The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06

their annual receipts, we conclude
that the loss is immense We instance
three notable cases. Minden, on the
outer west limit of the afflicted section,
with good bank, cotton compress,
and several cotton buyers, ID about
throe-tifths short OF her annual re-
ceipts, and Coushstta, in Red River
parish, also in the extreme limit Of
the district, and whose crop is not
reported with the above, is fully Is
per cent short in her annual receipts;
Homer over so per cent short. We
have no data at hand from Monroe,
Rustou, Columbia Arcadia and other
towns, but presume, from the fact
that that section suffered most, that
the same percentage will be approx
irnately maintained, if not increased,
thus making tho crop about one-thirl
of the annual yield. which would rep
resent a cotton loss in the fourteen
parishes of s., 434 bales, which, at an
average value of $50 per bale, rep
resents loss OF 81, ,02O. There
were ~, 900 tons Of cotton seed loss,
worthS252, 900. What other 100, 900
people could suffer this amount of
money loss in one year without being
sadly and seriously afflicted? The
next greAtest loss was in corn, and
this is the severest and most pressing
and pinching loss, .as it aiflicts the
human family aud the beast Of burden
with which to make another crop, and
also the hogs from which bacon could
have been made.
The crop Of 1895, IS reported by the
assessors to State Auditor Heard, Was
as follows:
BienviIle 26l ,72) bushels, Caldwell
7S, 45l, Catahoula $1,000, Claiborne
2075JD, Grant 81, 800, Jackson 40,
53s, Lincoln 256.S90, Ouachita 2l0,-
S25, Sabine ljl,3S4, Union i2.275,
Vernon II, 1852, Webster PIG, 500, West
Carroll 1880, VIM ol,Gto, total
2, 45G, 1856 bushels.
This represents 900, 900 bushels.
We have no way of establishing what
the corn crop was last year, but it IS
we'll understood to have been practi-
cally T. failure i'll the largest portion Of
the afflicted district and not averaging
p per cent Of The annual Yell, which
would leave 1850, people, many head
OF work stock and thousands OF meat
hogs to live for ono year on 50 per
ceut short rationi. This 2,OOO,OJO
bushels short would represent con-
mercal loss Of $l,0)O, 900. And our
hay crop was total loss, our peas and
| potatoes were failures, nnl the hog
food OF tho forest was entirely de-
stroyea, entailins q loss almost beyond
calculation, aud ali combnel leaving
large per cent CT our people desti
tute; ana we nov, in their behalf, ask
OF you, who hayo nos been afflicted By
this Proyi:encial alvorsity for aid,
Will you not respond literally of your
means? Tho commercial interests Of
that section is doing ali that it can for
the relief Of the destitute aud finds
itself utterly unable to extend the
help needed. VS. appeal to She com
mcrcial bodies and business men
New Orleans and other towns OF the
State, to the sugar md rice planters,
to the mli,nen, to, The manufacturers
and to all charitable and humane CHI
zens Of Louisiaaa, to nd tho people VT
represent, and to do 20 quickly, Us
midwinter and hunger soreiy aiA.ct
them.
Ia conclusion, We assure the public
that We visited Bnton Rouge to reuues!
Gov. Foster to issue this appeal to tha
public, but his trip to Central America
precluded our seeing him, and ths,
Lieut.. Gov. Snyder was also absent
from the capital. The amount of $685..
600 from the State will be seen to b.,
totally inadequate to alleviate the con
diti)n of the sufferers and put them in
circumstances to make anoth r crop.
We request that all contributors OF
any nature be sent to Mr.. Uriah Mill
aaps, of Monroe, chairman of the State
relief committee, who will receipt for
same and properly distribute it.
NJ. H. SAND11S,
A. T. NELSON,
|. r. ADAMS, :.
G., 70. WOoTES.