The Opelousas courier., 1883-10-20
..tauce of C~ultivating
mE Jute.
No. Picayune.

N. o. Picayune.
r. course of a magnificent
p ~ On the fiber indus
lI0l, y america" the Ameri-
4 Journal states that st.
lJle y alone. in the year 1882,
lsa ass,sctured 11,oO0,O 900 yards
essts bagging, for which every
Y &C The raw material was
gSs ease with which jute can
Used in Louisiana ought to
saSIs our planters to fill such
al ~ ii the commercial econo-
gafthe nation as that. Why
s.'Id St. Louis import jute
ss% India, when so much soil
.aapted TO jute culture is lying
" sS i Louisiana? When bar
v ,eturning empty up the riy-
,arld be hired for a triae to
s,,v Touisianajute tost. Louis?
efinte and manufactures we
,sDaTt above s10,00O,0 900 worth
apually. Nearly half the mo-
= sve pay for the raw article.
" IAN keep it at home. We
Y earn it all in Louisiana.
The Trade Journal insists that
asre IS not a State from the
srtish boundary line to the Gulf
Mexico which cannot produce
ma fbrous plant that will be
J source Of wealth to the grow
II il true. Some States can
,,oauce more than a hundred
rristies. Flax and hemp can
i rsised in the majority of the
sntes. We import $25,00O,O 900
rarIh ofthem and there manu-
hctures every year - money
ghjch might be kept at home.
u buy what we can produce is
let The way to get rich and
prosper.
We are glad that the Trade
IaEDal has taken hold of this
mhject. 1t points out what can
4 done in the North and West,
i'd regarding the South il
peaks as follows
Jute ID especially adapted to
arch alluvial soil of the Mis-
dsippi bottom lands. All that
rs necessary for its successful
nzoduction as a staple indus
I'M was the discovery OF a me-
dauical device for separating
aeoutWard covering of the stem
hen the fibre, a problem which
HB now believed has been solv.
n. The machine will be teste(
m i crop growing in Mississip
lift proves as successful as
\ anticipated, jute growing vii
III added to our industries, ant
within a few years will prove
Notable rival to cotton as /;
kadiDg Southern product. Thu
market for it is PRACTICAL!
huudless, both at home and
AhOad. st. Louis alone, in tn
ysar 1852, manufactured 1900,
He0O yards of jute bagging
RFery pound of the raw materia
Has Imported from India.
The celebrated New Zealand fax an,
NJ uaefal atochs or esparto grass, ca.
successfully grown On the Paciti
ape, while Southern California an
Ais0na abound with the cactus, whic
anot hitherto been utilized.
50 far we have only considered th
gAnts more especially adapted for tex
IN manufacture; but in addition
tAasa oHr whole country abounds wit
Agl grasses and plants rich in mate
EMl lor tho paper manufacturer. In a
s~pantrles where paper is made, the CT
" more hbres is heard, and the scare
NJ POW sources of supply is constan'
aAi ihs supply is not equal to the dc
naAa 0nr Southern States alone ca
Mpplg the world with all the pape
1oGE i needs. All that is necessary
y concentrate on our fibre industrit
negligence, capital and enterprise.
WlsA aax and our other hbre predu,
lg plants properly utilized, and jul
aaa sanis successfully introduced, CON
sseQ With the products of U cottO
aelas 9 matchless combination
ssalll- pFOdncing raw material woul
Y aided TO the resources Of the eoui
NJ apa y marvellous impetus be give
leztlle manufactures, an industl
81 Importance of which cannot be eve
sslaasea presenting a diversified rang
ss'ess boundless, and promising a fiji
ssa reliable basis for the future indu
wy prosperity of our nation.