The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-01-28
HOW THE PROSPERITY OF MISSOURI
WIS CRE4 TED.
An Example for Louisiana.
SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.

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which we are kindly permitted to publish, the
careful consideration of all our readers. 1t IL
from e merchant in this oty who hes for some
years past taken great interest in the subject
of Immigration and has studied it thorou bly,
Being on n short business toar in the West be
has avaIied himself of the opportunity pre-.
eented of learning the practical results Of the
labors of our Western brothers.
ST. Louis, MO, Jan. 2lst, 1877.
W. P. F.. Esq
sent you yesterd sy number of the
Boston Pilot containing letter from q party
IN South west Missouri relstive to the pu blished
ISLANDERS of Canadian individual about that
section. These people do not sit quietly by
and allow themselves to be abused by carpet
bsggers of any kind. They very senSibly use
the very columns wherein they are villifed 20
make corrections.
enclose report of State Auditor of Missouri
which you will 6ud of interest-the assessed
values given by him, five hundred and sixty
seven milllons 1857 900 0O0). sm told Is much
less than the actnal total of vsluss, which 10
estimated to be nearly 700 millions.
The population has more than don bled since
1865. The figures
Population in 1865. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $4,000
Population in Ie77 (cstimatedJ 100000
Increase 1865. 40 OO0
Valuation of .esI5 Oc0 900
Assessed valuation Of lS7G..-......-- &5G7 900 o
liner eJs2 Ouc 900
Considering the great depreciation in all
kinds of property, fully so per cent valnes
of 1865, this increase IL astonishing. Ga
aBiS valuations that year a. least 60 per cent
should be added 10 Indicate the real addition
of improvements up to this time. In 1865 this |
State Was in The hands of bitter Radicals, |
heavily in debt and having o reputation for |
lRwlessness nearly equal to Louisiana re-
ported to be malarous cotton and altogethe or |
TO be- avoided. Now, how did the State get
such q large increase in Wealbh and poulation,
all thisY The answer 10 easily |
N ade. All parties in the State set to work 10
induce immigration. Individuals as well as
corporations put their shoulders TO tho wheel,
with the result as given. The railroad cOmps.
1ies employed Swedish and Norwegian agents
20 reach the Scsndnavisns, German agents for
ID at Glass, and Russian Mennonites to attract
colonies of their people. An Irishman in the
employ of the st. Louis and PAoio Railroad
ellis me he located 900 families of Hbernians
N the lands of bis Company in South west Mis-
ouri, and he work still goes on. At hotels, on
abroad cars and in eyerSpu bile place posters
re distributed Maps and desert ptive lIsts are
eut all over the country and are printed in
oreien languages for distri button abroad. All
his work done without grand con ven tiOnS
r waiting for what other States may agree 10
%. Louisiana should profit by this example,
nd l again repeat, the Legislature could not
o better days work than TO authorize the
rganizstion of a bnreau OF imm migration right
way 10 inaugurate the good work before Ihe
pTiDg passes away. .
1 spoke to Senator Kelly last summer about
ur special address aud be syTopathiZed with /
be- movement. | have doubt the new |
representatives, Messrs. Barrett aud Kennedy /
ould, ii interyIe wed, join with Mr Kelly IN ,
)rdiGi support of any movement Of this kind. | .
would be glad if you would show them this r
,mDU nicaJion and enlist their support Of such =,
easures as other friends would propose +
The State OF Louisiana would be well served a
nd honOred at the same time by placing our
Allant friend. Gen. BeRureKsTd, at the head Of a
oh hnT ps nm md | ua1F fl,sr
icholls would only be too glad 10 rave the I
'portunty of complimenting his old com-
ander by the appointment. v
Do not let this matter drop, put yonF Shoul- L
II to the Wheel, even If the sbOu lder is Theu- d
alto from bad hourS" keep peRgigg away at Y
10 legislative folks until some aOJi0n is taken. a
1 wrote Capt. Jesse X Bell, and he, Mr..
eeds aud Col. Bnsb could influence favorable a
tion by the lower house IL so disposed G,
7. c W. X
The following item will prove of interest in o
injection with the above: %
Seven prominent citizens of Champaign and ~
rbaDDa, ILL.,, left yesterday for q Southern HI
or, their trip including New Orleans aud "a
IIveston, and having Florida for the ultimate n.
INT, where investments contemplated. Z,
large company is forming at Champaign to Al
ave about February lst, with . view Of seek T
& Florida homes.
% another branch of the same subject, the di
eating of Catholic colonies in the country, re
, publish on one Of our inside pages an in =.
resting article. th
sAvED-2o PER CENT.-By calling on Dr.. L. AZ