The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-05-11
Our Town and Parish.

Natchitoches is a town of about 1000 inhabi.
tantI situated on Cane river, a stream navigable
during the winter season by tho largest class of
steamboats,, and within four miles of Rcd River,
which is navigah!e during the entire year The
New Orleans Pacific Railroad, now in course Of
construction will pass within ten miles, South
and West of us efforts have been made to Sc
| cure a tap road which we are certain will be
effected At present We are within AZ hours
run of New Orleans, per steamer, and within Is
hours Of Shreveport, where railroad commHhi.
cation is open to all Western and Northern
markets.
Our town has three churches, Catholic Epis-
hopa and Methodist, (the latter in course Of
coIlstructionj, attended by large and growing
congregations, while numsreus churches of the
same denominations, ard the Baptist, are scat.
tered throughout the parish, neutrality-suspicious.
facilities RS good as in any section. We have
three handsome school buildings and numerous
private and public schools in the town, whilst
over 10 public schools were sustained during
the past year in the parish, through the public
school fund.
Public education is attracting great atrenton
and during the one year which the native citi
zen has had control of them it has been shown
that the Importance of good common school
education is not to be overlooked. Some trOn
bic has been had in securing the services Of
competent instructors but in short time all
difficulties now attending our public schools
will be overcome
Natchitochcs has over 40 stores and business
houses, blacksmith shops, and wagon and cart
shops; while there is great demand for mann
factories none have yet sprung up, A Foundry;
would pay we'll here, as also would wagon and
pillow factories, cotton and wool mills, planning
machines etc.
The town and parish are growing some in
population, and recuperating from the long rule
Of the crrpet.bagger and ignorant negro; as in
frct the State and the whole South. Tho popu.
lation of the parish Is about $1,000 while there
il ample room for ten times that number mot
mole than onetsnth of the arcable land being in
cultivation. The soilaround this town is allu
vial and as rich as any in the world. while it is
inexhaustable. Farmers raise Cotton, Corn.
Oats Sugar Cane. Rice (highland, Grasses, To-
bacco; and our climate makes this sec ion con
genial for the yield Of grains Of all kinds As
3 stock country this Is unsurpassed. Onr win
ters are mild, never beginning before the early
par. Of December. and rarely continuing later
than the last OF February. Much attention has
been given, within the last two years, to the i'm.
proving and rearing Of cattle, horses. sheep and
hogs, and within short time this section will
snccessfully compete with any In the Union
IN til m.
Good land can be had for from ~ to ~ per
acre. The price being regulated by improve.
ments, location &c. House rent in town from
IS to $40 per month. Good, comfortable tene.
ment houses rent readily for $40 per month.
Crops are cultivated on the share system, very
few paving wages.
As home for An agricultural population this
section has few to equal it, certainly none sill.
pericr, and all such would meet with = hearty
and generous welcome. We DESIRE and especi
ally invite mechanics. agricnlturisis and CAPT
talists from the North to come among IA, ITO
obey the laws, forget all prejudices. work hard"
and to Did ia In building up our town and par
ish, and bringing prosperity within our gates
To all such we say CONE! We have the HOMES
to exchange for your brain and muscle.