The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-11-14
THE pARlsH o. 2Ap1uE.
INTRODUCTORY.

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INTR Cd CTORY.
Some weeks ago No announced
our intention Of beginning after the
election, series Of articles descrip-
tive Of Rapides parish, It's soil, cli-
mate, products, resources, timber,
wster-oou1es snd In faot, Of every.
thing which could interest IN emf.
grant looking tor . new home We
begin the series with this article,
and propose to continue than nm
til We exhaust the subject, II No
meet with any encouragement from
the land owners Of tho perish. We
can Of course do nothing without
their assistance, and We earnestly
beseech them to reflect upon tho
subject, to SEQ their true interests
and to forward TO a. for publica-
ton such offers ss they may 30 VII
ling to make, Of assistance to immi-
grants 80 that We can know Just
what to promise in their Names
They are, after all, the parties
most interested and II they do not
take the matter in hand it will he
useless for us to agitate the ques-
ton.
We would like to see the thou.
sands of acres of rich alluvial land
now lying idle in this parish, cult
waited and made to produce the
wealth of which we are 50 sadly in
need. There are thousands of hon.
est hard working men with indus
trious families in Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi, in the teening
West and over-crowded North, who
are seeking just such lands, pre-
cisely such homes ~ We have to Of
fer; and indeed, their il . tide pas
sing our very doors and pouring
into Texas to enrich and build up
her material interests. Many Of
whom would gladly stop and cast
their fortunes with us if We offer
any inducements to them. We
have sit still and brooded over our
bad luck, and our hard fortunes
while our sister State, Texas, by Of
fering liberal inducements aud by
advertising those inducements has
redeemed herself and is now on the
high road to the prosperity which
We know should he our portion and
which would have been ours long
ere NOW if We had had the energy
and foresight to stop the ceaseless
tide Of wealth which has passed us
by anu gone to her more hospita-
bic borders.
Now that like her, Louisiana can
offer the additional induccuent OF
being freed from the curse of Rad
ical rule. she Can make a successful
effort to stop this stream Of travel
and secnre some portion of it, at
least for herself. We do not pro-
pose to deal ut all with the aspect
Of the question as applicable to the
State and shall contine ourselves to
the effort to secu,e immigration for
our parish only. Will the land
owners of Rapides assist us I Do
hey desire to see their waste lands
settled by Industrious white labor
RS?
We make them this offer. We
will advertise all offers OF lands to
oe given to epigrants free of cost
% them, without making any
charge therefor, We will also adj
1ertise lands offered on other fav.
,rable terms and will make no
charge at all unless the ADVERTISE
nent shall bring settlers on tho
and, then We will charge regular
ates. We will require no pay
nent in advance, nor any response.
'ility for advertising from the land
'wner. We will publish all offers
md look to the land when settled.
old or leased for our pay. In
'ther words, we will take all the
isk. Send in your offers. If We
10 no good we charge nothing. II
70 sell Or settlo vOnr 1anda then wo