The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-22
ILLINOIS, PEOPLE ARE
RIG INVESTORS IN
St. LANDRY SOIL
.,... Than Thirty Thousand
nU,s res are Purchased Lately
Through j. G. Lawler
poBERTSoN MEETS
hO ILLINOIS RELATIVES
r..,o Opelouseans Make Sue
=" "ce.sful Trip to the North
ern State Recently

Nv ]. G. Lawler, local real estate
,..lor accompanied by Mr.. w. A.
pobprtson, attorney, returned a few
a.vs ago from Illinois, where they
sad been for the purpose OF closing
several large land deals.
MrLawler recently purchased from
~ + M. Soniat of White Castle, La,
..venteen thousand acres of cut
aver land near Krotz Springs, and
Ia an interest each to DR.. j. A.
Haas of Opelousas, DR.. A. E. Prince
"a DR.. Don w. Deal of Illinois.
This syndicate or copartnership, it
!. understood, has recold about seven
thousand acres of this land to differ
~ individuals. The purchasers are
mincipally residents of Illinois, and
hought tracts ranging in size from
.;ghtv to six hundred and forty acres.
Tbev contemplate developing these
lands into agricultural lands as fast
Is released by Soniat & Deblieux,
who are cutting timber from the
tract. These investments made by
outside capital should prove very
beneficial to st. Landry parish, and
specially should mean a great deal
Is the local community around
YrOtz Springs. The land concerned
i some of the richest land in Louisi.
ana and should be developed into
good farm properties.
Mr.. Lawler also informs US thai
he closed a deal with DR.. N. S. Pen
lex and DR.. John C. Meyer of Spring
field, Illinois, for the Miles Plantation
comprising eighteen hundred acres
located near Kortz Springs.
Mr.. Lawler states that he has sol'
Is Illinois people in the past si'
months about thirty thousand acre
in the eastern part of st. Landry par
ish and that residents of Illinois owr
in addition to that amount, over twer
ty thousand acres in this parish, max
ing total of some fifty thousan
acres now held by Illinois people.
Mr.. w. T. Steutz of Bloomington
Illinois, who represents, a large POI
ton Of these investors, will move t
0pelousas about the middle of D.
cember and will have charge OF
large cattle enterprise. He expec'
to raise considerable livestock and
one of the best known Shorthol
breeders of the middle west. M
Steutz will have with him several q
sociates who will look after the far
developments.
Mr.. Lawler feels very much please
over what he has accomplished, al
says that he thinks it will prove We
beneficial to this section Of the cou
try, where we need more capital al
labor to help develop our resourcs
While at Springfield Mr.. Robel
son called on Mr.. James M. Garlan
prominent resident of SpringfieI
IS years of age and still active
business. Mr.. Garland is a fiji
cousin of the late Captain Henry
Garland, being a son of one OF t
brothers of the late Justice Rice G'
land of this parish. Other memb'
Of the Garland family at Springfi'
had been in correspondence W
Mrs. H. L. Garland and her graz
daughter, Mrs. Robertson, as a res
Of the article Mrs. Garland had p'
,lished in the American Magaz
some time ago, relative to her
servant. The Springfield Garlal
had seen this article and have sil
been in touch with their Opelou
cousins. Mr.. Robertson reports t
he had a very pleasant call on
Springfield relatives of his wife,
also thinks he located relatives
his own among Mr.. Lawler's asst
ates at Springfield.