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KEITH'S CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE.

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The forest tract OF long leaf Georgia
pine, which Is tributary 70 II in a com
mercial sense. is $50 by 100 miles in area.
The timber marketed FROM this region in
one year alone has amounted 10 80. 900. OO0
or nearly three times the aggregate value
or the cotton grown In the same region.
with such an Immense quantity OF cheap
and available lumber at hand IL Is hard
~ necessary TO call attention 20 the fact
mat Meridian II an exceptional location
Tor the profitable prosecution OF many
branches OF tho woodworking industry.
In fact. manufacturing OF all kinds has
opportunities here IN no more be required
than cheap fuel. low cost raw material.
low priced labor, plenty OF water. cheap
factory sites and exemption from taxa
tlon. In most sections OF the country
these would be considered both ideal and
most comprehensive Advantages.
steam coal on the cars costs from fl.S0
TO - ton here, and ~ Is a short haul for
iron ana steel from the famous Blrming-
ham district in Alabama. About 100 90
bales Of cotton are handled annually in
Meridian. which or course gives cotton
manufacturing the best kind Of a chance
In the town. other advantages c0nsid-
cred. The operatives employed I'm mills
Ia the state are mostly born and bred
Mlsslsslpplans. and they are hardy In
physique and a very healthy looking
class They are also intelligent traets.
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LAKE CHARLES.
Southwestern L0uisiana's Larg-
est City and Industrial
Centre.
is A TOWN OF THE PINES
LUMBER and Rice Its Sources of
wealth, and There Are
Others.

(Stan CorrespOndence New England
Newspaper League)
LAKE CHARLES, La, June 2s. lsss-
In land or flowers and sunshine. YER
dure and grand forests song birds and
soft winds, Lake Charles, Louisiana, re-
poses like Jewel In crystal setting
A city or the Southwest not two de-
cades old. II Is already famed for the
beauty or Its location and surroundings
It's Industrial and commercial growth.
the public spirit and enterprise OF its
population and its rapid increase In pop
ulation. As far east as New Orleans and
as far west as Houston, and this city lies
almost midway between them. you VIII
hear men or information speak OF this
place as "a coming town" II has around
II vast expanse Of fertile soil and
boundless stretches OF noble forests. IL
has It's site upon one OF the finest lakes In
the land--anG commands direct and deep
water minunication 10 the Gulf OF Mex
leo. and thence 10 all the ports Of the
class OF men are shrewdcr IN Judgment
upon the advantages OF comunicatlon-
have said that the location Of Lake
centre. and a city where all the comforts
and ,conveniences OF life are TO be easily
attained.
Lake Charles, from which II derives It's
name. and this magnificent sheet OF deep
clear water is really a basin. two miles
or over in diameter. OF the Calcasleu
river. This river is a splendid stream, 800
feet wide, with an average depth OF 40
feet: II flows from the northeast on its
way TO this point, and then curving to
the left enters the lake upon the latter 5
western shore, leaving the big basin upon
the south as II flows 10 the Gulf OF Mex
leo. The Calcasieu river IS navigsble for
miles from Its mouth. II IL stream
destined TO be OF great commercial i'm
portance in the development OF the South
west. Most OF Its tributaries are on the
west side as II descends, and they mostly
rise in pine woods and are nearly all fed
by springs. so that Its water is clean and
soft. Its current Is slow and Its rise and
fall slight, rarely more than three feet.
At the mouth OF the river dredging began
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VIRGINIA.
rREnERICK sRrRC

