The Opelousas courier., 1883-02-10

Cincinnati Farming World.
St. Landry is one of the finest and
most productive areas within the Dor
aefs III Louisiana. This parish ia noted
for It's excellent cotton, aud the mex
llaustible fertility of its soil. 1t is also
one of the most healthy laeations in
the United States, owing to the NIB,
ss-nee Of stagnant bodies of water, aud
nlao because it is Il prairie coriniiy,
with nothing to impede II free citruia-
ton OF the bmsezes that blow continual
II from the Gulf. That fine body Of
land lying between the Arkansas State
line and the Gulf, which by competent
authority has been pronounced the gar
den of the world, casting into obscurity
the far.famed Nile, Gauges aud Rhine
Valleys. reaches in st. Landry, the
very acme of perfection. It is a land
upeu which nature has lavished her
most bounteous f~avOrs, and no region
in America offers tue number of attrac-
tisns and variety of oui to the
Immigrant. to-day, no matter what form
Of agriculture he desires to engage in.
DO. Landry embraces an area Of 1905.
900 acres, more than three-Quarters of
which is adapted either to agriculture
or atock raising. Its present popula.
siOR 10 about 10000. 1t can with ease
support 100000 souls, and the induce
Ments now held out I men Of all ma.
tl0nalitiss and honest occupations can
mot fail to attract The attention of the
thousands who annually move into the
great Southwest for the purpose of
l,ttiering their condition in life. But
IL II comparatively an unknown coun.
t4y, rs but little information concerning
III liaa sver found its way into the inn
Nsigrution eemters Of the world. The
bitterness evolved by the late war
haa alsu served to uniustly give this.
III connection with the entire South,
AN ~nnrnyiabls reputation for insecurity
~ life aild property. and other parts Of
the great West and Northwest were
nob slow 10 drcry this in centradistinc-
tien ~ that alleged utopia STYLED the
4 Golden Northwest It Is only ne.
cSsaary TO state that this section of
Louisiana possesses AL tls advantages
OF She Northwest, and has in addition
Hvery advantage over that country in
the way vt ll1 richness of soil aud VA
Fiety Of n~rodnctioEs; {2) a climate the
aacst agreeable andscondncive to ionge-
sity imaginable t3) nearness to mai
kets, and splendid transportation IA
~oilities esther BY rail or water; az
eheapDess OF lands, abundance of Gov.
eFnmetit, State and private lands being
open for settlement. While tile deadly
!. bliEsardn is devastating the Golden
Northwest, and men and animals ner-
lshing daily, this region ID ENJOYING ito
mOst pleasant season, and the favored
inhabitants arr luxnriating on fresh
vegetables and fruits, and flowers. per.
snnial vesdnre and soft, balmy breezes.
IA not the picture as enchanting on one
eide 10 horrible On the other?
As regards the population of Sc.
Landry d better, kinder or more hos.
pitabie pe0pleit would be hard to and
anywhere. o people who believe ia nro.
greas and civilization, schools, church
en aata railways. a lay. abiding and
gensssas people who ara d~esiroua to
aA0ss their prosperity with ths people
W etllrr States and countries. No at
tention is paid to q newcomers poli.
tssa 80 long mo liz goes there for the
purpose OF becoming d citizen. 1t is
the cA~Fpetbagger and political
lsstyellslrFf who ID hated Nv the Santh-
Urn people. The Republican il made
welcome o. the Democrat. the riaht
hard ~ fellowship being extended "a
sh alike And Bow | will 90 closer
into details concerning this region. and
The Esndsr aaay rest assured that tle
given ale correct. becanse
slaeaai. The total assessed valuation
ny pr9pslfN personal anil real. III
sal,A sns bNh If ita frr.. r,.i,,s. I
Hsa isldebfesiassa, bonded d, iosf
n9, H,ut assssxsslsenss arr pas,Mntl.
'asa pF4ta kAF The safe iii fs.xatinn |,
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