborhoods
that 1t will reach, either by lateral branches or
the main trunk, will surely respond 10 iis
benefits by exhibiting al Increase in all those
branches Of industry which go to make up The
material welfare Of an enterprising po,,ialatiou.
With these inducements held ont Ia them
our Company feel no hesitation in asking The
people along the route to come TO their aid and
help 10 push on tbeir'road t. a speedy compile.
ton, We ask the planters and The owners Of
vast facts Of rich virgin sol! along the read.
le move forward with HE merchants and me
G aiilcs OF Opefousas and Alexandria and con.
5 ibpte their portion Of means to fnisb the IN.
built portion Of this important domestic enter
prise.
Below will be found such statistics as will
give your Eycellency fall information Of ,he
operations Of the Road for the past year. to.
gether with statements of liabilities, revenues
profits, etc.
tIABirITIes OF THE CoMrASy.
one iete Tor IRON, dae james Robb Il Co.,
oa al -1l+- 1e-n, lsos. 81 ,722 Il
Ioth, ls69 .t.....s.s ... 20 00D On
One note for locomotive, to Moore 4 'NS' "
Richardson, due 20,-23 January. 1853. I75q "a
ant"att u tpr Shlai,eS, ........, 2,0U9 Al
Amount due tor foundry work, hardware,
+, 't sait ,s,e etc ,,;,, .,.." 2,75l 70
count OF chairs. ...-......... <. 500 90
s6S,54l IL
ASSETS or TIE COMPANY.
Stock notes maturing April lst, 1859. .s278 11 IA
Stock notes maturing in lSG0, iSGl. 1892 0aa IN
State bonds on hand ~ 0a3 0u
Sash On halu. ...,.,.... 4 pY- II
state bonds on payment of lS59. : 0u1 N,
Affealhses upon payments matured. ,... 4ua6 40
tIeights charged and now due. s.J5 GYt
bpiids at the tity of Baton Rouge. 30 am IA
Cash Vsiie OF mules, oxen and tools, inn ~
oash value OF 81 slaves. ...... .....,., 44,55J 10
Mai SesYice. Observation-Disclosures. IL "a
Sl63,3a3 90
From the statement above, twill be Seea
ttiat The Company possesses available means 10
lhe amount Of SlG3p3G3 30, whist lis dabt
Only amounts IL $568.74l I'll.
Inc cash on handr together with tue amounts
to DE realized from the sale of the State bnnds.
and the stock noes maturing III April next.
aud the collection OF the afrearages on stock
notes, and ireights, will furnish The COMPANY
ample means to meet all its liabilities wi,loGt
occurring 10 II sale of its 80 negroes, nor Of the.l
S2o,oo0 OF bonds of the city Of Baton Rouge.
IRON Dec, LIST, 1887, To Dec. LIST, 1858. the,
receipts OF the road have been MS follows
On account Of freights. .. .s23I 26 60
IN account of passage...... 5,Ta2 IS
IN account Of mail.seryice. 1850 90
- SO, 800 90
The disbursements for The same period, in.
'ladlhg payment On locomotives, cas-, SHARES,
tic, have amounted 10 $2f,Sl3 -.
Tie rolling stock OF the Company, now IN
is as follows:
engineers, valued at $500 each. STA ian M