The Washington times., 1913-03-16
The Land Of Sunshine, Of Richest Soils and
Continuous Crops, Being Systematically
Developed Into Leading Agricultural
State of the Union
The Most Prominent Men Of Louisiana Organize Great Move
ment to Develop the States Agricultural Resources

I famous, Holland raises rye, potatoes,
| oats, wheat, beetroot, beans, peas, win
ter barley, fax, summer barley, rape
! seed, tobacco, madder, hay and diff
ferent grasses, spinach, onions, let
| tuce. tomatoes, cabbages, carrots, rad
ishes and myriad other vegetables and
small fruits. For generations the Dutch
| have excelled in agriculture and led all
Europe in dairy and meat products.
With the example of this sturdy peo-
pie before US, living in a cold. damp,
uncongenial climate, who have become
famous and enormously rich as a result
of their agricultural developments, what
of the future of Louisiana, with mil
lions of acres of the most fertile soil in
the whole world, on which will grow
three, four, and even five abundant
| crops every year; her warm, sunny cli-
| mate and ample rainfall; her miles of
| waterways and countless other natural
| advantages,
By treaty of November 3rd. I76o. Louis
! Fifteenth transferred TO Spain that por-
| ton of Louisiana lying west of tLD Mis-
| sissippi river, and on February 10th, 1863,
transferred to England all the territory
east of the Mississippi river. 1t was not
| until 11e6 that the first Spanish COVER
! nor. Ulloa. was sent with ninety men to
| rule the province. but on account Of the
hostility of the people he retired to
Havana.
Despite adverse political conditions,
! many settlers were attracted to the
country by the stories of its wonderful
richness Under both French and
Spanish rule, the province had many
plantations. with an interprovinciaI
commerce down the Mississippi River.
the people were celebrated for their
hospitality and the province rioted az
the center of wealth and society in the
new world.
In 116J the hospitality of the Louis-
iahlans was put to a very practical
test: between the Ist of January and
the 18TH Of May. of that year, about
SO Acadians arrived at New Orleans
having struggled across the country
from the Atlantic seaboard TO the Mis-
siss'ppi River ard padded down the
river to New Orleans.
Early historians state that thcv were
cordially received and aided 10 form
settlements in Attakapas, Opelousas
and along the Atchafalaya River.
The Acadians were descendants of
sturdy French colonists who. in 1sOi
settled on the Eay o. Fundy in Nova
Scotia, naming the country Acadia
The province was ceded to England in
l1l3. and after many years of dissen-
sions. these French settlers were ex-
oelled by the English. a portion Of
them finally finding a haven of refur,.
in Louisiana.
Evangeline, immortalized by Long
fellow. died on the Bayou Teche.
Acadia. one of the States fifty-eignt
parishes or counties. is named in honor
of the Acadians, from whom have
sprung many men who have been
potent factors in shaping Louisiana.s
destiny.
After Governor Ulloa's failure, no fur
ther attempt was made to establish
Spanish authority until 1863. when Cen
cral O'Eeilly. with 1900 soldiers, took
possession, imrrisoning, exiIing and
Staying many prominent french cit;-
zens.
Governors UnZaga De La Tore. and
De GalvE did much 10 overcome the
results of OReilIy's tyranny, and Coy
ernor De Galvez, by his activities dur
ing the American Revolution, was OF
considerable assistance to the Ameri-
can colonies.
AS a result of the American Revolu-
ton, on September 3rd. l7S3, all of Louis
lana east OF the Mississippi River was
ceded by England to the United States:
Spain, however, refused TO yield the
Natchez district until 1875.
The province of Louisiana received its
first great agricultural awak ening when,
In 1875, commercial sugar was SUCCESS
fully produced from Cane by Etienne
de Bore, who had been a Lieutenant
General in the French Army As a re-
suit OF De Bore's success, large planta-
tons were planted to Sugar Cane. The
country was French and owned largely