The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-01-10
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Of Caleasien more tally understood t.
the reader, and 70 make is climatic
stains more fallg appreciated, W
would explain that the nsrtherr
boundary begins eight miles soatl o
the 3IEt parallel Of latitude aHd s1.
tends IS miles soatbvard; Il mile
west Of the 18th parallel of Longitude,
and ertssds wesf~ard g. miles to ths
Sabine river. The boundary between
The States Of Louisiana and Texas.
A reference % 5EoALietAs Phgsical
and InterDle.iiate Geography exhibits
the fact that the prevailing winds are
from the South 10 the North. and that
] it lies intermediate between the lines
sef 709 and so Of temperature,
making our average temperature
about So which. it must be admit
ted by all, is the most favorable belt
OF the earth for health and general
| prodnctiEeness.
We expect, as a matter Of course,
that the question will be asked How
is ii, fall these advantages Won men
tion exist in Caleasieu, that she has
progressed 50 slowly in the develop
ment of her many Industries To
which we reply truthfuliy Up TO
within "a very few years past the
| parish was completely isolated from
the outside world, onIy having a very
| limited communication with Calves
ton, Texas, by means Of small sehooH-
t.erB, employed in our then inEantiie
lumber interest. But, in 1890 the
| Louisiana Western Railroad Company
completed its road across the parish,
which opened up communication with
the outside world and gave an imme-
diate bound forward 10 her many al
dustries, and induced a rapid influx
in population and investment Of cspj-
tal. Aud to-day, from a lew hundred
inhabitants in years past, her popaia-
tion has increased Do about 10000,
and still VIC have room for homes ioT
millions Of happy families aud the
investment Of millions Of money in
her farming, stoek-raising, numbering
and other lucrative industries
Another great draw back, which has
operated 10 retard the development
Of this section, is the disparnging an
Ruence exercised an the interest Of
railroad and other large landed pro-
prielor' in Texas, 10 populate their
lands in that State, and the apathy /
manifestedgin Louisiana in the miro
duction OF Immigrant. However, /
all these obstacles are being rapidly
overcome now, as it were, by mere at
triton, and we see before US the .
bright future which enterprise aud !
industry are bound to bring.
\ most desirable feature o. new
section OF country applies 10 IL
SOL AND ADAPTABLiTI
to varied agricultural pursuits. In
the northern, northeastern aud north
western portions Of Caieasieu the
high pine wood lands are but lightly
soiied, but the hammock lands, bUr-
dering the creeks, are well soiled and
very productive; in fact, this can be
said Of all the lands bordering the
creeks in all parts Of the parish.
Cane, cotton, corn, potatoes, fruits
and vegetables, all grow and produce
upon them bountifuliy. The prairie
lands observe almost the same condi-
tious The billy, OF unduiating lands,
being less fertile than the Level sec
lions. But, We have yet to learn, Of
piece Of land in Calcasien that is not
legibly adapted 10 the wants Of the
farmer
The soil, in The prairies, range from
6 to 20 inches in depth, and are IN
/ derlaid, at depth Of about two feet,
with heavy stratum Of tenacious
clay, WHICH is almost imperyious 10
water, and serve as a permanent basis
OF foundation for all applied fertil-
izers These lands, in the extreme
eastern and northeastern part, are
more billy or rolling than those as
you go west, until, when you get be.
yond The Calcasieu river, you fud
them almost a dead level aud, hence.
from the Caleasien TO the Sabine both
prairie and tinbered lands are more
available an point 81 ierhllty as mel
as beiug more level, and timber being
! nearer at hand And, as we have said
EARMISG
! is yet in its infancy in Calcasien and
I indeed, notwithstanding that, there i
no climate, soil, or other neeessar,
elements to achieve successful result
in the world, more generally Or eyepl.
bestowed, than are to be found i
this parish. We might say, withoH
| the possibility Of successful contra
diction, that farming, SO far has bee
purely experimental, but fortunate j
: positively demonstrating the fact tina
: intelligent and industrious farming