The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-08-14
The Parish Of NatchitocheS,

SdIulHS tIlc geographical PoSltAOI
soil, climate, health and production
Of our parish. These inquiries con
vince us that the times are ripe for
movement Of immigrants from til
rigorous climates Of the North to on
more genial cline.
The thousands of dissatisfied bus
baLdmen at the North, are now read,
to listen to the truth regarding til
South. The designing political dem
egogues, both here and there, will
monied railroad men, who have re
ccived large land grants from tn
government, have so long dissemina
ted f.lsehoods for political and finan
cial purposes, are now being unmask
ed.
| Before US now is a letter from "
7. Hatch, Esq, Minneapolis, MINI.
JULY eth, who says:
Centennials, the mipgling Of thu
editors Of the North and South, thu
spirit of the Decoration ceremonies o.
both sections, last May, the sponta
neous outbursts in the fraternal reso.
lutious at public conventions and the
friendly greetings extended tir" ~; Il
IT,. esaa IN asiuate fttAGf tie ts'' effect to
show to the masses the true seuti.
ments of both sections, and prepare
the way for this great emigration
movement The Centennial, at Phil
ade'phia, next 4th of July, will SOL
emuize the bands, that, / trust, will
never again be broken.
tie has opened in that city a Bureau
of Emigration, with a view Of bring.
ing from those inhospitable lands the
hardy sons of Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Michigan, Iowa and Kansas.
For my reliability to faithfully per.
fo'm what promise, refer You to
5ov: Jas. D. Porter, Josiah r. Hub.
bard, Esq. Sec. Tennessee, Real Es |
ate Co., Gen. w. H. Jackson, and |
stephen Collins, Esq.,, Nashville, !
Tenn. W. N. Doughty, Pres. Stone
liver National Bank, Murfreesbor.
ugh, Tenn, Wood e. Satterfeld,
Zeal Estate Agents, McMinnville,
|enn., E. T. & j. Hurt, Real Estate
gents, Atlanta, Georgia, J. 4.
adams, Chairman Emigration Com
l'ttee, Montgomery, Ala, and to all
he business men of this city.
And gives q glowing picture of a
'te visit to the South, and calls upon
8 all to assist him, and remarks:
It will be important to move sarly
this matter, as the whole North ia
Ec'ted over this emigration move
ent.
OF our parish We will speak. and
'sire to give such information as we |
n:
is situated in the u
portion Of Louisiana, y
both sides of Red River, distance s.
out 500 miles from New Orleans. II
ng between 81 and 324 degrees of q q
nth latitude. Il
The alluvial bottom lands on Rcd al
yer and Its main tributaries are e
AIRED to q great extent; a large "
ton Of which has been lying ol
since the close of the war, ow-
to a want Of labor to cultivate ID
m successfully. NJ
he timber for fencing is in abun- "a "a:
&C., cypress, oak, blackberry, VI
3, &C., and buildings can be ~
at very little cost. The t''
! Of the parish is 1900 SQUARE Wa
IS, or $4,000 square acres, Of which
: one third ia alluvial, and the t up,
'u and creek bottom, in what is
minated the Chill landsn are i
lily productive. Our climate is Thu
anu genial, so much 60. that Ne,
len gardens flourish during the por
'e winter. ..lle tin,
le main productions now are cot. pee
ana ,corn-on any good lands a an
Of the former and City bushels roa.
e latter per acre, is a fair yield. ticu
barley, rye, wheat and other At
grains, can be, and have been was
'ssfally grown. Cane, rice. to- to, &c,
, aud indigo, are indigenous to up apo'
OIL and have been in times past west
g crops. All the known fruits new new,
berries, grow with luxurience /: s sso,.
a, peaches, pears, apples, &c.. field
{ most excellent nnal;tv .,a =. conn
!, '"'''J "uu oe- have
. ""'o'' "nu produce remarka. Of T,
!, Grasses, such as Hungarian, Is to
Thy, Mi)let, Clover, &C., have s Sh1 9
with marked success ofpo
{, there are MANI ho,,. in tie
!. .. 'uJ range Texa
~ "atuEal 70 this soil and New
e, which affords range for stock Ho
passed BY any in the world. q lat
nar'sh saams ttlsa natural homo draal
ck, with q mast almost never have
|, hogs feed at will and ara utter
ID with but little expense. q mo
the pasturage affords o never. suoce
range for cattle and horses Sh.
productions yield large profits forbi,