The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-03-14
LOUISIANA TO THE FORE.

That Louisiana is being advertised TO-
day as never before, that her advantages
of soil and climate are being exploited as
never before, and that capital and lmml-
grafton are being attracted and secured as
never before experienced in the history OF
the State are facts that are patent to the
observant reader.
The Banner has several times oe1ore
nointed out that the tide of immigration
has been toward the West, that the West
was fast filling up, or rather that its lands
were fast being bought up, and that the
South. and particularly Louisiana, by
virtue of its deep, rich soils, climate, water
WAYS. timber md other natural advantages
would soon have the emigrant looking
this way 1t was only necessary that
these natural advantages become known
The press of the country has seen to this,
or rather it is now telling OF the wealth OF
the State and its superior claims as the
ideal home for the industrious poor man
who would better his estate.
For time the tide Of immigration
diverged over the border into Canada
cold and uninviting, and if with level and
fertile soils only short seasons in which to
cultivate them. Canada attracted some
thousands of our sturdy farmers who were
seeking new homes and productive soil at
less cost than in the populous middle
West. and who should have turned to the
South. They were drawn to Canada by
syndicate advertising which appeared IN
the ''patent printed pages of the country
weekles, having the appearance of pure
reading matter. The country publishers
were helpless at that time to correct the
fragrant practice (the yelled advertise
ments appearing in their patent pages)
but the exigency has now been met by
another firm that deals fairly with them
and has repeatedly exposed the ready
print trust.
These same farmers who went to Canada
are now returning to the States. Some OF
them-whole coIonies-have settled in
Louisiana. If you read the press dis
patches in the daily newspapers you know
there is only truth in this statement.
That the railroads penetrating the State
are as a unit in their efforts for create,
Louisiana is very evident. In recent
issue of the Banner attention was calico
to the extensive advertising value thai
would result to the State from the circula.
ton OF pamphlet published by that rail
way company entitled Northwest Lou
isiana along the Cotton Belt Route. ,
Extracts from it filled more than three
columns in the Banner.
The Rock Island lines have recently un
dertaken development Campaign il
Louisiana" 1t has sundry printed form
which have been given wide distribution
They are illustrated and also give VALUABLE
data, especially calling attention to tn
value of our lands for producing corn
Some of the lines that stand out in blacl
type are: 1.-THE New Kingdom of Corn
Louisiana. The Greatest Opportunity il
the World for Corn Growers" ''Cor
Land-S25 an acre. No Better in tn
World lone hundred and sixty-fv
bushels of potatoes and fifty bushels Q
corn on the same lands" On the face c
souvenier post card appears the legend
$50 South, Young MANGO to Louis
lana" This company has displayed thes
printed pages and cards in attractiv
form and obtained from photograp
thereof an electrotype that fills full pag
in seven column newspaper. One cleo
trotype is given to each newspaper, free {
all charges, provided it will be run as fire
advertising matter. The Rock Islam
lines are accomplishing much in tn
development of our State.
The passenger department of the Texa
and Pacific Railway Company publishes
periodical at Dallas, Texas, under the tit
of the Texas and Pacific Quarterly. 1t
always gotten out in excellent form, neatl
printed and we'll edited, showing man
illustrations. 1t will be of interest to til
Banners readers to know that the currel
issue is devoted to advertising our Sta
and is known as 1.-THE Louisiana Edition.
1t is replete with information about tt
soils, crops, different industries, ETC.,
the State and shows many photograph
views taken here and there in the sever