The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-05-27
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Is n recognized factor Ia politics
That the one crop system is fraught
with danger from OverprOduction
and speculative methods Ii no longer
! a doubt and disaster will sooner or
later follow. That the change from
this condition must come no one
doubts. Labor conditions control
and ruin any country, 1t ruined Mo-
rocco. 1t ruined Rome 1t Is not the
place here to criticise (as It would do
no good the prevailing conditions
existing In the south on plantations,
especially the tenanting system.
A well known fact, weshall always
have dependent and imprOyident
element in our midst. Conditions Of
life make 1t SO. II, as stated In STAN
dard Publication recently, one-half
of the rural population in England
dies from s0ftening of the brain from
non use and development Of that or
gan, would like to have the statfs-
tics Of the plantation labOrer In the
South! Mayhaps from this condition
Markham got his inspiration for his
immortal poem, 1.-The Man With the
Hoe?" The Mexican laborers saw
were steady and reliable-nO buster
nor rush. went into the field among
them. studied them and gained all
information could. for limited time
had. They are not vicious, wild In
disposition, and the women make
splendid house servants. They will
suit this country much better than
Italians. Their diet is vegetable
mostly, making them mild In dispo-
sition. The clause In the amend
ment to the constitution Of the
United States which states that all
men are full and equal. Is a long way
from truth. All men are not born
free and equal, nor do they become 80
afterwards. Circumstances which sur
round people control them more or
less. II a man fails to keep his body
clean his morals Is lax and Is deficient
In industry. He IL not equal to a
man otherwise perfect In these attri-
butes. So we have got to have hew-
ers OF wood and drawers OF water.
This puts the millennium q long time
off. II we are to import labOrers
take the Mexicans.
The City OF Austin on the Colorado.
is n beautiful city. The State capi-
tai built OF native granite Is an I'M
posing structure. The views In this
country are grand, and the foothills
of the mountains northwest. along
the borders OF which the Colorado [
flows. for many miles. Fine black |
land farms well titled seem to be the |
homes Of happy and thrifty people. |
New BrannieIl. on the GuadalOupe. |
a German settlement, Is a favored |
place, but San Marcus, on San Mar |
Gus river. IL the prettiest town l ever
saw. built partly In the valley, then
upon lodges Of mountains one above
the other, the houses peeping out |
from groves of cedars and live oaks. |
The top Of the mountain crowned !
with Il beautiful high school building.
The spring that makes the Han Mar
Gus flows half mile above, and Is |
damned for electric lights and |
waterworks. The San Marcus river
IL about as wide as our Darro and is
as clear as a crystal-perfectly trans
parent water. Cress and fish can be /
seen at bottom.
Night and rain overlook US at
AiilanO and shut out the scenes |
which was travelling. Day
light found me close to Shreveport,
the city so dear to my heart Shreve-
port on the Red river is a great rail-
road center. has great magnificent |
trade. fine school system. beautiful
streets, sanitarium and hospital. We
pulled out on Red River Valley for
COlfax. noticed that many fine |
farms had been opened along the
route since the road has been built.
Home again among those l love.
MILTON DUNN.