The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-05-04
Onr Town and Parish.

>,,rb;toches is a town Of about 4ooo lnhaoi
.,,ts .;tuated on Cane river. stream naVlgaole
dnr;nu the winter season by the largest CLASS VI
'tu,mIoats and within four miles OF Red klvSr,
wh;rh is navicable during the entire year Ing no
Wv orleans Pacific Railroad, no" III COURSE s. u.
constructions will pass within ten mi Ss TO Ho" se.
',r. :, tam road which are certain VIII oe
t.t.I 4, present we are within ~ nou,s
.m,, nf \.w Orleans per steamer, anu "l'hip 20
h ~" Of shreveport. where railroad communi
" ', il open to all Western and Nortne'n
markets. ,,. c,.b,,;c Ennis.
vn, ,nI Nrthodjst. 1.-THE latter in course OF
'. W.,ru't;oo,, attended by large and growing
.""rrc"atious. while numerous churches Oh .ne
s"'i. determinations, and the Baptist, are scat.
t""aI throughout the parish, atfordi"g relgious
to.;,;,;as a. good az in any section, we nave
tbrae handsome school buildings. ana numerous yN,
private and public schools in the to~a S %"
apr.r 40 public schools were sustained uutt i;te
ths mast year in the parish, through the puo''
p"h,c education Is attracting great atrentlon.
and diving the ono year which the native clti
''n' %as had control of them it has been snow
that the importance of good common scn no
education is not to be overo"Ke,' oo.n u.;oos y
I ,'o h,a heen had in securing the services
" W" instructors. but in short tlme -
1 ; now attending our public scnoo'
will be overcome l.,,oe
w Wotcbitoches has over 40 stores and bushes
9 bonses. blacksmith shops. and wagon anu Va'
Sbons. while there is great demand IoT Ma1 ~.
T. factories none have yet sprung up, rou' ~
would pay we'll here as aSo ~S" 1';,, %"s MANN
pillow factories, cotton anu ""'' "'''"''
Il machines etc .,o,r;nr eoma
The town and parish are growing so'no
c nonulatiou. and recuperating from the lo's 1"
= Of the crrpet.Laggcr and ignorant negro ~
l. E ct the State aud the whole South. Inc pHp
!. Iaton Of the parish is about 2,Mn' VINE 'nu
@ il ample room for ten times tnat nu.' Ho;na
~ moIe Than one.tenth of the areable lana penny
q ",l walton. The soil around this town IS az !.
vial and as rich as any in the world, wnlle . IL
e. nexhonstab,e. Farmers raise Cot'oh' w
-, Oats sugar Cane. Rice (highland) Grasses
u bacco and oul climate makes this sec ION q
GENIAL for the yield Of grains OF an ki mus .,
= stock country this is nnsnrpasseo. ~. vu' ~"
., ters are mild never beginning peM,v INV; ia
p mart of December, and rarely continuing u"
81 Than the last o, February. Much attehtl3n
o' hsan c;ven, within the last two years, TO inc
mr. nrov;nv and rearing of cattle, horses sneep
bnos and within Short time this section '
''o successfully compete with any III inc y"
It" IN tn m. c, - >, %,
II acre The price being regulated by l"'pl :.
~. ments location &c. House rent in town IL
y" a. =" saS ner month. Good. comfortable u
49, H ,ne ", honses rent readily for slo per MOI
~ C CROPS are cultivated on the share SYSTEM
% few paying wages. ,..,, non,,at;on
of As home for an agricultural pop p," aoms
1 section has few to equal it. certainty nono
to neri"r and all such would meet with he
p pna generous " welcome We desire. and esp
ALL. allv invite mechanics, agriculturists ana
- talists from the North to come among "S,
TO- ohey the laws forget all preudices. WORK ! ~
Dis and to aid us in building up orr town an" i.
r. ish, aud bringing prosperity wlthn our our y :,
.;,h 70 y" excb,nre for your brain and muscle