The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-05
Light Wanted.
FARMERS IN THE NORTH AND WEST
WANT TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT LOUISIANA.
CAN THEY GET LANDS HERE, AND OF
WHAT CHARACTER, AND ON
WHAT TERMS?
LANDHoLDERs ARE INVITED TO EXPLAIN

WHAT C1AhACIERy AND On
WHAT TERMS?
LANDHOLDERS ARE INVITED TO EXPLAIN
tFrOm the New Orleans Times.l
We bespeak for Mr.. Dement'S COM
munication, hereto annexed, the pro-
foundest consideration. The disinter-
ested efforts of the Times and its cor
respondents have awakened an inquiry
all over the country with reference to
Louisiana, it's climate, soil ~characteris-
tics, and specially the facilities for ac-
Quiring lands. Letters come from d
dozen different quarters asking for cir
cumstantial information. Colonies of
small farmers and labOring men are in
process Of formation, and they want to
know exactly what they can expect in
the way of welcome, advantages and
material assistance.
The matter has, so far as the poorer
class Ofimmigrants are concerned, passed
into the hands of prOpriet0rs and now
remains for them, add them only, to de-
eide. We have ObserVed-as has every
one else-the singular apathy which the
planters exhibit, touching a question
far more vital to them than us, and
have naturally wondered why men with
a dozen times more land than they are
able to utilize, ARE so Obstinately blind
to their W interests as to avoid even
the slightest organized effort toward
a better state Of affairs. We re-
frain at present from discussing the con-
undrum, but wait with deep anxiety to
see what the landhOlders of Louisiana
propose to do now, with every facility,
every encouragement, every splendid
possibility, ready to their hands. What
these are will be shown-what they can
be made, successfully the communi-
cation which follows:
To the Editor of the New Orleans Times:
Among the numerous inquiries for
light in relation to Louisiana as well as
field immigrants, we give a few speci-
men extracts below. The first is from
Ohio:
"a letter from Louisiana, published
in the Cincinnati Enquirer, concerning
the prospects South for emigrants, has
caused considerable comment in this
section, and several of our WOrkingmen
have requested me to open q c~orrespon-
dence with you with a view of forming
a small colony to emigrate to your sec
| ton.
Il am a poor man, and a working
1 1aSNA GULLN III III l1bClCSb Vi SuCu l. WIltCI
These are the kind of men that build uu
a country, and if you will be so kind as
to answer this / will endeavOr to make
up a company of good, honest working
men for a colony in Louisiana"
Another letter from Ohio says:
"On account of q letter from Lou
isiana, published in the Cincinnati En-
quirer, | make a few inquiries about
your State. There are several families
that intend to move into some Southern
State this fall, and as we do not wish tC
spend u money without good pros
poets OF lettering Our condition, we
take this method to seek information
A letter before us, from West Virgin
la, refers to the same letter in the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, and calls for light in
regard to Louisiana.
A letter before us, from Illinois. re.
ferring to an article in q Chicago paper
relating to the Attakapas country, calls
for light. The writer says: "There are
a great number of Industrious, moral
good citizens in our region. who are
convinced that they might greatly bet
ter their circumstances by emigratins
to the South, where they could buy
cheap homes, and by the cultivation O.
cotton and other southern products, in,
stead OF being poor renters, in a few
years will become prosperous and indie
pendent freeholders.
"It is in contemplation in our locality
by a number of my friends and acauain,
tances, to form a colony of from ffifft1
to one hundred families, and the article
mentioned in the Chicago paper, has
called our attention to the Attakapa!
country.
ga description of the climate, health
soil, productions, fruits, etc, ofLouisiana
published in the Chicago papers, would
be highly appreciated by persons WhC
desire to emigrate South.n
A letter from Hartford, Conn.,, refers
to the letter published in the Chicago
Enquirer. The writer of the letter say,
that he and his brother intend comine
South next fall, and wish to purchase
lands. They want light on Louisiana
lands. ==
The writer of the above says he is {
Northern man by birth, but has livet
in the South and likes it much better
than the North.
A letter from Kansas refers to d.
letters in the N. O.. Times. It says
Being a practical farmer, and feeling
confident that a sm~alleolony of farmer
could be made up in this neighbOrhoo(
o settlement IN Louisiana, / wish tt
obtain reliable information in regard tt
climate, soil, crops adapted to the soil
eOnVeniences to market, etc. I hops
you may be able to furnish satisfactory
information. A movement to SO dis
tant a country is one of great moment
and we want all the correct information
we can get.n
Our landhOlders will perceive tina
/ 41ov- SR1 hovyn 10 7co oo1v-1 ~ e H. NJ
and Northern and Western papers free
ly if they want immigrants to come tt
this State to purchase lands and make
the State prosperous. The above cor
respondents call for light. It take
money as well as industry to furnish
that light as much as has to be done
through Southern journals. The pres
can be of great service to the landhold
holders and people should give liberia
supportto the Press.
D. BENNETT,