The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-19
A STIRRING APPEAL.
Parishes and Country Towns ofstate Urged
to Inangurate Intelligent Health
Measures Modern Sanitary
Precautions Louisiana's
Greatest Need.
Greatest Need

and parishes Ia the state, in a general
movement to convince The world Oh
the healthy conditions prevailing IN
Louisiana. and by this means to in.
sure future prosperity, was made n a
speech by NJ. j. Sanders, of New Or
leans, delivered before the Health
Conference recently held at Alexan
dria.
Mr.. Sanders said in part:
"0ne of the greatest factors of the
marvellous commercial development Of
the United States during the past
quarter Of q century has been the
enormous influx OF immigrants from
various countries in Europe.
To peruse the commercial record
ofthe past twenty five years is sufficient
to convince the most sceptical tha
here in the great southland is without
doubt the tabled land flowing with milk
and honey; the yeritable Paradise.
"Glowing statements of our prosper.
| ity and advantages to homeseekers
have been scattered far and wide, not
only throughout every state in
Union, but in other countries and
amongst dissatisfied millions on the
great continent of Europe.
And yet We seem unable to attract
any material number of desirable i'm
migrants and are not being oyerrun
with the peoples Of Europe nor Of the
northern and western states of our
Eeountry. Whilst in the north, for one.
half Of each year, the poorest. suffer
the miseries of a hard climate, Ehey
are not tempted by the balmy climate
of Louisiana, within easy reach and
holding out welcoming arms to all
good eitizens.
The peoples Of Europe still con
tlnue to crowd into the northern and
western states in their countless thou
sands, but only the merest few come.
to the south and hardly any come to.
our state.
Here are millions of acres of the
most fertile, productive lands on the
face Of the globe, lying fallow, un
titled and virginia. as when Caesar
conquered Gaul. Why is it that we
are avoided by these countless home
seekers, who seek so earnestly that
which We willingly offer?
''Probably doubts as to our social
conditions because of our large negro
population are somewhat responsible
for this, hut beyond this undoubtedly
It IS the great fear-fear fer their
health and life: thebeiief that Louisiana
at al events, II not the south generally,
IS exceedingly unhealthy.
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