Richland beacon., 1888-04-14
l.BHIGR.7TION.
fFor the SE:coV.l

immigration. The intelligent and
watchiul citizens, discrrns for Louis
ilna, the dawn Of more prosperous
lays.
Thousands and thousands Of peo-
!le are seeking homes where pros
neri.y may richly crown the ''swt 81
al the brow Nth fertile and happy
homes: sturdy men, with brawny
arms: brave sud lr;Te women, arr
movinr to lew homes, where they
hDpe in she future to- realize com
inrtnole homes, good society, an!
heneiiiceGt government, whrr.
school houses invite their rusi!'
hfar.s to etvarce the mind and III
tie Thought INTO Fe',!ns occupied h,
the good and Intelligent. Nhert
church bells chime the hour Of w"y-
ship. where the man Of God, lea''H
his flock in tha obligali"Hs Le-
So,ar.nly Processes 10 jehovah
SHOW me (says 4 wlitel) the
company Il man kreHs. and | VIII tell
YOU what lie is an aphoiism az
rue as revelation. Good people,
hope 20 locate in Il country where
there are good people. May 1 tell a
story? Well.-.A "mnver,' was once
arcosted by careful and thought
ful mar, when the following colloquy
ensued:
"My friend, ;shere are you NOV
ING to-
10 louisiana" was the answer.
"W;nere are You from?" was inter.
roSa.ed.
"From the old Nerth State"
Dbl YOU NOV from a good com
muuitv; and did you have kind
neighbors?'
Indeed, I dill twas answered.
aever were lnere better in any coun
try; we were loath to part with oul
cpd neighbors, but home wa.
needed where the children now fast
growing up might have tho oppor
tuuity of securing homes i'm
PEELED us and ths,t alone to move.'
will Jou please cell us of the
people We are moving among? Are
they good and kina?'
"For truth, my friend, they arc
just the kind you have left at your
old home.'
Next evening on the same scamp.
ing grounds" another family kindled
the camp fire, and our good hos'
piled about the same questions, this
time, however, the answers were
quite changed, instead of leaving
good neighbors and kind friends
behind, they were represented as
being very unkind, ignorant, and
even troublesome: in so much, il
was thought best to change the
homestead.
"Pray cir, will you tell us what
kind of people we are moving top
"Just the same kind you left il
youi old community" was the la.
comic reply.
From this one will see the immi
grant, himself, may be recognized az
one OF the factors in society making
We will then be wise, it is hoped
and invite those who leave goot
neighbors at the old homestead, t.
come and be welcome.
The design OF this paper, however
is to hold, more especially, con
ference with the land holders O
Richland parish relative to the bes
method of getting good peopl'
turned this way. There is an album
dance of good tillable land here, on,
may say, with every tree planted b,
the Creator, vet, standing upon it
Yea, thousands of acres which avail
the woodman's ak. We know how
fertile these lands are, how easil,
titled, and how abundantly they re
pay the industrious husbandman TO
his labor. We know, also, that on
society mainly in every ward in tn
parish, are strictly just, and kim
beEevo.ence is a virtue priced an,
practiced; supporting churches ALT
schools, each of which are we'll at
tended. Yet, those seeking home
away in other states, know but it'll
Of these facts; very true, we no,
have immigration ASSOCIATIONS il
Louisiana. But these association
needs facts; these facts, Ire to h
tabulated AMI not until, then ca
these 10 disseminated. Now, wha