The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-01-27

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inst, headed 'lmpressions Of North
erp VISITOR letter, which 50 I'M
pressed me with It's candor and truth
fulness, from personal observation, /
feel like adding ny testimony to his,
and address you a fow limos, touching
upon the progress and future Of Lake
Charles and this part Of tho State.
am a Canadian, and we have very
cold weather In the latitude IF Que
bec and north, but in Toronto and
Ia that latitude, stretching 70
Detroit. we do not get the extremes
in frost or winds they do IN Kansas,
Dokota OF Wisconsin. These great
storms we read Of in these States,
have spent their force before they
reach Us. Our summers are delight
ful, pure bracing air Thermometer
ranging seldom higher than 50 degrees
and then only 4 few daya At q time,
and to those who contemplate north
orn trip during the hot season, 4
would say, come to Toronto, "Phe
Queen City ot the West" situated On
the north shore Of Lake onteFio,
where every comfort and aceommoda-
ton can be had at our palace hotels,
On your ronte call and ace the won
derful Niagara Falls, thence BY rail to
old Niagara. From where the palace
steamer awaits to take you to Tor
onto in two hours, ride Of 40 miles
over the deep, blue watora Of Lake
Onterio, Asyou round Hanlan's Point
into the beautiful bay, you will OBJ
serve on the right the residence Of
Edward Hanlau, Cansda'a great oars
man.
Excuse mo for taking UP 50 much
Of your valuable space in referring to
Toronto and climate as q summer Fo-
sort, | must not close without paying
just tribnteto Southwestern Loniai-
ana, and especially Lake Charles and II
surroundings. This beautiful town
on the cast side of the Lake has nat
uraI facilities for manufacturing equal
to Maskegon, Manistee or Ludding-
ton, in Michigan, and forest Of pine
north Of il on the Caleasieu river and
its tributaries, that surprises the north.
western lumbermau to behold, The
prairie stretches to the cast, west and
south to the gulf.
This land is being rapidly taken VI
BY farmers from Kansas, Iowa, ant
other central and northern States
For stock raising and early gardel
produce, there is no doubt about II
capabilities, and IT can yet DO puF
chased at reasonable prices, say fron
| SO to $5 per acre. But assoon as th
railroad is completed from here I
Kansas City, look out for the boon
il is sure to come, even before thI
country is settled with farmers, sui
plying early vegetables for the noFtl
ern States fully three monshs befoE
they can produce them, and at emo
nous prices. II will also be the grel
! outlet for your lumber, putting i
competition with northern pine, 90
win eventually hold the trade 4
Kansas.
must state before closing, lheE
appears to be a mistaken opinion her
regarding the advantage OF the roa
! to this city, which | think time Vi
! prove the reverse, when we take int
Consideration the natural advantage
possessed BY Lake Charles. She no
, commands the trade Of The parisl
sltnated at the terminus Of q gref
railroad, yon may look forward wit
confidence 70 a rapid increase of POI
ulatlon, and a corresponding ineFcas
Of business, and IN few years 81
, win bo Che largest manufacturing tow
vest Of New Orleans, with clectri
lights end street railroads, and hein
: AZ the bead Of navigation there u 2