New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24
4 aENsIBLE CONFERENCE.

Of unexceptionable authority on the state
Of labor and agriculture. This testimony
showed that sugar and cotton lands were
cheap, and planting, under the present
system, improbable Mr.. Lauve candldly
stated that the plantation and gang labor
system could not be reinstated with
free labor. 1t was moreover conceded
that foreign immigrants could not be ex-
pected to labor continuously for wages,
but demanded lands and homes Of their
own. This was especially made evident
by statement from Mr.. Beauregard OF an
attempt to establish immigrants at certain
stations along Southern railroads. With
these propositions established, it becomes
the duty Of all practical men to devisie
some means by which population and
wealth may be imported into the State
In the informal discussions Of the evening
it was explained that che difficulties Gu
countefed by the State immigration bu-
reau has embarrassed the importation OF
foreign people into Louisiana. Among
these impediments was the difficulty OF at
fording to immigrants assurance OF cheap
and abundant lands for settlement. It then
became proper to consider the best means
Of attracting this population, and the pol
icv was maintained Of offering the Mis-
eissippi as the best way to the West and
thus making the stream Of population
passing our doors auxiliary 70 the home
object of selling and settling our own lands.
Referring to our own columns for recent
argument on this point, it was gratifying
TO find the conference approve at once OF
the combination Of. q general and special
system. 4 committee was appointed to
draft and report a practical plan for giving
effect Go the sentiment Of the meeting.
Anxious, then, to offer our aid in this
truly patriotic enterprise, we shall take
the liberty to contribute to the council the
result of our observations on the subject.
PLAN FOB ORGANIZING 1MMTGRATIoN INTO
THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS.
Z. A State immigration commission,
appointed from the city and country,
composed Of men unexceptionable for
character and official capacity. Its duties
and systems should be based upon that OF
New York as far as applicable. and re-
quires no exposition here
2. Acorporation formed under State law,
whose duty it should be 20 systematic
the sale Of lands offered FOR sale on pri-
vate title. This should be in no sense
speculative. but should depend for COM
pensation upon commission on services
and sales to be fixed with and paid by the
land sellers.
The State commission will make con-
tracts with railroads, express companies,
money brokers. steamships and steam
boats for the protection Of immigrants.
Il would also make o contract with the
land sale corporation, under which the
Immigrant electing to remain in Louisiana
will be protected IN his titles, price and
Dossession OF land. Under this contract the
commission will give the land sale corpora
ton every facility OF access 70 che 1mml-
grant. u will require in return something
like the following system: 4 land and
labor intelligence bureau. ALI lands OF.
fered for sale shall be registered with an
abstract and guarantee of title and ex-
tent with description Of qualities and
locations. There shall be also q price
fixed, and the private title should be con-
yeyed 90 the land sale corporation @s
trustee, with a power 70 sell and deliver
title and possession. The federal domain
has not merely advantages Of cheap and
simple title, it is also 50 extensive that
immigrants may be settled in block. 20
enable our land sellers TO present the same
inducement. the land agency should re-
ouire land sellers 90 combine their lands
in sufficient extent 20 accommodate
colony Of at least one hundred persons.
land sellers should then be required 60
combine in o common title, say four sec
tons or 1850 acres.y Il should afford
central siteo for there should be CORE
spondence opened by che State commits
sion with the Southern Pacific sailroad,
the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad,
and with all the railroads in Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Nebraska having lands
TO sell. Especially should the Union Pa
cifc Railroad Company be invited 70 con"
slider the claims of the Mississippi i'm.
migrant youteo Look az this ADVERTISE
ment:
Cheap farms-Free homes-& land grant
of Il, 900, 900 acres OF the best farming and
mineral lands in America-3,OOO, 900 acres
in Nebraska, in the great Platte valley, the
Garden of the West.-These lands are in
fhe central portion Of the United States, on
the forty-fsrt degree of north latitude, the
central line Of the great temperate zone of
the American continent, and Tor gram
growing and stock raising unsurpassed by
any in the United States Cheaper IN price,
more favorable terms given. and more con
yenient to market than can be found else
where, Five and ten years credit given
with interest at six per cent. Colonists and
actual settlers can buy on ten years credit.
Lands at the same price to all credit pur-
chasers. A deduction OF ten per cent for
cash. Free homesteads for actual settlers.
The best locations for colonies. Soldiers en-
titled to homestead of l60 acres. Free
passage to purchasers Of land. Send for
bhe new descriptive pamphlet, with new
maps, published in English, German, Swed-
ism and Danish, mailed free everywhere.
If we can not, perhaps, offer to the i'm
migrants from Northern Europe attrac-
tons equal to these, we can at least put
them THROUGH on hotter and cheaper