Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-08
DUB DISTRESS AND IT'S CAUSE.

tentative from East Felic'ana. IN I
frc duccd and -ucc ssful!y engenecr- t
d bill! Which Is known "a the
Homestead Llw one provision o.
which reserves to the property c
holder, both in and outside OF cor l
uora,inns. a homestead tothe va'u'
Of $4,000. Mr.. Mnnday. no doub',
'elt tnr tho 6"nrCs-cd ayr cn'tn'a''s's t
of our State, for he is himself a prac-
,ical farmer, but the question very
naturally presents itself, in VIVA
manner does he propose relief? BY
cu,,irg off the opportunity of small
larn er- from securing supplies with
which to make their annual crops
and forcing them TO the adoption OF
| a system .. ecnmohy and home pro-
duc.ion that would rebound to their |
ey erlas,ing benefit, or is ii TO Sc
cure the fine i.r"pe ty OF a large
class Of real estate owners who,
through chain Of reverse, have
hccnme involved to such an tx'ent
~ 10 m kr i, a moral impnssib liity
/, -et;le their i. drb,edne-- without
4 sacrifice of their h"ms al tlgnr's
considerably below their actual val
ne. Either motive is an honorable
one, and we are kica>cd I" bc leve
the honorable gentleman had both
IDEAS in view when he fathe ed the
, bill.
, The system Of furnishing supplies
S works, we are convinced, a most
di asst, Gus effect not on only to the
:, farmer aud merchant but upon eve
~ branch OF business. The plar'e'
o wh, buys supplies on his coming
: crop barely lives, so sparlngIy
are they dealt out to him, a"c
Of if he, 10y some Unforeseen for'u''y,
G. ha. his yield reduced below h:s'
s au,icipation-, not only fails to meet
40 40 hi. obIiga ions with the merchant
er but has Il. money with which to pay
I'd off a number ut outside bills tina
es necessarily accrue during the sea
Oh son. II the The farmer lived g
nv Ii me and was dependent upon M
one for his hog and hominy tn
he state Of affairs would be greatl
us changed. But, will say three
y, fourths Of our readers. how arc W
rs 10 do this when we have nothln
is in the house to live on and 10 MOI
'i'' e. in our pockets II knowled2
cry OF these facts has inspired our =
the marks, and we will point out o,
EN-. remedy .: II every Individual farr
'e' or could persuade himself 10 RI
,ole through one cropping season. I
eel one third the supplies usually deer
cas-, ed necessary (Which any one cou
son easily do)-plant smal!e: area
this cotton and cultivate il more tho
oughly, and plant double the ar
own in corn and other produce Sc esss
r"' tial o home comfort and prospect
oils after one years labor the agricul
Ga. raj Interests Of our section wo'
be placed upon firm cash ba
mus, and in q very short time our below
,,ins State would be restored TO her pr
addy tine glory and again justly hera
ton; ed as the Queen of the Slsierho
s'.A Is evidence of the deleterIous
It. I fec, of the credit system we pres
i feel the following figures for sober C
lew sideration: In the Recorders
y Nv W. ice of this Parish, already has |
re at flied 459 contracts, p!edging to
g exit merchants doing business in
y al Parish the coming crop to
very amount OF $S5 ,245 For recort
10 the these contracts the farmers
sanity have to pay $45S and an int
80 % of IS, 524.5G to the me: chant.
like in turn has 10 pay it to the c
e 1vE me mission meachant or ba k on W
credit the home merchant is a
enabled to advance to the iarme
J,,o , c,.rto,, 10 cpir