The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-10-06

planning will be very much surprised,
and many will want to criticise me.
Now, | desire in all frankness to
meet this matter on the threshold, to
fairly warn my fellow -cilizcus, and
to say that if they do not bestir
themselves l wash my hands of all
responsibility.
AS soon as / can have the chance
| propose to issue pamphlet, to be
disseminated North and West and
to the country at large. | desire
the best information | can get as the
products, resources and other attrac-
tions of our parishes. | want this
information for my pamphlet. 1t is
impossible for me to visit each par
ish and learn those matters particn-
larly. Besides, [ desire that each
parish may have its own say about
itself. This protects me against
suspicion Of favoritism or prejudice.
Ny suggestion, therefore, is that you
have some competent party, who will
not overstate your merits and re-.
sources, to write up your parish, and
have the description printed in a
small pamphlet. Let q number of
copies Of this pamphlet be sent here
to my Office for gratuitous distribu-
ton. BY this means you have a
double chance to secure immigra-
ton. You have the general PAM
phlet I am to issue, which contains
| valuable information you have fur
nished me, and yoar own pamphlet,
| which is especially devoted to your
parish. You can procure some jour
nalist of experience and reputation
to write this description, Or some
other party, as your judgment may
decide. If you are at loss to de-
tcrmine, and any suggestions of
mine will aid you, they are at your
service. only suggest that care be
taken rot to make the description
such as will not sustain investiga,
ton. There is popularity supposed
| to be always disposition TO exag-
gerate such things, and there is al
| most always heavy discount of the
description. If, therefore, the merits
of your parish be rather underated
than ovcrrated, the locker will be
| agrecably surprised, and all the
more not be impressed and to buy.
If you will but believe that by
due encouragement of my efforts you
can make your lands average five
| dollars more per acre, you will ccr-
tainly see that you are we'll warran-
ted in cxpending few hundred dol
lars to do so. In parts of this State
immigration has enhanced the value
| Of lands millions of dollars; and this
is only a beginning. In no case
will a wise and liberal effort to
secure immigration fail, no matter
in what part Of the State the effort
may be made. This is abundantly
demonstrated. 1t is not theory or
hypothesis.
| beg to impress upon You an.
other most important fact, viz: That
failure to duly invite immigration, is
construed as an indication that you
90 not want it. This is not to be
complained Of, and is the most nat
ural reasoning in the world. If you
felt a sriendliness to desireit, and were
impressed with it's immcasurable
benefit. you would certainly say so.
Your silence, your failure to adver.
tise, is compared by the immigrant
with the warm invitation of your
sister parishes urging him to come,
and there is little difficulty is seeing
| where common sense, natural i'm
pulse, all the laws that govern
human action will carry him.
The immigration South, and that
will mainly come is well-to-do, in.
dustrious American farmers from
the North and West. who will in
troduce a varied husbandry, and
make our State blossom as the rose;
who will largely or entirely pay
cash, aud not only greatly enhance
real estate, but pnt, at once, money
in circulation to relieve the in
| debtedness of many of our large
| landho'ders,
have been thus elaborate so as
to give you some reasons for my
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