Richland beacon., 1877-11-03
New Oleaus Democrat
Immigration.


migration "Wednesday evening, ID 'h''
city. was an important step III Il ihoNe'
mcnt of the highest interest 10 Lou
isjauo. Earlier in the month similar
meeting, attended by delegates iIo"
rearly all the northern parishes oi tne
State. was held in Shreveport. Az
that meeting an immigration ass1c'a-
lion WAS formed, and plan agrangce
for branch organizations IN an Tue
surrounding parishes. The people "'
,ycry section Of the State, 1t Is to ne .
hoprG. will take up this Increment
and give it an impetus which "lh
turn the tide Of white emigration Id
this direction.
The meeting Wednesday evening
ovincrd an carncstncss OF purpose
which promises well, and the gentle
men who had the management oi 1t
are uerhaps among the very bes' III
the community TO push the cause IN
which they have embarked. / ne CON
yention which they have called TO
meet here ON the 3d Of January next,
will. we have no doubt, DC attended
by delegates from all tie parishes :;
and it is desirable that the country
nconle select as delegates their most
practical and energetic men.
10 one acquainted with the wonder
ful acriculural resources oi Louisiana
can doubt tie practicability Of III
ducire thousands OF white people to
locate in our midst. the only
4 question is. what are The proft!
q MEASURES 10 be adopted TO present Inc
% facts to the intelligence OF The class oi
immigrants we want! Our Ianos are
Of boundless fertility, producing cot
ten, sugar, corn. rice, tobacco, oranges
and nearly all descriptions OF root
crons In lie greatest abundance, While
Of there are no dncr iruiI-growing regions
N anywhere than our hill parishes.
ie Our climate is mild and bealthtui
'%e % and contrary to the received op!nlo!
.c abroad, white meu can work unGcr |
rs well as they can under that oi New
Hampshire. There are new up"ar'
Of hundred thousand white peopi
- working in cotton, cane and rice field
in louisiana, aud they are bette
workers and make larger crops tha
the indolent and tbriitlcss neGroe:
Indeed. we do hot hesitate 20 say, tha
an aJle-bodicd industrious white ma
... can make, on average Louisiana Iano
.sr twice as much with bis own labor
lg one wear as he can make in al
OF Northern or Western State. Al
'~ millions Of acres of these hearen-blc'
lands are lying fallow, wasting f,
.rv the want Of the energy, the Draw
-ed and muscle OF the white man to cvol
10" their latent wealth. ANY such tina
as IS we have described, wiki thirty-h'
~. or forty acres Of Louisiana lar
res would, in five years, fud limseI!
Its possession Of q beautiful farm aud
To comfortable circumstances II
- country is as well adapted to sto
r,, raising as it is to agriculture. Catt
ldi and hogs, and sheep can DC reared
i"~, n.ullitudcs at literally 10 cXpen'
~ Our pastures are really perennial a
D y of the richest description. Nj ii
is required to raise cattle, hogs Il
os sheep is to give them proper attenti
~ " and protect them from thieves.
anI There is net man living in
be country parishes of the State W
,hcr will MOI recognize the truth of all /!
to we say. But the question, we repe
D.. is, how are these facts TO be ma
~, known abroad? For years the wo
pEsr has only heard of Louisiana as
region harrasscd by bad governme
p!uudered by political thieves.
ear poverished by over-taXation /
S0 S00 threatened with civil strife; and
80" "7 working mau has turned with hor
-r -jor - from the thought Of emigrating iC
hub. land thus disordcred and despol
s, Fortunately this is now ching
go Peace reigns throughout our borde
for the laws are justly and vi8orou
: up administered, civil strife has smoot
its wrinkled front, and We have Il
'.G1 now to DO besides building up
,'OS w, material interests Of the State.
one Ol tue ihOSt SHSN'''N 80
Tre for presenting the great advantage
p The our State to immigrants Is our ;
press, and especially our cou'
napcrs. We have quite "a numbs
Do these, conducted with vigor aud abb
in the finest regions Of the State
- which consequently have eXcepti
opportunities fol conducting this 9
and patriotic work. The press
Texas has done an immense work
that COMMONWEALTH in this resi-
For years past it has been the
and chief business of every ?
cm6ef there to write up the productivel
the beauty, the heallbfulness OF
eo,,d State; its lands, its staples, It's 5
ngli.h its people and its history. The I
lation of Texas has increased anna
: Gaia ly within the past few years, an'
y 4. ives more for this to the inde'ati;