The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04
LAKE PROVIDENCE AND WEST
ERN RAILWAY.

Democrat we find the following in re- !
gard TO the projected rsilfoad 10 tha'
place, and il is gratifying TO see 'he
eu;ck manner in which the citizens OF
that country took hold of the enter {
prise presented to them by our pofu.
lar c;,;zeus Hon. j. E. Ransdell ana
Mavor f. j. Hamley. There is no
doubt but the police jury OF that
,arish has already met and ordered
The election for the 5-mill tax. The
Democrat says:
The property owners of this, the
9Th. ward. of Morehouse parish, are
confronted with business PROPOSE
lion which, If accepted, means mnct
10 The welfare Of our section. The EN-
terprising people Of Lake Providence
desire rail connection in this parish
with the II. G. A. e N. by. The
capital 10 build this railroad is in a
large measure secured by ten mill
tax for ten years on all property in The
town Of Providence, five mill tax Tor
ten years on oil property In the parish
of West Carroll and by the recent sa.e
of 26 900 acres Of land by the Tensas
Lcvee Board in the parishes OF West
| Carroll and Morehouse and 1000 acres
in East Carroll. Only one thing re-
mains for the railroad 10 become an
assured fact aud that is for Mer Rouge
end the 9th ward 10 do its part in the
| ,ff hfa nf,fprnrISl
| On Monday last, Messrs. Ransdell
aud Hamley, prominent business men
of Lake Providence aud members OF
I the Lake Providence & Western Ry.
i Co came TO Aler Rouge in the interest
of the new road. These gentlemen
laid their plans before the people OF
this town aud offer to build the road
TO Mer Rouge, provided the people OF
The 9th ward vote them tax OF D.
mills for ten years on all property IN
the ward and that the town OF Mer
Rouge donate them depot grounds
and terminal facilities, which we have
eyery reason to. belize it will do.
These gentlemen propose TO begin
work on the new road as soon as the
tax can be guaranteed, and do not ask
j, tor one cent of same until the road is
completed and cars are running from
Mer Rouge 10 Providence. which they
guarantee will not be later than JaDu-
l airy 1st, 1899-failing to do this makes
. the tax null aud void.
The proposition is a straight for.
: ward manly one, and we feel the peo-
s nile of the 9Th ward and the town oil
q Mer Rouge will see the feasibility OF
same, the good results TO. be obtained
Il by this new roads coming aud accede
is 10 the l.. p. s. w. Ry. Co.'S demands.
A petition has been drawn up ask
ing the pol ce jury 10 meet i'll specia
session next week aud order the cleo
[. lion to vote for or against this railway
a tax. Sjgners 10 the petition arr
already numerous and We believe TIT
u people of this ward are keeuly alive Il
81 the opportunity presented them To-
is securing competition in transportation
8 lines aud in lettering their own condi
" lions by joining ourselves with lh
&c cheap river route at Providence.
lie That the cheap freight rates secures
,r by being linked 10 Providence and III
Mississippi river will more than pa
the farmers and business men OF TIL
town and ward, we have every reaso
!; to beliye. aud instead of being all Out
. lay. as some few may believe, th
De money saved on the shipment of cotto
ly alone each season will more than pa
IN the tax asked blythe railway compan,
Cotton to-day is being. shipped fror
III Lake Providence to New Orleans fo
8, S5 cents per bale, aud the new railroa
st we are now offered by HE people
;, Pre- violence will be only too glad I
:" carry il from Mer Rouge aud deliye
ne to the steamboats, at Providence for 8
re cents per bale, or give through bi
ladiug from Mer Rouge to New d
leans for $l.25 a bale-a saving I'D III
cotton shipment from this station alor
ps of over $4,000 per annnm. Not onl
NV is this true of cotton, but every box
bacon, every bale of stripes and Lowell
" every barrel of flour, sugar an
p- molasses that the merchants and plal
nc ters of this section use annually wi
be delivered to them at prices great
Cd reduced from the exhorbitant charg
ew we are being forced to pay at preseu
he because we have no competing line
n Mer Rouge.
'"' With these strong facts staring
to in the face, will any progressiv
he thinking man of the sixth ward oppo
-. this tax? We think not. The peop
of Lake Providence propose 10 bni
on this road aud operate it themselv
and not let il be absorbed by the Gou
system and thus pool rates as is dol
i'm numerous instances. This being Il
es- case, we are guaranteed cheap freig
The rates, for we will always have comp
IL tition.
!. With the railroads coming, we ha
'Si the promise of bank at Mer Rous
me Capital is ready and willing 10 inve
be IN the banking business here as So
h. as The railway is completed. With
- bank Mer Rouge will dof its hat TO
IT, town in North Louisiana. Ii will sa
The our business men aud the progressi
20 farmers of this section thousands
~ dollars annually, and make our toy
)oO what nature Intended IL TO bet
ee, brightest jewel in North Louisian
nv diadem.
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