New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-11
IMMIGRATION.
Meeting of Citizens.

public meeting to consult upon measures of
immi CRATIC
Mr.. Black called the meeting 70 orier.
and nominated G. neral &. T. B.auregard
tor chairman, who was unanimously elected.
General Eaauregard, in thanking the
meeting 70: ;he honor conferred on him by
calling on him to preside, said they had
assembled to determine the most practi-
cable method of arrestiDg the downfall OF
Louisiana.
II his opinion three things were neces.
sary. First iducing the accession OF a
| hardy rac4 of immigrants from the North
! and from Europe. Secnnd-Deyelopiny the
| passes OF the Mississippi in connection with
| the completion of the Fort St. Philip canal.
| which would make New Orleans tho great.
| est shipping port of the world-the Odessa
! of America. Third-The construction of
one or more railroads to Geve!oEe the re.
sources of our sister State, Texas. This
evening we only propose TO consider the
| first OF these measures. General Bcaure.
I gard then called on Daniel bennett. Esq.
who spoke in substance az follows:
! lie said MS remarks would be brief. ard
! having delivered lengthy lecture on the
| subject few weeks sincs would be p;:nc.
pai!r taken from that lecture. with few
statements relative t" the management of
the Louisiana Immigration and Homestead
| Company.
4 few statements in :esarl Z" the conii.
zion OF Louisiana would DE made. In 1900.
2.706, 900 acres Of 3and were cultivated. Ia
1870, 2.ol5, 800. decrease OF Co., 800 acres.
| Today there are only 100, 900 acres
There are p .6JO0 900 acres OF land in Che
Stata-2,2lS 900 of uplan,is .5S' 900 BLUFF,
| G.700aOO p:pe lands. 8, 800 900 arabic lliuo
vial, 3, 4S3.03O prairie. and the balance OF
wet alllval. marsh and coast lands. Or
t:llab,a lands there are Il, 900 acres. anil
only 100000 cultivated. Siace 1850 -. 800
| Ia, Z inGa h.,- m 81
at a cost of 81 900 900.
| The merchants loan annually $4,000, 80.
The State pays ST. 100000 for labor. Not
wishstanding this, planting Ia unsuccessful.
Texas has home organizations and wise
and liberal laws to encourage Immigration,
lecturers i'll the United States, England,
France and Germany. Louisiana has
none Of them. No Inducements are held
ont bv Louisiana planters t.. encourage
white :Inmi grants to settle and cultivate
sms!! farms Texas has increased her pop.
ulat ton since the war 400, 900; the cuitiga-
ton o: her lands, 3l4,OO0 acres; her pro
duction of horses, $4,000 head; stock, ILL.,
900 head; corn, ,0OO, 900 bushels; pct .toes,
81 90 bushels. while Louisiana has de-
creased her productions more than one.
third, AID only increased IL rice AMI
whisky.
The Louisiana Homestead and fmmis era.
J ton Company propose to open genera
! e ocr and land Office, where land holders
and hunters can meet. Lands can be made
over 20 be divided up into small lots on
> long credit. I. will place on each tract
, twenty OF thirty worAin. families. Hun
! dred. o. plantations now lying useless. and
belonging TO merchants who can NOT warh
, them. vii! be made valuable. The breath
! of lie vii! be breathel into these disease
estates. Colonization societies ID the otAeI
} States VII. bring in the best class Of im
| in A M
vii. be better satisfied than it separated
| from :neiy friends. We would offer more
4 inducements than Texas cane Small. N
a Gusi.ious aud frugal farmers now make
!. | money IN all parts OF the State. George
was in 4 more 3ninous condition after !l'
war than this State, bu. By encouraging
: immigration she will soon be more prosper
. Gus than ever.
g. Numerous instances OF prosperous coo
i | MES in :his State were given. The p!act.
