Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-06-07
toufsfana's Need.


pass Louisiana. Her lands are rich, eli
mate propitious md her natural AL
vantagrs If almost every kind are Hn-Hr.
passed. But with all these Louisiana. a.
q State, is not wealthy. There are many
States that posses. nothing Of her wealth
of climate and production that, by calling
in the aid II other wealth producers. have
done for Themselves what nsturr futrd
To do, aud now 10y the help of these sc-
| quirrd advantages possess and enjoy q
much greater wealth than this naturally
! favored land when the cause il sought one
need not 60 far to lind satisfactory aud
| conclusive answer, Louisiana has been
laggsrd and has slept while others were
widr-awak" and hard at work. Other
tories and railroads, aud though their
natural advantages were fever. yet have
they far out-tripprd u. on the road to
wealth. 1t viii br tunnd that those States
which have the most railruad, and the
most manufactures are the wraliEicSt aud
are yearly growing wcalthirr, while those
possessing more fertile soil aud a better
climate are growing poorer This il -rcms
SHOULD Ice the most conclusive argument
that could be- made in favor Of railroads
and manufacturers. The actual test has
hria made. Her" l. State that has
FgUf =eIi and an HHfivorahlr climate, but
has railroads and manufacturers, and is
rich and prosperous. while here i, anothrr
state with a rich soil. salubrions climate,
aud produces much more raw material
than the other, but j. poor and grow lug
potter. l. il not plain that the r.itrnid,
aud manufacturers uf the one STATE max,
her rich Will" the failure Of the other to
call in the assistance of these great wealth
producing agencies /, the direct cause II
her poN"rty. Louisiana has been one Of
th"-" STATES that has had few railroads
and almost No manufacturing enterprises.
aud IL n consequence. ~h" does not occupy
the position among the States that is held
10y many smaller and naturally much
poorer states. We produce u great deal
grow immense crops If cotton, sugar, nee.
and other commodities which constitute
the commerce of the country but We DO
not grow rich. We send onr cotton away
for others 10 Manufacture. rr-srll ~ H. ~
changed state, and reap H., profit, We
have only comparatively i frW miles of
reilf"3d GFc Louisiana railroads and
manufactures To utilize the raw material
which she Produces aud soon She world
rank nmo"g the very wralthicSi States in
the Union. Let her remain ~ she has
been and IL" will only contribute to the
wealth. Of, others and Remain poor her
self
Il must lac indeed gratifying tnrycry one
interested IN the future prosperity of the
State 10 discern signs uf - rev order of
things. III" people of the State have
hrcn NJ last aroused from their long
-lnuh-r anL indifference tn spirit of
energy aud Improvement which Promises
+" tell Immensely upon her future fortunes.
II the people can only he once thoroughly
aroused and brought 10 the point where
they sincerely aud earnestly desire rail.
ruad- and manufacturers built. equipped
and run. there viii hr no ,ck of
hrlpIng band, and anlpl,. n4ran. 70 rnu-
stiu,t the most extensive railroad pro
icts and mannf,e;nfin, enierrri---
Camral will ,rrk prn,tlLlr investment #
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stat, wtu d, It. ccp.t,tu,i,, IN. rr,.
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from TAXATION. and tb,. f-.,.la,nrc .tonit
do all in IL. pnNrr tn cucour,,,. and faster
railroad prnirct- and ,p,,rrri~r. 1,,sro
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