The Opelousas courier., 1886-04-10
The Wealth Of the South.

d close observer OF the south,
that Well-knoWn orator, Col.
Peter Donan, has this to say Of
it III a private letter to Il friend
in this city You ought to be
the richest and most prosperous
region and people on Gods earth
to-day. Louisiana alone has
more natural advantages and
resources than any two of the
great Northwestern States and
Territories put tygether. SO has
Tennessee, 50 hR Kentucky, so
bas Alabama. why don't the
people Of these States go to
work and boom to the amaze
ment of themselves and all the
World?"
This is IA Western view Of the
situation here, and IA very correct
one. 1t is only recently that the
wealth of the South has been
fully appreciated. We were not
a little surprised at it ourselves
at first, and the people of Louisi-
ana could scarcely believe that
their State possessed valuable
minerals until it was proved to
them beyond the possibility of "a
doubt. In every field, the South
has shows itself rich. 1t posses
ses the largest area Of merchant
able timber in America and the
greatest variety of woods it
possesses iron ore and coal clo-
ser together in abundance, than
they are to be found anywhere
else in the world; il possesses
water power TO turn all the fac
tories ofcivilization, fertile lands
without limit good for all the
products of the temperate aud
tropic zones, for fruit, grasses
and all else !; it possesses a ge-
NAL cline. which allows the
greatestamount of outdoor work,
and which gives the crops ample
time to mature. Col. Donan
sees ali this, and it is not to be
wondered at that he should feel
as%tonished at the undeveloped
wealth of the south.
Why don't we go to work and
boom it !? he asks. We are al,
ready ut work, here. There are
difficulties in the way of this de
%ye1opment in the lack of neces,
sary capital. III the insuficlencs
of skilled labor, and iii sectional
preiudices and SANDERS but tbs
good work has already begul
and will be pushed toward. NOV,
ing more rapidly with every
year and mouth, until the Soutl
realizes all that is predicted Of
it.
LII the Philadelphia MefhodisI
Conference Monday debate Oh /;
resolution introduced by Presi
ding Elder Crouch, urging III
earnest and determined effor
to raise $4,000 for home mission.
and snstentation this year, eiicI
ted SONS. interesting informa
ton as to The condition of poor
] IN paid ministers. Mr.. Croucl
knew OF partors who supported
wives and children on $500 /;
] wear. Rev. VIM. SWindelIs WI
J amazed that some pastors Wer'
,, able to pay their debts. HI
knew Of pastors who supper
j families and keep horses au'
} carriages on 800 year. Res
!, w. s. Thomas told OF a nlllisfe
! the members Of whose famil.
olive on il per capita OF four cent
. 4 dav. This was regarded as
!. questionable statement by i del
egate, but Mr.. Thomas illsisle'
that it was true. But for Il feel
inc Of delieacy be Weuld meii
ton the pastors name. L wa
J finally resolved that each minis
7 ter receiving $1,000 i year 9
over should contribute 2 pe
: cent of lis salary q the supper
Of the poorer pastors.
= Wholesale dealers III lard i
Baltimore say that q large pei
eenfage of this product whie'
reaches that city from Chicag
3 and other Western cities IS no
! pure hog fat. It Is claimed tia
much Of the so-called lard Is
compound of tallow, hog greas
! and oleomargarine. The prize
at which the mixture IS sold,
Q saws the Baltimore Sun, "nake
! it evident to all that II calnu
: be pure lard. Lard is worth !
i crude state about six cents pc
7 pound iii Chicago. The mixtui
representing refined lard Is sol
III one-quarter To one-half Ger
I less Der pound. OF course,
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