The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-01-22
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Col. Dement'S Map

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Col. Dement'S Map.
Editor of Opelousas Journal
Col bennett of the Franklin Banner,
who is at present in Opelou>as, should be
greeted by the citizens with the eordiality
his proposed undertaking deserves.
The oject of this gentleman's visit is to
collect statistics, to o raphical, agricultural,
and industrial, of this Parish. All facts
bea, ing upon the ~climatr, health, education
al and social advantages OF St. Landry,
| will enter into the plan of his proposed
| work, which will also embrace maps OF
Vermillion, Lafayet e, St. Martin, Iberia.
and ST. Mary. The geography of these
six Parishes, the nature and CAPACITIES OF
their soil, in fine every advantage they
can truthfully claim, will be faithfully map.
| ped out and presented. to the public by
this proposed work of Col. benefits
Col. ID. has received much encourage.
ment from the Police Juries of several OF
the above mentioned Parishes. 1t was
patent to them, as it must be to any one OF
discernment and clear insight, that such
IN undertaking must be franght with i'm.
pota"t results to those sections, so advan.
tageously and ably represented. 81.
We have too much neglected one impor.
tant element of success towards the growth
of a stable prosperity. Satisfied ourselves
with reaping the advantages of sol and
climate, we either with Southern "iusou-
Glance neglected to extend their knowl-
edge beyond our own section, or in the
ante-bellum days Of, land "seigneurie" did
not choose to parcel out to Strangers the
land possessions of early settlers. What
the Germans call turf hunger" was strong
among VI. '''. ..'.'
St. Landry was one of the first Parishes
to lay the axe to that efete idea To the
ext. eme limit of their curlailed means our
people have afforded immigrants every
facility for settling among Is. Lands are
offered at reasonable rates. The right hand
of fellowship is extended with hearty good
will to all men who come with honest
purpose in our midst. ...
1t will only be carrying out the pro-
gramme Of the wishes and efforts ofthe p"o-
pie of st. Landry, tc meet Col. bennett
with the encouragement and assistance his
enterprise demands. The most enlightened
will of course BE- the first to understand
the full value of. the good work, and for
ward it to The best of their ability. If
there are old fogies among US (Which we
Doubt, who are Blind to the exigencies of
our situation, and insist upon the old order
Of things, without the old prosperity to
back them, they may consider Col. ben
nett's work s%uperluous. ..4 .r,..ar.
But it will nevertheless 60 on without
them. ...s ....
Each Parish ahould make the work as
easy and remunerative as possible to the
gentleman who is thus warmly interesting
himself in their welfare. 55,t
If there is any prestige in success Col.
bennett has already won it. Through his
able instrumentality. St Mary is already
filled with immigrants men who have
brought capital and ability to re build the
prosperity of that beautiful country. The
work thoroughly accomplished there by
his u~ntiring energy, capability, and knowl-
edge of the of the State, Col
bennett proposes to inaugarate here. TIL
Those who have the future Of St Landry
at heart and who desire to zee her take
the place 10 which she is entitled by hel
vast natural advantages, will furnish every
facility to Col. bennett during bis stay
among us for accomplishing his undertake
ing. If 3@51 M. B. w.
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