LOUISIANA. 



HOIVIES FOH Aiili Ifl LOUlSIflfifl. 



Tliere are lands enough in this state to 

 meet all demands for several years. The 

 prices are low, far below their intrinsic 

 value. 



To those seeking a home in our midst, 

 the following info-Oiatiou is given. The 

 lauds to be obtained in this state are ol 

 live classes, viz: 



Kirst— United States governmen't lands, 

 of which there are yet about 2,000,000 

 acres left in the state, subject tu home- 

 steads. Full information can be obtained 

 by addressing the United States land 

 iiilice at New Orleans for south Louisiana. 

 or same at Natchitoches for nortli Louis- 

 iana. 



Second— State lands, of which there are 

 3,423,190 acres. Full information in re- 

 gard to these can be given by Major Jno. 

 S. Lanier, register of state land olHce, 

 Jiaton Rouge, La. 



Third— Railroad lands. There are large 

 bodies of these lands in the state. 



The Vicksburg, IShreveport and Pacific 

 Railroad owns 400,000 acres in the par- 

 ishes of De Soto, Caddo, Bossier, Web- 

 ster, Claiborne, Bienville, Jackson, Lin- 

 coln, Union, Ouachita, Morehouse, West 

 Carroll, Richland and Madison. Mr. Jno. 

 M. Lee, Jr., JMonroe, La., is general land 

 agent and will give full information in 

 regard to these lands. 



Fourth— Land companies, of which many 

 exist in this state. The following can 

 give information: 



The Watkins Land Company, Lake 

 Charles, La. 



The English Syndicate, Dr. S. A. 

 Knapp. president. Lake Charles. 



The Louisiana Land and Development 

 Company, D. L. McPhcrsou, secretary, 

 Abbeville, La. 

 Messrs. Duson Bros., Crowley, La. 

 Mr. S. L. Carey, Jennings, La. 

 Mr. F. M. Welch, Alexandria, La. 

 Tlie Dv'ielopment Club, Shreveport, La. 

 The \i)ung jNIen's Business League, 

 Baton Rouge, La. 



The Young Men"s Business lycague. 

 New Orleans, La. 

 Howcott liand Company, New Orleans. 

 <;urtis &c Walmsley, New Orleans. 

 M. W. Coleman & Co., New Orleans. 



Nortliwestcrn Land Company. J. IL 

 Ililliard, secretary, Shreveport, La. 



Fifth— Private lands in each parish, 

 whicli can be bought only through the 

 (iwner. 



The following railroad agents can also 

 furnish information relative to prices of 

 lands and descriptive matter of the coun- 

 try through which tlieir respective roads 

 pass: 



Captain J. F. Merry, assistant passen- 

 ger agent Illinois Central Railroad, Man- 

 chester. Iowa. 



Mr. E. Hawley, asistant general traffic 

 agent Southern Pacitic Company, 343 

 P>roadway. New York. 



Mr. Frank G. Andeison, land commis- 

 sioner v., S. and I'. Railroad, Birming- 

 ham, 41a. 



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