FREDEHCkSBURG, Virglnls-Ths historic
city. at head OF naylgati on the Rsppshannock
river. lies on the main Nnrthern and Southern
railroad. midway between Washington and
Richmond The population Is over 5000, and
capitalists will find there great inducements
for profitable Investments, as the great water
power is only partially utilized, and transpor-
tatlon Is cheap, both by water ard railroads.
Steamers run tri-weekly TO baltimore aud
Norfolk, aud freight barges 20 PHILADELPHIA
and New York. Another railroad runs West
TO Orange connecting there with other roads
TO all points The Industries slready established
and prcspering are large silk mill, wooden
mills two foundries, ice factory, two shoe
factories, a tannery, several carriage and
wagon factories, rim and spoke factories and
machine and granite works. City is amply
supplied with purest water, and noted for
health. has both gas and electric lights, and
telegraph and telephone connections. The
combined advantages existing here can rarely
os found In any other locality. For further
Information write 10 the Mayor
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OBtan Correspondence New England
Newspaper League.)
MERIDIAN, Miss, June is.-Amons the
hills of East Mississippi thcre has been
built fine and progressive city, and Mo
ridian is now becoming widely known
outside OF the state in which II is located
resouroe. and as possessing a population
that II bound TO grow because OF the en-
esrprise and capacity Of its citizens. 1t
has q most advantageous location. or II
could never have become q considerable
centre Of population In a state where
cities are few and agriculture Is so dis
tinctly the chief occupation. The growth
Of Meridian from about 500 IN 1866 to at
least 1900 people in 1899 is a remarkable
increase, and scarcely to be paralleled
in Mississippi. II was not built up by
speculation or adventitious circumstances.
The growth hero in population. tho in
crease IN trade and the development of
industries was due first 20 the fact that
Il had the location and surroundings 10
make the Improvement possible upon the
basis OF natural adaptation, and second.
that II had for citizens men who were
capable OF making the most OF opportu-
mites. II had reverses at the outset
which were calculated to retard CONNER
ciai prosperity and increase In popula-
tion, q railroad upon which much de-
pended became bankrupt and a prosper
Gus cotton mill was wiped out by hre.
and during tho civil war II was a STRAIT
sgic point for which tho Confederate and
Federal armies contended. This latter
meant nro and pilaso TO the place. then
but village. The army OF General w. 7.
Sherman loft but three houses standing
here. II also had TO contend In its in
fancy against competition from larger
towns. the railroads did not at nrst ap-
preciate It's possibilities, and II was not
4ostered by tho aid of outside capital.
But It's geographical location had ad-
vantages which could not long be ig-
nored nor denied. and after being made
the county seat OF Lauderdale county
during reconstruction days II began 20
grow slowly. steadily and surely. Spec
ulators never took the town In hand to
make money At the expense OF every
body else by promoting" There were
periods Of temporary stagnation. but ad-
vancement was permanent when once at
tained, and In looking back over the past
thirty-fve years tho people OF Meridian
have reason TO realize that they euiided
wisely and they builded well For twenty
years past Meridian has been making al
most uninterrupted advancement. and to-
day II has . population variously ssti-
mated as between 1900 and 1900, many
factories OF magnitude, fins schoolhouses,
splendid public buildings. fne hotels,
model houses, churches OF all denomina-
fions. substantial banks, good streets en-
terprising and extensive business houses
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NORTH CAROLINA.

navigation on the Meherrin river. Daily
steamers connect with Atlantic Coast Line
trains twenty miles distant IL has a popula-
tlon OF 1000. Unsurpassed In health. Within
the corporate limits, are three or four mineral
springs or excellent water. IL is town Of
college. with one OF the most spacious and
attractive lawns In the state. Not dollar
spent by this school last year for medical
prescriptions. II also has a nourshing femAls
seminary. Murfreesboro needs canning fac
tory. Ii also desires any wood working factory,
or a hosiery, or knitting mill, or a cotton fac
tory, Either OF those can be made a success.
Site will be given free.
Murfreesboro Will throw open her doors e
either all OF these enterprises
Further Information will be furnished upou
application 20 j.. j. LAWRENCE. Mayor.
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where PeopIe Live Long.

