New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-22
so.,terp H;sroricaI socie,v

before the Southern historical Society was
delivered last evening by Colonel $. H.
Lockett. Of the Louisiana State University,
at Lyceum Hall.
On the platform was large map O: the
State, executed al tie university. the title
of which. the Louisiana State University
.opo poyraphica! map ot Louisiana. showing
the characteristic features of the surface
Of tie State IT. symbols and colors.' sufi.
cientiy describes it, character. The map
was divided into eight subdivisions. IN
d!cated hv ,iitpyen: colors, comprised in
two divisions. the hilly and the level. The
greater par; o: the lecture was devoted TO
explaining these divisions.
Th.. first division was composed ne good
u,'auds. pine hills and biut. lands: the sec
oui ot pine plains. prairiee. alluvial lands.
wooded swamps and coast marsh. TIE
map contains "ompendious agricultural
history OF the State. and ought to b. pub
iished. The names are not simply scientific,
b.: ar. .nteIligib!e 30 any one who can
read. The lecturer had travele,. over the
Whole State, had ridden III, usands OF miles.
and everywhere found IN all classes of So
cietv courtesy and welcome. He had heen
.aken ior a representative Of every kind of
business, from drummer TO a journalist.
even q life insurance agent aid carpet
bagger, and had always found the latch
string hung or tie outside.
Few States possess a greater d.versi'. OF
soil. climate aL,! scenery. In the uplands
the elevations are three hundred feet high.
and FIVE hundred feet above the Gait ol
Mexico. They are very hilly. with gray,
sandy soil Tie red lands show strong in.
dicatons OF iron. IL southern Louisiana
there are large plantations and few vii
lagos. In the north many villages dot the
landscape. az, the plantations are small
and numerous. The pine hills in the west.
ern central part are covered with the long
leaved pine, soil poor and sandy. with scrub
blackjack OAK: products cotton, corn and
sweet potatoes. The bluff lands were caused
by continenta! comnction. They extend
from the northeast corner on The borders OF
the Mississippi from three 10 thirty miles
from its banks. The pine fats are south of
the pine and red bills. Turpentine disti!-
ieries should cover all the pine region. The
prairie. cover the large region south OF
there The al!uvia! lands border the rivers.
and are the source o. the wealth and pros
pei!tT Q: Louisiana. Scattered over the al
luviai regions are the wooded fwamys
which, unredeemed. are only valuable for
timber. The coast marsh extends al! along
the gull. The lecturer descanted on the
beauties o. Louisiana. and said the-, vas
gloomy side to the picture.
Now are we doing all we can 70 bring ont
the latent riches of the State If 50. answer
ne these questions: Why. witt Avery's
sal. mine within one Lundred miles Of New
Orleans, do you ge: your salt from Liver
poole Why. with the most wonderful de.
posit Of pure ecystalized sulphur in Cal
casieu, Go you yet import your birthstone.
instead Of supplying the world with that
commodityi Why. with such a soil
as yours. Go yea iet millions Of do.-
lars 90 cGt OF your State t. the
West :os corni Why, with the open prai-
ries. covered with swee. grass that needs
but to be cut early enough to make good
hay. do you Yet get hundreds OF thousands
of bales o: long forage from other States :
Why. with the very best of timber trees of
all kinds N your State, do you get every.
thing il the shape Of furniture and wooden
utensils and tools. down to ak helves
from st. LOUIS and Cincinnati Why.
with good water power everywhere in the
hills. and %ateG enough certainly in your
low land 20 run al! the steam engins in the
world. have you no factories WORTH nen.
tioning' Why. with your level plains ad
mirabIy adapted 20 the use of cultivating
machines. have l never yet seen one in the
State' Nay more. Why are there thou.
sand upon thousands of acres of your very
0est land that haze been once cleared and
cultivated. now lying idle. abandoned and
growing up in "ocle weeds. coco grass and
blackberry yines'
One-fit. o: al! The aliuvia, Jana once
TILED, is now lying IN idleness. Two hun.
dred thousand acres are now abandoned on
the banks of the Mississippi; alone. and to
remedy this we need immigrants.