The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-06-18
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ihc ga.i Road Tax.

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DEAK SIR. In your Issue Of Kay 93:h.
i / .ind sn article headed ''aore about the
North i South Rail Road il which you
say 1.-The r. K. Co., want the parish to
vote mil tax for 10 years" aud, I'VE
have our opinion about The tax. but we
want to hear from the people, before ex-
pressing It,
Now I viii let you hear frcI me.
oppose The tax. and believe that faf once
III life hive got on the big side CT an
issue
1--WE Rail Roads are needed ana have
.,-sn projeoted . Tnn North & South
through sl- Parish ot u lia, asi BATH
all be built Wheeler We so;e The tax o.
not.
4 ine first is the Air Line Read" from
Monroe IL AloxaiGris, y hicla has already
been located aud marked down in
-si,cheii : Geography, Lcuisiana Edi-
ion, on the right and best reute, which
shows that the X. i. To-, Is acquainted
With The ground, or topography OF The
country. This road will outer tie par
ssh abs.,,; iniivs East 81 the "5ase mt
ridian' where 2ayos pagaealonia is sn
the parish lite. and vii. leave the parish
where the paris b line crosses Flat Greek.
There will be II miles of this road IN
side of Niun Parish. This load would
be Of little, OF no benefit To the people
living west Of D,.slenlonia and they
on, hit not to be taxed for its support. /
10 lot think tais road would swery.
arnaaG the Parish because We felLsed
the subsidy tax.
The second is tee North and South L.
r., which will run srom AleAsndris tc
Homer ana Fort Smith ARK. Ilis read
was projected and noted on the maps Is
ur 70 years ago. II will enter the Parish |
some where about Hey Brian's farm
and pass near the Marble Quarry Of |
Houston s Trog,e. running up on the
west side Of Dugdemonia into Bienyilie |
Parish. About so miles of this road
will be inside Of Minn Parish. 1t will
be OF little benefit to the people living In
he Eastern part Of the parish and they
night nor to be taxed to substitute it.
1nr voting the tax, or refusing 70 vote
he tax wiz not cause This road IL s9erye
rom Its proper course. I
Now ii we vote the tax asked for, il
honld be done upon defis.ile under
landing that both Of these Rail Roads
re TO be built through our Parish anu
ha; the tax Is 10 be divided between
arm, 70 be prnrated rpon The Number
mics of Road located wilhin our Par
b.
Now ! am not opposed tn Rail Roads.
want them and hope tina. they will be
1ilr, bnt am opposed TO taxing the /:
,epie TO substitute them,
The 5 mill tax for 10 years won,d :
mount TO about $50. 900 at the present :
luatlon Of properly, and after paying =
e tax We would have no ownership or
ntrcs Of the Reads, and the Il. K. Co.'S. Il
.uid charge W inst us much for CARR
& freight rs we would psy rather than :
NJ i by some other route, and In ar-
nsa when the rivers GO down and the
ate double their freight rates the r
Co.'S may be expected to double a,
Ell ). not because 1t vii, cast more to Z
Iry the freight. but because the people
then be made to pay more. ~
Let the X. r. Co.'S. build tho roads -
Ii their own capital. they Will own is
control the reads wien built, and DC
dividends viii be theirs. All that 1 20 -
] agree 10 do for them is to give ttisln Of
right Of way, provided they want to
ID ACROSS my land, and site for a -
'ot, Ntney want TO locate il on ms g,
q, and to give thcnl my carrying
Dc provided ! ear not get it carried
'apcr on some other iise.
T. 7. SUHAKER,
Flat Greek La.