The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-05-19
Abbwille W;lwiaional.
The Immigration A-~"'i:.iion
and iJ~ Officers Strongly
Endorsed.

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forward with q liberal appropriation
to the State immigration Associa-
ton fund. Assurances Of warm sup
port have been received from other
parishes which will take definite &C
ton in the near future. When the
fifty nine parishes will have all res
pended with similar iiherality. quite
a handsome sum will be realized for
the purposes Of preliminary work.
At an early day a list Of those par
ishes and cities that have made APP
preparations will be published.
The work Of the immigration Du-
rcau No. 159 Common street, is be.
ing pushed vigorously, but it's work
issomewhat ham tcred by delay On the
part of land.holders throughout the
State in not forwarding description
Of lands, prices, etc, for the inspec.
ton Of those seeking investments.
Col. Baker, the secretary of the as
ISOLATION, states that there have been
quite a number Of inquiries for cheap
lands both for agricultural and mill
ing purposes. y large correspond
ence is going on between the associ-
alton and the people in the North
and West who are seeking homes in
Louisiana, and the agitation Of the
immigration movement is cffccting
good results, not only in this coun.
try but in Europe rs well.
a letter has just been received
from a proposed colony of wealthy
farmers. They ask for information
relative to the best section of Louis
aana to make settlement in, and
they state that il a satisfactory 10.
cality car be found they may be ex-
pected to arrive on the first OF Au-
gust.
Representatives of a Spanish COLO
ny registered at the bureau yester.
day. They desire to secure proper
ty in seine locality suitable for a
vineyard. Yesterday a number Of
minnesota land seekers arrived in
rthe city. They stopped along the
Cine of the Illinois Central at Tan
and will visit other por-
lions Of the State before determin-
where to settle. A representa-
the party registered at the
yesterday. The great i'm.
portance to the State Of Louisiana in
having a place where home and land
seekers may ascertain all necessary
information, relative to the resources
Of the State, and where they may
fad a description Of lands for sale
and prices and all other needed in
formation, will be readily seen. As
IAN evidence that the whole country
appreciate the benefits growing out
of the establishment of the bureau,
they arc receiving strong endorse
ments from the representative men
Of every parish in the State. And
any enterprise backed by such
strong influences cannot fall in the
accomplishment of the ends sought,
and result in untold benefit to Louis
cana.
President Wheelock, Of the Texas
and Pacific route, has shown great
liberality in the way Of reduced
rates to settlers travelling over his
line, and the road will no doubt
reap the reward it deserves. Those
who settle along this railroad need
have no fear OF heing taxed too
heavily in sending their products to
market.
Louisiana has heretofore lahored
under many disadvantages, having
to contend with the rich western
railroads and syndicatcs who en-
ployed scores of %canvassers to be.
siege immigrants arriving by every
steamer from foreign ports, and by
highly colored pamphlets and des-
criptive maps on which Louisiana
appeared as an uninhahited district.
These influences which gave large
capital kept persistently at work, in
duced thousands upon thousands to
go to the barren plains and alkali
deserts of the West, when under
other circumstances they might have
come 20 Louisiana which compared
with the homes they did select is a
veritable paradise.
The falsity Of such statements are
hcninning to crOn ont. and the aui.