St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
Self aid by the Parishes.
Weekly Louisiana Review.

our State Is one OF the most I'M
portant now before the people as d
means of developing her resources
and, therefore, of insuring her pros .
perity. The utmost zeal should be
manifested by the various sections
a generous rivalry in fact-ils ell
deayoring to add to their popula-
ton by means of immigration.
Valuable us has been the promot-
ing impulse to immigration furnish
ed 10y our existing State organiza-
tons formed for the purpose Of
pushing the cause Of immigration,
and fruitful so far, comparatively
speaking, ass have been the results
OF their efforts in beginning a move
ment of immigration to Louisiana
which promises with time to be a
large one, there is something more
to be done to make the movement a
complete success.
This supplemental effort must be
made by the parishes themselves,
and as each parish of the State is
most vitality concerned in its own
affairs, so each parish should take
steps for itself to seek to bring new
settlers within its limits.
Apart from the material pros
perity that would come to Louisi-
ana in the accession to her popula-
ton by a fresh influx of immigrants.
success in bringing them here would
have the desirable POLITICAL effect
Of having the supremacy of the
white race, as to numbers, asserted
in Louisiana, SO emphaticaIly and
permanently, that there would no
longer exist any question as to the
preponderance of the races in Lou
isiana, and that matter would be
settled definitely in the way that it
should be.
In order, therefore, to make sure
of this new population, this increase
in our people, every parish should
take immediate steps to lend its
individual assistance to the general
effort by forming auxiliary immi-
grafton associations similar to those
which a few of the parishes have
organized. Each association OF
this kind might employ a secretary
to attend to all its affairs, and the
expenses could be met by small an
nual dues which, widely distributed
throughout the parish, would make
a good working total of subscrip-
tions to carry ont its work.
III such an organization the secrc-
tary should keep a record of all
lands which the citizens of the par
ish may have for sale, their prices
| (Which should be as moderate as the
owners of the lands can make them,
the localities, character of the soil,
products and in fine all the data
which might be called for by one
contemplating settlement in the
| parish.
A proper mode of disseminating
this information in q compact form
would be to have the record pub
lished in the local papers and in a
pamphlet-not too bulky and care
fully prepared with q view to con
densation of only the most needed
facts-and to furnish this pamphlet
to all citizens Of the parish who
might have friends and acquain-
tances in various parts of the South
and in the North and West. Thus
scattered far and wide the adyant-
ages Of the parish and the induce
ments offered to home-seekers would
| have an extended circulation which
could not fail to challenge the at
tention Of thousands Of people Of
| the class whom it would be most
desirG1 to reach.
Devoted as the Rerieu is to the
task of exhibiting the resources. of
our State by the presentation Of the
! weekly record of her progress and
development, we should hail on the
part Of the parishes the course we
have sug gested as the most valu-
able contribution to the present eff
forts now b ing made to bring new
comers among us. The parishes,
| in forming these associations, would
simply be assisting themselves, as
each parish would be acting on it's
account, and experience in the cur
rent immigration movement of Lou
isiana has shown that those par
ishes which have done the most for
themselves have reapcd the richest
reward.
ssif you are for pleasure, marry !;
If you prize rosy health, marry, and,
even if money be your object, mar
ry. A good wife is heavens last
best gift to man, his angel and
minister of grace innumerable-his
gem of many yirtues-his casket of
Jewels, her presence forms his best
company-her voice his sweetest
music - ller smiles his brightest
day-her kiss the guardian of his
] innocence-her arms the pale OF his
safety, the balm Of his health; the
baIsam of his life; her industry his
surest wealth - her economy his
safest steward-her lips his faithful
counselors- her bosom the safest
pillow of his cares, and her prayers
/ the ablest advocates Of heavens
blessings on his head
Many Persons
4. Are broken down from overWork or household
I Nn. So