Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-30

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A communication appears in Il.
coupee Democrat, evidently from -.
posted, which urges with cou.;d.,.r,'
ty, the immediate construction Of ~. ~
the Atchafala. We commend IL. =.
low, to our readers. tr ,sa,s
p. A. Roy, Ese.-Dear Sir.-Is
ance with your request. I addre,. ~.
lines in relation to the Baton Rov...0 sa h
Tette and OpeIousas Railroad, it, mr., , VA
dltlon, future prospects, etc. aLa.Tssee
an extract from a letter which 49, s
the Hon. o. N. Ogden sometimes II
of'5s. The person alluded to a, br;,.. "
~ in favor of the Simmsport TOUT Ts'gss
Boyce WHO, | AIN happy to Learn. 49,
geticaliy at work raising the me,..
port. S@h
1t is needless to repeat n these ~.
lines the views entertained and ero,.l.
the letter allu"ed to: | can only Il
road as now chartered. will sefve tIs~
of Shreveport and upper Red Rvs
ter than the Vicksbarg road, As i ~
more direct and speedy commuuie,t;;s1p'a
New Orleans than would be obta;.sds
route. FL - 80
1t requires no stretch Of imm,.;..x.
foresee that this is destined to b. q ~.
portant road ever projected in the xo..Ss
Louisiana cen indeed claim it~hs~@
vers!ng as it will the very heat Of h.,
fertile lands through almost the ent;r. -.
of the State. New Orleans ha, mo. 81
interest in the completion of thi. -. esea
any other. The crisis Of - is Of -
date to have been forgotten BY a., : =
merchants: for If the suspension a 4. y
CATION of Red River was not the c,u.s y.
tainly aggravated the distress. from :, g
possibility of getting the large ,so-A@
cotton out of that section Of corutss !.
Ing upon it for transportation to- 4 IN.
Now, sir, what can Poiate Coup.s H.
aid IN this great enterprise Is2it ~
ly her interest TO give some subs ,.t.s d,
| have no doubt tkat, from the a. -
taxes being already high, many per,c.
at first oppose the project; but, III. tht;s:
very reason why /, as a citizen NM ~
cate our parish becoming astoekAssassM, w.
are familar enough with tie seetioS 4
through, to knowthat the vast bodies I'm.
most vaIuabie. land in the pa,ish viiI ~.
be brought into market. aud IasA, ~. =.
pay little or no tax would be 1t -oeeehr-s
into active cultivation. 1t j. lie sos..Ss
and products of a country that A.. \
wealth. Your lands may be ever = f.4,.
vet they are worthless niles, ,ettied =
parish viii realize enough " a. ;..,..
of her taxes to Jay a handsome ,ub,e,;ss.
and the stock ought certainly 10 paysurtf
rot better, than any road il, the codsAT. Ii
the travel from Western Arkanae ale'la
ern Texas, land whv not, in ~
time, all the great Northwest 10th PSs3ss
will be its patrons. Every road ~
the West will be a contributor to Tn :
never have a competitor.
The road is now graded to with =
miles of Livonia. and will be eompleta1 :
the Atchsfaiaya by October, Isl. T tlis
move on as smoothly as now. The. Co.
ny have about seventy-6ve hands. q
Gent meaas in moEey, notes, and So
to cbmplete the work IN that time, III
now . daily train from Baton Rsscsk
Bayou Crosse Tete, and it pays has1sa
what viii it do when il. takeaia-aR
country If Crosse Tete. Marasessiaa 20
and taps the .Atchaalay4nh
through the 6De lands Of e.. Ei61Ffs
Avoyeils, and into Rspsdes& syE%
the vealthiest parishes 81 the 1Sh1efs II,
ii Won would SEQ thk MINI Il I.
Crosse Tete road, lay down int ihsp, sTa
alone, but .he United Sntes::-k
who can say that this road will 40. h u |
lay a portion Of the Southern bsxNeh ~
RaiIrosd = take the grind eent1e Il
New Orleans, as your staiae ]
draw ali air line to Shreyse~ts
through all the great West .ad Ket8S;
vest territory, and see ia every valg,t
every village, a contributor! - als4
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