The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-17
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK.

locked Tor development Oh tue luuipei
industry of North Louisiana is close at
hand. For quite a number of years
the magnificent forests Of pine timber
which abound in the northern portion
of our State have attracted the atten-
ton of capitalists from all sections OF
the country, and numerous purchases
of extensive tracts Of timber have been
made. Surveys of railroads which |
will traverse these lands have been in
progress, and numerous lines have
been located. Active work has been
commenced on several of the surveys,
and in the course of few months a
number of the roads which pierce the
heart of our vast timber supply will be
completed and all will be in readiness
to convert the trees now standing into
merchantable lulnhcr. The opening
up of this section Of our State will
prove to be of iucalculable benefit to
the communities through which these
roads will pass and among whom the
mills will he erected
| Possessed as she is of an almost in
exhauslihle supply OF the finest long
leaf pine, North Louisiana is destined
to rival in wealth and prosperity the
famed pine districts of the State of
Michigan. AS an evidence that the
day of the inauguration of these great
enterprises which will prove of meal
culable benefit to the communities
when they aregestablished is at hand,
arrangements have already been per-
fected for the building of several i'm,
mense saw mills in Rapiies and Grant
parishes, along the line of a railroad
which is now building through that
section to cross Red river at Alex.
audria.
That these enterprises will prove to
be of incalculable benefit to the hill
} portion of orr State is apparent at q
glance. In the first place the build
ing of the railroads that will traverse
the section will bring into the local.
} ties through which they pass a vas
amount of money, the major portion
of which will be spent where it is pait
out. The distribution of that amount
of money will stimulate business anC
produce activity in all lines of trade
The work necessary to be done viii
furnish abundant labor at remunera
tive prices to considerable numhe
E of the inhabitants along the lines o
the projected railroads and taken al
together the building of the railroad
and the preliminary work necessary It
be done to inaugnrate the contempla
ted milling industries will for som'
+, time produce highly beneficial of
feet, from a business point OF view, ii
North Louisiana
After all this work is completed thu
mills will be wealth producing agent
!. that will for years keep what is now {
comparatively unproductiye section o
our State at the high lido of prospect
ty No section of country in th,
: world can fail to be greatly benefited
by having the large sums of money il
circulation which these : enterprise
must necessarily eypend to carry OIL
!, their business. Another great benefi
: to be derived is the greatly increase
+ facilities for marketing the craps an.
h receiving supplies which this section
e will receive through anthe numeron
!, lines of transportation which vii
/. pierce what is now section Of conn
o tty most difficult of access, or at mos
f having only one line of transportation
: aud consequently subject to eSorbi
f taut freight charges
+ The opening up of these enterprise
t must of necessity largely augment th
J. population, and, as natural sequence
: create by many times over a large
f home market fm the agricultural prod
n ncts, which means an INCREASED price
+. Taken altogether, the outlook 70
e North Louisiana assumes ruseate hu
: and the honest population of that POI
, ton of orr State are to be congratu
lated on the evidences of their coming
e prosperity,-[N. o. New Delta.
Says the Washington correspon
. dent of the New York Star: The des1
which the late Judge w. D. Kelle
!, OF Pennsylvania, used in the House Q
Representatives for more than quar-
y ter of century was on Friday take