The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-17
NOW As TO THE DOLLARS.
The Millions Which Have Been Pour
inl: Into LouisIann's Lnp.

1t is a mighty comfortable thing for any
one to have an assured income.
There's Miss Louisiana, for instance.
Ever since her advent into this political
union of ours, she has been holding out
her apron for federal pIumes. Under
the guise of protecting interstate commerce,
the government has been called on TO spend
countless millions Of dollars to levee and in
otherwise keep the Mississippi river within
certain channels. As n matter OF fact, the
taxpayer on the top of Mount Washington,
or on Mount Yonah, has been compelled to
pay for keeping the water out
of a Mississippi valley mans
back yard. These people keep en-
croachiug upon the river basin, and then
call upon the rest of the union to keep the
water out. Uncle Sam stands continual
guard like the old woman sweeping back
the ocean tide, paying the bills for the big
ditching Of people who are in trouble mere
" because they have put themselves in OBJ
struction TO the natural drainage of the
country. Commissioner Walter Brown
might as well call on the government TO
repair the back fences of his plantations
thrown down 10y a hurricane as
have the people Of the Missis-
sippi valley TO ask the public to stop
the water drainage of the country. 1t is by
this use of government money that large
acres of Louisiana are made inhabitable.
A man in Georgia who wants to drain and
or let il alone.
These lands are very rich and grow a
staple crop which is as good as gold. Not
content that millions of dollars should be
collected all over the union to keep these
lands from from being under water the peo-
pie are asked to pay an enormous tax on
their sugar to the very men whose lands
have been reclaimed by their money.
10 show how the bounty has been pouring
into Miss Louisiana's lap, l give the follow
.. FRI fIaa .NfC
Carlisle:
Ashton Plantation Company. =. ..$1Ot, $50. So
Richard II. Allen. ...... -, l23. 05
Aldrch x Barten.. =. %, 1S2. 90
The Barten family. 3. =. =. go. 207, i64 50
James y. Ware IS, 19i. p
Captain Pharr =. =. =. =. rs 1874. 40
The Miles family =. e. =. =. E. G92. 572. 06
Bcle-Helene Planting Company 6S,203.57
But these names Gre enough to show the
character of the sugar bounty of a pupula-
ton of about 100000 there are only 704
licensed cane sugar growers. Into the
pockets of these 704 men there went IN
gratuities in 1872 $685. $3.50; in 1923,
IS. ISL, $50 81 and for the present year about
81. 00eO00. with claims for about 81 0000 900
more still pending. If the cotton planters
of Georgia could have thrown into their
laps within three years over $27,0OO000 they
would build mills factories and houses, and
then not blame the government for cutting
off the supply.
did not, i'm my whole trip through Lou
siiana, find one man who was willing to
say outright that the bounty was just or
right their only claim being that, as the
government had led them to expect this
''diVVy'' for thirteen years more they
thought that it was contract, and that
contracts ought to be observed.
1.-THE claim" said a gentleman whom l
met on the train yesterday, that the sugar
planters have been led inc eXpending money
on the faith of the government is preposter-
Gus. 1t is the government that has been
eXpending the peoples money on the sugar
plantations, and the planters being that
much better off. should be content, and let
well enough alone. +. j. MORAN.
The Poorest Man In the World
Can write TO me and receive by return mail.
in plain envelope, sealed, free, prescrip-
ton with full directions for speedy, per-
manent and private home cure for Lost
Manhood, Nervous Debility, Atrophy Night
Losses. Varicocele, etc. | will furnish the
medicine, if desired, cheaper than it would
be put up at a drug store. Address @. u.
Wright, Box No. 1885, Marshall, Mich.