The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-23
no ENCOURAGE IMMIGRATION.

no ENCOURAGE IMMIGRATION
rhnro Ia ~ Huhioa, which ahpull moro
thoroughly ongnge the aa,noa consideration
aT the people IF Louisiana ihan that If
ACQUIRING n,lllni white labor from tha Older
Ntatra ~ Ftnm Europe Vs. havo thousands
of trrtilo nrloa only waiting g. hn tlloI In
order ~ ylrll TIE mont abundant ha,yoeta
wiz hayo Il mnat delightful aui anul,Iinua
cmnto. we arc nj panoo With tho world. and
| ina' lava arc equally md impaitlally "sn
euted throughout the linlta ~ The state. W.
hava ~ ahrrt ryNr, thing navn anil except
only tho nnnpasaly iahni ~ properly lnvnlo,
| tho wonderful resources or on favored State
lhn question. Therefore nr paramount
Importance IL hnw e. obtain that labor. how
e. p,Inno nmiE,nula from tho Mouth. and
| Wcei. ~ from tlln Eipat aud oyci .plulutnd
\ r,nlnti iaa Of lirarn Nv como hrtn nni 4f,tf
hotn, ~ make theil homes among W. aus,
ahntr with MS tho manjfoRt hnnnlia growing
ont W. the il@lrneea nf oar Hnl and ON
mild and tonrnrntn climate. Tho now CON
atitui"n has tho following provision
AHr IN Tho Ganotnl AanauthIy thal W, onto
| Il Euroau III Auti,,iltnfa tiatlno TN .,l rsaf
| al ipnni IL ono W. put q ihnr anifItal ~
| 3ueh t.mn W. iha lnnhn Il ndninn If thf
| ~ mnr watrnid then ia th"tr lu' cmnn' Ill
nuk ina auah expenditures IN nnGtt5i thli nltnJ
nspeudut,p n"ver oNoe"d tIo enc per pntum
| Il ,c,ura ~ ~ That tha provision nf thr
| constitution alntds M "Ncnll"nt opportunity
| fur i,oninaua IT, mako beginning Ia tha All
imnnrtant matter ,f awntIng immigration
which hnu no. Intimate nh association with
agriculture ~ e. nal" any project for ~
| yanriug encouraging the one almuat nerra
atuily Include, Tie other lhrrn IL ~ rra4un
| that we onn 300 why tho IlIrnnll or Agtieul=
| tuf rginnuld not also act al n lurraiI or lmmi=
grafton ana Wa would nnggr4t that fnn
lnHialntuto allnll 80 frann tho IN att.ta on he
| auhtnot ms To- empower Tho bureau t. net In
both capacities Tho amount to ~ expended
| IL ANAL. Tho poaitianA ehould. therefore, 10
ronsernd an purely honorary. and W" have
| no doubt thcrn are numl'afR Of eur citifnna
| wirof.c ircp intorns' Ill III" state ana whnae
earnrat d,Ntiln 10 further tho Introduction of
| white nnh Intelligent labor would el,fan Thorn
| 10 nct without any other remuneration thnn
The HatiaIarton lhNy would naturally rre IA
fnnlnrinE tho State valuable Rnryicn Thla
bureau ahouI callAa tho attractions Of onr
sniE and climate to hn extensively alvnrtluad
tnErn,l4 terms that would b. "xtnnIoa 10 all
those who weull ,tettln III Louisiana. th"y
could collect data III regard O. the dln,Tent
aaetluna ~ tho Stats. the rAeuIiarItlM and
adv ,ntngea Of each parish. tho productive
qualities d, the land. III general character,
its yield per aero. whNthrr subject to ovor-
llnw or not. ~ pti,r. otc
The facts arc AL claiiy obtained. but to be
er value they should net only he published
In pnpciH OF In book form. but should bn col
lcrtad and arranged fer ready rororonCn In
some centrally located olli,n, whore emit
grants arriving hrre from all points could
call aud inva4,Igata tho Hhattor for than-
srvca. Evnry planter and land owner In tho
Stat, should tr asked rs srnd Is tho bureau a
daseriptt, IF ht4 lands. tlnpriroA for which ho
would dispose oI OF RENT them ~ parties lie
string t. sottle upon or cultivate them. 10
gethcr With MI tho Information concerning
thnm whinhh purchaser would dniirc to hnvn
iaey might also scni their orders for laborora
to tho bureau. ana III this way the institution
would hr III some living and practical value
ThrinfarmatioN which could thus he secured
would he of mmcn.ir import anco, and II
would hc an excellent ilea for the land
owners IL give Che hurran commissioners
powers Of attorney t. art as their agents Ill
dtSposing Of lands. This would greatly faci- |
itate sales ana save tho cmlgrauts seeking
homes vast amount ol time and trouble |
The trouble now II that oven when Cmlgrant8
land here even If they are disposed Is rcman
III Louisiana they are MT Il loss az to whore
e. GO; they can obtain no Information; they
have not the means or the limo to lose In |
prospecting for places w settle, ana the con
sequence II they hrtake themselves either 10
Texas which has u we'll organized bureau
of emigration or to the West, where they |
are readily provided for aud whore they help
to swell the population Of those great and
growing States.
We ought to keep these people here We
need them and can give them much better
to make comfortable homes and |
Il competence than can either Texas or the |
Western States. 1t will require work, how
eyer- strenuous and persistent work-and we
trust that when the Legislature shall have
done its part by enacting a proper law, our
merchants and planters will cordially second
the measure by active and intelligent action. |
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