The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-15
LETTER FROM PLAQUEMINE.
The Weaiher-The sugar Crop-LOw Calico
Corron-Diversity of Crops-TrOuble About
Tax.CoIlectors-An Extra ordinary Docn
ment from Auditor Clinton.

PLAoUEM1NE, O,t. IS, 1875.
Mr. Editor-Since the avalanche ct the
equinox the weather has been good, though
rather warm for the sugar crops.
Planters have been busy, putting up seed
cane and getting everything in order for
the grinding season.
Mr.. Craighead, just below here, has made
one run, grinding some fifteen acres OF stub
BILE, which gave him thirteen hogsheads of
pretty good sugar. NJ. Craighead is well
pleased with the turn out, and hopes to get a
good yield all through.
Business is dull with US. The liveliest
thing being the competition between some OF
our merchants as to which can sell calico the
cheapest. Prices have gone down from 10 to
12b to cents yard. Those who have to
buy have no objection.
Cotton goods, however, ought to get down
a little. Cotton is going at from 10 to IA
cents per pound, without any prospect OF
RISE
If our people would make less of this
"great staple" and traise little more "hog
and hominy," we would be better off and
more respected. As long, however, as we run
the Eastern factories and Western pastures,
we must make cotton and sugar and-be de-
pendent.
A greater diversity of crops and little at
tention to manufactures throughout the
South will do more for us than change in
the administration.
In political circles there is little stir here
| Just now which interests our taxpayers some.
Mr. Geo. 3uttrick has for some time been
Tax Collector of this parish Iberville). Be-
fore Gov. Kellogg went North he appointed
Mr. Andrew Caneza, of our town, the appoint
ment to take effect on the LIST inst Mr. But
trick, as soon as aware of Mr. Caneza's ap-
pointment, went to see Lieut.. Gov. Antoine
and got from him a commission as Tax-Col-
lector for thirty days, and SO we have little
middle which the wise have not yet ex-
planned.
l enclose you letter from Auditor Clinton,
which goes, l think, to explain to some extent
the cause of the complaint made some time
ago by your correspondent, 'tYokel." 1t is
certainly an extraordinary paper, but then,
Mr.. Lam-the-State Clinton is an extraordinary
man. PELICAN.
The following is the document referred to ::
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Auditors Office,
New Orleans, Sept 10, 1875.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
To the Sheriff. Recorder and Clerk of Court, Par
ish of Iberia:
am in possession of official information
showing heavy and unwarranted reductions
| In the valuation OF properly just completed
by you, as compared with that for the past
wear, upon which taxes are now being col
lected; the date and figures before me indi-
cate total reduction in the assessment of this
from those of last year Of $516, 1913; and as this
office is not epgniza of any existing causes
which could1Ie justified you to make any
reductions wl1t9ver, fail to understand the
proceedings.
In the absence, however, of any positive
proof of dereliction, I will abstain from at
present taking other steps than to direct you
to Immediately raise your assessments, with
the view to arrive at and procure "fair, just
and impartial assessment. and to strictly and
efficiently perform the duties incumbent upon
You under the law.
For the purpose of this revision an addi-
tional period of thirty days is hereby granted,
at the expiration of which you are expected
to return to the Tax-Collector the assessment
rolls so revised, and you are reminded that
unless your assessments are brought up to
their full standard, or satisfactory reaso rs
are given why this standard has not been
reached, this Office will deem you derelict oil
duty, and so report to the Executive with a
request for your removal in accordance with
the provisions of section 46, Revised Revenue
Pamphlet. Very respectfully,
CHAs. CLINTON, Auditor.
Iberia Progress, Oct. 9.