The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
GULF COAST ETCHES
my otR SENIOR,

Inc varied resources anO attfac
lions of the Gulf Coast We're like a,
unread book to me, and rs they wer,
unfolded before my eyes looked M
on them with increasing astonish
ment and admiration. Here IN Gren'
| ada county, our exports and sources
of revenue are narrow al down 80 out
article, viz: cotton. Nothing hut
cotton, and cotton or M hing. The
| wheels of commerce roll oL = 10 ear.
ry cotton and cotton clone is the mo
tive power that can turn them. Cot.
ton is undoubtedly King of th
realm, and his subjects are all our
people, of every degree, condition
and color. He has almost usurped
the dominion of the Almighty Dollar
| and mans status, ifa farmer, is es-
| tima!ed, not upon the number of his
| acres, but upon the number of bales
Of cotton lie raises. If he wishes TO
| borrow money. and offers his farm
| as collateral, as too many Of them un-
fortunately have to do, the first ques-
| ton asked is not Show many acres
have you?p but chow many bales did
you make last year?n ] have often
wondered what weu,d become Of
Us here should there be any sort Of
mishap--be a complete, total failure of
he cotton crop. One half the people
would be on starvation and the other
half not able to help them. No such
calamity can ever befall the people OF
this coast. The whole country il not
dependent upon one single product
fol, the Very necessities Of life. Nhil,
II may be true that certain ndustre
are pursued at certain Seasons, sill
there are Il number OF pursuits tia,
have all Seasons for their own.
Among other profitable industrie.
hat have so far failed TO mention
is wool@growng, or slAep raising
ihe weather is never cold enough tOI
iniure the early lambs which are al
ways the best, and the native gfa s4es
furnish food sufficient fot the sheep.
.he year round. They require no
wintering or feeding, and last but by
no means least, the cookie Burr is
absolutely y an unknown factor OH The
coast. There is not one cockIe burr, |
or as we all call it, "cuGkle burr
between New Orleans and Mobile |
We all know here, at least as may
Of us rs ever gave the subject u |
thought, that The cock le. burr is the |
worst enemy that "Mary's lamb has
to contend with in this section. Ii H. |
frequently death to the sheep, and |
always ruination to the wool, II DE-.
tracts from the real value of the wool |
rom 30 to 10 per cent. The Coast
country sheep know not the deadly
.mbrace of the balefuI eockIe-burr.
and live and die hurrIess and htnpv
The woll grown here and IN Louis
ana, is known in the markets rs
Lake" wool, and always commands
.he very highest price. Cattle do
well during the spring, summer aua
all seasons, but require some atten-
ion during the winter.
There is an intintr variety Of pur
uts from which to choose II you
l0n't banker after one, you can book
~ to another. Aud then above all
hings else, to a sick man at least, il
lac gloriously healthy climate. The
ity folk for years past have made
his summer resort, TO escape IT,
,eat and unhealthy atmosphere, ri
he cities, in hot weather, and tle
Northern folk are now seeking the
anne resort IN Writer, to escape the
DGrrors Of their arctic, blizzard breed
ng homes. a delightful aud salu-
'riogs climate all the year round.
Why this region has been so long
nd so persis'ently overlooked, it Is
'ot my purpose now 10 discuss,
'eople would rush to California, one
way, and to Florida another way, TO
'ay eyorbitant prices for land, not
ne whit better than this and where
he climatic forces and influences
we're almost identical with those of
he Cult Coast Of Mississippi. One
ther feature, that particularly com.
nrnds this Coast country to me, is,
hat it Is right here in our State,
Jndcr the broad Acgis of our own
owed common wealth Of Mississippi
he came laws aud liberties, with al
he ills and evils incident thereto,
he same Legislature to make some
Dore laws with some more ills and
wills and the same Governor Lowry 4
0 preside over the whole dog goned |
oncerp, IN his unique and lnimilable
lyle. All these Ills have the uncef- /
ain virtue OF being to us not un- s
'nown. X. T. T.. I