Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-10-22

sss az ||g!|| * 49,
ltce lis ~ 3 IlopuISl KS &
| about s go snd i 4 well built IA
thriving 6ne. II has 81 tie conves
Snisnces 81 ! modern town and Il, 81.
psrently, 4 very pleasant, place y
residence.
We Departed at II \, On d train q
the international Railroad. We pass.
ed through more prairies, such as We
have described and then entered the
red clay hills which supply the pine
lumber, that furnishes much Of tho
freight carried By the International
totlle emigrants who take up their
homes in the prairies, where it has
has to be hauled over many miles.
Looking over that country whose dis
advantages are 80 great, through
scarcity Of water and fuel,
we couldn't but think that
# our Louisiana people would
put in one-fourth Of the work
here, that the immigrant to Texas
has to apply to make q living, our
farmers and planters with everything
in reach, would be the richest in the
world, in Q few years.
From one end Of this State to the
other, good we'll timbered and Water
ed lands are to be found, on which
as fine cattle can DO raised as on the
famed pasturages Of Texas.
The fact is that our people don't
know that in Louisiana they 1--we in
the garden spot Of the world.
We stopped for supper at Palestine,
which is by far the landsomest and
most prosperous looking town we saw,
outside Of Houston. 1t is well laid out
and contains many stylish looking
edifces and stores. There, for % tri-
file, at the l. and G. N. Restaurant Of
Emil Height, We obtained q first-class
supper, after which we resumed our
journey towards Marshall, whichpoint
was reached at A. M. On alighting
from the train, we entered the hotel
adjacent to the depot where we were
agreeably surprised on recognizingits
proprietor, Mr.. Victor Calvayrac, a
former Restaurateur Of this city, whom
many will doubtlest remember. Mr..
Victor did his level best for us, and
we were soon slumbering at the rate
Of forty miles per hour, in comforta-
BILE bed.
We spent that day in Marshall, "a
town Of considerable importance,
where the international and Texas
Pacific form their junction. At six
P. NJ, we started for Shreveport, dis
tant 40 miles. Owing to the visible
awkward and slow handling of the
trains, at that end Of the line. which
some people think is accidentally done
on purpose, with the view Of ineon-
veniencing the Red River Metropolis,
we did not reach the end of our jour-
ney till 10 o'clock.
On arriving at Shreveport, we felt
that we were again at home. The
city has an unmistakable' Louisiana
appearance. We found q good room
at the Cumpston Hotel and good
supper at a we'll kept Texas Street
Restaurant.
After breakfast, the next day, Sat
urday, we set out to take a look Mt
the town. We first took in Texas
Street, the principal thoroughfare,
which is broad, well-paved, and lined
with stores and buildings Of fine ap-
pearance. The sidewalks were
crowded with people who were NOV
ing to and fro, giving Gifted APP
pearance to that really handsome
street. Shreveport contains popu-
latiOn of about 10000, and is fast
regainiDg the large trade for which
it was noted some years ago. With
the completion Of the N. o. Pacific
and the Vicksbnrg roads, also the
proposed Bremond line, towards
Nacogdoches, the thriving city will
undoubtedly become one Of the most
attractive business centres in the
| G Al, ,..,@ rrh;e ,no, sti,r,,,.,,,,,.