The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-12
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

West Carroll Watchman Ever,
tax payer should exert his infuenc
to the end that none but competen
and truly honest men should be elect
ed to any public position. If the.
don't do it they may regret it.
Morgan City Review' The fender
put down last year, TO ward off thu
current from the piers of the railroad
bridge, seem very shaky now that the
current has so greatly increased. Some
of them vibrate considerably, and it
need not be a surprise if they wash
out entirely. These Tenders are COM
posed of five to seven piles each, clus-
tered at the top.
Morgan City Review: The con-
struction of the Baldwin branch of the
Morgan road is progressing rapidly,
and the officials say that all of the
grading will be finished within the
next two or three weeks and ready
for the rails. 1t is expected that the
branch road will be completed and in
running order 10 the plantations along
Bayou CypremOrt July lst, if not
sooner.
Washington argus Owing to the
irregularity of the freight trains, our
town has again become the only ship
ping point of this parish, and last
Saturday reminded us of those good
old days when the vast products of
this part of the State we're brought to
this place for shipment. 1t is many a
day since our town was so lively, and
pleased were we TO meet again upon
our streets those "old familiar" faces
whose "bright smiles haunt us still"
Terrebonne Times: From the gen
eral appearance Of agricultural matters
in this parish at the present time, we
feel safe in saying that the prospect
for a good crop is excellent. There
will be, without doubt, a considerable
quantity Of land uncultiyated by rea-
son of the overflow now devastating
the lower or bottom lands in the
western section of this parish. Our
planters are generally up with their
work for this season of the year, and |
if no drawback should overtakc them,
will certainly realize the usual crop of |
cane, corn and rice.
Iberia Star If food does not
destroy the prospects in Fausse Pointe
this year, it is probable that the crops
will be abundant. Cane in some places
is fully a foot high, and the young
plants are looking fresh and vigorous.
1t strikes us rs though - much larger
acreage of the land in that section has
been devoted to cane than was the
case heretofore, which is doubtless
due to the increased facilities to dis
pose of them. 1t is to be hoped that
no serious calamity as is apprehcnded
will occur to destroy the present
promising outlook Of a rich harvest.
Thibodaux Sentinel We have seen
a letter written by Don Gallery, of St.
Mary parish. in which he proposes to
sell large plantation, in tracts Of 100
acres or more, free from overflow, and
4 healthy locally. He offers the
and at S35 per acre, one-third cash,
balance in five equal installments with
light per cent interest Seed cane,
hubble, dwelling, stable privilege and
me pair of mules with each 100 acres.
This is a good opening and in a white
leighborhood, there being already
Ibout 80 white families in the neigh
'orhOOd, sufficient to obtain good
choOl.
Pointe Coupee Banner The Terrc-
'onne Times truthfuIIy says: "Some
means ought to be devised by the
at its next session, to Gu
bic the tax collector to collect the
oIl tax effectually." This tax, if COL
ected in full, would enable us to have
'nblic schools eight or nine months in
he year. At present it does little or
o good. Abolish it or collect it al.
ay we. As an incident of this high
1ater season we can mention the fact
hat calf fell into the Patin canal
nd was Immediately drawn under by
he suction of the current and carried
hrough the boiler that runs through
he dyke for drainage, This boiler is
10 feet long, and although the poor
tile calf was hurled through this mar
ow passage at almost lightning speed
quietly swan ashore after its exit
pparentiy uninjnred.