The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01
New Malt Routes.
IN. u. Democrat. ]

sistsnt Recommendation Of the Dem
0crat about new mail routes 10 Lot
tstana are having the effect Of stir
ring the people 10 ScdOn, and thu
movements are on foot looking TO tb
creation OF new routes and i0cre8s
Ing the service on old ones. which
will doubtless speedily result II
bringing the people OF q number o
parishes in Close communicated
with the city and In greatly Eacilits
ting business intercourse.
% January lot . new matt routl
will be opened between New Orleanl
and Baton Rouge. via DOpsldronville
Under thls new arrangement tn
malls will leave New Orleans BY th(
Donsidsonvilte railroad at : a. ~.
arrive 1t DonstdsOuville ct I! 30 p
~. leave that point on tho swift
steamer Morning Stay--a boat bull,
expressly for the trxde-sod arrive ii
Baton Rouge between and -. M,
= saving OF about twelve hours over
fast packets and eighteen or twenty
hours over ordinary steamers. Un.
der the present arrangement resi-.
dents Of the lower coast between
DonsldsOnvills and Baton Rouge do
not receive the New Or.esus Sunday
pssers uotil Tuesday morning. which
y exssperxttng and absurd, consider.
tnR the proximity Of the capital Of
the State 10 the commercial centre.
Il 10, therefore, very desirable that
the schedule should be 20 changed
that the mail boat will leave Don.
aldsonville on Sundays on the ARR.
val Of the cars from New Orleans.
Under such Q schedule the Sunday
papers would be delivered IN Baton
Rouge about forty hours 10 advance
Of the present tlme-':s consumSti0n
devoutly 70 be Wished" Monday
will b the tsy.over day at Baton
Rouge, the mail on that day being
the least important.
The lesidents on Rsd river, be.
tween Red River Landing aud Alex.
andris have become aroused to the
necessity for Increasing mail fscili.
iies. and have prepared = very M.
merously signed petition TO the post.
master general. Of tho following
tenor:
To the Hen. Horace MAYNARD, Post.
master General. Washington, b. e.:
We, the undersigned citizens OF
Rspi,ies. Ayoyells aud Point Coupee
parishes, do hereby petition for an
increase OF mail fscilttics from three
times 10 seven times per week, from
Red River Landing TO Alexandria,
~ the balance Of the route from
Alexandria TO Shreveport receives
this benefit. and We think ourselves
~ justly entitled TO % increase OF
Our present facilities by the way
Of Red River Landing are very 10.
tho bOHis being very
uncertain about making connections
With the stages. thereby causing
great delay aud injury to our bust.
nees.
We most respectfully petition for
no Increase OF service, and ask that
the following schedul be adopted:
Leave Alexandria Ut .. M. arrive
II Red River Landing ut 8 p. %.
Leave Red River Landing Ut 50.
d. ; arrive ut Alexandria st 8 p. %.
THIS petition 10 strongly reinforced
by . similar one from the postmsst.
efs Ut Red River Landing. nerrick
Store, Simmsport, WORTHWHILE, Ever.
green. Bonneville. Cheyneyvtlle,
Lloyd. 1ec0mpte, and Lamouste
bridge.
]: b safe, therefore, 70 assume that
the department st Washington will
grant the request and mako the Ger.
Vice . daily one instead OF trt-Week.
y - Ut present. This service. how.
ever, Will not interfere With the
route between Opel0usss and Alex.
andria, which will, Of course, be con.
linued - usual. i
There are many other sections o!
The State 10 which the people might
emulate the example oct them BY the
people Of Rspides. Avoyelles and
POinte Coupee. and q ereby add t0|
lhele own comfort aud convenience.
The department at Washiogton b.
Ne doubt not, ready TO grant any
request for increased mall
facilities. but u can do nothing ~.
lees the people themselves move 10
Ihe matter.