The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-10-08
IN THE INTEREST OF IMMlGRAT1ON.

IN THE INTEREST OF IMMIGRATION.
The friends of the New Orleans
Democrat have observed, and with
pride no donbt, the energy displayed
by that journal in bringing to public
view the material resources and supe-
rior advantages of Louisiana, in which
effort the well-known activity and vim
of Major Burke, the managing editor,
and his readiness to embark in public
enterprises have been conspicuously
brought to the attention especially of
newspaper men, who, in such matters,
it will be readily conceded, are at once
the reatliest and most capable judges.
The character of the work done by the
Democrat corps. mechanical and edito-
rial, we have before commended but
of one particular feature of the Demo
Gratis general plan we have said
nothing specially, though closely
watching the development of this par
ticular feature, and so far warmly sym
proving the style of execution. We
refer to the Democrats description, by
parishes, of the State, for the enlighten-
ment and guidance of the immigrant
in search of new home. When this
work was undertaken we felt misgiv-
ings AS to the persistency of purpose to
completion, knowing it was both cx-
pensive and difficult, to say nothing of
the fact, well understood, that it would
prove tedious and trying to both COM
pliers and publisher. So far, however,
has the Democrat advanced in its I'M
dertaking, that retreat would be al
most impossible and cessation an act
of folly; and we can, therefore, look to
the completion ofthe Democrats prom
! ised history with confidence.
The expected early visit of one of the
Democrats corps of writer's, r. l..
Weightman, Esq, TO this parish and
the parishes surrounding, cnfOrces the
idea we have for some time been in
dulging of calling public attention.,
with some nlinuteness of detail, to the
information is sought from the people
and what use is to be made of the in
formation when obtained.
The object of the Democrat is to
compile and publish in the most at
| tractive form n description of the
resources of Louisiana the advantages
offered to immigrants the kinds and
character of soil, climate, products,
water, social and Industrial condition.
everything, in short, that can appeal
to the favorable judgment of persons
desiring to settle among us. This work
is being done by parishes, rs we have
said, and at the expense of the Demo-
GRAFT. The idea is to have the statement
completed this year, so as to have
traaslations made and the book well
immigration in Europe, in time to
catch tho Spring movement. The
Great Eastern steamship, it now seems
certain, will be chartered to run in the
cattle trade between Liverpool and
New Orleans, and the expectation is
immigrants from Germany, France,
England and Ireland, on the return
trips. What remains for the people of
Louisiana to decide. is, whether this
stream of immigration shall flow past
our doors to Texas and the Northwest,
or stop in Louisiana to develop and
enrich our vast and fertile, though I'M
populated territory.
In this work, the Democrat Solicits
only the cooperation of the people in
collecting such information as will
further it's effort and throw light upon
the question to which that enterprising
journal is devoting so much valuable
time and space. This is but slight
request, the yielding to which is made
the more agreeable and pleasant by the
fact that the information given will be
impaired to hundreds of thousands of
persons who will read it with eager
ness, and thus come to know of our
State and her people from representa-
tons made by themselves and not by
the jaundiced scribes ofunfriendly and
envious journals of other ATTITUDES. We
take pleasure in making the Demo-
Gratis request known TO our readers,
and of expressing an earnest anxiety