The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-11-21
Want It Kept Open.

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The Morgan City Free Press OF
the 13th contains the following par
agraph:
The Times Democrat says that the
sentiment OF the whole State is IN
favor of closing the Atc'laiaiaya.
We are afraid that the Times Demo
crat confines it's State" to The mer-
chants of New Orleans and the rali-
road companies. The people IN this
part Of the State want the outlet
KEEP, open and protected against
e%uiarsing. Morgan City expects to
run steamboats, to st. Louis and
Petersburg in a few years, aud viii
use the A:chafalaya river route.
If we are to judge from the senti-
ment expressed by a majority OF
the people of this and other parishes
that pay tribute to the Morgan rail
roid, We are forced to the conclusion
that the Times Democrat was not
correctly informed on the subject OF
c.osing the Atchafalaya. On The
contrary, the people Of southwestern
Louisiana are not only in favor OF
keeping the Atchafalaya navigable,
but they also express a great desire
in having Bayou Plaquemine opened
THE merchants and planters of south
western Louisiana are not opposed
to New Orleans, as Il general thing
of making it their shipping ano
Trading point, but they do titterl,
ohject to be Subjected to the higl
prices on freight to and from tina
lefty exacted hy the Morgan railroad
thence their endeayors to seek som'
other channel through which the,
may be enabled to transact thei
business more satisfactorily, and Ri
themselves of that monopoly. Below
we give a letter from the lberyill
: Democrat, dated OF Plaquemlne, o.
, tober l4th, advocating the openin:
of Bayou Plaquemine, which viii
no doubt, go far to prove that II
I stead Of the people Of this sectio
wishing the Atchafalaya closed, the
much prefer having those stream
that are COW shut up %reopened:
l Some time back an article appeaI
ed 10 the Sugar Planter advocatln
8 the opening Of Bayou p!agncmine 4
% q means Of shortening the navigatlo
;, to and from the Teche eouutr.
u About three years ago an appropri'
milton Of some $200, geo was made b
k Congress for the purpose Of placin
r. locks a the mouth o. the bayo'
Nothing was done with this $4,000
but some official surveys Now
'e the opening of this bayou has b
OF come q matter of absolute necessit
|fur the people of the town Of Pisqu
mine and along the banks of tt
bayou, to protect them from ma'ari
r. poisoning, would it not be wis
%, without considering The many pc
~uniary advantages, to have o
NC Police Jury and Town Council, pa
le, a set Of resolutions requesting o
ty Congressman, Hon. E. j. Gay, vi
4e has an interest in the matter himse
=, to take some steps in Congress
to have the appropriation utiIiz
10 for the purpose for which it W
OF intended, and if necessary TO sect
,utla further appropriation? We fl
in assured that if Mr.. Gays attenti
was called to the matter, he wor
'0 do all in his power to secure Il
ny much needed work, the opening
The Bayou Plaquemine.
lm, St. Mary Review A petition
,rs. to be sent to Congressman Gay
,rv questing him to secure an add,ti'
- al appropriation for digging
no Charenton Canal. The canal
nd 4O0O feet long, connecting bay
are Teche with Grand Lake, and an
i've preparation Of $4,000 was made
Congress several years ago for
'0" purpose, but work has never b'
commenced.
The New Iberia Enterprise 81
u the Review goes in for the open:
na' of Bayou Plaquemine, regarding
til, as the great necessity Of this sect
cid of country. 1t is right.
SCHOOL BOARD.
I'll l.-.iIa r. Mo- IA