Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-02-08
FEBRUARY 8, 1889
THE LOUISIANA LOTTERY.
Its BN=htJHR EETocts-The People
Dis cOuraKed.

We have been shown letter from q
prominent citizen of Louisiana, written
to his brother in this county, da;ed
Baho's Bridge, Louisiana. Jan. %,
1853. After some personal matters, in
which the public has no interest, the
writes says:
III raised large crop last year for tho
amount Of ground Ind in. My cotton
was the finest ever saw. In fact this
portion Of Louisiana is the richest por-
ton of Gods feotstool in natural re-
sources. There is not O State in the
Union that has any richer or more pro-
ductive SOIL together with M 6uo CHI
mate rs we have in the United States;
but we have been victim of bad luck.
OF course it took some time to recover
from the effects Of the war, although
we were on our feet as sron il not
sooner than some of our sistec Stiles
that were similarly affected. Then we
had the yellow fever epidemic that came
to Us from up tho river This crippled
US one year pretty badly but had the
good effect of Strengthening our sanitary
laws and guarding against a repetition
Of the importation of this pestilonce.
And then to add to our mis-, ny the worst
of all-wnr, pestience, fl 'ods and
everything combined-that ever afflicted
Louisiana or any other State was n
lottery chartered in Baton Rouge and
carried on in New Orleans. This has
dernoralized our people, retarded our
advancement and hindered the develop
msnt of our resources t. deSre, be
yond endurance. This lottery pays in
to our State Treasury every year con.
Eidera BILE money, but not ono-tenth of
the extra coAt it has put OH US in in
Crashing our insane, pauperS and erimi-
nails. In Alexandria and Cheneyvills
in this pnrish. (Rapides), the best of
their old merchants and business men
have broke, or quit business to avoid
bankruptcy. The ruin this lottery
craze has caused amongst our young
men and women, and old ones 100 for
that matter, il astonishing. The same
rule applies all over the State aud
amongst I'LL classes and colors.
Real pro- erty of all k nds is down to
the lowest notch, while in Arkansas,
Texas and Mississippi ull property is
high and times are good. ] was talking
to Georgia gentleman on the Shreve.
p TT .ruin few days ago. He was all
agent for an emigration colony, aud lie
repliel to my question asking him why
he did not examine around Louisiana.
That the State had bad name on ac-
count Of its lottery and it would be an
impossibil,ty to get men Of means to
put their money here, whilst Texas. Ar
kansas, California and other States
were considered good States for invest
ment. The people hold me, tipgs de-
nouncing the curse and are trying to
shake it of but it is doubtful if We eyer
get rid of it AS it dominates the goVeru-
ment of the State, and tho Legislature
IL only creature of its bidding. Thy
even dictate to the preachers in the
churches and the teachers in our
schools. And VIZ are apparently in
their power. TIE stores and their
agencies sell tickets 10 the planters and
take mortgages Mt ruinous Interest in
payment md hundre Is Of planters have
been ruined in this maunor. l SAW
planters stntSmeuts from Alexandria
and Chenoyvlle whore tho lottery in
vestn,ent was double all o.her expenses
OF the plantation aud secured by mort
gage. They have all over tue State
agencies which they call banks but are
nothing only lottery agencies. They
baudle the bulk Of the cotton cane and
other products Of the State. At New
Orleans there il the satne state OF affairs
only worse. The lottery has taken
possession Of everything aud their un-
Aorupulous gambling mob have CT. y ded