St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-02-10
TO BRING Sc LERS
TO ST. LANDRY
The AIeait TFasf. and Oihsr Isnss, Near
Palmetto, 70 Sc saillsa b. Esrihsrnsrs.
BUILDING new PUBLIC ROADS
'EaFthsrn farmers Ags Not Accustomed ls
TFaEsl slx ailss 10 Raks TWs," says
interested Gsnllaman.

The small farm, titled by
thrifty hands, and those hands
the hands of the farmer and
those Of his family, is the MAX
ling of a country.
A drawback to louisiana, and
most Southern States, has been
the large plantations worked by
doubtful hired hands, and the
tendency Of the times to cut up
these large tracts Of land and
make Of them small farms marks
| the daWning Of an era which
will do more than any other
agency could do toward the de-
Ivelopnent Of the unsurpassed re-
sources of the country
In ST. Landry perhaps more
than in any other parish ii the
State is there need Of such an
agricultural transformation.
The fertile lands Of the parish
are perhaps better adapted than
those Of any other parish for Il
diversity Of crops, which makes
it possible for d farmer Co use
the lands nearly the year round,
planting the crops suited TO the
different seasons, and making Of
the forty acre farm q wealth
producing proposition.
But there is one thing that is
paramountly necessary for the.
people here to do before they
can expect the Northern or
Western or any progressive
farmer to come here, said Mr..
VIM. Fitznaaurice, owner Of the
Alcott S90-acre tract near Pal
metto, who was before the Police
Jury last Monday to secure the
grant Of a public road leading
from the Rideau settlement to
Palmetto, and that one thing IS
good roads and roads that will
make the shortest cut to market.
The wise farmer viii not travel
six miles to reach a market but
two miles distance from his farm.
They are not accustomed to this,
and viii not submit to it. Y
Mr.. Fitzmaurice intends to-
subdiyide his large tract of land
into 40-acre farms, and to bring
farmers from the North and
West to settle them, but before
making any effort to induce the
farmers to come South he is
making a road which will shorten
the distance from the Rideau
Settlement, near Palmetto, tol
Palmetto station four miles. Tn
other words, the public road be
tween these places is a distance
Of six miles by the detour, when
the station is but two miles. The
new road proposed by Mr.. Fitz-
maurice, which the Police Jury
is asked to grant, is a straight
road, shortening the distance
four miles. The Police Jury ap-
pointed q committee to look into
the matter, and there is no doubt
but that the road will be granted.
Other large tracts in that sec
ton viii be subdivided into 40
acre farms, and sold to settlers.
These lands are nearly all cut
over hardwood lands, very fertile
and high when drained, and
drainage work is now going on.
Mr.. Fitzmauricc is a Pennsyl-
vanian who was attracted here d
few years ago by the Wondrous
possibilities Of st. Landry parish,
and he does not regret having
come.
This is the coming country,
said the gentleman. tt is won
derful in everything going to-
make it farmers paradise.
Wallior Here With Mules and
Horses.
Mr.. 3. E. Wallior the we'll
known horse man, arrived
Wednesday with d fine lot of
mules and horses, which he
brings for sale.
He is pasturing them on the
Haas track, in 0pelousas.