The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-11-09
What OpelOusas Needs.

ABOVE all, we need manufacto-
rles-cotton mills, rice mills,
sugar refneries, furniture, wagon
and carriage factories, &c. En-
terprising men, wi il money, will
establish these iE the sourse of
time. The accessibility of cheap
fuel will hasten that timep We
also need good sidewalks, paved
streets, a public park, public IL
br3ry, another school house, long
er school terms, better draining
and sewerage, &c. These must be
provided by the municipality-by
the combined efforts and money
Of the townspeople, represented
by the Board of. Aldermen. At
the rate we have been going for
the last hundred years, another
century will elapse before we get
them. We cannt expect to pay
for them in one, two or three
years. But we can get them, or
some of them, in one, two or
three years, and pay for them in
ten, twenty or thirty years-that
is to say, we can get our children
and grandchildren to help us pay
for them. By this means, we will
enjoy the use of these permanent
improvements and transmit them
in good shape to our posterity,
requiring them to pay portion
of their cost. To do this, we
must issue bonds. New Orleans,
Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Mon
roe and other progressive COM
munities in this State have done
so and are today enjoying twenti-
eth century comforts and con-
veniences, but they are not paid
for, and will not be paid for for
many years to come. Progressive
municipalities all over the country
have already done so, and many
are doing SO now all over that
comparatively backward and less
progressive section of our great
country-the South. The Manu-
facturers' Record, of Baltimore,
gives a aoeeEly report of such
transactions in the South. Here
is d partial list of those mentioned
in its weekly issue of Oct. II.
Read it, Ee progressive sdenizens
of old Opelousas-the whilom
center of progress, culture, edu-
cation and refinement. of South
west Louisiana-and then say if
it is not high time for,our lovely
and beloved old nloss-backed
town, for which nature has done
so much, to 'sget in the SWIM
Tie Acadia Bank of Crowley, La, has pur
chased the issue of $4,000 in per cent school
bonds of that town.
The town of Hazlehurst, Miss, has voted III
favor Of issuing is5aoe for
favor OF issuing S1S,500 in bonds for improve
The town of Mansfield, La, has voted in favor
of issuing $I3.600 in impraT ement bonds.
John W. Dfekey, of Augusta, Ga. has pur-
chased the issue OF $25,000 IN s per cent school
bonds OF Dublin, Ga, paying SI06.3
Refugio county, Texas has decided to issue
$4,000 in bonds for bridges.
The town OF Farmersville, Texas, has voted
III FAVOR OF issuing $4,000 IN bonds for i'm
proyemeIts.
The town OF Ell Dorado Springs. Mo, has
voted in favor of issuing $4,000 i'll improve
meut bonds.
Proposals will be received until. October 25
for the issue of $4,000 in per cent bonds for
the city of Greensborso, n. q.
W. s. liangford. secretaty Of the board of
public works of NewDerry. s.. e., will receive
bids until October so for $2o,0e0 in per cent
bonds issued by this town.
Newton county, Texas, will vote on Noyem-
Der on the question of issuing $25.0G0 in bonds
for various purposes.
Taliaferro county, Ga. has voted in favor of
issuing $22,500 in 4a per cent bonds for improve
nents.
The question of issuing 500 600 in bonds will
be decided upon at an election TO be held at
Salisbury, N. O., on November s. 4
An election will be held at Nayasota, Texas,
on November 10 to decide the question of issu-
ing $4,000 in Improvement bonds bearing per
cent interest
Bids will be received until October % by @ o
Turner for the issue of $66800 in 6 per cent
bonds Of the improvement district OF Texar-
kama, Ark.
The issue OF $25 600 in Improvement bonds
recently voted for by Webb comfy, Texas. will
be placed on the market in the near future.
Robert Nicholson. president of the police jury
of East Carrall parish, La. may be addressed
relative to the issue of $i6,500 in per cent
bonds now on the market. I Em #