The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-05-06

fFHIsx8cBErro CHEEK.
Msy /, 1852

q Gaiessleu bit the EOEaETful natlrs
advantages, and the Developments Of
passing events. make IL no EASY task q
: 40 justice 10 the s1B5ect- ] am no
!. Puophef, nor the son Of prophet, bat
1 the dzy is not very distant when this
section vii be one Of the finest p0F-
lions Of the United States, for the
natural resources that await develop
ment, are unsurpassed, taken Site
gesieT, BY any ether section OF equal
extent. In the first place We have Is
fine climate as AnvWheTa to be found,
! both for health and H1illness, and
water Of the most excellent quality
The soil for farming purposes has
heretofore bean represented As Of liitie
account, but this i a mistake, ii is for
The want Of proper iliEge and MANAGE
ment thEt has given it this name
Some people voald MOI make anythiHg
hat weeds ard grass grow on the
ricbess soil IN the world While these
lands are not equal IN fertility b the
rery rich bottom land on the rivers Of
other portions Of tine State, they pos
Ssss several advantages not found in /
The river land. ard are move shan an
average of lands IN other portions Of 1
our entire country. They produce cot
ton, eoru, rice, sugar cane, potatoes,
and all kinds Of garden vegetables in
/ paying quantities. when cultivated with
skill, without any fertilizers Bat By
the use Of fertilizers they cannot be
surpassed anywhere. traits Of nearly
every rorictv do well with very little
attention. Peaches grow to perfection
even on the poorest pine lands We
have, and CRANES and figs Hithout end
1t is also fine grazing country for !
cattle. horses and sheep; hogs also
flourish well. Added to these advan-
tages fer farming purposes, We have
an almost iRexhaussible supply Of pine ]
timber, which i fast coming into Z
market. These lands are nearly all j..
government lands, l60 acres Of which Z.
any poor man can obtain BY settlement
and cultivation. an easy way for him C
TO carve ont future home and indie t
pendent living. This section is fast =;
being taken Ep for the timber by
wealthy firms Of IEHloermcn from some q
Of the Northern States. Q
There are several firms from Michi- {
gan entering large tracts Of the best O
timber lands lying M and down these ii
creeks. learn they have taken up all -,
the best timber Oh Dry Greek and Bun Il
dick, and one Of the companies is now N
operating on this creek. This has B
created a good deal Of excitement n
among tie settlers. many of whom have
mace themselves homes without taking 90
steps to secure a title from the govern g
nent, and it has hnrried them mp to AT
,aise sufficient money 10 homestead w
heir lands. This has been particularly
iard On some this year, on account Of
he crop having been cut short last u
Fear by draught But the firm which OF
5 now on this creek are composed of Fl
who are such by practice ii
s well IS profession, and they propose :
lot TO enter land which any settler -
purposes to homestead or enter, pro- ID
.ided they notify them Of The numbers pr
hey want | am informed that one hi
irm below here are making entries q,
without regard 10 the actual settler. :.
They may see the time when they will r
ave learned that it would have been be
o their interests to have showed more | NJ
snicncy to the FIRST settlers Of this re
ection. ! am told that this company Il
n here ROW, and represented by a Mr..
johnson, own a mill in Michigan Of rs
efficient capacity 10 cut in twenty-four
lours nearly as much lumber as all the I'll
pills at Lake Charles cut in day; say nj
10000 feet. 1t is also reported, but !,
will not Youch for the correctness of "
bese statements, that this firm intend &C
. run a railroad from tide water on b
he Calcasieu river, through their tim m
'er, to tap the road Bow in the course a.
II construction, twenty miles north of
lere, so as to manufacture their lnm- -
'er and ship it either way by land or Ia
yater; and further, that while in the th
resent method of handling this tim W,
'cr there Is 10 The woods aud at the =.
mills = waste of at least one-tbird of
he timber, they will save ii all BY
lsing machinery for the manufacture OF
# the odd ends into varions articles er
Il utility, such as door, window sash, d.
'ilnds, boxes, matches, some articles rs
# household furniture, and many ~
Jthers too numerous to mention These at
IRE the reasons whyiI predict bright st
.uture for this part of the country. ye
society here is not quite what it shouid is
'e, bat it is improving. a little appli- ca
;stion Of the late law Congress has th
1assed against the mormons, woald in
laTc salutary effect hore. An ca, R'
Of the law would have the fo
fleet to teach men to respect the laws Fl
IF the land if not the moral law. 50
Mach interest is manifested among q
BE people for the proper education p'
md training Of the rising generation. y
We have permanent school located tn
sore, situated about ono mile south Of to
" hiskaehitto bridge, under the charge e.
of Prof Severance 1t is intended 10 q
make this the nucleus for school Of Vi
high order, where not only the rudi- fe
nsnis Of an education can be obtained, Il
1at also a thorough and sYstemstie lu
raining IN Che higher branches taught ii