In regard to climate, II is just as well
70 remark that the popular conccpuon
regarding that OF louisiana has always
been erroneous. This Is a portion OF the
country where fever does not seize upon
all strangers, and malaria does not naunt
every hearthstone. As a matter or tact,
Northern and Western men VINO nave
settled In Lake Charles-and they form
a goodly proportion Of Its population
say that Il Is one Of the healthiest loca.
tions In tho whole Union. The range OF
temperature in normal years Is from 30
TO 80 degrees in Southwestern LOUISIANA,
and II is land which Is always swept
by sea breezes from the CUR.
An Up-to-Dnto Town.
The city Of Lake Charles, which has q
population, eonservatively estimated, ot
VTGSr wStsr WcTfs RSg aa and an electric lighting
plant There are over eight miles OF
water main and a complete meter system
all oyer the town. The city mas an srea inea
out in broad. well-conditioned streets, and
can boast OF as many handsome resi-
denees as any place OF IT'S size IN LOUIS
is well supplied with nourishing churches.
has two daily and several weekly news
papers, and takes great pride In It's school
system.
Lake Charles has a 3obbing business Of
considerable magnitude. particularly In
the lines OF Wholesale grocery. hardware,
are two ice and cold storage plants in
town and one OF them. that OF the Con-
surners' Ice Storage and Provision Com
nanv. has tust been installed. IL IN n 80
Tor Ice machine plant, with n storage ca
nacitv OF 25 900 cubic feet, and Is one OF
the best and most modern equipped es-
OF It's class In the country.
There are three railroads entering tho
city. the Southern Pacific, the Kansas
civ Pittsburg g. Gulf and the Kansas
civ Watkins & Gulf. the general Offices
OF the latter being located In Lake
OnSr,ss. ne Flrs. Natiors, Bank of Lake
charles has n capital OF $50. 900, surplus
and profts OF s23 500 and deposits OF sisi,
90 fts loans aggregate sfGs 40. George
lock Is president and A. l.. williams
cashier II has New York, New Orleans,
Kansas City and Houston connections.
The Cacasleu (statc) bank has n capital
Of si25. .O00 surplus and profits OF se23s de-
poslts OF t2li.10s and loans and discounts
~ over $3.50. 600. II. G. Drew Is president
and Frank Roberts cashier. The bank
has correspondents I'm New York, New
orleans and Galveston. Tha watkins
banking Company II a private concern.
J. y. watkins Is president a. Thompson
and H., u Moses cashier.
The growth In population here, the In
crease In valuations and the development
In anufactures and general business has
been very great. There are many things
about II which are reminiscent OF a thriv-
ing Western city. Add 10 this Its land
scape beauty and mild climate and the
product n an enhancing plaza
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TEXAS.

