The Opelousas courier., 1888-06-02
Who Should Come to Southwest
Louisiana.
Lake Charles AmeJican.

Louisiana.
Lake Charles American.
Thousands of persons are making up then
minds to settle in the prairie regions OF south
western Louisiana. 1t is a settled question
that people can do we'll here, and far beyond
their expectations, provided they have
means to start in business and the requisite
capacity to conduct it. We fear too many
are coming who have barely sufficient means
to reach their destination, depending for their
future upon work to be obtained OF strangers.
This is not wise. Occasionally such a person
will be successful and more than realize all
his expectations but this is not the rule. Ii
a man has means, he can afford to wait TIL he
can find or make a business; not so with the
man who must win his bread and butter
every day OF go hungry. IL" may succeed
and he may not. AS a rule a new country rs
a poor place for day labor.
Lake Charles is an exception, III some rA
tent, on account of her extensive lumber inter-
csts; but it is safe to say that there Is an
abundance OF labor of all kinds for the capital
invested in Lake Charles. What is needed is
the man who has cypitai TO start soIn" entrr
prise that can give employment to labor. 1t
may be some simple industry and require bnt
a small Investment, OF it may be the rAtrnsIv"
factory there is room for it. w" rnumrrat'
a few lines OF industry III which there would
be success, if capital and intell gene" ""r,
combined,
l. The growing OF broom cora and the man
u~lacturG OF broonlS.
2. The production of poultry and eggs: fifty
families could engage in this lrotitabIy.
>. The manutactu { Of soap. This does i'ot
require large capital al first, as ali the mate
rials are here atd can be pulchnS"d cheaply
We understand that The ashes Of ilard pine
will answer. II so, thousands of wagon loatis
can be had tor nothing.
l. The manufacture OF wagons, Ion which
there is an unlimited supply III the hest tim
Der at a nominal cost
The manufacture Of wuol"n waTt. from tine
gum trees.
Il. The manutactuI" of cabinet furniture
from the cheap and beautiful lnmbrt of this
region
:. The growing and manufacture OF loharr"
The best varieties Of tobacco can be grown in
unlimited quantities, from superb chewing to
Connecticut wrappers.
: Thr sheep i~ndustry-sh"rp will MOI only
live. but Il" we'll I'll" entire year, without any
food but the natural grasses Turilips are a
wonderful crop In Ihis region, and grow amaZ-
inglY all winter. With a good tuIuigs patch
Fat lambs can be placed on The mHuk"t in May
at a ronnd price. Sheep are perfectly lIpaithy
and wonderfully prolific Five thousand farm,
rrs alr needed tor this industry.
9. The raising OF goud dairy COWS and thu
manufacture OF butter. As long rs milk com
munds in all the cities ut the snuIi. ten cent,
per quart and butirr an avcIag' of tlliEtN tiv,
10 forty cents i"r pound. there Is IL" 'latg".
ot an over supply 0"" h1lu,hed farmers
should engage in this business the rtIsnIu.
..1 /, --,,.-J >. --,J,. ,:, l..
ryinr another season. SWEET potatorS make
| All excellent food for The ,laiiy.'
10 The fr,:it inluSly-ltty thousand lr"
, pie are wanted foI This line of investment
Each family shotl; possess a lew ti,otisaul.
SO a, to purchase the land ,,td pima: Tia" or
cliarls AMI b" abb. l' Wait lI HE ptt"iuc|
Figs, peaches. peas. English waIunts aii Pc.
) cats are sur" crops aud very profitable.
Canning factories viii hr established apor
> a large seal" as sooi4 a. Sufficient fsn!t IS pto
4nSed J. Is Watkins and tn" North Amrl,
/, can Land and Timber Co. have set 80 acre,
Of orchard thiS winter, principally figs. praclr>
: pears, plnms, English walnut and pecans
, Other parties have SGT largely. This is til,
: native land of the blackberry aud strawberry
> Thousands of acres should be planted fol- can
: ming
[ ii. Garden seeds should be raised on a Iare,
- SC0lC, dtIi tht up iNdti1 y IL SCitldl MAJ ih'l
t Nearly every one obtains his seed at prescn
i. from the North.
II. Cucumbers. caulitlowers, onions anC
& tomatoes grow abundantly nearly the yea
round Why not have a picking establish
= menl? 1t could continue active operation
for nine months OF the year in the fac tory an.
twelve months in the field.
: IL. The production of rice, corr and swec
pc tatocs as general farm crops are very profit
: able on account of the price they command il
the market Corn readily commands at al
seasons of the yea1 fifty cents per bushel
Rice now brings one dollar and fifty -ents pc
busIlel. In the season of 1887, the crop il
this parish averaged from fifteen to fifty bushels
per acre. Where there was plenty of wate
the average yield was thirty bushels per acre
e The cost of producing lice a ter the lavees are
made, is about the same as wheat. Ten times
Q as many sweet potatoes are needed as are nov
+ produced. They should be used extensivel,
+ for cattle, horses and sheep A large industr,
: will eventually sprng up i'll the drsiccation o
/, sweet potatoes for the foreign market.
We have enumerated items enough to shoy
y that there are abundance of profitable indus
tries awaiting the intelligence, energy an,
I capital of the immigrant and he must hav
+ all of these to succeed in any country. Yher
G are some people who have failed in ever
# country they have tried No use of &C e1ing t
!. Southwestern Louisiana; they will fail her,
They are deficient in some element of huma
y nature, and you cannot produce a crop will
out a foundation germ, in brains any NOR
. than in soil, even though You bring to bea
" the fertile soil, the baImy atmosphere and til
vitalizing sun of this genial climate We nee
{ men of force. Laziness always floats with til
current, and our inter continental streams III
t fortunately flow southwark Anything tina
i is too lazy to thaw out in the north rolls III
e the current and floats south. This has bFl
# going on for many years Bear in mind, tina
+ the gulf of Mexico is south of us, nd human
ity's drift must stop OH this coast, and you wi
readily understand that we now have all tn
lazilvss essential to our well-being.
= We want energy at a hundred pounds press
ure to the square inch We must have cor
centrated force, sustained and directed by SUI
t ticient capital. We have called attention t
enough profitable industries to occupy on
hundred thousand persons, bat each require
: some capita!
! Suppose a family brings nothing but Labor
- then The capital already here must be taxed t
provida a house and lot, and the employment
. necessary TO feed and cloIiIe that family. Il
on the other hand, enough money is brough
to build house and start a farm, labor no,
here is employed t" do this work, and it al
= fOrdS relief tn canltal II ic MT fnr no T., a.