The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-11-10

a rcsIdcnl of this section ignorant o
the fact that there will be held il
New Orleans, during The fall and
winter OF l S64-85, a grand Worli'.
Industrial and Cotton Centennial Elk,
position. But 1t is possible that all
are not aware of the wonderful bcne.
fits that will accrue to the country,
and the South especially, and Louis
! lana particularly, from an affair OF
such magnitude as the Exposition
promises to he.
Visitors from every quarter of the
civilized world will visit New Orleans
during the progress of the Exposition
10 see the wonderful and varied dis
play upon exhibition. Every parish
in Louisiana should feel anlRIanifcst,
as they doubtless will, lively interest
in the affair, and by display there
Of its own productions invite the at
tention Of the world to the matcbless
resources of our state at large.
Let CaIcasieu parish not be behind
her sister parishes in this respect.
Our lumbermen, stock-raisers, rice
planters and fruit and vegetable grow
ersashonld take time by the forelecf,
and see to 1t that the exhibit by Cal
casleu parish at the Worlds Exposi-
ton is Greditable to Calcasieu and to
Louisiana. Specimens of pine and
cyIress lumbey shingles, i've stock,
rice, oranges and other fruits; vege-
tibIes, aud, IN short, everything pro-
duced in our parish, Of MAJ ketable
value, should be conspicuously, APP
propriateIy and abund antIy displayed.
Exposed as they will be for months
TO the inspection IF the handreds Of
thousands Of. visitors from all parts of
The world, 40 this great exposition,
such an esi,abit viii, If 10 il, anyE llerc
ucar as ereditabl e as our people can
make ft;be worth hundreds Of tbouS-
ands of dollars TO CaEeasieu parish
within the next fcw wears. This is
no fancy picture, but reality, and
we earnestly trust those who feed an
interest in the material development
of Calcasieu parish will n6t defer this
matter until it is too late. Begin now
to make arrangements to be fully and |
.mtclligcntly represented
let the material, manufacturing,
mineral and agricultural resources of 1
CaleaSicn parish be fully displayed at
he Worlds Exposition, and we do
not hesitate to say that, within three
, cars, the value Of property as shown
N the assessment rolls, will be in
.rrascd by over two millions of dol |
arS.
But, to accomplish all this there
must be concert of action upon the
'art OF our people. How is this to
,e attained? We know of no better
'r surer way than by calling meet
~ and organizing an association to
axe tuc matter in hand. It vii cost
omcthiug, Of course; but suppose it
hoes. Such an opportunity will never
gain be afforded the present genera
IonateadrHw eatteHti0HaUt tATeHent- +
idessYpRd A. our PsFislsitS resources
nd its capabilities.
Tic Echo world be pleased to hear
rom its friends throughout theparsh
II this question. We lRust all put
'ur shoulders to the wheel, and with
long ppl, strong pub and . pull
magnificent, and at this
inc almost hIcaculable, harvest awaits
Is. Will our corps ofeorrespondcnts
1T us hear from them on this ques-
ion9 1t is important that wide
pread and lively interest bcawakencd
mong our peonle in the Worlds In.
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