Richland beacon., 1889-09-14

up of that parish this year will be
the smallest that has been grown in
Plaouemines for the last five years.
PoINrE CoUPEE
A pear weighing pound and a
half and measuring fifteen inches in
circumference was recently sent to
the office of the Banner.
The assessment of Rapides parish
for the year 1889 is over a quarter OF
million dollars greater than it was
the previous year.
The farmers seem to take advantage
of the good weather for the past few
weeks for the gathering of their hay.
RED RIVER
The Coushatta Citizen states that II
all the contemplated railroads in
North Louisiana are built, that sec
ton will be a perfect girt iron from
the Mississippi river to the Texas line.
Every few weeks increases the num-
Der.
ST. MARY.
| ST. Mary Banner: The rice planters
have commenced harvesting their
crops. The rice compares favorably
in quality and quantity with the crops
of former years.
st. Mary Banner: The mill men
are no longer complaining of the
= scarcity of logs. They state that the
market is overcrowded, and there i:
every prospect for its remaining Sc
for some time.
ST. CHARLES.
The St. Charles Herald (Hahnville
saws that the rice crop will soon b'
cut, nothing left in the field but tn
S stubble.
,, St. Charles Herald: The cane cro]
: at the upper end of the parish i
e magnificent. The providence" xii
a Iona" and Mary" plantations hav
" the champion cane.
Speaking Of the rice crop the s
Jane. Courier says that the yield ha
been beyond the most sanguine e'
t. pectations as far as that paper hs
g been able to ascertain.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST.
Maschacebe: We have had but Ii
ID tie rain during the month Of Augu
e. while all abundance of it would hay
e. benefited the sugar cane.
OF Rice cutting has been favored unit
now by fine weather and there beir
a good supply of hands it has pr
er gressed rapidly. But sowings ha'
te been done so late that a great porti'
nd of the crop is not yet ripe.
r. ST. MARTIN.
bt The outlook for the cotton and co
lte crops in the parish are very promI
Ill ing and unless the worm puts in
're appearance the planters will reap
abundant and plentiful harvest.
ST. LANDRY.
or Thus far all the cotton that !
nd been brought into the town of Wa
lge ington has been put in the new colt
~ bagging.
Ike The Washington Advocate boo
that town as an excellent place
TT locate a cotton, furniture or wae
OF factory.
Southron: The crops were ne
the more promising in this parish.
ne greatest plenty Of the cereals are
ma ready matured and cotton is fruit
last well and in the absence of the VOL
all will make most abundant yield.
W r.xcIpAuoA
There has been an increase in val
ton over the assessment Of i
vat amounting to $355,OOO.
the
Off
,ort During the past two or three we
red the North Louisiana Land and
eth provement Company has purcha
ex- four or FIVE large tracts of land.
Farmerville Gazette: We feel
ranted in saying that the first rail-
built through Farmerville and III
~ parish will be given the right-of-'
tue the town will vote FIVE mill tax
'n"s the parish will exempt the road
uP taxation tor Q term of years.
se'- =, this inducemeht enough for a com
in' nifty to offer. and especially cou
'"' through which a road would pa.
:. handsomely in receipts.
He ~