vELAsco, az the mouth Of the Brssos
River, is near large supplies OF hardwood
city, and woodworking factories would pay
here The lard 10 nowhere better for cottor
and sugar.cane, and NclascO n the best Texas
location for cotton ana sugar manufacturing
Fruit, vegetable. cereal and stock raising pays
well Nelasco has the best harnor on the
portance. The National Government has ~.
Gently finished a $4,000 lighthouse here, and
the past Congress appropriated $4,000 for
improvements 20 navigation at velasco and se5..
900 FOR the BratOs river snd nelghborng
low Good land. ,o ~ gas gar PASTURE fam.
ing gardening or fruit growing, AZ from ~ 10
SIS per acre. Best watering place snd sumner
and winter resort on the Coast. Fish and game
90 abundance. Address THE CITY CLUB.
yslssco, Te-aA
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Dsrvice.
In any stats. North or South, Ea.. or
west Meridian would today be cons,d-
cred Q model city OF its size. Less than
nfty years ago its site was the seat Of
pine groves, cotton and corn fields and
marsh land: and a plantation house and
q Baptist church were then about the only
buildings Of Importance in the vicinity.
The city had but 1000 population as re-
eenztfy n 1850. and few people realized st
that late day that the self-relianoe and
ambition OF its pepole would enable Il
within twenty years 10 make a bid for
che title OF metropolis OF Mississippi"
And IN Its growth IL may be said that
no oity in the country has done more for
itself or owes less 10 such assistance as
foreign OF outside capital.
II is srrroundsd by on agricultural
country OF considerable achievement and
etiil greater possibilities, and that it
should be q large market for cotton Is
natural. but Its location was no guaran-
tee that fnctories would locate here OF
thssr own accord. and II r. ths highest
tribute to local enterprise and confidence
that Msrician should today be so ex-
tsnsively engaged In manufacturing.
Profitable Industries.
- manufacturing plants now In oper-
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markable showing. Owing to the ram
part or pine forests around the town the
atmosphere possesses that quality OF pur-
!V which Is universally conceded 10 all
tne pine regions OF the country and Is
charged with the aroma OF the evergreen
ieaf; The value OF such air 20 persons
,ncIned % pulmonary troubles is not
hkeiy TO he passed over lightly. The soil
or the city IL freely intermlned with sand
and gravel and this, together with tho
natural drainage and the sewer system.
Is guarantee OF that condition OF dry
ness which is conceded by the medical
PROFESSION as OF primary Importance In
the insurance OF health.
meridian II remarkably free from ma
ARIA and malarial diseases, and typhoid
ieVer Is not only rare, but II steadily be-
coming n more unusual malady In this
city. a dozen or more years ago Merid-
ian was nrst furnished with water by
means OF a complete water works system,
tne supply being a mountain rlvuiet This
water II pure and soft, and tt has been
supplemented by many arteslan wells.
and the supply from tho latter source Is
inexhaustible. In short, Meridian has sa-
Iuor1ous air, pure water, natural DRAIN
age and good sewerage; u Is place
where fever germs do not flourish. and Il
has a happy medium IN climate between
excessive heat and benumbing cold.
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and others are operated by the Wall Rice
Milling Company and the Luke Milling
Company, their total capacity being about
1000 barrels for each "A hours. IL may also
be said In regard to the industrial prog
rssA or the place that one OF the best
here.s
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made large appropriations for the deep
port of Calcasieu Pass to enable large
sssels tSs to Ss EeSeh tho deep waters within
built the need Of a Gulf port at the mouth
or the Calcasieu which will accommodate
vessels OF the largest tonnage will be Inn
perative and the improvements began
there several years ago are calculated 70
eventually afford from 25 TO 80 feet OF
water. The commerce OF good Gulf ports
bic value TO the regions SO fortunate as to
possess them.
Wealth I'm the Woods.
This Is the region OF the famous CAL
casieti long leaf yellow pine, which for
years past has been given the preference
nd wns pnS Tse Tor bs eaen of tSe
wealth of this district IN this material
may be judged. when II Is stated that
Il is estimated that there are three
leaf yellow pine now standing in the
district tributary TO Lake Charles, which
Is the largest community In Calcasieu
parish and the metropolis OF Southwest
ern louisiana as well. Although cut and
carved from time 10 time by the LOU
isiana Legislature. Calcasieu Is still the
largest parish or county in the state.
eastern and western limits. and about
81 miles between Its northern and south
ern boundaries. II IS nearly one-half
pIalrle anu nearly one nAll AoItSb ~
glon. Its timber wealth is not only
enormous but exceedingly varied, and
aside from the long leaf yellow pines
there are tracts OF the following trees:
Short leaf pine, white cypress. red cy-
press. live oak white oak. red oak, post
oak. water or pin oak. chestnut oak
laurel oak. black walnut. bitter pecan,
sweet pecan. magnolia. beech, sycamore,
white elm. bay tree, ironwo0d, dogwood,
bols dare, holly. birch, cherry. sweet
gum. red gum, tupelo gum, hickory,
poplar. sweet locust, black locust, catal-
pa. tallow tree. willow. cottonwood, May
apple. red haw. black haw. persimmon.
umbrella china, myrtle. mulberry etc;
The chief industry OF tbs city OF Lake
Charles Is the manufacture OF lumber and
Il is estimated that its mills are turning
out total OF about 10000 feet day.
There are no better equipped mills IN
the United states, which Is equivalent 10
saying anywhere. than are to DO seen
around this city today Thsy have every
thing I'm the way or mechanical or other
devices which are calculated 10 decrease
quality OF products. These big plants FOR
that matter are an object lesson I'm the
Advancement that has been made IN the
handling OF logs and the manufacture OF
lumbe nd shingles. Most OF the lumber
and like products turned out here Is mar
ketsd In Texas and the northwest
Rice Milling ia another business IN
which Lake charles has engaged largely
and successfully, and one OF It's plants OF
this character In the largest OF Its kind
In the country and one Of the largest In
the world. 10 II not generally known,
but nevertheless Is true that southwest
Louisiana o. rapidly becoming the lead
ing rice-producing region OF tho United ,
States. The Lake Charles Rice Milling
Company conducts the largest mill hare
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Good Land IL Cheap.

