The Progress., 1892-05-21
IMMIGRATION
A Valued Correspondent Has Some-
thing to Say on the Subject.
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GRELNwuoD, May l.. 1s1.-
To The Progress:
Would that l could say some
thing through your columns TO in
duce white immigration to this
country. and while the boys and L.
are resting at noon, will make
an attempt. (We are hoeing cornl--
To begin, will state that l am
a native Georgian, and have spent
a goodly portion of my life on my
native soil, and it is natural that l
should look back to my ancestral
hills longing eye, and watch with
unfeigned pleasure the steady
progress of my native State, amt
the beloved people, as they move
abreast in the course of time, with
all people and all nations. l look
upon Georgia as one OF the bright
est stars of the Southern Confed
eracv, and all true GeOrgians have
the same feeling for the dear OLE
State. Yet, for some cause L tnc
good, true aud Senerous-hearted
people leaving there every year tc
make their homes il 4 Western
country. To those vino contem-
plate making their homes III the
West, l would say, give Shreye-
port and Caido parish Gail be
fore settling for life.
About twenty-five gears ago
cast my lot among these people
whom | have learned to love aud
respect, and from the outlook Oh
natural events in the tide of hu-
! man affairs, will no doubt spend
the remainder of my days among
them. More especially since L
have married "one of Loulsiana's
fairest daughters" Now | will
say a few words about my adopted
State.
BY a glance at the map you wlil
see that she is Immediately under
the cotton belt. The physical as
pect of this parish is level, and
gently undulating, just enough to
carry the water without any (noin-
inaIly none), ditching. The soil Is
o of two qualities; on the hills or
, rather the table lands, the prime
;, val soil is of a sandy loan, with "a
- GOOD substrata of clay, which is
naturally very fertile, and even
after a number OF years of constant
nse it responds quickly to ferth-
,zers | have seen land that has
d been in cultivation for at least
N thirty years made to produce o''
le 70 GO bushels of corn and l,2OO to
le I,5OO pounds of seed cotton per
le acre with an outlay of only about
% 50 for manure.
t. Our creek and river lands are OF
Z stiff. waxy nature, and when
~ well cultivated will produce from
~ one 10 one and half bales OF cot
Il to7. and from 40 to so bushels OF
l.. c-rr. without any fertilizers what
ever.
T. TIE timber is Of all varietlei
ld that grow in a temperate or semi
'st tropical region.
~. Fruits of all kinds, nom TN
plum, apricot, apple and pear, TIA
peach OF the Jerseys and the a
al mond of the tropics, flourish sid
yes BIZ side. l have them growing !
'n' my garden. The vine and th
~ br;ar grow in wild luxuriance q
-oA sorts Of grapes flourish here
aA You can raise grass from tim'
an thy and clover down to the natur
die old crab grass that used to nal
len us Georgia boys lose so mu'
@G "a sweat.
OF And as a stock country, I far,
cur fully believe that North Lou-sial
I'M has no superior.
the 1 had grade Jerseys that sto'
'2X' the last winter without sheit'
low and were fed but very little.
.A9 Our transportation facilities a
o1 excellent, 10th by rail and wat
: M Our climate is healthful, t
ne thermometer seldom ever yaryr
as over 20 degrees.
the We are not troubled with {
terrible cyclones of the Northwe
or the dry drouths OF the pral
country. Our people are er
tOlu ,rants from the older Southe