The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-08-22
TO THE PLANTERS AND MER-
CHANTS OF RAPIDES.

C6ANlS UT INK AUESs
You have one of the finest Parishes
in the State, and yet no effort that l
am aware of is being made to bring
emigration in this direction. Popu-
lation is what you need; it is the
most important consideration. 1t
will build up your market, twill i'm
prove and augment the value of your
property, it will bring you enterprise
and capital, 1t will increase your
power to establish manufactures, it
will bring fine and large schools and
churches, which will tend to improve
and elevate your society, and advance
your educational facilities. Certain
ly these many. considerations reach
your personal and individual inter-
est, and will make an effort to real
ize them. 1t can be done. Will you
try itp We will see.
The future of your Parish is splen-
did if you resolve to have it SO.
Here you have the best farming lands
/ ever saw; you have any quantity of
first class pine lumber; you can raise
as good peaches as grow in the world.
The best peach T ever eat grew in
this Parish this year. The fine por-
ton of your Parish cannot be ex-
ce]led for sheep, in fact you have
every natural advantage to sustain a
large and dense population. People
will come here if they are properly
informed in relation to your great
facilities. You must make an effort
to put before the world, and in circu-
lation, such information as will in
duce them to come. "What is every
body's business, is nobody's bust
ness'' is an old and truthful saying.
You must inaugurate some persistent
and effectual system of procedure,
and this will certainly accomplish
your purpose. Now the question
arises, what means shall be put into
execution to consummate so great a
purpose.
The printing press is certainly the
most powerful and successful channel
through which to operate. Your To-
cal paper containing proper articles,
should be largely circulated through
out the United States. This can be
done with comparatively small
means, and tie amount will be small
indeed for each individual. The
thing is for all to bear. part Of the
expense. If all who are interested
in this matter would help, no one
would feel the tax. All you want is
the will.
I will make you this proposition,
which think is fair. Let every far
mer and planter when he goes to
Town, go to the office of the Louisi-
ana Democrat, and leave with the
Editor twenty-five or fifty cents. 1t
is reasonable to suppose that nearly
every farmer in the Parish will 60 to
Town between this and Christmas.
Your cotton will soon be coming in,
and you can command the amount
without any Inconvenience. Let ev-
ery.merchant in the Parish do the
same. Now you see that ifonly four
hundred ofyou give twenty-five cents
it will make a fund Of one hundred
dollars, but if you all contribute
something, you will then have ample
means to carry into effect your de
sign. This money is to pay the prin'
ter at Alexandria, for his work, pa
per, etc. Let the printer be required
to print small, neat pamphlets, and
send them throughout the country
Post masters, sheriffs, clerks, rail
road corporations, etc.
I will pledge myself to do all thu
writing in manuscript for nothing.
will not charge you a cent. l have
had some experience in this line o
business, and l know that you viii
be greatly benefited, as am will
ing to assist any man or men, 20,
may designate. I have come to thi
Parish to stay, and I will anxiousl,
embrace every opportunity to brin|
about a permanent prosperity in tn
Parish. Respectfully,
STONEWALL.
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Communication.
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