SUGAR EXPEKIMENTAL STATION, 



Audubon Paek 



New Ouleans, La., Jan. 1st, 1895. 



nis Excellency MuEPny J. Fostei;, 



Gorcvnoi' of Ijf)iiisiana : 



SiTi— I Linnd you licrewitii tlio M. S. of tlu^ liaiul-book of Louisi- 

 ana, which your Excellency requested uu' to write f(U' publication 

 through the StnU' Immigration Association. It h;is scarcely been a 

 month since this request was communicated to n;e and the veiy short 

 lime ;dU)wed lias ])roven inadetjuate for an exhaustive (realise upon 

 so fertile a subject as Louisiana. Besides, my ol'iicial duties have 

 been [tarticularly heavy during' the grinding season, and hence only 

 a small portion of the time given me was available for the work as- 

 signed. However. I have collecteJ hastily, the salient fiicts relative 

 to Louisiana and trust they may subserve th'e purpose of attracting: 

 to our State laany worthy imuugrants. I have freely used all reliable 

 data obtaiuablo without giving credit to any one, since such a pamph- 

 let nrist be largely a " com[>ilation." 



Respectfully submit te<l, 



WiM. C. STUBBS, 



Director. 



