The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-09-12
&c frona PI.IIeE Bloek.
CALcAsIEU PARISH, LA.,
August %, 1874.

Editor Weekly Echo
The New Orleans Picavuna Of
July 10Th, III short editorial
speaking Of the Avery Islahd Salt
Mime, says English capitalists
are willing to furnish, for the pur-
pose of developing tie mine, the
sum Of $125, 900, and al that re-
mains necessary to
perfect the arrangement is, a small
subscription here at home, II
yet We learn the chance thus Of
fered still remains without takers. z
Now, Mr.. Editor, let lis here
stick pin, and consider for a
moment. This salt mine is, with
out doubt, the most easily devel-
oped mine in tie world; there are
no engineering difficulties what
ever In the way; the purest (98
per cent. erystaline rock salt, in
inexhaustible quantity, lies within
fifty feet of the surface Of the
ground, the salt stratum is 50 hard
that no galleries nor interior struc-
lures of any kind are necessary to-
facilitate mining, and an That
ls necessary to be done is, to re-
move eearth above. down to the
salt, and take ii out in any quan.
tlty you may desire; and vet the
small sum necessary to develope
this great interest can not be OBJ
tanned in New Orleans.
Let us consider further that, we
have q sulphur niue, here iu your|
parish, which il pronounced bv aIl
who have looked into the matter
as being an 'Eldorado" Of wealth;
and the writer after careful inves-
tigation himself, does not hesitate
to join ID snbstantiating the asser-
tion. Yet, it too, can not obtain
the funds il New Orleans to de-
velope it
Again, Our much needed rail-
road to Texas is ID want of morev
to complete it, and enable st To
bring to New Orleans, annually.
600 of business more than /
she has now. Thus, YOU sec. here
ale three Improvements Of theI
most vital Importance to New Or |
eans and the State, going j beg
ging. Aud why is it the case /? /
Why has the grand valley ofl
The Mississippi been Inundated. /
aud thousands Of our people sent
In fact, Why is every
oranch Of industry ID the State
angnishing? / viii answer, It'll
s because we have been robbed; /
he city of New Orleans plunder-
d; the peoples money squander-
81; and by tricky legislation We
AVE had foisted upon MS the most
'dious and oppressive monopolies,
ind such Internal concoctions of
awe, as the free Market Bill.
~ which the consumers and rais-
RS of beef have the buying and
elling prices dictated to them;
he celebrated Tax Bill, by which
'ur property can be taken from us
nd sold for taxes, whether they
ire legal on not; the Militia Bill,
" which Kellogg can and has had
rs hired lninions ealled the Ne
ropolitan Police 20 over our
tate aud depredate, and shoot
own onr citizens 1T al expense
o the State Of q million 81 dol
ars per annum; the Louisiana ]
tate Lottery Bill, by which our
hildren are 90 be allured into
ambling; the Printing Bin, by |
Ihich We are compelled 20 pay /
of thousands of dollars {
nnually to have ourselves do I,
lmed, through the press, and a
ost of others Of like ilk, too nn- (
lerous 20 mention here. And so !
Q 60; our money taken from as /
J every torn vi the legislative !
srew, until We have none. AS to 1
no Of the members of the Legis. 1
ture voted for these bills, tho I
cord will show. Perhaps some r
Ehem would net like IS have Il S
ablicly known just now 4
Look at that Free Market 3