Richland beacon., 1873-03-01
l.. Ii .unhliON AM
HOMESTEAD COMPANY.

te.ciuped, some "t th" test c!liErn~
and mo>t cuIcrprj>iHg aud influential
business men of our : ate are now
making an organized effort III this
direction. As no parish in the State
will he benefited more in the success
Of this m0y fment than Eich!and. we ,
would adopt the lang age Of this as
socia,ion's address 10 TIE people. III
all earnest appcd! to our citizens to
give them hearty support.
Every consideration Of personal IN
ierest and Stare pride consplre, AT this
monen, in our history, TO call forth
the best energies and the llrest pa
trioti,m Of Loui-iina's 5ohs. IL j.,
therefore, from ~ olives Spr'ngng cut
these con,:drra ions that planters.
merchants, bankers, capitalists and
O, her business men in our State have
embarked in tie great enterprise
known as the IO1iStaaa immt9r1f'D'
md Homestead rpmyany; and ~ Is,
furthermore. for these reasons that
YOU are Invited to cooperate WIN
them in their iabGrs to regenefale the
+ Safe through The revival of her IN
iustrics aud the settlement Of her
! waste lands. The objects ard pnr-
poses oe this corporation relate cSpe-
cisIly 10 the introduction into the
State of good elias, Of Immigrants,
whose presence viii solve the difficult
problem of labor. aal through whose
: accession Of industry and capi al The
mineral and agricultural resources ef
our land will re developed and uili-
lied. Conspicuous among the attrac-
lions bv which it is hoped to secure
The Influx OF immigrants, is proris-
! ion nv which they may acquire, at
small cost and no trouble, hoMeSit0dS
of their own Thi, provision also ex-
tends lis broad invitation to such OF
our own people as have been deatiiui-
ed of their means, and yet who may
desire to enjoy the advantages Of the
company's preferred aid.
When it is remembered that, super
added to the extent and fertility OF
, our agricultural lands, the State in
every region abouDds with an unde-
vclored mineral wcath--that Ignite,
aud mari, and gypsum, and limestone,
and potter's clay, and sandstone, and
salt. and soda, and sulphur, and pc
trolcum, and illuminating gasses, arc
cyeryw here underlying the surface Of
our State, bounlifullv stored away in
, their primitive strata and cayerns. ana
that their virgin abodcs have as vel
been scarcely invaded by the enter
prise Of man, no surprise will be ftl
i'll the. organized effort that is now at
tempted to unfold and utilize the variec
resources with which our country ia
: been SO rrodigally supplied.
When il is further considered tha
, mere than ten months of farmin:
2 WEATHER are annually enjoyed in Lou
: isiana, against less han five month
| ia the latitude Of New York or Wis
; consin that during this period tn
farmer may probably engage in a.
most every variety of'ropical culture
hat Louisiana, with her 1000 mile
: Of river, lake and bayou navigation
enovs natural facilities for travel ell,
transportation hnequealed by an.
: other State in the Union and that
, as accessory to these, three importan
lines Of railroads are already in opera
, ton and two others are in rapid pro
. cess Of construction. When these Gil
: cumetances are considered, il is rattle
subject of surprise that such a COZ
pora,ion as the one now considere'
, had not long since leaped into life.
: II il. therefore, with a measure G
State pride, not altogether disconneci
ed from the honorable association wit
g which their names will be linked T.
t the en,erpris" for State regeneration
D that the incorporatorS and stOckhold
ers of the company have organized
!. and now present plan under whi,
0 the moral, commercial, agriculture
5 and industrial interests Of Loui,ian
: NAV receive a new and strong imp,
tus in the race Of regeneration an,
}. reform.
0 They accordingly present the Char
: ter under which they have organized
and ask for it your attentive consider
alton. In doing SO, they most earn
I esily appeal to you for your activ
$ support in this this their sacred strue
. ola for the redemntion and Dissent hra