The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-14
ST. MARTINvILLE,
It's LOCATfON-IMPROvEMENTS-
PKoGREssIyENEss OF ITS C1-
TIZENs-ITS FUTURE
PROSPERITY ETC.
BY a TOURIST.
GFor the Messenger.l

Now. there is another instance, of
which the st. Martinvillians can boast
of, that is the success with which met
the Oil Mill, established six years ago.
by that diligent and go-ahead French
man, Mr.. +. Rousseau. This gentleman
has displayed a pluck. energy and per-
severance, that cannot be rivaled by
any of the so much talked yankee-enter-
prising go-aheada ativeness. Yes, MIR.
Rousseau, in the first year of his venture,
had his tribulatiOns; with apprehensiOns
in the heart and with possible disaster
staring him in the face, he stood firm
resolute to his post, facing his embar-
rassing situation in stole manner.
Such courage and energy coupled with
business tact and judgement, had most
cheering result; for two years later, the
dOubts that enshrouded the enterprise
had vanished, and tho question: "Whe-
ther or not the undertaking will be a
success, was out of the way. With his
tenacity and sagacity, the energetic
Frenchman had accomplished what
many thought to be chilnerical and
ruinOuS undertaking. Such Is life. it
takes nerve and push to know what a
man can achieve. We say, your town
his lucky to possess such man as Mr..
Rousseau, and the citizens are right in
showing their appreciation to the gem
tleman, who has done so much, to en-
hance and accelerate the advancement
of your charming town. The flourish
ing condition in which is the st. Mar
tins Oil Mill. at this hour, Is highly
complimentary to the business men and
influential farmers of the immediate vi
cinity; for, to reach to favorable result
in any enterprise shows plainly that it
had no selfish opponents; that the influ-
entail men instead Of pulling against
It's success have done the reverse. Note
well, that the influence and good will Of
the citizens of a town are tower OF
strength both ways: ''fOr success or the
contrary" To prove the above we need
not go far, to see the fate which had
two industries i'm town not hundred
miles from st. Martinville. Yes, MIR.
Editor. the sel6shness, jealousy and pri-
vate interest Of few influential busi-
ness men of town, killed two OF its Ell
! terprises by using their powerful infiu-
ence against them. thus checking the
: advancement and prosperity Of their
: own home to avoid future competition
: which inevitably follows the tide of pro.
g gress. Are you not proud st. Martin
Williams, to know that you do not possess
t in Your midst such traitors! Your "in'
-ifiuence and good will" are worth more
e than money to capitalist. A million
s marie will sink thousands of dollars II
n any town if the citizens will fight him
= with the object in view to run him OH
e of the locality. With time the million
: naire would eventually reach his down
n fall, the final result which awaits al
l. undertaking that is not favored with tn
d good will" of the masses.
= HAPPY ST. MARTINvILLIANSI
IS We say happy, for actually your tow
has better reputation. than many Q
you, imagine yourself. UnfOrtunatel
there exist too often a certain pervers
> influence which induces many person
81 to look into the condition Of their tow
III on. the dark side always, nOurishin
their discussions with ideas unfavOrabl
to their centre and running it down, an
ly putting other localities Of which the
d, know nothing about. Parties belongin
es to such a category are usually calle
local -pessimists."
St. Martinville once had some "lOca
is pessimists, old fogies and GROWERS" an
in we can say in favor Of the town, th'
he the influence of such an element Is m
of felt there now. This is due to the vigO
Gus way with which the citizens p'
their shoulders to the wheel Of prOgres
,o in pushing things in business-lil
k manner.
t. Another movement which has chara
no terized the good citizens Of your tow
,w for their push and enterprise, Is t
ro- question of education. 1t Is to t
ho knowledge of every one that this out
% tion has absorbed many minds al
brought forth long articles discussil