Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-02-17
Communicated.
Ed. Rencnn. 81 :

III. BedC"n, SIR:
As there appears to be move
among the citizens OF the Parish i'll
relation to the removal Of the Court
House from RayviIle and as the
question NAV be left to vote cf the
voters Of the Parish, and different
points voted for, |, sir, for our village
desire to put Giiard in nomination.
Its recommendations a:e, Ist. That
il is above overflow. 2nd. 1t is on
the banks of Euuf river. 3rd. 1t is
more accessible TO all parts Of the
Parish, except first ward, than any
other point On tie railroad, and more
particularly 50 during our annual
OyerilowS.
In addition 20 these reasons, it is
located at the only Depot On the rail
road in our part If the Parish where
town of any size could be built and
sustained, and in support of this as
serlion | might say that there is be-
tween five and eight thousand bales
of cotton shipped from this point
annually. Morchuuse par sh continu-
ally pours her llcccy wealth il to our
laps, and it only requires the fostering
hand Of our parish to manipulate
large portion OF I N trade. Give Us
the Court House and rs influence and
we will in less tia five years give
you town with population Of a
thousand or fifteen hundred. Really,
if We go 10 facts, what the people OF
RichIand Parish need even more than
Court House Is Cund'Ty Torn,
where her citizens can sell all her
supplies and produce of a farm-a
home market for evcry;hing-an and a
place where they can trade and sup
ply their wants at prices az moderate
IL as they could do at Nickaburg or
Monroe. As The matter DOW stands
with them, every dollar they make =
sent oil to other places to buy their
goods; nothing is kept at home; we
grow poorer, poorer daily, and other
people aud other places are enriched
and built up at our expense. These
arc truths that the people of Ricbiand
should we'll consider
Now, SIR, | wish to make the people
of Rich!and this propositions: lfthey
will put the Court House here, will
donate the court house square 200 y,
200 feet, street 90 feet in width
around il, aAd also the two center lots
fronting each square, 30 by 80 feet,
making eight lots 30 by 100 feet,
which are to be sold and the money
to be applied to the building of our
public buildings.
| am satisfied The Ibis Courthouse
movement business will rect with
many objections "Puverty, let well
enough alone" "wair aw biir,' aud a
thousand other objections will be
brought up; but, sir, this question is
now before the people and The sooner
they settle it the better. People
every where are Judged by their
homes. public buildings. their churches
and school houses. Our Courthouse
is absolutely disgrace to the Parish
Ii we wish a good class OF citizens
to move into our country we must
show them tina, we respect ourselves,
we should show them that pride, in a
decent Coz, ihOu,c at i@dI. am
satisfied we can meet the expenses OF
a new courthouse now as well as We
ever can, and let Us nave it.
If ! AIN permitted to recommend, ]
would sugges! that the Police Jury
should take the matter in hand and
petition to the Legislature 10 pass an
act either to locate the Parish site at
ms place or leaving it to the vote Of
the people. Yours truly,
wv. F.WELLS.