The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-01-13
The General Western Pnsaem-
ger Agent Oftlhe Illinois Cen-
trial, Interviewed ON Aafs
Egcturm from Gaae south.

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Blue, 9f the Cairo shortline, Miller Of
the 81. Louis, Arkansas \ Toxsa,
oharleton, of the Mobile y Ohio, and
Townaand Of tho Missouri Pacific
Where did you 30 from 81. Louis 2
Direct to Memphis, Tenn, Here
We were joined BY Assistant General
Passenger Agent Coleman, q New
Orleans, and after spending . day
with General Passenger Agent Knapp
IL the Mississippi n Tenneseai we
left Memphis for Hammond, where %
many Northern people have already
settled.
Did youipquire of Northern people
settled At Hammond as TO cropa ralsed
laat season and 40 to tile health oe Che
people generally Al that points
Our visit to Hammond was 70 as
certain from actual aettlers aa to how
they arc pleased with their new South. |
ern homes and wo were surprised not
u fud 4 single instance of dlsaatiH
faction and % complaints Of aicE
ness. You must remember that this
particular locality Is not adapted 70
general farming but 70 fruit growing
and vegetable gardening, and y asena
4 absurd and fabulous to make the state
ment, but / have the information fFom
the shippers themselves declaring that
| the average amount per acre received
from airawberrles the past seaaen was
eab0.0o aud that oueumbera, Fadisheal
tomatoes and other Ysgetableai AID
nearly A WE'LL the people ~ Ham
mond did not hesitate 20 say, and IN
uy judgement, after careful inquiry,
they are correct IN The assertion, that
al no point In Southern California,
Florida, nor any other southern poiat
can frnit growing and vegetable gaF,
deniag b carried On % opEontably and
/, successfully
is there much building at Hammond
this seasoRl
Without counting them J should
! say there we're twslge VI fifteen houses
j going up there ~ The present time
Where did yau 60 from Hammond
We spant Sunday il New Orleans
and then went from there direct +
Jaaksonyillo, Fla., te attend 2 meeting
!, Of the Southern Passenger Assoela
\ tien, held IL Jacksonville an she lalh
Did yoa Wait Jennings and haki
q cAerles
Yes SIR, on oaF return from floF
ida in company with General fassen
= Z ger Agent Watson II the sopthef
u Pacific, ana General Passenger Agea
I. Hansen, Assistant General Passeage
Agent Coleman, and General sousl
Z ern Passenger Agent Murray, We yis
z tied lake Charles and Jennings
Was this Your frat visit to thes
II points,
II md frequently been thFapgh 9
tLe line Of tho sontheFn Paelle Fal
z road but tic train alWaYs passed tires
{ peints IN the night, and this my tiFf
IL iiFst opportunity IF seeing the gFei
soathWeaieFn ilopislana prairie 2
asyiight
what impression did II make pPe
"a ~ youg
sge Imnst say I Yas greatly aHFPFls1
ne not only with she general taP9gFapt
aet of tbe country hpt alao Eith tae "
depee of thfift aRa enterprise
sna Crowley, Jennings Welsh aHa Lal
Charles 0arpagtg spent the sAtl
DAY siding and driving oyer ne pre-
VS. VS. ies ana pprposely visited z nalah
II Il ncythegp families Eo make iAaa'
III les Vt II heW Hleg aga pleased III
HaY tAa rImats Rad people NJ lhat loe
iig
dow aAopt tAs crops u shqs Els
/ IS isy lasi yeaa
ra. We noticed any pnmhef q
lsf. ssaslE NJ eYeF fhe country aaa les
Saia " shss baNipg ana shipRiHg liaF
isial gaite en inaaaFg Ne lsaHa
iagnsf who ralssa several haal
i6g bnsbelso of swss potatoes aaa rs
aaa isla slsiemonA that s8eatg-slz q
.ss seaia 6ll 4 hans
ha ie8e AtqN h sAes meN
lheGe pqiatpe
5d R lle
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