The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-09
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cade OF years she was cursed with tn,
presence OF monstrosity PRACTICAL,
more hideous than was reputed to b
the hundred headed serpent whom Her
cules slew. This reigning evil was car
pet bag government. Its chief purposes
here seemed to have been to subjec
the splendid region to the despoilatior
Of Its hundreds Of sinuous politica
sub heads, to breathe the breath Of en-
venomed hatred over the land. and mo-
only to prevent white men from enter
ing her borders, but to drive out those
already dwelling therein.
Fortunately force stronger than the
arm Of demigod has struck off these
hun dred official heads and rid the State
OF it's repulsive governmental curse
thus 1t Is again free to all, who enter.
ing, come to gather, by honest industry,
the golden harvests Of It's groves and
| fields.
The attractions and vast developed
and undeveloped resources Of Louisiana
have been comparatively unnoticed un-
I'll the recent permanent establishment
OF constitutional government. Until
then these advantages seemed to be
considered by those DESTROYS of emf
grating from poorer sections more than
| Offset by the evils arising from our po-
litical condition. Thousands Of emf
grants actually traversed this State on
their way to the far less fertile and at
tractive prairies and steppes Of Texas.
1t would seem that figurative pearls
were trodden under foot by these tray
elers as they went on their needless
way to seek their sustenance in the soil
of the Texas plains.
Within the past few months public at
tention has been directed toward the
resources Of Louisiana, particularly Of
the southeastern portion of the State,
comprising the sugar, rice and orange
regions. Leading journals of the North
and West have been filled with accounts
Of the wonderful climate, fertile soil
and extraordinary productiveness of
this section, and all that they have pub
lished has actually fallen far below
truthful description.
We have before us now letters Of in
quiry, as to the country, addressed to
the Secretary of State, to Gen. Beaure-
gard and to others, from Europe and
the North, written by parties bent on
emigrating and settling in some pro-
ductive section such as ours.
We have the inclination, but neither
time nor space in one article, to
answer oil the interrogatories therein
prop pounded, but will treat Of the main
questions at present.
IL is safe to say that, our political
affairs are definitely settled. and that
Lou isiana, to-day, has government az
efficient and thorough In all its depart
men s as thatof any State In the Union.
The climate here, particularly in the
Sou thern part Of the State. is cooler in
summer than that of interior States
several degrees north Of this. The an
nual average temperature Of New Or
leans is seventy degrees Fahrenheit.
For the three summer months the av-
erage is about eighty four degrees, and
for the three winter months flfty-six
degrees. Nearer the gulf the summer
ave rage Ia lower and the winter higher.
We have never known the temperature,
when fairly tested, higher than ninety
six degrees. The Southern portion of
the State Is intersected by hundreds of
broad rivers and streams; and these,
with the constant gulf breezes, mode
rate the summer heats to great ex-
tent. These streams serve another far
moro useful purpose, that is, they keep
up a water circulation, and render the
region exceptionally healthy.
The most interesting questions to
would be immigrants are concern
ing the price, rent charges. quality
and productiveness of lands. The
delta soil of lower Louisiana
Is noted for being as fertile as any
On the face Of the earth. It bears the
fruits and products of the torrid and
temperate zones, and Is green with
different kinds of vegetation the entire
year. 1t grows finer garden products
and fruits in the fall and winter than in |
the summer.
The three staple products of this Sec
ton are sugar, rice and oranges; Of
these the former is, for the first twelve
years, by far the most profitable crop
Tor either small farmers or large plant
ers. There are thousands Of acres of
lands available for sugar production
which could be purchased at fifty dollars
per acre on long time; lands already
cleared, ditched and improved, and in
some instances, though rarely, stocked
with cane. Such price may seem high
to Northern farmer, but to responsible
and Industrious men the payment would
be extended for such long term Of
years that each annual payment would
hardly amount to moderate lease.
Unimproved lands may be obtained at
much less than half these figures.