The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-05

tuuS SumS uD Inc STATISTICS relative
to this very important subject:
=, Just think Of It for q moment !
There are interested Ii the improve.
ment OF the river and its tributaries
thirty three per cent Of the total
acreage nf the Omitted Statee, repre-.
sen'inR nifty per cent OF the electoral
strength: 6fty per cent OF the popu.
lsiiOn; 6ity.eiRht per cent OF the
value OF agricultural products, and
s'xty'!our per cent OF the acres in
actual cultivation, which produce
ffty elk per cent OF the cotton. eiQhtv
three per cent Of the corn. s;rtv seven
per cent Of the wheat, eixty.One per
cent OF the tobacco. and seventy.
three per cent OF the hogs raised In
the United States.
1t will Do remarked that the States
Interested produce precisely the
things which are most required BY
the foreign countries to the south OF
us. which will ell. inevitably, become
large consumers OF those products ss
soon - the navigation OF the river
10 improved 90 a. to cheaper trans.
pOrtattO0 to the eeabOard.
1t seems incredible to 10 that there
ehou!d be men from the West and
Northwest 10 Congress who forgetful
or ignorant Of the needs and demsnds
OF those sections. and carried away
by q relentless hostility to the South,
constantly oppose the improvement
OF the Mississippi on the ground that
It will enure to the benefit OF some
OF the Southern States and cities. II
ie our consolation to believe that
these narrow minded and ptQmy
statesmen will be elected to remain
at home hereafter, and that men of
broader views and more catholic
spirit will be sent to represent those
States.
This is clipped from the New Or.
leans Democrat:
1hts 10 the proper time, It appears.
to meet . Northern gentleman on the
street and. after luriuR him into q
bsr-room to explain to him that the
South was overpowered by the van.
Dial hordes OF the North. and how, at
last. she sucCuMbed 10 the c0Wardly
hireltnRs through sheer exhaustion.
This sort OF thing can be overheard
occasionally by chance visitors ut un.
accustomed coffee. hot seq, who usu.
ally recognize In the orator q person
who, from 1851 to 1865. made con.
scrtpt Officers weep, aud Who, 10 1881,
has no greater ambition than to have
one OF the vandsl hirelinRs nay bis
drinks. After all, however. there
Isn't much Of it-i0r which ~ are
profoundly grateful. r
Yes, and the same kind OF class
have drifted into the newspaper
business. and are everlastingly prat.
log about q solid South, and tanning
into new flames the sectional feelings
engendered BY the VA. and shout.
log aloud concerning the doctrines
Of States Rights.
1t is tho fashion just now for Lou.
isisns journals to set forth the local
adsptabiltty Of their several sections
for the establishment Of factories,
&c. Capitalists are travelling through
several Southern States with . view
Of locating cotton and wool manu-.
facturies. We trust Natchitoches
parish will not be slighted or over.
looked by this class, a. It possesses
particular advantages. being situated
10 . rich. cotton.growing section.
The Shreveport Standard mentious
some recent excursionists - follows:
TIE MAINE CAPIrALrsTs.-A Dallas.
Texas special to the Galveston News
OF the 12th inst. In referring to tho
visit to that city Of tho Maine excur.
stonists, composed 81 mill owners
and cotton manufacturers, Of which
we made mention . few DAYS since.
state that they represent 115, 00O. 0O0
capital seeking investment In tho
Southwest. Two Of the number re-.
present cotton mills consuming 90.
OOO bales annually and employing
operatives, while others are LARGELY
Unidentified with manufactures Ia
wool and wood. We earnestly hope
that such step will be taken ss viii
induce these gentlemen to pay our
city Q visit before they return North.
With tue proper representations they
could not fail to be impressed with
tue superior advantages possessed
BY shreveport 40 Q point for the
establishment OF cotton and other
factories.
The Bossier Banner proclaims the
natural advantages OF Louisiana IN
eloquent language. It says:
The valleys Of the Red, Ouachits
and Mississippi Rivers cannot be
surpassed. In fertility, they rival
the famous Delta OF the Nile. Not
only are We blessed with these "a.
nous and fertile valleys, but other
parts Of the State embrace many Of
the fairest portions Of earth 3 surface.
From the Arkansas line to the Gulf
OF Mexico, We have every variety OF
SOLVE challenge competition.
Along the Red River, In BOsoier par.