The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-27
Corn! Corn!

Though we were breO TO the topc anu tie topic Wet
: bread to We hope we do not write in vain. w
wish to impress the lesson by a few new facts.
e One single boat brought to our wharf 5000 bags Q
Northern corn and not less than IS 900 bags hav
t been distributed on the Red River this TIL
Northern farmer raised this at actual cost
say ten cents per bushel. Corn has been burnt il
: Illinois for fre-wood, and gathered and sold for tel
cents per busheL) It was sold along the railroads
/ from 80 to 80 cents per bushel, and then bgough
t southward-at every point paying Northern hand
and Northern steamboat ocaers for handling, till
reached consumers here, who have had to pay from
81 10 to 81 so per bushel. Here, our people
paying out hundred thousand dollars of Mei
rofts cotton raising for Northern corn and the en
: is not yet. As much more will be requisite
| home crop can be made Can figures possibly brin:
the folly of exclusive cotton culture more palpabl,
before our people?
The Claiborne Advocate, in view of this startling
picture of commercial suicide, uses the following
t strong language:
at really seems as if our people SO completely
indoctrinaed and permeated with the idea that in cot
ton, and cotton only, is there money, that neither
logic nor fact dispossess them of the delusion
Every is bent to make cotton and the result is
sugar, rice, and little whisky. The year sits in
with empty cribs, lean Stock hungry meat houses,
snted comforts, and yet, bold determination to
again perpetrate the folly. But this is habit,
and so must be content to 60 and be ruined by
habit. Experience it is said succeeds in max
ing wise man of fool"
Nor is it hcreabouts that the cotton mania is Great
ing alarm among those who look at the ease calmly
and with the broades forecast. The Houston Journal
always sensible on ECONOMIC question, says:
"Corn can be produced with much less abor-and
with greater profit to the producer than cotton. We
insist that readers try it for one year. acre for
acre, the whole plantation through half and half
Corn is coming in from the North-W Western States BY
the thousands of bushels. 1t that our plan tiers
determined to raise cotton, for the magnanimous
purpose of giving one-ffth of it to the Radical Gov
ernnent."
"Try it for one year" Lay out your ground in equal
acres-say 20 for and 90 for cotton do Justice
in the working of both and keep careful account of
the cost. Our word for it. corn will be found the bet
ter paying crop
| Hear the opinion of Il northern Texas paper, the
Tyler Reporter:
"The enormous price of transportation to market,
the burdensome tax and the tainty of re1nuner
alive prices ought to deter planters from an effort
to raise large crop of cotton. The true policy is to
plant corn extensively, and open up the way to mmi-
grafton, and thus bring surplus lands Into mar
ke:. There has been very heavy immigration to
Texas this year, but this section has received very
small share of it-for the best Of reasons that we
have nothing on which to subsst them. While corn
is selling at 50 per bushel, few immigrants will stop
with u.s."
And here's the sum OF the whole question: What
progress does the planter make personally or sec
tionay, when he deVotes acre of land to half
bale of cotton, and has to spend nearly or all its pro-
ceeds in the hire of labor and purchase of Northern
corn? Don't talk about cotton being King" till he !
to require such an enormous lot of Northern
corn!
When the planter raises his own mules, pork cat
tle corn etc, and enough of these to pay expenses
the small crop of cotton he may raise will then be-
come profit and not till then. Cotton raising now
is very like gambng-t is make all or break all,
with little more break than anything else.
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DoLBEARs CoMMERcIAL CoLLEGE-As an evidence
Of the popularity of this College and the high esteem
n which it is held by the leading of the country,
We publish the following account of its 18th Annver-
ary from the New Orleans Times:
The 25th anniversary OF the Dolbear Commercial
College celebrated with great ecyat at Lyceum
Hall last evening. The hall densay crowded with
aides and gentlemen Of all ages, and drawn from the
most influential and respectable portion Of this great
ity. The long period, uninterrupted, believe
wen by war, which this institution had survived, en-
tiled the occasion to respectful consideration by our
'eope, for 1t has become useful and so firmly es
ablished that it important part of great sys
EN- of education. This will readily appear when we
nform the reader that the Dolbear Commercial Col
eye, in its various departments numbers something
yer two hundred and fifty students.
The exercises of the evening began with music by
Il excellent orchestra, followed by very appropriate
rayer from Rev Dr. Walker of the Carondoiet street
[. E. Church.
The President of the College, Mr. Rufus Dolbear, F
ben addressed the assembly and the students in most
loquent and fitting style, though briefly and confer
ed the degree of Master of Accounts" upon the
blowing named graduates. He assisted in con-
errng this degree by the Rev. Geo. W. Stckney,
rof. of English il
Geo A. Jones, of Alabama; Arthur Claiborne of :, ,
.ouisiana J. P. Yeldell, of Alabama; F. Pohmann,
louisiana T. S. MaIlery, of Alabama; P. J. Elan 0
gan, of louisiana A. c. Luckie of Alabama J. E. tt
'ecuir of Louisiana; Henry Miller of Louisiana
. E. Thurmond of Mississippi; Henry sarran, of >,
oqsiana; W. A Roy, Of Mississippi, Mc2jah Stokes
uyo of Louisiana; William F. seffert, of Texas 9
F. Wckermg, of louisiana T. R. Beall, of Mis- tt
ssppi: W Il. Day, of louisiana W. F. Green, of
ssissppi c. J. Bier, Of Louisiana; r. H. Lacy of
exas; j. T. Marsh, of Louisiana; e. c. Swift, of II
labama John Taylor, of louisiana j. j. VERIFY of t.
ssissipp J. H. Phillips, of Louisiana G. Ottomeycr,
Arkansas; L, B. Hollingsworth, of Louisiana L.
ogan, of Louisiana v Lemantia, of Italy, II. B.
istrot, of Louisiana; Emile A. Louis, of Paris H. r.
aland, of Louisiana; H. A. Despommier of Louis !"
ma; B. +. Sides, of Alabama; James Opry, Of Lou p
lana Mark Kahn, of Louisiana. = c.
The Rev. B. N. Palmer, D. D., then delivered an e
dress to the graduating class filed with the beauti-
figures which have rendered that divine so famous al
his eloquece and yet sound and SO practical as
attract the closest attention. 1t was filed with the
ry best advice to the young gentlemen who were TX
out to enter the great commercial world, and we
Ell assured they will all profit by what they heard jo
is useless to attempt, in brief notice like this re
ythiDg like report of his excellent and eloquent St
dress. of
Mr.. George A. Jones, of Alabama having been an
osen to deliver the vaedictory, next came forward OF
d in which reflected great credit upon his re
lining, we'll upon his capacity for the ac- pc
rement Of sound practical ideas He chose for his Co
enc the requirements of the present day as result
our impoverished section, and urged an abandon. pr
mt of the false theories which obtained when the go
nthern youth could afford to spend life in the ease tee
ch followed wealth. This is an age requiring work
I'd work, and he is most useful to his fellow man. Law
o not ashamed to labor and endeavor to devotion do
resources of our section. The young graduate
igeEed most excellent address, and if we fail to fro