New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-28
TEE WEALTH OF LOUISIANA,

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not satisfy everybody.
TEE WEALTH OF LOUISIANA.
! Louisiana has a mine of wealth il her
agricultural products that is far more re-
| munerative than the diamond mines Of
Brazil, or the gold and silver mines Of
California: and in addition to her millions
| Of wealth in cotton. sugar. rice. and all
the minor products that spring from the
! tilling OF her soil, she aboUnds IN mineral
| wealth. She has unboUnded riches in
her salt and sulphur mines, and the tim
| Der o. her forests. She has al the reoui-
sites OF wealth and prosperity but dense
and industrious population. Give her
this, and the wealth that God
has implanted within her domain
will soon be IN far way of
being fully developed. Instead Of re-
ceiving one hundred and twent: millions
Of dollars for her cotton crop per annum
she might soon be in receipt OF TWO hun
dred and forty millions OF dollars per
amman Tor the product OF that article
alone, with a corresponding increase in
her sugar. rice, and al! the other products
that she is capable Of producing with the
aid Of labor. Il has been :ully demon
strated tha. but few States possess a
greater diversity OF soil. climate. and re-
sources OF wealth. The sandy soil Of or
uplands are not without wealth, being
adapted to the cultivation OF cotton. corn,
sweet potatoes. etc, and producing
much rom the luxUrian: growth of
pine forests tha. may be readily
made 30 re,.une-ate the hand
OF the industrious and enterprising .aLorer
and capitalist. Lumber, turpentine and
charcoa! can be made profitable products
OF oCr pine regions. BU: the principal
source Of Louisiana 5 wealth can be traced
to her alluVial and bottom Iands-lands
bordering on the Mississippi and It's trib-
,stGries. These are bes. adapted to her
grea: staples, sugar. cotton, rec, etc.
And IN addition to the wealth Of these az
ticles may be .ecl1oned the great wealth
that abounds IN the swamp lands Of
Louisiana. where timber OF immense
value grows il grea. profUsioI. Here
the tall cypress may be found
in grea. proflsior, and contiguous is
found il great abundance live oaks OF
mos. solid and majestic torm-the very
n1ateria! that is required for ship building
and other substantial purposes. Turn
where you viii within the favored limits
of Louisiana, and the:e Is ab1ndant evil
dence tha. wealth subsists here. and that
the art and industry OF man IS only re-
fuired to develop L. " q recent lecture
delivered by Colonel S. 4. Lockett, Of the
Louisiana State University. he question
was asked L the people Q: Louisiana
were doing all they ga 20 bring
out the latent riches OF tie State? He
was inclined 10 think not. from the fact
that Louisiana WAS importing many aTti-
cies II heavy COS. FOR home coIsump-
ton. when she might. il addition to sup
plying the home demand, export Z large
amount Of these same articles. He asked
why, with .very's sal: mines within one
hundred miles Of New Orleans. do we get
our salt from Liverpool: Why, with the
mos; wonderful deposit Of pure crystal
lied sulphur in the parish OF Calcasieu.
do we import our birthstone. when we
ought to be supplying the world with
tina. commodity: Why, with such
. soil do We let millions OF dollars 90 out
of our State to the West to- corr? Why.
with the open prairies covered with sweet
grass tha: needs but to be cut early enough
to make good hay. do We continue to pay
ont immense sums Of money for this
article: Why. with the very best OF tim
Der growing in our State, DO we continue
to inpor. everything in the shape Of fur
nitrre. wooden utensils, etc, even to ay
handles? Why, with good water power.
have We no factories worti. mentioning?
Why, with our level plains, adraira-
bly, adapted 70 the use OF cu,-
tivating machines. there are none
to be seen in the State: and lastly. why
are these thousands upon thousands 0.
acres of our very best lands that were
once cultivated now lying idle and grow
ing in weeds instead of cotton and sugar:
These are indeed pertinent questions
questions that should Sc. our people 70
thinking. We are incline! TO think they
are not doing all they can 20 bring ou:
the latent resources Of OK State. They
have wasted their energies i. improbable
political strife. when they sho.,d have eH-
erted them ior the eucoura cement ci in
migrants coming into :l1e S.... ana the
development OF its !aten. resources. The
wealth 0. Louisiana can CT: u" :n:'y
realized in this way.
SPAIN.
The rews received last nigh. rom Span
seem, 20 indicate further trouble. and oi