The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-05-25
Orr Town and Parish.

Notchitoches is a town of about 1000 inhahl'
tants situated on Cane river, stream haEiHaolt
durinr the winter season by the largest Grass ol
steamboats,, and within four lull's OF ked hlv r
which is navigablc during the entire year. Inc
New Orleans Pacific Railroad, now IN course nl
construction, will pass WITHIN trn n,',o t Sa'
and West of US efforts have been made TO 10, Sc
cure tap road which we are certain Will De
effected. At present we are within ~ hours
RIM of New Orleans, per steamer, ana "lthlp 70
hours of Shreveport where railroad coMnuhl'
cation is open to all Western and Northern
| markets. c,: ra;,
honal and Methodist, THE latter in course OF
construction, attended by large and growing
conrrerat ions while numerous churches OF the
.omr denominations and the Baptist are scat
tered throughout the parish, neutrality-suspicious.
| facilities as good as in any seetloh we nave
| three handsome school buildings. anu numerous
private and public schools IN the ;o"n' S ~n,,
over 40 public schools were slstaint" d"r'MS
| the past wear in the parish through the puo'lc
school fund. :.
Publir education is attracting great attention,
and during the one year which the native cltl'
zen has had control of them it has been shown
that the Importance of good common school
| education ia not to be overlooked. Some troli.
HE has been had in securing the services OF
comnrtpnt instructors. but in short time al
dtHrultips now attending our public schools
will be overcome
Eatchitoches has over 40 stores and business
houses, blacksmith shops, and wagon anu car
shops while there is great demand Tor man"
factories none have yet sprung np, "A fouhurH
would nav we'll here Us also would wagon all'
pillow factories cotton anu "ooi ni''S' p'"N'''
| machines, etc. ;.
The town and parish are growing some II
population, and recuperating IRON the long r"i
of the crrpet Dagger and ignorant negro as IL
flct the State aud the whole South Inc p"Pu
lation of the parish is ahont 1900. whlie 'her
is ample room for ten times that nu,1'T %a;na j.
more than onp.tenth of the areable land Delng j
cultivation. The soil around this town IS an,
vial and as rich as any in the world, while II
iupxhaustabIe Farmers raise Cotton, CoIi
Oats. Sugar Cane, Rice (highlandD Grasses, IL
. baccn and our climate makes this sec' ion COZ
{ genial for the yield of grains OF all KINDS a
a stock country this is unsurpassed our vii WI,
part of December and rarely continuing iate
than the last of February. Much attention hS
: been given, within the last two years, to the III
proving and rearing of cattle, horses. sieep al
9 hoes and within a short time this section WI
successfully compete with any in the Uhlo
IN them. 81, -,
acre The price being regulated by lmproF
\ ments. location &c. House rent in town fro
n As to 800 per month Good. comfortable ten
" ment houses rent readily for $40 per mont
!, CroDs are cultivated on the share system, ve
n few paying wages. 81,
u AS a home for an agricultural population tn
Il section has few to equal it, certainly none
perior, and all such would meet with near
J. and generous welcome. We desire. and espe'
e ally invite mechanics, agricnlturists and cal
talists from the North to come among US,
u obey the laws forget all preudices. work mar
and to aid us in building up our town ana pa
ish, and bringing prosperity within onr gat'
t To all such we say. COME! We have the HON
- to exchange for your brain and muscle.