St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-22
Where Anybody Can Make 4 Living With a Little
Intelligent and NellDlrected NeFk.
VIRGIN TIMBER PLENTIFUL
And inc Need for HaFdWoed Factories Great.
Truck Crews III PFafuslol. .dane and
Fish Abound.

0pelousas the Beautiful, in the
midst Of the most fertile and richest
section Of Dixieland, offers to the
investor opportunities unequaled By
any other section Of the South.
Al yeritahle Garden of Eden is
what can trnthfully be said regard
ing st. Landry Parish, for on its
lands may be grown any and all pro-
duets of the soil. That We have a
soil well adapted TO the growth Of
truck of all kinds has been proven
beyond d shadow Of q doubt by those
that have yentured extensively in the
culture Of that class Of produce, and
that 1t has proven q good money crop
we leave to their own testimonials.
One prominent planter who owns a
plantation adjacent 10 our city, plant
cd go acres IN potatoes, and when
interviewed stated that on one por-
tion Of bis land be had gathered 100
bushels 10 the acre; but this of
course is an exceptionally good yield
and By no means an average for the
entire acreage, but an idea can be
gained as to what can be done BY
closely studying she soil and by In
teligent cultivation. Another party
Of our parish has met with great sue
cess in the cultivation Of a patch of
10000 head of cabbage, and has
been offered fancy prices by buyers
from all sections of the United States.
Very near every farmer ii the
parish has planted from / to 20 acres
Of potatoes, onions, cabbage and
other marketable produce, the rais-
ing of which has been made an abb
solute necessity By the advent Of the
boH Weevil, but which Is proving a
valuable lesson, for the reason that
it proves To our farmers that they
can grow and make money ont of
anything that they will plant and
cultivate.
And right here is where the In
vestor that viii erect d canning fac
tory to take care of the many vege-
tables that could and would be grown
here. would find that he had made a
very profitable investment, for beans,
tomatoes cabbage, peas. beet, onions
turnips and il fact any and all things
that can be preserved and canned
are raised here b large quantities,
and it would require nothing more
than the erection Of B modern can
ming factory to induce our farmers to
plant more of these vegetables. And
then again there is no limit To The
amount Of fruit that can be procured
here suitable for preserving and
canning. Dew berries and black ber-
ries, peaches, pears and other fruit
can be raised here with no trouble
whatever.
Sugar cane is also extensively
planted III our parish this season, and
this is another industry that offers an
opportunity for investment TO the
monied man, for all Of this cane will
be shipped BY rail to other mills al q
great distance from here, which will
mean big freight charges, All Of
which would go to a man that would
erect d refinery at 0pelousas. Ope-
lousas would be the ideal center for
mills, factories and plants Of all kinds,
owing to its splendid railroad facil.
tiles, which gives to the manufacturer
access into all of the big markets Of
The east and west. We have The
main line Of the great Rock Island &
Frisco system, the Texas & Pacific
and the Southern Pacific with splen-
did prospects Of Of the Santa ne
route.
Virgin timber lands are plentiful
here and al nexhaustabIe supply 81
hardwood timber IS at hand-and
once again is here offered to the In
weston ) splendid opening for q wood
working factory FOR the manufacture
of furniture, wagons, buggies, plows,
spokes and in fact anything that IS
manufactured out Of wood. The
most beautiful quarter sawed oak
which is used in the manufacture of
grade furniture and Office furniture
can BE found here in great quantities
and is shipped daily to northern
markets and factories that convert Ii
into the above named products. great
quantities of which find IT'S way back
to our country, made into every con-
ceivable article of furniture. Thus
you see freight is paid each way.
when there could have been erected
right here a plant for converting this.
timber into d profit making article
saving to the manufactures and con-
sumer the high freight rates III
northern and eastern mills.
A thirty minute ride on the Ore
lonsas Gulf & Northeastern RI. will
take you to one of the finest fishing
grounds ii the South barring none.
The beautiful scenery By which these
fishing places are surrounded makes
one love to get out and get near to-
nature, and then just ten minutes
walk from the fishing ground, those
who. like hunting can enjoy q deer
chase, as they are very plentiful IN