Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-01
Lou1s1AxA's CAPITAL.

b1ttorA C~orrespoo1e1ce offhs Le1kcE
BATON RoUGE. La, Feb. S.-After
q days visit to the battle6elds and Ma
tional cemetsrya at vicksburg We Wait
ed Baton Rouge, which town occupies
> site wen chosen, although selected
in the 18th century. The name IL
French and means sRed Stick" from
. red boundary post that marked the
dividing line between the possession
of two tribes Of Indians.
The waving line Of sloping terrace
here rises to a point high above the
highest floods. onthe summit Of these
bluffs that mark the prehistoric shore
line Gull, of the commanding q view of
wide-spreading ~Iowlands, the gleam-
ing, casteIlated walls Of Louisiana's
capital may be seen. The situation il
beautiful in the extrems and is cccu-
pied by ten or twelve thousand inhab-
itants. The picturesque location is
supplemented by advantages for 81
thriving commercial and manufsctur-
ing city. Thus far these have been but
scanniy uuiizeo- Inc spirit OF pro-
gress, however, has at last stirred
within her; and, under It's q~uickening
impulses, the last decade has Witnessed
MARKED Improvement Within that
period from an overgrown village she
has developed into q city OF 1900 in
naoitants.
10 tns = 2 stretch almost
nmitiess Eeios OF sugAreAhe- a cen
tfai sugar factory anda large improv-
90 sugar rennsry' with sufncient cap
i'.i' properly managed are IN success
iul operation'
NO more uitao location could be
ioana me onitea States iof the CO.
tAohsnment OF very extensive cooper
Age WORKS me raw material q me
demand ior ne nished prodnet are
Dotn aireAoy mere.
cypress OF WHICH tne supply Is
ABUNDANT va cnesps furnishes q stave
tnA' no otner Woou can excei, Inc
sasAr p~iAn1a1'"es mat ms potn sioes
VI sne hiVer = mines annually con-
ume hunufeusO tnousAnos OF pArreis'
81 oi WHICH are no" ofougnt ron al
ussAnce.
= PrimsVAi Iores', mucn 81 WHICH
MSS Aeen PreseF'eui n.~es' contiguous
20 'ne Guy on . north ana east oil.
iers ior iufni1urs an abundance OF
POpiAr, reu gum, asn, OAK msgnoia
Anu many ? nara Wooos' ASH 10
70 aDunoAn. tnat thousands Oh CORDS
arc ASuuAny consumed In Baton
noues \ snlPPeo 70 new orleans
Ior nrewooN. MOI more tnan III miles
aDoVe 2 CITY y iarge saw mn Tor
me- oie purpose OF squaring out logs
70 De snippeo 70 England 70 be there
snapped INTO forms they should take
DeIofe Saving baton Rouge.
Inc lAnos aolacent TO 2 city on
tne south ana west are siinVial and
Llcner tnAn the Vaie OF the dsnges.
n hlgnlanos 20 the north n east
are Oh q DUN formation ana rich
~cnocoiAte Drown loan. Thsy lie near
" level out ~ suncientiy undulating
70 make the natural drainage good.
sugar zane ana cotton can Dc profit
aoly grown on tnese highlands. In
ante-oeiinm Gays some OF the finest
sugar ana cotton estates In the South
we're established on these fertile high
AMOS Iney are, however, especially
aoapteo Y ruit growing, truck farm
ing ana STOCK raising. II is > little too
TAR north Tor the tropical fruits, though
inc orange banana ana japan plum
nouriah In sheltered spots and the hg
IA perfectly st nome. Pecan trees,
DOM WIG and cnitiVateo, are numer-
Gus ano pea aDunoantiy. Around
Daton Rouge you can see D sugar
zane . negro IN All their glory.
sugar can is . gigantic grass, COM
ing originally from India. 1t has been
cultivated time immemorial, and
many ancient writer's refer to It under
inherent names. Soon after the dis
coVery OF tne pew world it was intro
ouced into the West India Islands.
In lSol II was sroughtinto Louisiana
by the Jesuits, and along With It came
the negroes, who we're acquainted
WITH its cultivation. D reverend
tanners planted IL on their plantation,
tnen lust above oanai street, New
ofieAns' no" In tne heart OF the city,
Tor tne purpose Of manufacturing 10
INTO sugar. Inc experiment proved
abortiVe, but the cultivation continued
on q SINAI scale 70 supply the local
market With stalks for chewing.
hs quite certain that Mendez made
the nrSt sugar In Louisiana and was
also the first TO refine IL, but there is
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