Richland beacon., 1889-01-12

Shreveport Times: Three-fourtbs
OF the meat in tho markethouse o,
Christmas day was the product OF
Caddo parish. The quality could
hot he surpassed in the largest cities
There is money for the farmer who
gives his attention to pr. ducts more
remunera,ive than cotton.
Shreveport Times: The cotton re-
c-ipts for the week ending yesterday
at noon were 1863 bales bv rail, 1855
bales by wagon and 742 bales b,
river, total Of 1850 bales, against
4429 bales Last week and 2174 tslss
ut corresponding dates last year
The receipts ai warehouses a"rrc.
gate 57,497 bales against GS,GS4
bales last seas0n.
FRANKLIN.
Several gentlemen from Michigan
have been in Winnsboro of late look
Ing around and inspecting lands in
Frarklin parish.
LAFAYETTE.
Iti is m established fact that we
are to have a canning establishment
here. The marhiuery for it has
arrived. 1t is the property of th.
Messrs. Clark Bros, genilen en- from
the North who settled in the yicinit,
II our town about year ago. I'll.
factory is To be operated upon Mr..
Crow Girard's land, near Vermilion
bridge.
EATCHITOCHEs.
The Notchitoches railroad, extend
ing from NatcI,itoches to Prudhomme
Station on the Texas and Pacific
railroad is doing a good business and
has done much for the prosperity Of
ihe town and parish. The road ha.
Just compl~ted tells graph line from
Natcl'itoches to the station.
0UACHITA.
Major Alfred Bradley, superintend-
rnt OF the Custom House in this CITY
Was in Monroe last week, to receive
proposals for site for the location
'f the public building to be erected
by the United States. Fourteen bids
we're offered which will be forwarded
It once to the Secretary of .he Treasu.
y. A lot fired bv the knights of
l'ythias, l2Oxl50 feet, for $3.50,
seems to be the favorite site. saws
he Monroe Bulletin, among the
people of the town.
Ouachita Telegraph: The business
It Monroe and West Monroe for the
'ast few weeks has just simply been
immense. The streets of both towns
ave been crowded nearly every dsy
Nth incoming wagons loaded with |
merchandise.
POINTE CouPEE
At the Alma plantation 700 hogs
eads OF the finest open kertls sugar
hat the Pointe Coupes Banner ever
as seen have been potted.
Grinding has ceased for the season
the Ingleside plantation belonging
the N. Y. Warehouse and Security
with u YIELD of over ESQ
ogsheads of sugar.
RAPrpEs.
"orkmen are engaged in quarrying
'ck near Alrxandii,, which is to be-
sed in the Atchafalaya river.
The St. Mary Herald (Franklin)
rints the following items:
Sugar making is about over and n
'mplaints are heard. Our planter {
ave made pre- arations for the larr- {
1t crop s.. Mary ever produced.
The result Of the sugar season in
!. Mary is generally very satisf,c,or
'e price obtained by The planter, $
1 their crops being from IL To Is
n cent above that of last year. amt t
II sugar interest in rhe parish i,
'w "n safe basis. A larger acr, .
,e will be planted next year.
ST. MARTIN. C
Tie s.. Martin Reveile saws n at
e large crops Of cotton and sugar i
ade on the rich Teche lands be- t
'een the town and the Junction are
'ought in small steamboats, and in
'tboats for shipment to New Or
airs, either ny rail 6r by steamboats,.
r. F. Rnuss+au's cotton seed oil
ctory and Mr.. Charles L. Lacaze's
'tion ginnery and moss factory keen
operation nearly ali the wear round
I'd are both doing a good business
ST. JAMES.