The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-19

lance. but relying on their own ri0ht
hands. BY persistent energy, 10 exIri.
cate themselves from the difficulties
thst have enCOmpaseed them for
% many years aud retarded their
advancement step BY step with the
other States Of the Union. Louis.
l&nlane and the Southern people
generally must look to their own I'm.
aided e1ertiOns and not rely upon ~.
sistance from abroad, as they NAV
rest assured that they will not 70.
cetve Il, a. the predominant selfish.
nees Of the world at the present dav
will certainly Withhold It; and young
A0uisieniene cannot repOee too
much faith 10 tho old but true max.
im that be % best assisted Who helps
himseli.
Tho Nov Orleans 7juses recently
pubiished . lengthy and interesting
leader on tho Immigration move.
ment. Among other things It utter.
cd these emphatic truths:
There % another and Q very sffec.
tive way to sseist this Immigration
movement. It 10 for tho parish pe-
pen 10 OIL tho parisheo OF the State
TO take % Interest IN Il and adyise
tho people to do two things. Firnt.
70 orgeni1e parish immigration 1oci.
cites: The objects OF these societies
should b 20 furnish Information
about the lands 10 their parishes and
to assist tmmtgrants In securing
suitable homes. They should pro.
tect tmmigrants against dishonest
land speculators and should eco that
they 40 received IL 0 way that Nm
make them feel that they arc vel
come. Secondly, to hold their land
at prices that will be % inducement
70 purchase. Immigrants. 20 . ruie.
sre not blessed with . plentiful cup.
ply Of cesh. They cannot afford to
pay Tor land twice a. much e It 10
worth. In this State there 10 very
exsgRerated idea about tho value Of
land. Land owners might g we'll
underotend at once that II thev OF.
pect to ond . market for their land
they must oRer. It Of ito real value.
Il they don't they will be forced 70
bold 1t Tor . good many years. and
until tho taxee upon It have made
them poor. When tho country BE-
comes settled up and improved It
Wall then DO time 20 demand fancy
prices, 70! they can b obtained. But
that time 70 . long way of. II land.
10 thtnly settled localities, % held 81
figures that tend to drive immiarants
away. We hope tho parish papero
Will take hold OF thie matter. They
have Il 10 their power 20 render this
l0mlgtatl0n movement immense
service % tho Wsy 10 have suggest.
Cd. and j they are DESTROYS OF bro.
noting tho interests Of their parishes,
they Will make their influence felt at
once 10 the direction We have point.
Cd out.
Tho Baton Rouge advocate pub
fishes some most excellent comments
on manufactures and 10 cannot 10.
frsin fpom clipping q few Of its cen.
dments ~ equally applicable to
sNstchitoches and her citizens. That
journal gives . bright picture OF
Matches, Ito factories and enterpri.
cling spirit, and then adds:
| Why % Nstchez ahead Of IN ? First
Because Hissiseippi We sooner Re-.
leased from the grip Of tho Federal
power, and the benign Providence Of
tho old repudiatoI0, Who he'd de.
etroyed the State credit. left no ~.
90 Tor issuing bonds during tho r..
construction period. Secondly, Be-.
cause 9 few enterprising men took
hold OF thinge, organized public oen.
timent. went to work, and OH hsnds
fell together with q viii on nroiecfs
OF Improvement.
All the retsrding causes arc no
longer operative With Be, and II our
enterpel1jDg men would learn the
power Of cohesion, of combined ei.
lot, tho oeme results would follow.
The 0rot great mistake. that n
made In regard to this matter. d a
70 the amount OF capital, which n
required. The money, Which Il em.
ployed IN erecting buildings, and IN
operating expenses. don't 10 Qua Of
the country. It goes to hands. The
nando pay It TO the grocer. and Il
ctrculstee like the blood IN tho body.
!nvlgorstlng every memberln turn.
We venture the assertion, that for
every dollar cent Of for flfty YEAR
TO come % buy machinery. 8 dollar
will be added to the market vslne az
reei estate 10 the city. The proper.
" holder, therefore, who invests IN
manufacturing stock, substantially
Reto It tor nothing. .
There b no use talking about tho
burden OF taxation, for money In.
vested 10 manufactures 10 placed by
tho constitution under shelter, and
escapes taxation slto9ether.
Wherever cotton factories have
been judiCtouSly located and opera.
ted q tne South. they pay immense
olv!dents. Tho chespness OF labor
and luel, the abundance OF raw ne.
terlal,. the eavlng OF charges aud
commissions, tho mildness OF The
climate. tho proximity 70 Q market,
amount to fifteen nor cont in their
!avoI over tho Northern mills,
Wherever ono 10 started, il educstes
labor. develops capacity for opero.
ting them In Q word. one succees
breeds another.
ORANGE CULTURE N LouIsrAxA.-
The venerable Moses Greenwood. OF
New Orleans, 10 sending 8 borrel Of
oranges - . Christmas Rift 70 an
old friend IN Little Rock. eavs tia
AIkaooao Gazette, relere % the Won.
deeiu! jocrease 10 tho production OF
thse hu!t 10 Louisiana, % follow:
speaking Of oranges, when I 6rst|
came 70 this city, fifty years since.
teot5 were only . few orange trees n
tho yards or gardens, and thirty
years ago there was not much atton.
tion gtven 10 the cultivation. ~.
terday ] was talking With some or
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