The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-07
Louisiana.
Lake Charles American.

Lake Charles American.
Thousands of persons are making up their
minds to settle in the prairie regions OF south
.western Louisiana. It is a settled question
that people can do we'll hsre, and far beyond
| their expectations, provided they have
means to start in business and the REQUESTS
| capacity to conduct it. We fear too many
are coming who have barely sufficient means
to reach their destination, depending for their
future upon work to be obtained of strangers.
This is not wise. Occasionally such q person
will be successful and more than realize all
bis expectations but this is not the rule. II
a man has means, he can afford to wait till he
can find or make a business; not so with the
man who must win his bread and butter
every day or 60 hungry. BE may succeed
and he may NOT. As a rule q new country is
q poor place for day labor.
Lake Charles is an exception, to some ex
tent, on account Of her extensive lumber inter
ests; but it is safe to say that there is an
abundance of labor of all kinds for the capital
invested in Lake Charles. What is needed is
the man who has capital to start some enter.
prise that can give employment to labor. It
may be some simple industry and require bnt
q small investment, or it may be the extensive
factory !; there is room for 10. We enumerate
a few lines Of industry in which there would
be success, If capital and intelligence were
| combined.
]. The growing of broom corn and the man.
ufacture of brooms.
2. The production Of poultry and eggs; fifty
families could engage 10 this probably.
8. The manufactui of soap. This does not
require large capital at first. as all the mate
rails are here and can be purchased cheapiy.
We understand that the ashes Of hard pine
will o If 30, thousands Of wagon loads
can be had for nothing.
4. The manufacture of wagons, for which
there Is an Unlimited supply Of the best tim.
Der o. nominal cost.
The manufacture Of wooden wars from the
gum trees.
6. The manufacture of cabinet furniture
from the cheap and beautiful lumber Of this
region.
z. The growing and manufacture of tobacco.
The best varieties of tobacco can be grown 10
unlimited quantities, from superb chewing to
Connecticut wrappers.
8. The sheep industry-sheep will moi only
live, but do well the entire year. without any
food but the natural grasses. Turnips are 9
wonderful crop in this region, and grow anlaz.
ingly all winter. With a good turnip patch
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at a round price. Sheep are perfectly healthy
and wonderfully prolific. Five thousand farm
ers are needed for this industry.
8. The raising of good dairy cows and the
manufacture of butter. AS long as milk com
mands in all the cities of the south ten cents
per quart and butter an average of thirty-6ve
to forty cents per pound, there is no danger
of an over supply. One hundred farmers
should engage in this business the ensuing
year, and be prepared to conduct winter dai.
rying another season. Sweet potatoes make
an excellent food for the dairy.
10. This fruit industry-fTty thousand peo-
pie are wanted for this line Of investment
Each family should possess a few thousands
so rs TO purchase the land and plant the or.
chards and be able to wait for the product.
Figs, peaches, pears, English walnuts aud pe.
cans are sure crops and very profitable.
Canning factories will be established upon
a large scale as soon as sufficient fruit is pro-
duced. j. B. Watkins and the North Auleri-
can Land and Timber CO., have set 90 acres
Of orchard this winter, principally 6gs, peaches,
pears, plums, English walnut and pecans.
Other parties have set largely. This is tho
native land Of the blackberry and strawberry.
Thousands Of acres should be planted for can.
ming.
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