The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-06-08
RICH LOUISIANA LANDS

RICH LOUISIANA LANDS
Between Delta and MONROE Condition
aud Prospects of the Section.
lEicksbnrg Commercial Herald.l
From Delta opposite Vicksburg I,
the Bayou Macon, a distance Of thirty
nine miles, the land Is q rich blacl
loan, perfect cotton lands, which vii
perhaps be always cultivated as q
present, In large plantations, and il
the nature of things, will be the las,
home of the negro aud the mule, and
where, owing to this fact, and the In,
exhaustable fertility of the soil, with
tts average depth Of fourteen feet, cot
ton planting would be profitable even
at u much lower price than 1t now
brinGs. A section where almost any
of these crops suitable to temperate
or suo.tropical climate can be made
with profit TO the producer, aud which
Is now almost exclusively Il cotton Sec
ton, only for the reason that it Is sup
poscd to pay better than other crops,
and for the further reason that cotton
can always be turned into money
without delay, a very important con>
sideration to persons who do q large
business and many of whom are etill
in debt, owing to the losses resulting
from overhows prior to the enactment
OF the laws creating levee districts aud
providing means, and TO the adoption
Of tho present ievee system, which at.
fords sale protection.
1t took good while for the loan
companies to find this country out, but
there are quite a number in the field
now, and 1t will only be a short time
until they find that the security IL as
good as It could be either In the North
or East, and that the difference In rate
Of Interest Is excessive and rests solely
on the ground that the country has
been newly discovered. and like. In ali
sections, which are undeveIoped aud
improving, needs money badly with
which to realize on its natural resour-
ces, and can afford to pay more for II
than can be had In older sections.
Coming west from Delta, thirty.
nine miles out, Is the Bayou Macon
section, which is classed by surveyors
az Blud lands. 1t is a ridge about sew
ven miles wide, east and west, and
running through several parishes, north
and south, less fertile than the lands
on either side of it, slightly undulating
and raising from one~hatf to three
quarters OF a bale OF cotton, aud TWEEN.
ty-tlve to thirty bushels of corn per
acre, made up generally Of small farms,
nearly all owned and partially cultiva.
ted by whites. A section which raises
mole at home every year than the
last, and is pretty nearly self.support.
ing, with 1t stock Of various kinds,
and diversified farming. While this
is the rule, there are good many ne.
grOes scattered in among tho whites,
some Of whom own the land they |
work, and there are also some large
places, aud a large quantity OF unoccu-
pied timber lands, probably tho finest !
In the South, white oak, cur oak, over
cup, etc. etc. Timber men stated that
the timber on this ridge is peculiarly
welt suited for ship timber. Next
comes the Boeuf river country, similar
to the Mississippi Valley, and then the
Ouachita Valley, less fertile by perhaps
then tho Mississippi river
lands, but lighter and caster worked,
aud having clay subsoft which causes
the retention OF aud full benefit from
Monroe Is % miles out on the Qua
chita river, navigable eight 10 ten
months OF the year. Its population la
about 800, and IL expected TO doubls
the number within the next two years.
The houses within the limits OF the fire
district are all Of brick. Outside of
that, some brick, but generally
frame. 1t is one OF the prettiest and
best located towns In the State, and
aud financially a very
strong place for its size.
This section is already beginning 10
receive and will continue to derive
very great benefit from the new North
and South railroad, the Houston, Cen
trai Arkansas and Northern now in |
process OF construction and which will
add greatly to The development Of all |
this part OF the State, running as II
does, North and South OF Monroe,
very fertile and heavily tim.
bered section, which, owing TO its re-
moteness from market, has been lay
ing dormant, awaiting an outlet for
years, and which from its location,
heaithfulness and many natural advan.
tages, must fill up rapidly. These are
tho Valley lands OF Caldwell aud Cata-
houia below, aud the Oak Ridge. Mer
Rouge, and Bayou Bartholomew lands
above, reasonably prosperous now, even
cut of as they have been from sufii-
cheney of labor from immigration,
market and generally from connection