Richland beacon., 1881-10-01
The Future OF Louisiana.

near at hand 10. ok safe, I cur pco-
pie can only DE- trough: 10 rCa.!lc tie
tao, and use such mcans rs lie W,,hia
their reach -: The Fastening of ,a2:
event: but they have a lesson 10 lean
before they can ever realize the COW
summation OF those brigb. prospects.
Thcy have to learn that they viii
never attaia to any degree of prospect
iy a; their present ploddins rate o!
progress that i, requires ACTIVITY,
energy and enterprise, in,eliigcntly
directed AID pcrseveringly pursued,
to accomplish any rermancnt al: de-
sirablc result.
Another thing VIC think is GIso nee
cssary 10 be learned .!it no country
that depends entirely upoa ono class
OF industry car be permanently pros
porous that a country withoc: min
eral resources OF manufacturing enter
priscs. depending entirely upon agti-
culture, is like half cultivated farm.
oycrgrown with weeds and briars,
bitches chokcj up and fences broken
down, especial" is Ills tie case with
a country which. like ours, depends al
most entirel y upon one article OF pro
ducc to the exclusion Of all others.
To secure prosperity diversity Of
industry is necessary. Our a.luviai
portion of the State has. no mineral re-
sources, that have ever been discover
ed, to develope, but We have timber
growing in our forests that can DC
manufactured into valuable lumber,
aud We produce an abundance Of cot
ton that could lie made four-told n ore
profitable to our country if manufac-
tured at home into thread aud cloth.
1t certainly needs no argumen, 70
convince any one that cotton mills
could be more probably employed in
the cotton States than eiscw here
1t cost no more to build and operate
, them, while tho cost of transporta.
, ton, commissions and losses in haudl-
ing arc left to be added TO the profits.
, We can never reach even the most
| advanced stage Of agricultural pros
pc:i.y under the present system VI
farming in the cotton growing parish
es of our Sta.e-big plantations and
e a share Of the crop to the laborers
. In our opinion the landholder wcult
find it more profitable to rent, will
q the understanding that the tenants
: should keep the fences and houses re
paired and the di!cbes open, than t,
continue the present system. Blu
r what the country really needs is TO
the largo plantations to be divide,
into small farmes and sold or leased
on reasonable terms, to bonafde oc
capants, who will locate upon then
with view to making them their pei
" manent homes. Population, agricultu
j. raj and mechanical, is what we nee
/ and must have to become a nrospe,
g Gus country.
3. Our people may think that they ar
m financially unable to make start tt
N wards building manufactures, but W
r think they are mistaken. Sufficiel
y. capital could be raised in almost ever
parish to put in operation o co.to
" mill, by organizing joint stock con
" panies. But if they cannot do thi
V let them invite capitalists who al
~ able and willing to build to come in,
. the country and invest their money
40 these enterprises.
ACb 10 w W ubt VIC Cuu Oui Sclt>
and encourage others to assist Us
placing our State on level with Il
more prosperous sister States Of I!
IN Union treat those who come on pro
be pectiug tours with courtesy and kin
IN ness, and give them oil tho informs
nj ton and encouragement possibl
cd Aud finally let us determine amor
at ourselves 10 require perfect resPc
= and obedience 10 the laws aud A
10 Cand that lhoy be risidly aud fat
le FUZZY enforced rnus guaranteeing
strangers full aud complete protc
!, ,ioa To persons and property and y
!, promi..c that thoy will come. and tn
!. Loui.ians will take sofk among q
II, fsseaosi States Of tis great Rsgs
,r Boz
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