St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-03
Honey Island.


Oct. 81, 1894.
Editor st. Tammany Farmer:
IAave been putting % from time to
time writing you, bat have ct last
mustered courase enough to do 20,
hoping that the little bit Of news that 1
may Be able TO give you may be &C.
ceptable.
Most Of the Inhabitants here are in
dustrious, and have no time for CORE
spondence, with the exception Of my
self, and am positively too lazy to
even write, but can sometimes shake
the spell OF, and can labor as well as
many Of the good people that live
here. The reputation Of the Island Is
not of the best, and I do mot UNDER
stand why 1t should be so, for
everyone here seems TO attend his or her
own business and let other peoples
alone, and when neighbors are Of this
kind they have very little time, II any,
to be obnoxious to others. They are
naturally . quiet, peaceable people
and should not be slandered in this
manner, which Islander has the effect
Of lettering others from settling in
the Island. There is plenty Of room,
and good people are wanted.
There Is some vacant land to be had
yet, and I must say here that this Is
the most fertile Of all land that 1t has
been my lot to have ever seen. Cane
grows here to perfection, large, juicy
and containing the very best of sugar
making qualities. The neighbors should
plant some cane, each and every one
Of them, then organize . stock COM
pany among themselves, purchase .
mill on small scale, and make their own
sugar and syrup, and be independent Of
the Democratic Republican Sugar
Bounty Planters elsewhere In Louisi-
ana. Corn here 10 easily cultivated,
and produces abundantly, say 70 to 80
bushels per acre. Cotton grows here
to enormous size. Tobacco, rice. pea
nuts, in fact everything planted here
thrlves well, and without exaggeration
I believe this Is the garden spot Of
Louisiana. have had some little ex-
pcrience in this matter. and speak
knowingly thereof. We also have fine
range for stock, cane In abundance,
and no end to acorns, muscadines,
blackberries, and 50 on In season. But,
Mr.. Editor, Notwithstanding the natur-
al advantages Of the Island, Islander
and neglect together have almost ruined
the Island for homes. People else
where have abused rs - outlaws,
cut-throats, and 20 on, which Is un-
warranted and does us untold Injury.
The Police Jury have neglected Us.
We have no roads, none having been
laid out by that honorable body, NO
ferry to cross our rivers. Consequent
~ we are really isolated from the main
portion of our parish. Now Mr.. Edi-
tor, aid rs through the medium Of
your valuable paper to overcome some
Of these difficulties. Firstly, We would
like to have . public road through
the Island that would not be liable to
enclosure, or trees thrown promiscous-
" into 1t. Secondly, We have no public
school, and there are plenty Of children
to attend. And again, we are Demo-
Gratis, the most Of ~, and do not like
our votes ostracixed for the want of
. polling precinct, the nearest place
to vote being 1t Mr.. q. H. Causes
store, which from, the center
Of the Island must be At least
10 or IL miles. Now this Is unfair.
Parties now holding Offices, and others
that may wish to hold ONCE, should
sec to 1t that we have some facility to
exercise our right Of suffrage Now
Mr.. Editor, having given you my ideas
here of the situation. I hope the
proper authorities will take the matter
in hand and try to supply the denci-
encies.
Mr.. Blackwell has been unfortunate
to lose his baby, and have one to two
others critically i'll with whooping
cough. We extend to them our heart
felt sympathies In their bereavement,
and hope the sick may soon become
well again.
The game law expired on the 18th,
and the open season Is on us, ~ one
could easily imagine from the constant
ringing Of the guns heard In every
direction. We have plenty Of squirrels,
turkeys, . few dcers, and occasionally
q hear or 20 Is to he seen or heard Of.
Several turkeys have bccn killed in
the ncighb0rhood, and ~ soon Is the
busy season Is over no doubt others
will share the same fate. Hoping you
will accept my apology tor this NON
Interesting epistle, am,
Most respectfully yours,
DRONE.
TO Mr.. AND MRS. J. F. BLACKWELL
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