The weekly messenger., 1895-09-21

SOUTHWEST B0oMS.
Cheering Reports from Louisiana and
Texas,
President Hutchinson, Of the Morgan Line
Talks on Trade and Crop Prospects.
Two Shrewd Brothers Make Fortunes BY
Building Towns in the Acadian Country

Building Towns in the Acadian Country.
General A. C. Hutchinson, president OF
the Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Rail-
road and Steamship Company, who also
controls the Atlantic system OF the Sou
thsrn Pacific Railroad. has been In the |
city some days. General Hutchinson was |
seen last night at the Windsor. and talk |
ed on the condition Of the Southwestern
country. He said;
IL don't remember any Summer when
we were able to fill three large steam
ships per week with goods from New
York for the Southwest. We are doing
It now, and the ships or going usually
one day in advance. Last year at this
time We were sending only two ships
Der week, and they were not full. Of
course, this. to us, is the best evidence
Of improvement.
Zone of the best illustrations OF the
growth Of the Southwest is the crops OF
Texas last year, which. so far as cotton
is concerned, was ons-third of the en-
tire crop Of the South, or 100000 bales.
"Western Louisiana shows marked
Improvement In the last few years. The
lprairie country, west of Lafayette. lp
miles from New Orleans, was considered
worthless except for cattle raising. In
the last ten years 1t has been settled by
colonies from the West and Northwest.
80 that to-day 1t produces more rice
than any other section Of the State.
RAPID INCREASE OF LAND VALUES.
"In 1887 the first crop Of rice was ship
ped from that part of the State. In 1893
about 18OOOO.OOO pounds was shipped
This year the crop will be nearly ESQ.,
100000 pounds. In 1885 land could be
bought in this section from 80 cents to
el, % Der acre; now 1t is worth $40 tO
$50 per acre."
GOOD BUS mess IN THE SOUTH.
When asked il his section suffered
from the depression. General Hutchin-
sou replied: "The South stood the de
preston better than any part Of Ameri'
ca. We have been fortunate in having
good crops, with little or no speculation
and hence the population was not at
fected by the fluctuations Of the finances
Iof the country A fair illustration o
this is the freedom from failures o
banks and business enterprises. Th'
manufacturing interests of the Soutl
have increased very rapidly in the las
ten years. New Orleans alone is nov
turning out an annual manufacture
product Of $5O,OOO,OO0.
Nearly all investments have had goo
returns, except the coal and iron intel
ests. Taking into consideration the dc
velopment of coal iI the South In tn
past fifteen years, and the very large in
crease in the production Of cotton, tn
results are astonishing.
TOWN BUILDING IN TEXAS.
"Only a few years ago the people
Texas bought all they ate from the Wes
now they are exporting corn. bacon an
-four very largely. In 1880 the pOpuli
tion was barely over 100000; it is no
said to be over 100000.
General Hutchinson tells a story
town building In Southwest Louisian
It's country occupied for about Il
years by the Arcadrans. They new
found the value of the lauds. aud liv
- q secluded life. Some'five or six yea
ago two brothers, W. W. and c. c. DusO
concluded to build town. The call
1t Crowley. and 1t is now charmil
little city.
Last year the Dusons started anott
city named Eunice, which promises to
even greater than Crowley.
The planters are reaping large Il
tuues from rice planting. and have bu
costly canal some thirty miles loI
through which they barge their crt
IT, connect with the Southern Paci
Railroad. Morning Journal.
Work was commenced MC
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