The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-11
It is necessary 70 secure the immigration OF o

Let us, having thus made these PROPOSE
tions the starting point and foundation Of our
inquiry, proceed to consider the problem In
that light II will save time and give the
matter o more busineasli like look TO dispense
with these etereotyped premises and to keep
In view simply the best means of obtaining
the desired end. There Is no question as to
what the State needs-the only question is
how To supply that need.
Discussing this question yesterday morn
ing the Ricdytu,c, dealing especially with the
share md tenant system, sud:
| Perhapn the b st plan yet adopted is to out up
| the plantations into lwsny five acre lotH OF I'LL
able lhud. each lot 10 have on IL n house with
| four rooms u cistern y garden II barn hnd II lot
OF one or Two nerta. or more. for u cow, muI. =.
| etc. A good working white farmer leasts this
| lot. or two lots. ant undertakes TO make given
number o. Of cane for The mill, and To SILL
he cane to the proprietor ut " or ID u ton de-
| Iveted Mt the cane shed. The lessee furnishes
| hs own tonma. plows. carts. etc. and hires and
| works hia own hands. AMI The proprietor Of the
| land has no trouble with the crop only In
making 10 up.
The same may be said OF cotton lands. The
plan IL perfect plan. But where Is tho
| lessee to come from2 We know planters
and land owners In great numbers who will
be very glad to divide up their property In
the manner described by tho Picayune, II the
| Pic will undertake to provide the good white
| farmers. The share and tenant systems ap-
| ply equally well to all our Louisiana lands,
and ptoprletors everywhere are willing and
anxious to adopt either or both Of them.
There Is absolutely no difficulty in the way OF
acco mmodating any number OF good white
farmers" The trouble Ia TO get the good
white farmers to Accommodate And this
brings us to the real question: How to secure
Immigration
The Ifcdpsne seems TO think that the Su-
gar Planters Association Is the proper body
to solve the problem. 1t says:
The Sugar Planters Association. an ener-
| getie aud Influential BODY. should take this
matter Ia hand. and aee that the Legislature
/ rfottt Heme n4aeanraa hooking to the establish
| mont II q proper bureau whore Pill information
| of an agricultural character could be obtained
by immigrants, bureau Tor instance mat
would maintain q correspondenee with the
State and I'll" thus be snsbed 10 furnish ' reliable
and fresh dat to MI applicants.
| We take very different view of the mat
ter. The association would prove very
powerful coadjutor In tho undertaking, and
could lend to the bureau OF agriculture and
immigration most invaluable assistance as
regards the sugar growing districts; but
such bureau as we require should embrace
all the lands OF the State, the cotton and gen.
eral farming regions as well as tho sugar,
and of these It Ia not to be presumed the as
ISOLATION would be competent or willing to
take proper oognizanee. Indeed, any discus
sion on this point is quite unnecessary, since
tho new constitution provides for the estab-
| lshment OF bureau of agriculture, and au-
thorizes an appropriation of $4,000 per
annum--suticient, In our opinion, to answer
oil practical purposes 1t only remains
| to conflde the administration of the Office to
| some one able and ready to perform the
labors and TO dispense the revenues effec-
| lively and intelligently. II we can once bring
before the farming and industrial classes OF
| Europe and the North the simple facts rela-
| tive TO the climate, productiveness and other
advantages OF Louisana-the facts In COM
pact, complete, reliable and lucid form, 80
that all may perceive and understand them
there need be no fear as to the result. Lou
isiana would very soon receive her share OF
the stream or immigration steadily pouring
into America To do this properly and eco
nomlcally will require the exercise OF great
deal OF energy and industry and judgment, and
Gov Wilt will have to make the selection &C
cordIngly. There will BIO no sinecure, no per-
auisites, none Of the usual attractions Of pub
lie place. But there is great work to be
done and the material is there for doing 1t.