The Opelousas courier., 1886-02-06
Important Movement.
xowans xnclined 20 Come TO Loui.
siana.

&
siana.
The idea of Settling In Louisiana
Becoming Popular - Members
Of People Coming on to see the
Country.
N. o. States.
The following letter has been
received by a gentleman of
this city and is published for
general information. It will be
seen that a great opportunity is
within the reach of Louisiana
landowners
SHENANDOAH, Iowa, Jan. IL.
To j. Massie Martin, Esq,
New Orleans, La:
DEAR S1R-As a result of the
snow blockade, in consequence
Of which We have had no mail
before for several days, I receiv-
ed yours of the 9Th to-day, AS
intimated in a former letter, I
am DESTROYS of coming South, if
such arrangements can be eff
fected as will secure, first, re-
munerative employment and,
second, the settlement and i'm
provement of that portion of
fhe State in which i wish to To-
cate. | would not care TO prac-
tice my profession because it
would require years of exertion
to rebuild a practice /; but I am
of the opinion that real estate,
if properly handled and the
proper conditions can be made
to exist, offer great induce
ments.
Since my return / have taken
some time, and a great deal of
pains, to ascertain the public
feeling with respect to Southern
migration, not only IN this
locality but in several other por-
tons of the West, and am sure
that / am not mistaken
As TO THE INCLINATION OF A
LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
to go South. I have never seen
the interest manifested before
iii any country that is shown
now in the North with reference
to the South. Every visitor to
that region is eagerly piled with
questions by hundreds Of anx-
ions inquirers. Under these cir
ctlmstances / do not deem it a
difficult thing to secure q large
immigration into the southwest
ern part of Louisiana, provided
the proper means are used to
accomplish that purpose. You
will at once see that the real es-
tate broker who brings his GUS
toner twelve hundred or two
thousand miles, and who, before
be can induce the trip, must re-
move many preconceiyed opin-
ions and prejudices, must be
faYorably and fortunately sit
mated If his expenditures do not
exceed his income. To get i'm
migration, knowledge of that
country must be brought to
large numbers of people in wide
II extended districts of territory.
Now, if one has but a small
quantity Of land to dispose Of,
80 that the purchaser will be as
apt to buy of others as of the
party melting him to visit the
country, the expenditure incurr-
ed III getting that buyer into
that region is clear loss. 1t was
for this reason thatsI thought
SUCCESS DEFENDED IN 4 LARGE
MEASURE
npon an organization which
would be aided by the influence
Of prominent men in your State,
By means of which influence,
probably, the greater portions
of the lands for sale IN that part
Of the State might be secured By
the enterprise, and the same
parties would be able to induce
liberal appropriations by the
Legislature for the purpose OF
advertising the State. i have
moved cautiously Ia this matter,
not desiring to commit myself
until satisfied that the people
here could be Induced By proper
representation Co make the re-
moyal. The last few weeks
have removed every doubt upon
that subject, and / feel entirely
certain is to what 1 can do In
the North, if / can secure the
necessary aid on the ground.
j, of course, refer 10 influence,
not ~pecnniary help.
/ HAD CONTEMPLATED 4 VISIT
SOUTH