The Opelousas courier., 1883-02-10
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WASHINGTON,
six miles north of O~pelonsas, is au I'M
p",tant town of about 1900 inhabitants,
c.nnta.nin" = ttili complement: "f -t"fes
anh shops, cAgsiirnl +iiHtch .l"t >.ih"oi
iact!llic>. aud il beautifully il" at..i ~
F,.yon t'uaitai,ieau, which l., H.. st@.hi-
s,snnc sin nnnnt!.S al In" year Ii "a
g"ati >nivtEA tr@a and s,Hs" ru:r:a rs
lug siisb Die t~..iiiii iiirir hams il az
this TOWN s;,n, ne ila.i aS oh 81 : al
nrdr O;',I"usi,~, and tii"y i'n'i-'k. at
the aanir characteristics Fniii- L ot.
Is :ivrn II gtitt- 10 the snen w:.*.,r Il
w"Hii ir lt"tttr ia attdres - ~ " asil
ingi"n concerning ltm.is Irving Ia the
fact that It j. located nu ], "ust1tn.-
bay q it will always be- .n important
shipping p'rii,t mad u rsgn'iist ii
f,elglitS II has .tvtfal >teau saw mills
in upefati.n, a.,ti il COTTON seed ,,ii riii
in coulse of construction SnciaIiy it
ia u delightful place and culture ANA
refinement prevail. A bank is .,,r of
the wants of the place. anal wnnlil tinsi
IA good field for operations Below is
given the names of prominent land
owners in Opelonsas,
Hon. II, l., Garland has several thon
sand acres al from 81 90 to 800 M -,
acre. viii sell II. any sized f,lris ard
on EASY t.n ms Eui W. A. Robertson
ha~ ;ti$o , great ,t.s.i OF wild nne! i'm
pioted land for sale L. t'it,cl,,e.
Esq, has some 1900 acres. Wild and
improved, and will sell ~clieaply III lots
to suit. j. Bloch, Esq, is Il large
planter and land owner, who will sell
in lots and on terms to suit. Mr.. B.
is one of the largest sugar planters in
the parish. j.. Ell. Houston, Esq. is a
land agent who may be safely CORES
ponded aud dealt with. j. Meyers g.
Co.. have 1900 acres for sale very
cheaply and invite correspondence:
ID. Roos, Esq, has 600 acres at from
$500 to $1,000 per acre on easy terms.
A. and j. Perrodin are extensive own.
ers of good lands. and may be address
ed in perfect confidence. Hon. l..
Stage, merchant and planter at White
vile, La, has over 1000 acres, 700 an
der the pillow, will sell his stock, store
and plantation for $4,000. Address
him. w. M. Price, Esq, merchant,
has 600 acres of fine land, will dispose
of it reasonably. C. N. Ealer, Esq, is
a large property owner in tho parish
who is largely interested in Rayie Sta
tion, q town on the La. w. Ry. in the
parish, on the subject of which, he will
be pleased to correspond. C. B. An
drus has some 600 acres at $4,000 per
acre. C. Deitlein, s. Loeb and l.. BIZ
rotte are also land owners who may be
c~orresponded with. L. Desmarais is
the able and popular postmaster, whose
office does a quarterly money order
business of over $4,000. E. Latreyte
is a leading dry goods merchant who
does an annual business of over 800
900. j. O. Chacher6, Esq, is the eff
cient and capable clerk of the District
Court, and a large land owner. G.. c..
Duson, Esq, is the parish sheriff, an
able man, and o terror to the evil doer.
T. H. Lewis is President, J.. Miller
Vice President and G. C. Swayze, See-
rotary of the st. Landry Immigration
Society. Address these gentlemen for
any and all information concerning the
parish.
At Washington the following-all
representative men-may be address
ed A. Dupre, R. s. Wilkins, l.. Wolff,
Jacobs and j. Nj. Lalanne.
The Press at Opelousas is represent
cd by the COURIER and Democrat, both
first class weeklies and ably edited.
There is also one paper at Washington.
One of the causes which has materi-
ally aided in keeping Louisiana poor
and behind the times was it's lack of
facilities. Now this is over
come since Mr.. Gould has completed
5he Texas and Pacific Railway from
Marshall, Texas, toNew Orleans, Loui-
'iana. With characteristic generosity
Ibis great railway genius has reduced
he rates on freights and transporta-
ion, and the liberal policy thus adept.
ID is proving q real blessing to the sec
ion through which his lines run, and
9 rapidly filling up the country with a
rood, honest, hard working and pro-
people. Il. O. L.-EDHoLM.
ALI who lead q closely confined life
are more fTAgfYlpTf auhiaofr ar nr-o4snr