The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-14
QUIZ BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOB 1880
AND 1881.

70 tho Editor OF the Uemocrab'
Your own columns have. az Wen as tnose o.
oil our city journals. from time 70 Time. Witnln
the past few months held up N nopeiui sno
roseate colors the future Of New orleans.
All these glowing pictures are but line word
paintings 40 long as We behold 40 Responsive
IN. Ana deeds OF those who are to reap the
golden harveets go prophetically predicted In
fha near future. All these commendable efforts
an vour part. and those Of your worthy cola.
horers ~ the press. do not seem to inspire any
corresponding emotions OF their truthfulness
: our plodding population. Let we'll enough
Alone" seems to DO the unalteraDle standard
maxim OK our merchants and capltalists. Time
cnterprise thai promised even remotely . rea-
sonatle remuneration for capital invested In .
n9M remsmber. when quite a youth In New York,
what q rush was salt. to have been Witnessed
here when the hooks Of subscription to the CAP.
dtal stock Of the Citizens Bank we're nrst
S oDs snoths ReoSs to enter their
the stuck OF hat bank. The Same may be said
70 Others ss Ct Ssy s %1dssn co1
donde aOcruiu9 every six mouths. with q surety
q Of the suns risinR and setting. and they we're
not w 70 the dsy ts La1e vt p m
~ 81 wrecked uN o'e'' 'A''''''' "0'' -
now Old things have passed away. and every.
thing has become ne " In this our day. We are
tior,. oi risk and chance. II you viii. lntelli-
gent men cscnlste III these ana Wnea IN ,ney are
Ii money In AMI. gwen adventure or new en-
ferprise founded uppn e"und. economic prtn-
ciples. they rnsh 70 the con hlct determined 70
Such. at least. 10 the way our Eastern. West
sharp md unerripg Intelligence 30 plsinly sets
before their eyes, backed ny sound Judgment
and their perception Of coming events. Tor
Oss "r so not s1 they rst that they may
Sain they Ore not timid nor easily frightened;
they take hold with bulldog grlp; and they
tered tered he situation. filled their poosete. and
and honoraby won from the ever changing
ts ~ W Vi East. North and west il huge
hive Every one is n At rise Of sun s ayins
fhs hive At night empty. They seek and they
Il ha asas{ :ssgywa sss hive
Inc out briore il, basking In the sunshine Of .
glorious. God-giyen day, lazy, stupid. With
sunshine. and expecting to be fed By bees that
belong TO other hives" or By angels from the
What ldiooy % expect thisl No. sweep the
drones out OF the ,way..-out OF existence would
be the most popular plan. Invite a. swarm OF
genuine honey bees" from the great North. East
60 our honey laden land. where flowers per-
petual bloom and God has spread out q land
scape the richest and rarest on the face oil His
beautiful earth.
Lot ua drive ont the hornets and humble bees.
that make no honey. but are eyer ready to sting
i genuine honey Doe to death. II he has the
temerity to seek honey BY our sunny shores.
Drive out the Oanaanites who know not the
value OF their heaven blessed land, and let in
may be covered with plenty. cities rise, grow
and expand: commerce and travel. manufao-
{ ures and arts walk lovingly side by side. ever
increasing their radius and shedding golden
halo Of prosperity far and wide.
Again say. drive out the Canaanites from
New OrleRne and welcome In the Yankeetes.
X you ever expect to sec In your midst the twin
gloriee OF the world,
New Orleans. Febl uarv 10. 1880.
lNoTR.-We publish the above. because IT is
from an old and respected merchant. but we do
not agree with him In his opinion OF our Deo-
ple.- Ed