The Progress., 1894-01-27
MONEY AND HUSTLlNG
VIII Turn the Tide of immigrants to lousi-
ana Poetical illusions and Wind
are Admitted Eailnrps


Your many articles in the Interest
of good government. and the people
have hit the proverbial mail on the
head" SO many times, fear its head
will not stand many more taps, and
ere it expires, | desire, rs an humble
citizen Of the Pelican State, to "give
il one more for good luck
The subject / am ''spiliug" to ham
mer on is immigration. 1t is known
during office-seeking days, that Is
when a new governor Is elected d-
that Louisiana has an immigration
commissioner; after that period OF
suspense, the office, together with
the commissioner, takes a nap of the
Rip Van Winkle order, for four years.
Again after this sleep the dear peo-
pie" are once moro introduced to the
commissioner OF immigration. HIS
introduction" is vociferously endors-
ed and then he wends his way in search
of immigrants (0and nnally winds up
at the same place drawing his ssla-
ry and issuing short manifesto ''re-
porting progress These things
and many more are doubtless true,
for who is IL that ever heard OF the
commissioner Of immigration through
an emigrant' No wonder emIgrants
pass through our fertile and produc-
tive State and never stop! No won
der emigrants, when asked why not
take a look at the Parishes Of Caddo,
Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, DeSotO
and other parishes of the State re-
ply: Il never heard of such places"
During the past fall months | have
had occasion, owing to the crowded
cars on the '. :. a L. Il. II, to be
thrown in contact with many emi-
grants. and ] confess, very few had
other than a geogra hical opinion OF
Louisiana. And tluse who Lad
heard anything of her at all, ha
formed that same old mosquito ALI
gator chill l-yellow-fever opinion Of it,
which showed that our neIghboring
hus,lers had worked with the old gag
that has caused intelligent aud think
ing people to refrain from discussing
with person whose mind is 50
warped aud unfair H. to use such Il
weapon.
| fear after all. Mr. Editor, the
missioner does all his appropria
ion permits, and 1t would not sur
prl-e me at ali to learn that 1t was the +
peoples fault th.s u, acc Dmplishea /
so little
Why 50? / have read II great .
many essays and p,etical eifusions /
IN the subject of immigration. Some .
we're solid and logical, and some .
would run through sitter as fast as
Maud $. could trot. Proceedings Of
| have pernsed; the
and thricfore-. the reso-
utions and the ----have all been
igested. Aud what dJ you find
acking? The harmpuy. he p and co
peratiOn you've -. but into the
reasury of the Imm -ra,iol organi-
alton you take ai,-"p. You wilt, i
b Therefore. br It resolved, it, ;
honey We lack. "N,urr runs the
lare, Is qalte tritr. 1T very forci
le aud somewha. ira.
That is Just what ,uj thr.e immi-
fatlOn organization, med They
'r"t, organize aud ". b Il flourish Of
unprt- t'y the lo:a l,rcss in glar ,
lg headlines. la'go ga h..u 10 y are ,
u" INT Il liN WIS ami ~ IT,. him be &,
e " that COnGre.> had adjJurtpd !
"e di.. aud Ia IL f., ,!uyr i,,ne II /
lou>aLd ar 20 clrru,a.~ ahd pam :
l'etS (Spiten up uu ii cheap scalpJ >
al alter pa~aI''y thrm around
uouE their ueighbors and few adj
e-eed and scut abroad. large ma
rlty are left in the hands Of the see
tary, and then Mr.. Spider inaugur-
es an immigration society of his il
Gn among the ''iOaveS and fishes"
d the organization heralded to the
,rld for veal or woe. Ia Christmas |,
egade trumpet, dies and never a {
ri il SAID not even line of COM u
,ndatiOn; it i, dead, and and. ii
ats all. Il
WHAT'S the remedy, Money, Sup nj
go the parishes Of Caddo, Claiborne. er
enville, Bossier, DeSoto, Grant. s'