The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-26
Tie south---cotton..-RaiIroads.

7 Tie South---Cotton---R
There cab be no Disgusting the fact that the southern
tates on decount Of the adverse result of the late
war gre int deporabIe condition yet it must be
sourc; Of resl qualification the true lover Of the
bounty, tile unlookedfor alacrity with which many
;2r th= people seem to comprehend and accept the
-itduiou, and with which they have set about
5arilg their broken fortunes Tie traces Of Sherman
lila wilson vandalism are fast disappearing from the
hand Thtre is Young Atlanta stretching iron arms,
like Hriarcls in many directions and and yigor-
ious Colum a now casts The shadows Of its glitterng
iainascs o Ter the waves Of the Congaree The dispo-
itol to 81 vigorously and earnestly to work is not
wet s. general as it doubtlessly will become-but he
.csssy will in due time make labor profitable, and its
Substantial benefits will, sooner 0: later make it as
fshJnablb it is certainly honorable and once made
fashionable, everybody will engage in il in one de-
iaruleut IF toll or another There is nothing in all
the lultitAdnous arts Of peace" which is SO well
caltatedto further the progress Of couatry in solid
:erity and true civilisaon agriculture and
conltau pursuits and there is not a country on the
surce Of tine globe with finer fields for such industry
than thost presented by the south Then let every
man be uH and doing. Let young and strong men
mes club ogether with older, fcebler, yet more ex-
perisncedmen and let the coming winter be occupied
in parfectng every arrangement for vigorous going
10 4ork Oh the rich bat now idle Of the south
tbclext iaason Club means and brains and go seri-
enr IA vor, for The golden reward OF the harvest.
Tsze te sirleping fumes Of the liquor saloons, the
i3 Measures Of the billiard room and the uncertain
easeas oI the gaming table in the cities and towns,
90 rh ifto the uncontaminated air Of the fields and
the morahtmosphere of the country, take off your
cos, and do something for yourselves and your eoun-
try Wehaye too many stout young men in the south
sha1ecssy burdens on the Drawn and muscle of bet
Ter men dian Observation-Disclosures young men who
rid the laborer as the old man Of the mountain as-
tened hnlpeIf the back Of sinbid, the sailor y Is
time they!wsre shaken of and compelled to sweat Tor
themselves
Cotton is always to be the most profitable, as it is
the most reeded staple grown in the region known as
the .ou.hi Experience has demonstrated thar, while
ASH and htrca can supply the worlds demand for the
coarser orclc the southern States of america alone
can furnish the ine
4nd, Slice foreigners and emigrants from the nor
tbel.l statss cannot bear tile climate, and freedmen
IRE mob to c depended upon lor the purpose et the
u.gncli born ana reared in the south undertake
the labor necessary to prodaee crop the forthcoming
season ami they will show the world that those
who have fbuen "nursed in the lap of luxury can
appreciate The need Of the great world around them and
supuIy it, The thousands of young men now living
in the south who bore the brau OF the battles of the
four years iyil war who thus became Injured to dan
Ger Hardship aud toll can conduct successful cam
bagD against the difficulties that have invaded the
country shce The strong arm Of slave labor has been
ritldrawui by false philanthropy from the broad
pranatiou Of tie south The raising Of full crop,
or efen half crop Of the great staple BY the hands
of the Young men of the southern States next year,
would twe their brows with greener laures than ever
graed the temples of the Iron Duke or Of that other
bood-staiLad conqueror who sealed the wntry Alps
with an ar by and led his cmbrowned legions in the
mighty shadows Of the Egyptian pyramids, those
Eterhal yestiges Of departed years
Mysterious sgnets OF a race gone by!
Secnte while ruin Ter the earth careers,
AND round whose base the wrecks Of ages lie"
Let the surviving army Of young men who 50 nobly
brayed the. hardships and horrors Of war fight the
Stubborn gIe5e with the pow, with half the ener-
gy with which they fought the enemies Of their
try With rie and carbinc, and all will soon be we'll
Subsidiary to the agricultural alone is the railroad
interest Success in raising cotton sugar and rice the
great sapps to which nature adapted the soil Of the
Gull States will demand a system Of railways to
theCuer thu surface Of the country. If the country
produces liz products must BE transported to market
and RAILROADS Will open up new fields, and render
available nav resources hitherto useless II nounknown
Noting tells to more rapidly dereope the resources
of county, than railroads All the northwest ac-
knoaledge the great worth of railroads-and OF
the largest and finest cities Of that prosperous section
of cur common country owe their birth growth and
Importance to the railroad system 50 wisely adopted
BY tile people As one Of many instances that might
be MENTIONED witness Chicago See her. the mistress
Of Lake Michigan, the superior Of Detroit gtterng
like jewel Oh the bosom Of IIlinois-one Of the
youngest q ildrcn Of the rail and locomotive.
Shreveport the head Of navigation on lower Red
river and he gate to eastern and northern Texas has
gre 1t RAILROAD interest," which her capitalists and peo
pla generally would do we'll to foster by every means
in their poSer little more capitll labor and ell
terprsc Will extend the Southern Pacific road, now
complete t: Marshall, to the wheat region of Texas
and if the business meR and people Of the county to
be Direct benefited by IL will act the wise part and
take stock liberally III two three years, less
time this great railway line will reach the centre Of
State, and its certain completion to the ter
minus designed be thus fully assured.
It gives IS pleasure, in conclusion, to mention the
fact shat tie late railroad convention at Tyler, Texas,
took act on in favor Of the extension of the South
era Pacific TOAD over all others" Smith countyis said
to have guaranteed $500, 900 in furherance Of the