The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1903-09-12

mOntuS OF say -sV u1N Ot $ioSI'
On an investment Of say $50 or $35.
for good mix or dairy COWS can be
purchased at these figures.
Now this is . cash business and
can be carried on by every farmer,
big or small, along the lines Of the
Roads, running into New Orleans on
= scale proportionate 20 their means
A healthy and wholesome milk
supply trum the county, would in
crease the CONSUMPTION, in this city
from 80 to so thousand gallons per
dav, and With the great increase Of
our population, within the next de
cade, to probably seven or eight hun
dred thousand souls, it will require .,
least 100 to l50 thousand galloss per
day TO meet the demand
Bu: says this farmes, Il every man
gUes INTO ne uussue11 we wSn prO-
duce more milk than New Orleans
needs and the proluct will be drug
on the market The farmers need have
no fear on that score. II they vert
to produce Eve and ten times The
amount needed for daily consumption
for New Orleans, The whole produc-
tion can be u,ilixd Ii doesn't re-
quire great capital to erect Creameries
at ccnvenien, points on the railroad.
With the Refrig-rsung machinery Of
to.iay, Creameries can b. as slccess-
fully operated in Louisiana IS they
are in Illino,s.
As fire q breed of cattle can be
raised in Louisiana, as is raised in
the other Dairy States Of the East
and Vest. As Cue grasses eau be
grown aud as iue quality OF Butter
and Cheese can be made, As was eve,
turned out of Elsin Illinois
Think of the millions Of dollars of
Butter an'i Che.se, consumed yearly
in the State of Louisiana, aud ship
ped out OF New Orleans to other sec.
tons Of the South aud Central
America Where doe, it ali come
FROM? The West. Are We going 10
continue this suicidal policy ? A.e
We going tn continue To drain the
q illions out Of the people of our
State 10 enrich the farmers and
creameries uf the West? Not if
there is any energy and enterprise
left in our people. 1t is up to the
farming class.s. Will they s-ize the
opportunity! believe they Will. il
the matter is brought b their at,en
ton. Louisiana, With h-r beautiful
climate and perennial pastures ought
to be the greatest Dairy State IN ,h.
Union. There is more money in 4,
thaa in sli other agricultural indus
ltex he Dairy Bassdess % if1aols
is worth One Hundred Million dollar.
annually to that State. New Yorf
State has over five hundred million
dollars invested 10 Dairy Enterprises
When the Electric Railroad betweer
New Orleans. Thihodaux and othel
points in the LafOurrhe District i:
built, that Will be the great opportun
lty for your SEXTON to capture a gres'
bulk of this milk supply for New
Orleans. L, will be easy to run mil
trains twice or three times per day
into New Orleans if necessary. ant
give facilities, which it would be i'm
possible for the steam roads to give
II our farming element would Onl,
take hold Of .hese paying and practi-
cal suggestions. and leave this al
corn. or all sugar, or all cotton, aside
instead Of The eternal struggle to keel
our ch,ns above water and our farm
out of the >herifrs h,pIS, Louisian;
would blossom like the Rose. an,
become one Of the richest, and mos
prosperous States IN the Union.
desire before closing these remark:
to extend to you and to the Progre.
sive Union of Lafourche my congra
tulations, for the live interest you ar
taking in all these mstters that per
tain to Our States Industrial an
agriculture al Development
l have watched your cnuse wit
much interest, and If every town j
the State would only catch the spir
Of Progress that pervades your cou
muniiy, the goal that We are aimin
fo<. would he reached in short tim
recall with pleasure my visit
your town and section sud must con
fess that l Was perfectly amazed .
the mstchless location Of Thibodau
. as q shipping point and at the rich
. ness Of your agricultural section, a
; your msny undeveIoprd resource
Ny sincrre wishes are with you for
crystslization OF the plans you sus
. gest into an early reaIizatiOu
l am yours very truly,
: SIDNEY STORY.