The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27
Shirt of the Louisiana Press.

Spirit of the Louisiana Press.
It is cheering to see how splend'dly
our press rallies from defeat and
how they turn the public mind into
that channel where it can 'go Wild"
il it SO desires. With this view the
Bossier Banner speaks wisely:
It Is demonstrated that Louisiana
is an almost continuous farming dis.
trict: that all kinds Of grain grow
here, and that cotton and sugar cane
grow almost naturally. OF the very
uest quality aud enormous yields !;
that It Is capable ofsustaining q great
population, which is the most Inn
portant element Of wealth. IT. Ia the
fact that our State has ksOurces
capable OF supporting a great popu.
latiOn that we have cause to rejoice.
With population comes wealth, the
formation OF cities, towns and dense
agricultural communities. II we
we're to prophesy, it would be that
many Of US will live to see the State
Of Louisiana one Of the greatest In
the Union. III our lot seems hard
to-day, politically, let US not forget
that our prospects,, otherwise, are
continually growing brighter.
The DeSoto Democrat encourages
the citizens Of its parish to engage In
sugar making as more profitable
than cotton cultivation. We append
some very interesting remarks from
It on the subject:
There will be nearly as much surup
made this year In this parish az will
be consumed, and it q much better
quality than is ever shipped to this
market, In fact those who have tried
1t say Is as good as they ever saw. We
know q man who planted one acre
In cane and made about 800 gallons
OF syrup, which he sold at 60 cents
per gallon. yielding a revenue Of 1870
dollars. 1.-The had planted this land
in cotton it would have made from
one third to half OF a bale OF cotton,
which would have brought him If
teen or twenty dollars at best, le-
sides It is much easier TO raise the
cane than the cotton. There Is no
doubt but that cane Is q much more
profitable crop than cotton, and we
are glad to see our planters turning
their attention to It. There is no
reason why we should not raise
everything We consume except coffee.
The Shreveport Times suggests q
number Of plans whereby the great
demand for labor In all avocations
and business throughout the State,
may be supplied and as 1t isan excel
lent article and to the point We ap.
pend it in full:
The scarcity Of labor in this city
and at New Orleans is becoming q
very serious matter. 1t will be seen
by reference to our report this morn
ing that the officers OF the Caddo
Belle yesterday engaged a full deck
crew at so per month each. 1t Will
also be seen that In New Orleans
roustabOuts are demanding $50 per
month, and that q meeting OF steam.
boatmen Of that city has been called
for to-day to determine whether to
| Law up all boats or to increase rates
to meet the high price Of labor. To
Law up all the boats will be . great
calamity to the people living along
the Mississippi and ito tributaries.
and to increase rates will place boats
at disadvantages to compete with
railroads, and will increase the price
OF all commodities at points that
have to depend upon the river fol
their supplies. It Is q difficult Ques'
ton to solve and 1t remains to be
seen what will come Of it.
The scarcity Of labor is not alone
confined to steamboats,, railroads,
etc.. but the complaints among house
keepers who are compelled to do
their own work for the want OF com
petent servants Is becoming more
general every day. This, however
can be obviated by 8 lumber OF fam
lilies clubbing together and sending
| TO the East and West for white ser
want girls. Many ladies In this city
are now doing their own work fol
the reason that ''hired help cannot
be had. Any number Of white GER
wants, thoroughly familiar with al
kinds OF hOusew0rk, can be had 10
very short while by adopting thu
plan We have suggested.
The steamb0atmen will have tC
send to Ireland and England for sew
|eral thousand Irishmen and English
men who are anxious to come K
America but have not the means t
defray their expenses. Before thu
var deck crews OF steamboats, wert
Icomposcd almost exclusively OF Irish
mem. but since the war the negroes
have taken their places and It IL
rare occurrence nowadays to see al
MANY az three or four white rOust
abouts on q steamboat.
There is also a scarcity throughout
the State OF farm hands, and unless
some provision ts made by the plant
Iers many OF them will find them
selves without sufficient hands =
begin operations next year. :Thi
! can be remedied by sending to Call
lfornia and importing Cinnamon: w
have seen it stated In several OF oul
Exchanges that these people hav
been employed on rice and suga
plantations In the lower part OF tn
State for the past three or four year
and have given very general salts
faction.
II roustabouts and common Labor
ers are to receive $50 q month an
board, It would peya very large mum
Der Of white men In every portion
the State who are earning only rrof
3 80 to $50 a month as clerks, porter
+. and watchmen to throw up thel
present situations and engage !
steamboating.