The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-07-01

Tue TeiuOVal OF tue PARISH site OF
Bossier is in contemplation, to con-
slider a correction of the mistake
A large majority Of the population
and wealth OF each parish is on the
river now and the prepontlerance in
favor of the bottom will con,inue to
increase. The bottom in Bossier
twelve miles in length from Mack's
bayou TO BeDton contains half our
wealth and a third of our population.
All our bottom from Benton down is
tributary to Shreveport, and there is
no good reason why it should not be-
long to Caddo parish. All of Ward
six would be more convenient to
Shreveport than to any Court house
northwest of Bodcau. On the other
hand that part Of Caddo north of
Soda Lake is very inconvcnient to
Shreveport but would be convenient
to Collinsbnrg OIL the making of a
good road across the swamp. From
COushatta bluffs west such a road
could be made, for am assured that
there is only mile or two of low
swamp on the route. According to
the United States surveys the north.
west corner of Louisiana, covered
by Caddo and Bossier is fifty-four
miles in length from north to
south and thirty miles in width
from cast to west and forms nearly
a perfect parallelogram. IF Caddo
took all of Bossier east of Bodcau
and south of the limo between town
ships nineteen and twenty and Bos-
sier took all Of Caddo north of Soda
Lake, Caddo would contain in round
numbers nine hundred square miles
and Bossier seven hundred and fifty.
Caddo would have thirty-six miles
OF the bottom in length and Bossier
twenty-fonr miles. Nopart Of Cad
dos new acquisitions would bp as
far from Shreveport as is now Cad
dos southwest corner. If Collins
burg were made the parish site of
this new Bossier, no part OF the new
parish would be more than twenty
miles distant from it. New BOssier
would be thirty miles in length from
east to west and twenty four miles
III width from north to south. just
now its popalation would barely en-
title it to one representative and its
wealth be hardly half of that of
present Bessier. But its future pros
poets would be just splendid. It's
bottom is almost wilderness but
can easily be reclaimed.
Why should we consider our par
lsh as little nation and let parish
pride hamper our acti0nsa The in.
dividual only is happy or miserable,
and the good Of the individual is all
we should consider. A convenient
Court house and low taxes are pleas
ant things to the individual. 1t is
not right to tax Wards one aud six
to build a Court house more incou-
venient to them than the present
one. They cannot now be detached
FROM Bossier unless Bossier gets
some territory from Catldo, for the
parish would become smaller in area
than the Constitution allows. Then
the policy of our people shoald he to
consult with Caddo and arrange new
boundaries. Caddo's debt need not
be feared, for it could remain OH old
Caddo by an act OF the Legisla-
ture. Pending this consultation
with Caddo let Bellevue remain
the parish seat. An extra session
of the Legislature is almost certain
next winter and then, by special
acts, beginning might be made to
the carrying out Of the ideas ex-
pressed above. B. f. FORT.
SUBSCRIPTIONS PAID IN JUNE. -
w. e.. Hendricks. for wears 1850.