The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-03-20
Call for a Mass Meeting.

service from the railroads. AS we all
know, railroads have too much business
to notice requests of individuals. We
were urged by the manager of the Cotton
Belts Demonstration Train to organize,
this being the only way to reach the
railroad officials.
| AS there is so much stock and produce
shipped from this particular point, it
seems to me worth while to the farmers
and business men to take steps to obtain
better service, if possible. For instance,
about six or eight cars of cattle were
shipped from Plain Dealing Gin one
shipment) to St. Louis last September.
ihese ears of cattle were run into the
markets Of s.. Louis in less than thirty
six hours. About two weeks later l
shipped two cars and they were five days
III transit. So you see the first shippers
were saved the freight on their cattle in
the way of a iacs Of shrinkage, which
mine necessarily u: derwent.
The object is to get gether-organ
ize. "ln union there is strength" My
interest is yours; yours is mine. This
meeting is fixed Tor Saturday, March
10Th, at 1880 pm, in Plain Dealing.
Come! Every man should be interested
in better facilities. Other people are
getting them-they are for US if we will
go after them rightly.
| am taking the authority to suggest
that this mass meeting be made OF two
fold purpose. Knowing that wards
three, four and five are filled with en-
| thusiastic good roads advocates, We
should take advantage Of this opportu-
nifty to organize a Good Roads Club, as
the Police Jury meets April 9th for the
| purpose Of hearing the people on this
great question-one of much importance
70 every man, regardless Of his vocation.
At this meeting Chat OF the 29th) this
question will be discussed and Il delega-
ton chosen to meet the Police Jury and
: give that body the consensus OF North
Bossier. trust every resident will give
t serious thought to the problem OF good
I roads prior to the date of the first
meeting.
| notice i'll last weeks issue of the
: Banner a contribution signed Farmer,
n who very much opposes the suggested
d bond issue for improved roads and thinks
: it would be ruinous to the parish. With
all due respect to his opinion Ito which
1t every man has perfect right l beg tt
IL differ with him, and say we are ruined
IS we do not issue them. fully agree will
j. "Marse JIM in saying, we have spen
$500 900 for roads and are still in thu
: mud. Our present system is failure
!, and believe the people of Bossier Par
d ish are now thoroughly convinced 0
is that fact. Suppose there are street.-the
of roads in ward four that are alread,
-. permanent. Well, what is one mile o
~ good road worth when there are eigh
y miles ahead of you that are next to i'm
~ passable?
"a have never feared contracting deb
when l expected to get value receive
;, for it, therefore | would feel no remors
~ of conscience in levying debt on tn
~ heads of my children when l feel it to b
" to their better advantage. Give us tn
- forty or fifty year bonds. We farmer
~ ,cdnt roads, need roads and must haU
them. Our produce is practically worth
l. less to us on the farm; we must get it t
re market before we can realize on it.
v AS to where the roads shall be frs
v built is an after consideration. I thin
er Mr.. J. C. Logan has thought the matte
a out well-put the roads where the mos
use can be had by the greater number {
ct people.
al Several weeks ago l limited my oppo
er sition to the proposed road to lead fro'
in the Shreveport bridge east to the Wei
d. ster line, thence to Minden and Home
Sc One of my friends rather accused me
ce knocking the good roads movemen
This is a misconstruction. only oppos
i'd this special road under present cond
Id tons, considering the present revenue
i'd available for road building and then
ol spend say about 900 on this one sho
e, stretch of road would practically COZ
nd sumo the entire funds for three yea
r and benefit but few Of our taxpayers.
be appeals to me as impracticable. With
to bond issue and fund sufficient to IL
out roads north east and south the prol
nd osition would look quite different to Il
ly majority of the people. Yes, l a
ne knocking knocking for better roa
in and better conditions in every way pc
". sible.
r. Remember, March Goth, at Pla
Ter Dealing. We hope through this ef1o
en- to reach every man and get an EXPIRE
h. sion as to his views in order to be al
wo to make known your wishes to the no
hin orable Police Jury April 9Th.
T.. Your for better roads-better farmin
Via G. T. MAYS.