The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-05-18
6ENEvoLENT ASSOCIATIONS,
WHAT NE HA YE.

WHAT NE HAZE.
One has. but to drive out a few
miles in the country to know that
the future of this section is as
sured, irrespective of oil dis
coveries. Surely if oil is found,
Lafayette parish will bloom like
the rose. Land values will! go up
as they have never done before.
The capitalists, the men with
money to envest, will be attracted
here from afar and a real boom will
be in order, but we wish to speak
of what we already have and not of
the hidden treasures in the earth.
Through, the courtesy of Mr.. Felix
Demanade the writer had an oP.
portunity last Tuesday to drive as
far as the old Remick plantation
which is now owned by Messrs. De-
manade, 1. A. Broussard and Harry
burke. The trip afforded a splendid
view of as fine section of agricul-
tural country as can be found any
where. From the Pinhook bridge,
along the banks of the Vermilion to
the Remick place, the land is nearly
all under cultivation. The vacant
tracts of few years ago are no
longer there. Every inch of that
soil, whose fecundity is unexcelled,
is made to yield forth its vast
wealth. The growing crops of cane,
cotton and corn and the happy
homes of the farmers are evidences
Of thrift and are sure signs of pros
perity that is not entirely at the
mercy of the uncertain fluctuations
in the money centers. A retrospect
tive glance of only decade affords
one an idea of the boundless posi-
bilities of this section. Within
that period land has more than
doubled in value, and this enhance
ment has been without any great
help from outside capital. 1t has
been a steady, natural increase.
Perhaps if the land were owned by
a few magnates as in other parishes
not be an evidence of general pros
perity, but,as 1t is divided among
the tillers of the soil themselves,
who, in most cases, own their
homes, it is most fortunate condi-
ton and one which should be con
sidered in summing up the real
prosperity Of the people. The sue
cess of the farmer here does not
exclusively depend upon one crop
as in the rice and sugar districts.
The Lafayette farmer is in a posi-
ton to follow the advice of ex-
perienced agriculturists as to diver
sification. He need not put his all
into one crop. He is not apt to be
the victim of unfriendly legislation
and if he is thrifty and economical
he is always ready to tide over a
crisis.
A more picturesque country is
difficult to see. Its natural beauty
is unsurpassed even by the classic
banks of the Teche which inspired
the poetic genius of Longfeliow.
The homes of Messrs. H. M.
burke, Lucien Broussard, the old
Remick plantation (recently pur-
chased by Messrs. Demanade, burke
and Broussard) and others along
the river will always excite the
admiration of the lover Of beautiful
things. Surely with such a coun-
try, upon which Nature smiles dur
ing all the seasons of the year and
bestows her richest blessings with
lavish hand, man has himself to
blame if he fails to live happily.
The United States Pension Blu
reau has some knotty questions to
solve. Here is one of them. Mrs.
Lizzie Halliday, who murdered her
husband near Warwick, Orange
country, New York, more than
three years ago, and is now in the
Matteawan Hospital for the Crimi
nal Insane, has applied for pen