The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-12-16
COMMUNICATED.
To the People Of Bayou BoeuG.


To the People Of Bayou BoeaE
It ishigh time that We who are stsugelina
for living by planting should east about
see il thsre is not some WY weean escape
or II some degree amslio.ase ~ msst bur
theFsoue of Oh our taxes. The cost o,
gettssgour cspps ts;paarket, from This sec.
ton Of country, say from the mouth Of
Bayou Lamorie to the town of Washing.
ton on Bayou Beouif distance Of sbou,
(60) Sixty milos is greater in proportion to
the distance than ID any other portion Of
the United States; ahy should this be 90
always! The planter already impoverish.
Cd by she results Of the last Essysu years
should in my Judgment decouemise in sTery
possible ,wsy, and. ssxs, all-hs saasffoazhia
hard earnings. Let % Gee il We can't ssg.
gest something in that direction. In or.
der to be understood let rs frst make some
figures, and state some facts. Every Plan
ter to have bis sugar hauled to d shipping
point, pay from this locality ave dollars o
hcgshesd, two dollars per barrel on his mo-
lasses, and two dollar on. q bale of cotton.
Now let Us take . scope Of this land, ex-
tending from Bayou IAmosis to Cheney
vile on each side of Bayou BsouG. The
distance is about l6 miles or about one
fourth d fraction over) Of the distance to
Washington. Let US make . calculation
ofthe amount paid by this portion Of the
whole tract, 70 get their crops to ship
ping point. alone by my estimate it will
send to market this season, 1900 hcgsheads
sugar, 1000 barrels Of molasses and 1900
bales Of cotton This estimate il ,beliey-
ed to be correct, the amoaate t. certainly
not over stated, this then would give ns for
the sugar, moIasses and Cotton go, 1000
gone out Of our pockets to reach ship
ping point, or ia. other words this little
track Of county, pays this season one half
the amount It would require to Lock Bayou
Boeuif and make it navigable from wash
ington 70 Lamourie. this year round. No
one will contend Who il familiar with this
part Of our State that more than one third
of these lands is now devoted to the cul-
ture Of sugar and cotton, and don't hest
tate 70 say that even shis small tract spec
fled above could Of itself pay for the bull
ding Of the loets md make the bayou nav
igable by saving the. freight of two years
which We now pay to reach Red River,
surely then, when We include all the inter
est Of Planters and Merchants directly on
the Bayou and other collateral Interests the
entire way to WAshington. We can at once
go to work and choke Of tAis horse lsech,
that 10 crying sternslly.e igissl give! The
saving also In back freishts will be enor-
nous. I need not, NJ. Editor, 60 farther ia
detail at this writing; ! viii state there
has already been, q charter granted by the
legislature to certain parties for the pur-
pose Of making Bayou Bosuff aayigabls.
Mr.. Chas. Boyd under their employ has
already made a survey and made out his
estimates etc., tits not before mo or ]
would quote from it, I will endesyor to
get 9 copy from him 1.-The is 1t, liberty to
coneedeiit. and Aassit published for the
beoe6t fall oonesrued. This matter must
be taken in hand and we NEST and ints,i
to be relievedaof this most onerous tax,
With cheap transportation we would swap
our beautiful country for none, our lands
will double in value and comfort, increase
in the same ratio. You nsy dear Sir hear
from me again; in the mean time 1 trust
that our people viii consider this matter
and that BY united action ere n,
ate results Kidding uS for ever ofhigh rasss
Of freight. 49, t,;.; -" PROGRESS