The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-11-07
State Items.

The Capitolian- Advocate says cot
ton receipts continue good and the
shipments are about as usual.
Lake Charles Echo: The lumber
business of this section continues in
a prosperous condition, and every
time you meet one Of our mill own,
ers you are certain to be greeted
with smile, and we infer from this
fact that the mill business still
booms.
The Lafayette Advertiser learns
from various sources that the har-
vesting of crops in this parish is
progressing satisfactorily to plan
i ters. Labor is short in some ]ocali.
ties for cotton picking, but the favor
able weather will doubtless Offset
this drawing back.
Baton Rouge Truth The second
crop OF rice on the plantations be-
low this city is said 10 be very fine.
Mr.. Shannon, one of the largest rice
planters in the parish, expects to
gather about one thousand barrels
from this crop, though he has given
it very little attention.
The Lake Charles Commercial
says the weather for. the last three
weeks has been all that could be de.
sired for harvesting the crops, and
and our rice farmers have made
good use of the time, but are not yet
through, as the acreage, this year, is
large, and the yield good.
st. Martin Reveille The cotton
crop will prove to be heavier than
was first expected. The fields are
all snowy white and present mag
nifcent aspect. Since tho sugar
mills have commenced grinding,
hands to pick up the cotton are very
scarce, and the cotton planters are
suffering IN consequence.
1t may have escaped the notice Of
many of our readers. as it had ours,
that the constitution of the State Of
Louisiana gives the women the right
to hold positions under the school
laws. Following is the section Civ
ing that right: Women over twen'
ty.one years of age shall be eligible
to any Office of control Or manage.
ment under the school laws Of the
State"
New iberia Enterprise Our anna.
teur tnrfmen had a few races last
Saturday evening on the Coulee
road, two or three miles south OF
town. the horses of Captains Avery
and Pharr and Mr.. Octave Romero
contesting for prominence 10 feet
ness of foot. Our reporter was not
on hand, but we can announce with
out fear or contradiction that the
fastest horse came out ahead.
Thibodanx Sentinel: when dry
salt meat sells at 81 cents per ponnG
and good -four at $3.50 per barrel
people ought to be able to keep star
t vation away from their DOORS" Yot
are more fortunate than we are ir
getting bread and meat so cheap
!, compared with prices paid here
, Bnt. when we get a railroad to thi
, place, we expect provisions and al
, other imported goods drop to {
, much lower price than at presen
paid.
!, Marksville Bulletin What viii
be the railroad fare from the differ
!. ent points of the State to the Expo
sition, is what several Of our ex
: changes are ipquiring. We see tha
the different roads from the large
cities of the East and West have
considerably reduced their fare from
J those places to the city, and WI
. trust that the Morgan and Pacific
). will do the same, thereby giving {
; chance to everyone to go and SCI
!. the great Exposition. Every man
= woman and child in this State il
! anxious to see the Exposition, but j
!. the railroads do not make a reasona
! BILE reduction in their fares, thou
J. sands OF them will remain at home
E. Let US have cLeap transportation
/ and the attendance at the coming
i Exposition will be larger than j
I. was last year.
j. The Opelousas Courier in speak
ing Of Prairie Hayes, says that por
ton of St. Landry which, Of lat
8 years has been the pastoral ground
j. of the parish, aud where the larges
o herds of stock have ranged, is rapid
; ly settling up aud assuming an agr
d cultural aspect. We were glad t.
n notice that the cotton and can
If crops were looking well, in fact, az
neared to he better tlYau usual fO