The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-26
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FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 2s, 1869.
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New Orleans Feb. d, 1863 !
We were informed yesterday, by credible par
ties. that Capt. B. W. Woolsey, superintendent. Of
lands and immigration for an Alabama company,
had lately received orders from England for one
million of acres OF land In that State through a
house In Memphis. II this is true, it appears TO
us that il should set the large landhoders In this
state to thinking. We knog that there are In
Louisilna millions Of acres Of as good lands "a
there are in Alabama positively vacant and IN
productive and we can see 90 good reason why
an effort ia not made to populate them, and make
each acre produce something Of Whatsoever if Il
should be only bushel of corn.
In the northwest section Of this State there are
lands which az present can be bought at very res.
sonable prices, that will produce By good cultiva-
tion threequarters of bale Of cotton 10 the acre.
twenty bushels Of wheat, thirty bushels of corn,
three hundred and fifty bushels of sweet pota-
toes, or the best peaches pears and melons IN the
world. The climate is healthy and exceedingly
agreeable, while the temperature In the winter Is
seldom such az would prevent outdoor labor, and
never so severe az to forbid crop of some kind
being cultivated. Wheat, rye, barley, or oats
planted in this region can be harvested and
brought to market from thiryto forty days earlier
than the Western grains. Besides, they are &C.
knowledged TO be heavier and better adapted to
ssSPg han any s1T 4SS
And there is another value which these lands
possess which appears 10 have escaped the obssr-
vston Of capitalists: that is, they are tseming
a VI ullutkAG5s HOu ore Is IOuQd
cropping out at almost every step, while coal and
lead are vel known 70 exist IN several OF the par
ishes-Clsiborne, Bienvills, jackson and BossieE
particularly.
Why, therefore, should not the oWners Of these
lands make an effort 30 brig them iato market?
Do they prefer waiting until they slafys? Like
the Californian, who discovered lump Of gold
too large for him too carry? We sincerely hops
that they will not be SO blind TO their own inter.
eBts, and that they-folloTng the lead Of the
Alabama company above alluded to-will organ.
izo and bring The advantages of their posses5ions
prominently before .be public.
We do not vieh 70 30 understood 20 comparing
the richness Of the soil Of the lands OF North Louis
lana with those in Ire bottoms of the MssisEippi,
Red River or the feche, for we believe that IN the
matter Of productvsness of particular staples
they are unriyaled but for poor man who
wishes 10 fnd homo where he can work the year
round amidst people VINO are Industrious and
economical and who, like himself, wiz be satisfied
with the realcomforts and notplne for the luxuries
Of life, we say, 60 TO the northern section OF our
State, you Will fhd paradise, compared TO other
countries.
There are no real estate gales advertised
- take place to-day bui those which are 70 come
OF tomorrow are sweited With good deal of In.
teress.