V cahi:.tv OF white labor in the field wa
; demonstrated. 1t was shown that the hes
Yields OF ric: and sugar had been produced
!; ~ white labor. That in d white colon,
. ~.e:e oDe-:uurth OF :hs population ia,
. rvistaD.:: worked IN The held The, pays:
!. cans b.. was less than one dollar pc
c head. Ia conclusion. the speaker asked /
. there was not money in land which "ouit
!, ;,rod,:c. " the acre One.ha.f ton to ton
= sugar, swo ~ three barrels OF moiasses.
:. .o.. o.: clear rice. 800 to $50 pounds OF cot
!, :pu and twice that amount of cotton seed
u two e:oI.s and three OF fouc tons "t has. .
I, s. per to;. and the grass green eight .
;..a months OF :he year. .
Tia chairman then introduced W. NJ
4 Randolph. Esq. who said ne did not lnten
@ 30 maze u speech TO persons VINO looked s
y | bu.;uass...he. He was Tiled with d!sna
at the statements OF tine previous speaker
Somt thing mus: ne done to retrieve IN
fortunes of the State OF we must leave !
| We must get Immigrants 10 come INTO tL
= State or We must emigrate frOM It.. y"
=. mus. abandon the Pr, Mt system. OF .aoc
:, tn. large plantations. Seine change mus
Il come. Property must change han4'. b.
/. tn. State will be "a wealthy.
a. We must cut up these plantations ~ 'o'
Il ! 70 800 acre. now worked on borrowed cap
- ia: and gang labor. and arrange II 5" tna
every man On them will have al Interest !
a: the crop anG prospective interest III "a
" .nii. and then million acres VII: be :'.ie
=. where only 8 hundred thousand ale nov
. Instead OF tie planter borrowing from IL
~ merchant TO carry on his plantation. II "!
ne .he merchant who will borrow from tt
20 farmer 20 aid him in his enterprises a
nrosnerifv comes from the soil, the Weai'
10 If n.tlou. as well as individuals. II
ns prosperity OF this and every State MUST
H. dur ont of the earth We lack labor. /:
h, | higher here. and We receive less rom
10 no, be sold in their pre- sen. condition. The
Ii must he brought into the maj liet IN lots
s3x+v seventy and one hundred acres. The
:: are iarpe enough farms. We must 10.
=" be known that The planters here have
e'' organization fer this purpose. Let q
n president appoint committee. WIN 81.
-. rnmu;t.ee in every parish. TO whom 6
=. whit, have lands for sale may b,ing pats
10 ,hfn When we make it apparent t. pc
ot pIe -liat !, they come to Louisiana 'itey
o. better their condition, then they Wi. con
:. ami be..er curs. W hen you let IL % Anp.
What a country you have. and how easy
e. ..nreoci, every part of it by navi gatio
IL. vou vii! .ailse immigration Less Is know
eli -. louisiana than OF any State II [
I-niDn. Even Florida has devo'
attention to immigration. she has 4
H. society. her agents abroad, AID dlStli,u'i
on ot hooks of information. And the attcct
, . tlat 40 coo people were last year 'o"kI
! 60; settlements On the river St J"h'! l.
=" .ecnle once know whata country yo" IA '
'"' The condition of every parish. me "at,
ce: to it. the value OF lands ana ""% -.
=. mar b.. purchased. give the people aoco
-. :,,f3rruaf,nl;. and vo.. lands. instead
g" beng a dug in the market anu - 'n'es
at: ynr,r pocket. vii! Dr j fortune. %.
he V.. president :!eu ia:ccduce's is'"o
a: Iefmuts: Esq. .,;
% ". s,i.. :i.:is ..a.l Sp done 90 :nt:u'"
az. alteration unless !. :an be shown ~
/. a. ;mT,,;,;.n: that IL IS HIS interest :" G."
.... mere. i.u NAV point 20 hini all the H"'
,,ues t..i,: gu: STATE oilers Ill the s,L'h :
=. ...h, possible: :ou may even pay H'' 70
shc ,.eoyev here. nat unless he can De III i"e
ed. snav ;l,a. it - 3r.:itabi: ne WI.
,; cnu. You mus: hold out induce;heh
mus: nay their massage over here
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