Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-01-05

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The Shreveport Timos makes the
following suggestion. 1t could be
utilized to advantage elsewhere:
! When Shreveport citizens invest
their surplus cash in factories instead
OF keeping it idle in bank vaulte, an
era Of prosperity will dawn upon this
city that VIII surprise the most san
guine and hopeful inAabitant
/ The Franklin Sun saws of the sue
cess attending the efforts of the State
immigration association TO induce i'm
migration to the parish of Franklin:
The Immigration Association are
certainly dong good work. Their
organization has been the means of
bringing several families of desirable
immigrants to the parish and several
more are expected next week Keep
the bail rolling.
The St Tammany Farmer, in pub
fishing the facts of the establishment
at the central sugar factory near
Jeannerette, says:
We need Just such mill in st.
Tammany parish. and in connection
with a canning factory, to create
market for our fruit and vegetables,
which can and will be produced in
abundance, of varieties, as soon as it
is discovered that there is ready
sale here for them The first capital
ist who makes a note of this, and acts
accordingly, will soon have cause to
congratulate himself On his good for
tune.
The Farmers Union, published at
Choudrant, Lincoln parish, approves
the idea Of cotton factory at Shreve-
port and one at Monroe. 1t remarks
on this subject:
The citizens of Shreveport are agi-
tating the question of locating a cot
ton factory at that place. We are
pleased to see this spirit manifested,
as the location of factories is just what
the South needs. With factory at
Shreveport and one at Monroe, our
farmers would find a market nearer
home for their staple crop and while
advancing the interest of both points,
they would also be able to realize a
better price for their produce. We
wish both enterprises success.
The Shreveport Times gives a his
tory of Plain Dealing, new town To-
Gated on the Shreveport and Arkan-
sas Railroad, in the northern part of
Bossier parish, 25 miles from Shrcve-
port: The town is only FIVE months
old and now has population Of 800
people, why are pushing and progres-
sive and who have just celebrated the
laying of the cornerstone Of the Pio-
neer High School. Plain Dealing has
already received 1900 bales Of cotton
The Times says of the new town
which, on account Of It's iron deposits,
may some day rival Birmingham, it
is thought:
All the requirements Of town are
provided in Plain Dealing. A church,
Methodist denomination, has been
completed. Other congregations have
their edifices under contract. Among
! the proposed improvements mention
of Hon. p II. Clrrys canning fac
tory must not be omitted. That gen
tleman intends to- put up a factoay
that will consume all the fruit raised
tlitt StCt "a inc .NtttG.
The Calhoun Exp. Farmer SAYS OF
the work Of the Experimental Farm
at that place:
The Experimental Farm has re-
ceived, this week, from the nursery at
Augusta, Ga, fifty-eight varieties Of
apple trees; thirty-eight of peaches,
sixteen of pears, fourteen of plums,
twelve of apricots and several varie-
ties each Of figs, persimmons, almonds,
f'flberts and ounces, also ffty-six
varieties of grapes. And, as we have
mentioned in previous issue, they
have received several head of fine
breeds of cattle, and number OF fine
chickens. Thus, it will be seen that
the experiments will not be confined
to cotton, corn and forage stuiis, bet
that every branch OF agriculture viii
be handled.
The Ruston, Lincoln parish, Cali
graph. referring to the great adapta-
biiity Of North louisiana to raisins
fruits and Vegetables says
\ fruit country such as is the hill
section of North Louisiana ought I,
. be dotted all over with cannerries tha
( the luscious fruits heretofore wastsc
. NAV he nreserve1 ard ,-ceI os - ;