The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-22
What the Papers Say.

| Mr.. Sam Fairchild killed PIG
the other day which weighed Sig
pounds. Now, what son-of-a- hog
will set himself up to beat this. p
Orange Tribune.
Why didn't you say "sam. Fair
child, of Niblett's Bluff, LAP"
We've got the mate to that hog in
our pen now, and he is too fat to
stand up. I
The citizens Of Wallaceburc.
Ark, have a just appreciation Of
the value of local manufacturing
enterprises. They recently voted
bonus of $1,000 to hoop manu-
facturer to enable him to encour-
age his operations, and $500 to
furniture manufacturer to assist
him in getting his business under
way.-Galveston News.
And if they had come to o Lou
isiana town our beautiful license
laws would have screwed SO much
of their capital out of them that
they would not have had enough
left to buy a sign to put up over
their place of business. Louisiana
can beat any other State ia the
Union in discouraging manufac-
tufes.
The location of the railroad
crossing OF the Sabine river has
finally been determined upon, as
well, also, AS the connecting points,
and the uneasiness felt in regard
to the matter generally has been
dispelled. The Louisiana Western
will cross at point known as Alli-
gator Bayou, some three and
half or four miles above town, and
then take q straight line down the
stream, entering the corporate
limits of the city and then forming
a Y it will connect with the T. &
n. 0. in two places. The eastern
connection will be just beyond Mr..
jim Sims residence, and the west
ern connection just this side of the
stock pens. The furthest point of
connection will not be to exceed
half a mile from the business CEN
tre of the town, and the nearest
point will be two blocks from the
court house. The location OF the
depot is not yet determined upon.
The road runs through property
Of the T. a N. 0. principally. Col.
Jas. B. Hill, Mr.. Darling aud 9TH
RS are now engaged in locating
she line from the city limits to the
,rossing on the river. Capt Polk,
chief engineer, is engaged On the
EAST side, betwaen the river and
Lake Charles.--Orange Tribune.
The SALT MINEs.-We are in
ormed that the salt mines on
Ayery's Island have been leased to
company of English and Texan
who are to pay twenty
i've cents per ton for the salt, and
tipulate to raise one hundred
ons day, besides completing a
anal seven miles long through the
alt marsh TO Verftilion Bay. 1t
) alleged that five hundred thou
and dollars was some years ago
efused for this property. The
lines were at one time worked
cry energeticaIIy, by the firm of
,houteau a. CO., of st. Louis, who
expended large sums of money In
uttiDg up extensive works for the
of the mineral, and en-
loyed about two hundred hands
. preparing it for market. II will
undoubtedly be great benefit to
lew Iberia, if this important en-
srprise should be again revived
.onisiana Sugar-Bowl.
The ST., Louis Times-Jour4aI
ays: The Arkansas Legislative
,ok a recess the other day to wit
ess q bowie knife advertisement
etween the minority and majority
the ways and means committee.
Tbile the doctors were sewing up
10 minority the mejorify got in
leir report, which was nnanim-
lsly adopted
North Caroline is about to in
ease her tax on liquors, the bill
n settling the State debt having
ed Nor4b Ha.o7:cc s~ox,a 60