Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-31
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
SnRLvEruKT, La, July III, Is7-

! taih- an account II the facts with frT
f,ncics happening along the route from
Homer to Shreveport on "Wednesday last.
Vet M" before enter upon a learned OF
any other kind of dissertation upJu the
good city Of Shreveport, rcitcratc the a.
scrtion made in my first letter that the
stage line ia great institution despite the
bad roads, the long inter- ais between
changes of stock, and other minor tliscofn.
forts which are common 20 all enterprises
of a similar character. True, the hours Of
arrival and departure to and from Homer
are ihc0nvcuicnt, the road ~ a long and
weary one; but after the end of the jour
ncy il reached, the dust of travel is re-
moved aud tired nature ~ thoroughly
rested, there is lcisnr, to estimate the AL.
vantagrs and they are found 10 be coirsid.
cradle by no means the least item III the
summing up il the fact that with the safety,
certainty and dispatch "i this method Of
transit. there is included a saving Of -cvrr-
al dollars in expense.
am informed that within the nrNt rcn
days ia. schedule will be- ~ changed ~ to
cuabl" the stage To- leave both Shr'yc.
port and Nunro- III the evening, arriving ia
Homer about II OF - O'Clock. Besides the
convenience az this arrangement 10 pas
srngrrs, there Is the additional important
that the people Of Homer
VIII receive their mail something like
may hc hoped tina, th,sc most cone, rucd
viii 10" duly thankful.
! c city "f Shreveport looks to the tray
/, lcr who approaches II through Rcd River
swamp lihc" ~ city that i. st on IN hill
aud cannot he Ind But It's appearance
Is familiar to a large majority of the read.
cts "f the Guardian. The roads leading
from Claiborne to the metropolis Of North.
west Louisiana and eastern portion uf
Texas have been througcd moro thichly
'vcry Year since l-73 10y our farmers seek
ns Il market whose chrapnc.s seemed like !
'pcn handed generosity when compared |
with the credit prices for the staples Of ,
ifr, 10 which for many years they had to
heir sorrow boru accustomed The trade |
,cgun some years ago has continually in
citations which this intercourse has crra.
ed has been to the mutual advantage
# Shreveport and the people Of Claiborne.
thousands Of dollars have been saved To-
he parish 10y the difference IN prices of
goods. We have learned the value of cash
its advantages over credit. The people,
oo, have about gotten over their fuli>h
nd absurd prrludiccs against Jews. They
ave Learned to know that 1t l. not far To
ndgc of ia, race hy the isolated iudi,id.
ials wh" reflect dI,cirdlt upon their rco-
Ne. II EN'- mr Plra~Hie To write. and
many of my reader, viii echo my words,
hat no mon" honorable, fan and upI.ht
rntcincu are 10 lu' found tuyw here than
monE the jew, ct Shreveport For my
'dlt | have Away estimated tins peculiar
nuwn that as a people they were a. good
nj ~ bad - uthrI-, and II give. me
lcasnrc To verify NY b,li,f hy aIl intimate
nj friendly dissertation with thu>c that
nd here. But Shreveport l. not inhabited
ntlr"lN hI the Jews Thr HONORABLE, zen
IL Of mercantile prucli,itlrs huur>hr, IA
nnhi hcir, and are found to Ice qnick
nd sharp 1T driving a bargain, I,.,d, 10
nIugc aron thu low pr.c,a and cNcrllnt
uLlitit, at their ware, | talr i, that
hr"rrP"it l. Ike all utlrr ,iir., snmlari,
tultcd tf,I leading tu>iuc., men of
hatcv,r nation 81 creed have a quick eve
; hu>IucN> and then own PERSONA! al
InthS', bat IT the sam" time drr strictly
'n"ldhi, IN tlcli dealing,
h"t hit'' all there Is something wrong
'"ut Shreveport, and n ricecut must
ndidlN confess that | avn unable to un-
'retIrd what It Is. By the the wIitc
y next tho mystery viii PcrhLp, be- re-.
Ilrd. lntil then let me SAY that there
4 seemingly indignant apathy, if such
I expression may bc used, that oharac-
~" the 'dIk of the citizens when the,
yak of their city. There - evidently A !
'linG -. disappointment about some Il
ing. There are some sins Of omission ;
nj some 81 commission, aul the two !
asses OF error have evidently, as the q
oplc think, not resulted TO the adyau. Il
e of the town. No mIu il heard 10 4
'rh"Sy greatness for the Red Xiv CT city,
d Yet some improvements 20 on. -Four y
autlfui stores on Texas street have lust d
On finished. Should others he DESTROYED Y
''f places would be soon occupied by t,
ne magnificent structures. The mcr. l.