Agrfculturally. the land about Lake
Charles Is OF high value. The prairie
lands have a surface soil ranging from
drab colored earth 10 very dark sandy
loam, with sub-soil OF hard clay. In
the woods along the streams the soil Is
from water II is light sandy ioam. The
region along the coast consists largely Of
what Is called sea marsh, and affords
fine pasturage for stock. The principal
crops for which the soil OF this parish
In adapted are rice. sugar cane. oats,
millet, corn, all kinds OF vegetables and
such fruits as oranges. hgs, pomegran-
ates. grapes. persimmons pears, peaches,
plums. nectarlnes. apples. ounces. goumi
dewberries blackberries and raspberries.
The breeding OF cattle, mules, horses
and hogs has always paid well IN Cal
casieu parish. but this pursuit, which has
been. It must be considered, more or less
neglected OF late years, in view or tho
vast ranges that AFFORD such superior
pasturage. Time was when stock raising
was the principal Industry Of this section
OF the state, and there Is doubtless moro
money 10 be made IN II today in this
section than ever before. Land is cheap
ir this neighborhood, as Is shown by the
prices quoted by tho North American
Land Company, which alone has about
$4,000 acres for sale. and good farmer
can raise here about everything that -
subject 10 cultivation IN temperate
zone and ought TO get as good prices for
tlon facilities being right at hand. While
the sun shines in this section ive-sixths
rainfall OF from 30 10 so inches 10 abun-
dant ana so well distributed that 1t an
swers all agricultural purposes.
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A Very HealthfuI City.

Meridian has one attribute OF advan-
tage that 20 those who are sickly Is
worth all others combined. 1t is un-
doubtedly one OF the healthest places in
the country. In spite OF the fact that Il
has considerable colored population, and
the negro In the South is proverbiaiiy
prone TO sickness, its death rate is but IA
20 the 100. and the new sewerage system
IS likely 10 cut the mortality percentage
below that figure. To those who are ac-
quainted with mortality statistics in diff
ferent parts or the country this Is a re-
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Land sown with oats in this parish 10
expected 10 produce As bushels 20 the acre,
lands win produce. IL Is said, 10 barrels.
OF late years there has been disposition
among farmers in this vicinity TO raise
cotton, the soil and climate being well
adapted TO IT
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A New Cntfon VIII.

The Meridian cotton mill Is an enter
prise which has proved the advantages
OF this town for cotton manufacturing.
The plant was established IN August lsg1.
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Timber Resources.

shipping point for lumber of some
magnitude
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The Industrial Field.

There Is good opportunity for other
manufacturing establishments In this
place. a ramle fibre works should pros
per IN this city, as tho land, the climate
and the labor are at hand TO produce the
stalks In any quantity whatever, while
Woodworking shops also ought to -four
ish, as inexhaustlble quantities OF the
finest OF cabinet. interior decoration,
wagon and implement woods grow in the
vicinity. The opening for canning fac
tories Ii also good, as fruits, grow here
sbouts which would give them work al
most the entire year
starch factory ought TO pay here. as
this region is the natural homo OF pota-
toes and other starchy products. and the
output would have a market open near
at hand, while the lumber mills, the
steamboats, and other Industries should
furnish ready employment for a boiler
factory operated on a large scale and by
skilled workmen.
Lake Charles needs q tannery. too.
Hides are plenty and cheap. and oak bark
also, and canaigre can be raised at so
low as cost as 20 put the Mexican supply
out OF the competitive field. Moreover.
capitalists interested In packing, paper or
-four milling and furniture manufactur-
ing can find advantageous opportunities
awaiting them In this place.
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OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENTS.
ALABAMA.

SITES FOR COTTON MJ4Is-F8EE-Br,dx,-
port. Alabama, located on the Southern railway,
also Nashville, Chattanooga & ST. Louis railway.
Thirty miles south Of Chattanooga and directly
on the Tennessee river. Has exceptional sd.
vantages for cotton mills. Plenty OF good white
labor. Cheap coal Direct communication with
the large cotton markets. Valuable factory
sites gratis Exemption from taxation. Ad.
dress o. W. wHITCHER, Mayor.