The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-12-09
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NOW XA THE IlAE.
Never before u the history Of 0alaa-
sisa parish vas The outlook so prspito1s
Iof rapid development oi al Its vast
Interests Untii quite recently theFe
have bean several obstacles a The way
of oar adganesment, common also 70
other sections 81 the state. ahieh have
nov been removed
The force bin saieh, like tie sword
Of Danoelss. vas suspended over the
auiiro sonill ana. y vas - bsaatifallg
said by aareraer Foster II Ais recent
address. iDiernal political slisssniions
ana laeiional qaarrela have finally
snaad and vista Of .llarnony and
sweet accord Gor II least faur years
opeasbsfore Us.
II this favored section what may not
be accomplished ~ that timer When
We look abroad over this beaatifal Land
III anashine and f9Rers, with its rich
and fertile soil, is magnificent forests
and atreams and instituteR comparison
with the ragged. rocky bills Neg Eng
Land, with its sterile land and the bleak
anl ffazad north. We readily perceive
that there aEe no bounds 30 be set 70
ibe commercial, industrial and agricnl-
tnrai development 81 a land 80 favored
"a oar own. Bat rs we remarked q few
weeks ego, 1tis q iallaey 10 think that
no eHertion is necessary. even here.
0nlg intelligent industry viii win. and
Gle converse Of the proposition Is just
ns true that ignorance and Incidence
bring the same resnlts here Is else
where"
We might multiply instances in
proof Of this assertion we're it necss-
aary. For the past few years too much
time has been taken mp by faetional
lights aud bitter quarreIs when We
should have had concerted action aud
nuity Of purpose, directed TO the up
building Of our city and parish. Twas
the want Of this harmonious action
throughout The state that has enabled
the states all around us 10 lead in en-
terprisss Of which We should have been
The head.
Let the lessons Of the past be needed
and IN this connection we wish to APP
peal TO our police Jury at its January
session to embrace by far the most iaV-
orabie opportunity this parish will ever
hayo Of advertising The extent and re-
sources OF this parish. We refer 20 an
exhibit at the Worlds Fair at Chicago,
Parsimony is as far removed from
economy as the east is from the west /;
and this opportunity lost will never
again be presented and If for the want
Of few hundred dollars il lets this
chance go by without an attempt to
make 1t Of avail, this police jury will
never be forgiven, even 10 the renlotest
generation. Whatever may be done or
neglected BY the balance of the state. II
10 the duty Of this police jury to see
that Caleasieu parish makes an exhibit
commemorate with its size aud impor-
tance. The expenditure of few hun
dreddollarsa at this time WillbeTewarded
q thousand fold in the near future by
the bringing to our midst Of class Of
immigration which will have both the
money, energy and enterprise which u
needed to develop ourvast resources.
+Now is the accepted time and this
the day Of our salvation" II the INST
Der is postponed until another meeting
il may just as sell be abandoned Ut
once. Some other time will not do.
Wespeak thus early IN order that each
juror may come % the january meeting
withiaome Wen digested plan for opera
iiona. and be il condition to take in.
telligent action on the subject.