St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-08-05

, ISOLATION should be to go out into
the country and get the people &c
give the immigrant the glad han :
| Immigrants have come to our sta~e
and left other sections because they
were not treated right. | was told
/ in Washington that the immigrants
were expected to live in old cabins
without roofs to them, that had been
formerly used by negroes. In some
| sections the immigrant was a cross
between poor white trash and a
| Niger"
Joseph Lallande, assistant general
freight agent of the Southern PACING
| Railroad, and a man who has done
| much in aiding in the development
| OF southwest Louisiana, followed
Mr.. Denechaud. Mr.. Lallande told
| of of what his company had done
and was doing to promote immlgra-
ton and the wet lands of Louisiana.
It is but natural that New Orleans
should take the initiative, Mr.. Lal-
lande thought, as with the lands
opened the demand for goods in New
Orleans would be materially bene-
flied.
Mr.. Lallande told of the marvel
GUS developments of the Lafourcne
country, and spoke of the several
crops the farmers were able to grow
in a year. The profits per acre
average something like $492.5O.
There are three things that should
always be kept in mind as the best
recommendation to the immigrant
to come to Louisiana: First, the
richness of the soil; second, the
splendid climate, and third, the com
parative cheapness of the land, Whlch
could be bought ready for the ploW
from $50 to 500 per acre.
Mr.. Lallande took exception to the
statement of Mr.. Denechaud, that
the immigrants were not we'll treated
in Louisiana. He said that in south
west Louisiana he had found only
mild-manner, cordial people who
were ready to show friendship for
the foreigner. In conclusion, he said
that the Southern Pacific would as
sist the movement in every way pos
sible.
M. L. Alexander, secretary of the
Progressive League OF Alexandria,
La, distinguished visitor at the
meeting, was invited to speak, as it
is generally known that Mr.. Alex
ander has taken an active part in
the upbuilding and development of
the state.
Mr.. Alexander said that he was
intensely interested in anything that
advertises or exploits the State of
Louisiana. His league had done
much in that direction and was work
ing hard to promote desirable i'm
migration. He told of getting fine
class of German settlers from Ohio
and Wisconsin, who had done much
with the cut-over lands, and said
that while the move was on to at
tract immigrants to the state, the
An erican farmers from the Middle
West, who were passing by our very
doors, should not be overlooked.
eve are not getting as much as
l per cent of them" the speaker
cried, "and yet they Woud be the
most desirable class of immigrants
to be oh tanned. Mr.. Alexander did
not think that the smaller towns of
the state should be overlooked in
such a movement, but that they
should all work together with New
Orleans for the State of Louisiana.
In conclusion, he referred to the
great good done by the Southern
Pacific demonstration train last
October, and also commended the
reclamation train of the Illinois Cen
trail, the agricultural car of the
Frisco and the big advertising the
Iron Mountain is giving Louisiana.
o. w. Crawford, of the Louisiana
Development League, was the last
speaker. Mr.. Crawford said that
there was q time when the United
States wanted quantity. but now it
was position to demand quality In
immigrants. He thought that the
class most desirable was the Ameri-
can farmer OF the North and West,
who had to move because of the
congestion in the thickly-populated
state. He spoke of Hungary as be-
ing a country with most desirable
agriculturists in it, and some of the
most beautiful women in the world
as Well, and advised that the league
turn it's eyes in this direction.
Mr.. Leonhardt summed up the
situation very briefly yet compre-
ueuStVeiy, anu Cdlleu lOI d WOIlOu lOT
the appointment of committee on
constitution and bylaws for the as
sociation. Sam Blum took the floor
for moment and advised that if
the league wished to show its sim
cerity in getting the right sort of
American farmers to this state it
must give the proper inducements.
Mr.. Blum said that he was in St.
Paul short time ago,and had learn
ed that the American farmers had
been attracted to Canada, as the
land had been offered them at an
attractive price.
Mr.. Leonhardt appointed the fol-
lowing cpmmittee on constitution
and bylaws and the meeting adj
journed: e. o. Wild, M. B. Treze-
want, secretary-manager of the Pro-
gressive Union; Henry S. Herring,
secretary-manager of the Board of
Trade; A. B. Graves and Rene F.
Cierc.