St. Tammany farmer., 1907-12-21
THE TIME WILL COME

now reacned a stage when 1t be-
comes evident that much good
is to result to the South. There
is little doubt that in the not
distant future the South will not
only be manufacturing her raw
cotton in much larger quantities,
but will be in a position to offer
inducements that will locate
many manufacturing interests
within her borders. Notwith-
standing the rapid increase in
railway facilities throughout the
country the demand has not
nearly been met, and there is a
constantly increasing need for
transportation. These inland
waterways. offer a serviceable
means of overcoming the diff
Guilty and of cheapening the cost.
The Tchefuncta and Bogue
Falaya rivers bear a much larg-
er amount of freight to Coving-
ton yearly than is generally con-
ceived, but the part that these
rivers are to play in the future
prosperity of the town is but
slightly indicated by the few
schooners that ply it's waters
now. These rivers give Coving-
ton an independence Of railroad
monopoly, and insure to her
transportation rates and facili-
ties for handling freight that
will ultimately make her one of
the most prosperous manufact-
uring towns in the south. 4
Those who are familiar with
the history of Covington and
have watched the rapid progress
she has made in the past few
years, will have noticed that her
prosperity has been attributed
by most people to her value as a
health resort, pure and simple.
Yet, while this has had much tc
do with it under existing cir.
cumstances, it is only a stepping
stone to a future development
that will be made possible by
the the assistance of railroads
and our inland waterways; and
the time will come when water
craft will line both sides OF
the Bogue Falaya in Covingtor
so thickly that every space OF
river front will be valuable
wharfage.
There are Doubling Thonases
who will shake their heads, but
they are not the ones who are
going to help to bring this state
of affairs about. We can re-
member the time when we coulc
have bought the whole of New
Covington for a very few dol
lars. We can point to men ir
the parish who do not own ar
acre of land, because they woulc
not have it as a gift, and we
have no doubt the same mer
will tell you to-day that the
railroad has ruined the country
and that Covington will never
be anything but a health resort
and if these kind of people hac
full sway it never would be any
thing else, and soon would no
even be that.
What Covington needs is fac
tories manufacturing Interests
and employment for labor
something to turn the raw ma
terial Of the country into valua
BILE, marketable products. AnC
the time will come when sht
will have them.
A way-clearer for this era o.
prosperity would be the securing
of an appropriation sufficient
for clearing out these rivers anC
making them navigable. Con
gress never has set aside a suffi
cient sum to be of any service
to US; but, since there has beer
such an awaking as to the value
of the inland waterways of the
South, it might be possible tx
meet with success, notwith'
standing the Government ex'
penses for the next year are tx
be cut down. Our Congressman
from this district, Judge Favrot
would no doubt interest himself
in the matter if petitioned to dt
so, and was informed as to what
was needed.
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