The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-06-26
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PLEASANT HUI. June. 1890.

PLEASANT HUI. June. 1880.
Editor Chronicle:
l would say that ct or near the
center of the parish would be the
proper place for the court house, a.
it would then be alike accessible to
all the citizens Of the parish. The
people would take . greater interest
in it, and it would be the means OF
uniting them, which can never be
done by having it in one corner on
edge Of the parish. The use OF
seat of justice is not, as some may
suppose, to build up towns or cities.
but for the mutual benefit OF all its
citizens. The place designated il
high, healthy situation, where beau
tiful site can be bad on public land.
This can be procured by the police
Jury at little or no cost, and laid out
in lots. and the proceeds would very
near build the whole thing: Why in
the name Of economy should - hunt
up somebody's land when there is
| plenty of vacant lands Why sdvo-
cate some bank place on Red river
in one corner Of the parishs Or can
any sane man prove that it would be
to the advantage of the people to
take it to Montgomery l think
not. 1t is we'll known that that por-
ton of the parish whore some are
desirous of the seat being located is
in great measure isolated and cut
off by the Falls in low water, which
make freights very high. and It Is
self evident that that portion OF the
parish living on Red river is good Tor
nothing only what nature pas ds,
sighed it for, agriculture, aud It VIII
he largely to the interest OF the lasd
holders there to have no town among
them. The carrying trade Of two
thirds of the parish goes to Pineville
or Alexandria, which is proved by
the fact that there has been public
road leading from Liberty Chapel
and the Claiborne road to Colfax for
several years, and not the first load
. of cotton has ever been carried there
. vet. Therefore we say, away with
i the plan Of building up the few 81
the expense of the many. Come 70
= the center, where We can have pure
! water, gushing up, as it were. out o
) a rock. and clear creeks where ths
y purple mullet and cold fish rove, ane
: plenty of trout, also wild deer ane
. turkeys in abundance. Then let q
have re.orm. The officers OF tn
court could live cheaper. And VIVA
" would hinder the people from havinl
fine institution ct learning out Y
. this healthful region? Respectfnll
D. submitted. JAMS A. BRADToRD.
!. I'VE can assure our correspondent
= that scarcely one-fourth Of all tn
e cotton made in Grant parish goes Z
" Pineville. He also forgets anothe
fact, which is that fully two-thirds {
= the people in the parish live in tn
or river wards. |. 3, 6 and :. It lool
all very well on paper to talk sbo'
"a, putting the parish seat on the publ
70 land and then selling out lots o.
~ =, dssoting the proceeds to building
to court house, ETC., bat We serious
!. doubt if $500 could be raised by y
on sale of lots in pinewoods town.
'u- is because business men prefer TO
~ on the river, where they saxe the 9
penss of hauling. There are ma
rly good and valid reasons which we O
y tie give Why the parish seat should
nts on the river. and none Of them noe
nj potent than the fact hat it viii SCI
Zen to increase the wealth Of the psrl
ey- by building a thriving town, there
, J. decreasing the relative taxation
- every citizen. The Fails have .
Ar become q matter Of small conside
ton, and in year or two at farth
win be numbered among the thin
ub- that we're. In the meanwhile We
the agine ox-wsgons can hardly hops
cope with the small steamboats, :
,ose are ready for an emergency. ED.
= l.