The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-22

Ter further CRITICISMS until some
future date.
More Road Controversy.
Editor Colfar Ckronicle:
Under the caption of "Let The
Truth Be Told" published in the
last weeks issue of the CHRONICLE,
the writer says, 'Let us see just how
far the public and police jury have
been imposed on" The truth of
matter is that Mr.. Teal did map
out, and succeed in trapping the
the police jury into ordering a
change in the Colfax and Mont
gomery road, by railroading the
matter through, even in the face of
the fact that the police jury had
previously passed an ordinance by
which they were to defer action on
any matter of like nature until
their next regular setting. But
the representation was irresistible
to that body as held out by the sill
YER tongued oratory of one who had
an FAX to grind" Of course he
did not wish to fool the public by
denying the assertion of Right of
Way, as his purposes had already
been too adroitly managed before
the police jury in January, and
his secret purpose too we'll under
stood now by the public to bear
much more light.
And 1 will say to the public, in
order that they may not be misled
any further, that 80 far as the cost
was concerned in moving the fence
back from the caving bank, the la
Dor was supplied by the road hands.
So don't be deceived as to who
shouldered that cost bill. The new
road is no nearer as claimed by the
over conscientious writer of "Let
the Truth be Told" And 1, like
him, am bewildered when / think
of just how far our police jury can
forget themselves and their duty to
the public, through the intoxicat-
ing effects of an enthusiasts elo-
quence delivered on q matter Of
personal interest to himself. But
SO far as their taking up a private
quarrel in this instance it's q farce.
The police jury were dealing strict
ly with the question of public
road, matter that was signed by
100 persons, all qualified voters
and it is this fact they overlooked
Now, SO far as a universal de.
mand for a change of the road
from the river front is concerned
it exists only in imagination, as
have never heard Of any one even
speaking of q change in the road
until the police jury ordered 9
change made, and appointed the
three reviewers. The reviewers
forthwith, without first qualifying
rode over the route, and decided
upon its location. Instead then o.
their posting for 80 days as thu
law directed, before commencing
work on the fence at once, which
was completed without delay, il
order to as early as possible get *
the point where he could see tn,
accomplishment of his cherished
object, the closing off communi
cation with Buckeye landing.
! / presume from what the write
says that he is absurd enough Il
believe, or would have the public
believe, that if the road was chang
ed it would stop the river BAN
from caving. Preposterous assump
:, ton that! Who ever heard of
road causing the river bank +
cave? The cause of those bank
caving is natVal cause, and N
: human ingenuity that can be az
piled to it can subvert it unless tn
current of the river is first changed
Now, in conclusion, the object
again clearly defined, by the Ian
guage of Mr.. Townsend. "That tn
change N the road made it conver
+ lent for Mr.. Teal to fence off Bucl
; eye landing, which would force Nj
!, Hyde to sue for his rights, an
obviate the necessity of Mr.. Teal
: enjoining Mr.. Hyde of the use {
: the landing, which he said he full
D intended to do, on account of th
8 way Hyde had treated him in til
: handling of seed during the las
season" Now then, that the publ
may not be deceived and misled flu
!. Their, here is the way Mr.. Hyd
: treated Mr.. Teal. He paid th
producer of the seed from 81 to
: Der ton more for seed than Mr.. Te