The Opelousas courier., 1883-01-27

will be largely augmented and u city
will, wi.liiu the next decade, he found
there. 1t has hnw Il population OF ovet
1000, and j. the most important town
On thr Louisianl aua IeX,~ Railway
between AtrNAitttIf;t and New Orleans.
1t tniu1> ii vast trade from illc fine
country by which it i surrounded, aud
it. merchants arr generally considered
solvent, doing i safe and growing bust
le<s. Immense stocks of goods are car
yied and less failures are reported from
there tkan from any other town OF the
same population. Socially it ranks
high, the people generally being refined
aud cultivated. Six church buildings
attest the fact that ii moral people re
side there; while the two public school
buildings, two academies, and three
private schools stand lasting nonu-
ments to their foresight and progress
~iveness. The civic societies are repre-
sented by the Masons and others, so
that the advantages Of city life may be
enjoyed A bank is n OF The needs
Of the place; one with a capital OF
100000 would find an excellent field.
Manufactures, such as a foundry and
machine shop, Il creamery, cotton seed
oil mill, and cotton and WOODEN mills,
should be erected at once and would
pay largely on the investment. Men
Of capital, who are looking fora loca-
ton to enter into such enterprises
should look into the advantages offered
at Op%elousas.
Above have been set forth IN as brief
and concise a manner as possible some
of the resources and advantages OF tle
Royal Parish of st. Landry and its cap
ital town. A newspaper article will
not allow of verbosity, neither would
that be desirable. Facts have taken
the place of fancy aud homely language
that of word paintings, and the nm
grant will find that the half has not
been told, To those who are contem,
plating IA move, | have this to say: DO
not be deceived by false representa-
tions. and glowing descriptions Of a
utopia to be found near the North Pole.
Let not the false statements of political
newspapers mislead you as to the state
of affairs in the new Southwest. but go
down and see for yourselves.
WASHINGTON,
six miles north of Opelousas, is an i'm
portant town OF about 1900 inhabitants,
containing "a full complement of stores
and shops, excellent church aud school
facilities, and is beautifully located on
Bayou Courtableau, which is navigable
some six months of the year. 1t is a
good solvent town and some enterprise
ing men are found there. Lands near
this town may be had as cheap as at
near Opelousas, and they partake of
the same characteristics. Further on
is given a guide to the e whom it
would be proper to address at Wash
ington concerning lands. Owing to the
fact that it is located on n %navigable
bayou, it will always be an important
shipping point and n regulator OF
freights. 1t has several steam saw mills
in operation, and q cotton seed oil mill
in course of construction. Socially it
is u delightful place and culture and
refinement prevail. A bank is one of
the wants of the place, and would find
q good field for operations. Below is
given the names of prominent land
owners in Opelousas,
Hon. II. l.. Garland bias several thou
sand acres at from $1.00 to $4,000 per
acre, will sell in any sized tracts and
on easy terms. Col. W. A. Robertson
has also a great deal of wild and i'm
proved land for sale. L. C~llncher6,
ESQ, has some 1900 acres, wild and
improved, and will sell cheaply in lots
to suit. j. Bloch, Esq, is a 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. Fl. Houston, Esq, is a
land agent who may be safely cores
pended and dealt with. j. Meyers &
Co, have 1900 acres for sale very
cheaply aud invite correspondence.
D. 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 I'M.
der the pillow, will sell his stock, store
and plantation for $4,000. Address
him. w. NJ. Price, Esq, merchant,
has 600 acres of fine land, will dispose
of it reasonably@C. N. Ealer, Esq, is
a large property owner in the parish
who is largely interested in Rayne Sta
ton, u town on the La. w. Ry. in the
parish, on the subject Of which he will
be pleased to correspond. G. B. An
drus has some 600 acres at $4,000 pei
acre. G. Deitlein, S. Loeb and L. Bi-
rotte are also laad owners who may be
corresponded with. L. Desmarais is
the able and popular postmaster, whose
office does a quarterly money orde,
business of over 500, 000. E. Latreyte
is o leading dry goods merchant who
does an annual business of 0ver $40,
900. j. O. C~hachere, Esq. is the eff
cient and capable clerk of the District
Court, and a large land owner. G,
Duson, Esq. is the parish sheriff, an
able man, and a terror to the evil doer,
T. I'll. Lewis is President, j. Muller,
Vice President and C. G.. Swayze, Sec
rotary of the Sc. 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. Dnpre, R. S. Wilkins, l. Wolf.
Phillip Jacobs and j. NJ. Lalanne.
The Press at Opelousas is represent
ed BIZ the COURIER and Democrat, both
first, class wecklies and ably edited
There is also one paper ut Washington.