The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08
LETTER FROM TRENTON.
TRENTON. La, April ., 1911.

TRENTON. La, April ., iAIi.
Et}ito,s Icfc9rNy'h:
Business OF; iii kinds has been unusu-
ally dull for the last week. \ stranger
passing through our town would al
most suppose that business houses had
been opened here rs :; training school
to occlsto1n men 70 1 eeGirntarN life.
The call for supplies for the year, on
a credit are getting TO be quite frequent,
yet few goods are selling on those terms.
It will take Il few more droughts and IA
'stil greater depression i'll the price OF
cotton to convince the farmer Iat G'.';:,3
ton Is 100 "a rom nome to keep his
corn crib and meat house.
Farmers coming III report that there
is but little progress made towards an
other crop in consequence Ui q Backward
spring, or rather continued heavy rains.
There arc extensive preparations being
inadc for another large cotton crop TO
get tho people Qua Of debt !! AND: then
when that gladsOIlG day arrives they
intend rciinIuis!,ing cotton a. crop
and turn their attention TO hogs and
corn and live at home. N" know OF
few farmers who intend planting nntn-
ing else but cotton this year, save few
rows Of s:pOtatOeS and ytibhngc;' While
the merchants deal out bacon, lard,
-
make living profit o. when sold on
time) to customers, the conviction
comes homo to the more thoughtful
ones, that this is the best indication of
universal bankruptcy, The farmers
continue planting cotton, hardly giving
the cXpcnSc OF producing 1t a thought
marketing time cOnleS-hls crop Is
sold. and he finds that the proceeds are
Inadequate to meet his years outlay.
Again he starts forth with his note out
for balance due on last years account
and himself ssho0!<nt,' for another years
supplies; the drought comes and cuts off
his crop, prices decline and he incyita-
bly, finds himself involved to aa extent
far III excess of the value of everything
he owns. How is this state o; affairs 10
terminate? The merchant has balances
due also his creditors become clHmorotIs,
he becomes furious, and, finally. when
all are beginning to see the '<Hickclncss
Of their Ways and the ''last button of
Gabc's shirt'' has boon sold 10 satisfy
debts, the whole sscapoodlc'' ruirni-
mates in bankruptcy aud ruin.
''Iscv are The distant objects $Ccil--
Tho lofty marks OF what hath bcon.'
ECS. these arc hCaCOllS on the :.tian-
.SeroUS rock to- warn "a that our ship
of state will be dashed in pieces by the
mcrciles-, waves, if Timely caution is
not taken to change her course. Then
VIC would say to the farmer, our only
hopc-Thy shoulder to the wheel, and
avert the cry OF furnishing babes and
disconsoiatr widows and orphans,
The threatening clouds have already
begun to drop their oinin"li5 shadows
over us. ana the ruthless winds whistle
through our m"=ts.
Our deeply iamcntcd friend, "Thc
Trenton Post Office has been blown
overheard while cDnlcndinG with All
verse winds and has gone across the
river to rest under the shade of the
tfcca' there 10 rcpOs" UntH there can be
Il resurrection by Il change III our tinan-
ciai department. To her we can only
say, farewell poor friend and acl1nOWi-
edge in our hearts that many and deep
are the signs her absence has forced from
the hOsoms of anxious lovers and ''prO-
SpcctiNc hankruptS.' Gladly would
We welcome her again 10 our bosom II
we had the t!SpondllilX' necessary to
restore animation to her otherwise life
less corpse, yet in absence Of 1.-The n"CG-
full we must rcitcratc-FarcwcN If
our troubles ended here we might per-
haps rally ana again flourish ;ss IN days
OF yorc, but il seems our 'tuuiuCky star"
hovcrs over Us. The uprising Of the
''ku- X lux has been the cause of some
little excitement ana peCuniary loss
Last Tuesday night they succeeded in
getting into Mrs. il cells dining room,
ana after aplrOpriatiDg -unury prOVls-
ions aud 4 lot Of wearing apparel, en-
dCaVOrCd TO get into an adjoining room
by boring the lock off, but did not sue
coed. No doubt il WAS m aigrr shat
some OF our ''SCaiaWag carpet haggCrS'