The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1892-06-25
GREENWOOD LETTER.
Our Correspondent Touches on Immigra-
tion and Other Topics.


GREENWOOD. La, June a. 1892.
To the Editor of The Progress:
once thought would have nothing to
say this week, but as we are up with our
farm work, will say few words. Our
corn and cotton both look well. Corn
will soon begin to suffer for want of rain,
though some of our neighbors are COM
the work of Providence. There is Di-
rector for that, and if we do our part
well, we have 10 need to trouble our
minds further. l have just returned
from "a stroll over the woods and fields,
which are so beautifully located and so
well watered by springs and branches
that would make such nice and comfort
able little homes for good enterprisng
little farmers, such a. we are anxious to
call neighbors. Had "IIayseed" been
with me, he would have realized the act
uated cause of one who would encourage
| il would to some extent benefit the land
speculatator, but not more so than other
worthy ones, in our midst 1 have In
view the good of our country and society.
have six boys, and therefore could
not entertain better view. We have to
work and have no time to go off from
home to hunt society. Our society Is a.
good as can be found anywhere. but it is
like our schoois-small. So we want to
build up by bringing more good people
amongst us. If we help the land spec
ulator little by helping others, we will
call it a neighborly act. If you may, and
let it go.
All the large farms that are devas-
tated of labOrers and feuces are not
owned by speculators. Some are owned
by orphans and miner heirs, who are
land poor to-day, because of paying tax
OH uncultivated lands. 1 cant see that
bring ng immigration will benefit the
former class more than the latter, and to
the purchasers OF small farms. We want
a class Of people we can neighbor with
and when we say "neighbor," let 1t bt
meant i'm its fullest term.
AsI SAID, we have good society but II
is too small. IL you attend one OF oul
country churches, either Baptist, Metho
dist or Pre- shy terian, you will fiod very
small congregations, and some of then
coming from 10 to 15 miles.
Our schools are very good, but would
be much better with larger attendance
which would increase the pay and induce
bet,er teachers to take hold of country
schools. This. perhaps, would cause enter
r prising spirits to rise in the hearts OF oul
, natives, which would gradually get then
? to exchanging views on farming ant
stock raising through THE PRoGRrs,
which. think, Mr.. Editor, would sooI
4 compel you TO enlarge its news capacity
! In this way we would soon learn to hv'
at home. 1t is higL time we were NOV
ing our smoke houses, corn cribs, and yo'
: NAV say, horse lots, nearer home.
> With our facilities. we have no need o
, buvipC anything scarcely away from
3 home. Our young people even think
, best to 60 abroad to be educated, and t.
{ find society, which is all mistake. W.
have ane schools in Louisiana and tn
{ North Louisiana Fair Association ha
|. offered inducements for enterprises
, all kinds. 40 let the small farmer AM
> stock raiser, as well as others, take hol'
A and do something toward building ul
9 our country, and give The PRoaRE
: something to talk about.