The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-10-25
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CaleAsieu parish is the largest
the State; about one-half timbert
and the other half prairie. The SO
is light and loamy. The productiv
ness Of which is fair average. I'll
, : timber Is Of all kinds-pine predon
mating. Water is good and health,
Fruits and vegetables of almost a
kinds are grown in PROPULSION. Grain
is good for horses, cattle, sheep an
goats. Corn, cotton, cane and rio
are gEown, but rice is the priBcips
cereal. Climate even and exhileratinp
assisted by the Gulf breeze, is ex
tremely healthy. Calcasicu is hound
ed on the East by the Mermcnta,
river, West by the Sabine, with tn,
Calcasieu dividing it in the middle
and on which the town of Lake
Charles, the parish site, is built. The
town has from three TO four thousand
inhabitants, with almost daily acces-
sions In it there are two newspapers.
the Lake Charles Commercial and the
Echo, Four churches, six schools in
town, and schools all over the parish.
Twenty-Five or thirty merchandising
houses, one bank, twelve saw mills.
ole rice mill, and three shingle mills.
The Louisiana Western Railroad runs
through the town, and the front of
the town is on the lake of its name.
Along the line of the railroad young
towns-Jennings, Welsh and Sulphur
City, are rapidly springing into city
like proportions, and aecessions to
their population are almost phenom.
inal for these hard times.
1t is asked if it is a good section for
raising early vegetables, the Florida
orange-yes, can't be beaten. Mar
kets are accessible by water and rail.
Town lots in Lake Charles range in
price from $50 to $500, depends.
Freedmen are only a small portion of
be population, but enjoy privileges
lot awarded them in more Northern
Lands and property gen
rally, are held at reasonable prices.
Building materials are very reason
BILE. We have no vacant house {
here is continuous demand for
ouses to rent. A good sign, we think.
Game and fish are abundant in their
sasons. Deer turkeys, geese, ducks,
lbbits, squirrels, quail, doves, prairie f
likens and papabottes. Trout, case i
srgout, sun fish, pearch, google eye, a
ufalo and cat fish.
We never have yellow fever and /
nolera. Oysters are plentiful during Q
leir season, being brought here from a
nc Gulf in fishing smacks. We are /
bout 200 miles from New Orleans,
nd get New Orleans morning papers +
t o'clock same day Of issue. Tele- d
raph line with Office in centre of
own. |
In conclusion, Caleasieu, though
sally an old parish in the State, has /
My become notable within the past :
We years-since the construction of /
ur railroad. 1t is only since then
as her immensely and advantages be- :
ONE known. She is now, as it were, !
ashing into rivalry with all the other 1
arishes blessed earlier with commu- 9
ication with the outer world. Strictly,
ne is the poor mans parish, and all
ho come here, not with view of I
laking a fortune at one stroke, but \
y earnest industry, such as brings a !!
ian tothe top of the ladder--grow- {
e up with the country--there is ,
othing surer than his success. Ii
If any man will come to this parish, {
omestead loo acres of land, for $40, :
uild him home at cost of not more
iAn $500, plant fruit trees, get few Z
leep, hogs and fowls, plant rice, po- I
toes, corn, and vegetables, stick to
is work, be contented for three years,
nd if at the end Of that time be is
OF the possessor of a happy home, we I
i'll admit we are mistaken in our '
Jews. But we are confident he will I
icceed, because we have now among
J many who have adopted this plan
i'd who are now doing well.
Besides our farming interest of the a
DoVc character, we have some grand 3
ltcrprises in the hands of moneyed !
On, which are being rapidly brought {
successful end. onr Sulphur P
inc, Land and Timber Company,
ID great lumber interest, which are :
ow furnishing labor to MANY, and as i
icy progress, will furnish more, of !,
'emselses will make this the empire II
irish of the State. .
KEILoee, in an interview published S
the City Item, says Mr.. Gay is 4
ing money to demoralize the colored ?
sople and enfice them to his sup !, Y
ort. Will Mr.. Kellogg please let the i
,ania lnn,e ,.,hat l,a5;, ,,.;r,. IL - .