St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-31

d. ii 90 to Louisiana and some
n friends talked about it to me,
n told them l was not going.
Te said st is your business to go
!. vbat Is being done down there
"A aur money | said that was all
81 pretty, but why don't you go?
g5sv said, You have time and it is
,mr duty to 60" Come ! had to,
I'D here am.
NAM WAS perfectly satisfied with
i, SebsIl and what he told me and
la4ed me. Blue prints Of work
@nTstsd and paid for, and ! told
S5sF %, but it was Of no use and I
XII IS come. To my surprise found
Rsd accomplished a great deal
ssrs than he had told me about, that
81 ! pleasant surprise. When I
rss ID The pumping plant and ex-
mined bhe foundations and saw what
m Bee accomplished under the most
ars conditions, / was amazed, and
dsa drove five miles along the
il canal and saw what had been
I'M for the money expended, I
hagAt better judgement and man
qnent could not have been exhibit
III
There is an impression among you
Wq8 That is erroneous. You think
Muss rich people are in the north,
III can 20 there and get any amount
naney you want, but for the past
m Ysars during the panic, it has
Nd almost impossible to get a dol
# Every cent Of money went to
I'M York and was locked up. Never
dae was | turned down By my Bank,
tit was turned down then. / did
at want to borrow a large amount
mhsY, but when / asked for q loan
10000 they could not give it to
b said / had to have it and Of
iGa security. They were very nice
/ n and said they did not ask for
aaiity never had asked for it, but
DID not have the money. That
" Tho condition Of finances at that
q sld they have not been much
AlF sinee. / was amazed to find
M Sehell continued work on this
ssprisa during that period, because
Important Industries Of the north
y BEEN shut down.
Pennsylvania they are building
an % the Susquehanna river,
sasa shey claim is being done by the
aA f B GO. and ! believe they
Ihey have already spent
VOeN On it and the dam is four
completed, but it was shut dowI
s ass lately gone into the hands Of
newer. CT course the work vii
aaewed, it will 60 on. The
aaslna river will be damned
yli have to go through a re,
llaslOn, but for the panic, but
'aat to tell you about Lancas
ss9t 100000 have been taker
Y lancaster in rotten enterprises
Not q dollar has come back
promoters came there witt
agents and they went no
y farmers, but to our bushes
gag they carried out million
- ana never a dollar returned
@snsd to Be a mania amonI
e Lancaster to get ricl
ihsg we're making money
wanted to get rich quicI
ag thought mining was th
The people Of Lancaste
sar that # a man would q
saag and ask them to tax
aside Of Lancaster, they woul
0nly d few weeks ago N
or best and most prom
l made q speech and told tn
sasg we're fools for investin.
asul meme. Invest your none,
loq viii get 4 per cen
esat oa your money but 70.
aaoE i Is safe. Banks an
! home securities printe
81 blotters and distr
~. among the people.
g easy matter for Nj
go Y Lancaster and saw
money and get it.
sss task to get a doIlaI
aage been done 50 we
4isld When you 20
g them about til
ssy Where IS #? Ava p
aa! Well, why don
NJ their money in il
sass saild it if it is sue
say, They haven
4, y build such a hi
want yar
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