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OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA. -···.·.·. - -oa d -i - .m mm i m "ý ý N N ý ýN N ý ý ý Hý N N ýN ýý ý N l N Ný ý N1 :sý +" .i MORTGiAGE EXEMPTION AMENDMENT 0iOOD. Busiaess Men Agree that the People Should Tote for It, as It Will make MONEY CHEAPER IF PASSED More Railroad Construction, Building of New bouses and lndustries, Will Follow in ts Wake.-Some Expert Opinions. BY WALTER PARKER. New Orleans, Sept., 2.-The an nual trade editions of the New Or leans newspapers, published on Sep tember 1, show a much better finan cial and commercial condition in Louisiana than most people looked for following the depression of the trade year just closed. True the development of varicus industries has been checked to some extent by the inability of home borrowers to obtain loans on favorable terms and by the difficulty encountered by home in vestors in the effort to turn securi ties into ready money. But the tend ency toward trade expansion has not been checked and it is now confident ly believed that soon after the adop tion of the constitutional amendment o "~tempting mortgage loans from tax ation plenty of money at 4 and 5 per cent will be available and that rail road construction, the erection of 1 new buildings and the opening up of ..stries will quickly furnish ,all able bodied workmen in the State with profitable labor, which in turn I will do more to revive general trade prosperty throughout the State than any one thing. In this respect Louisiana by rely- 1 ing in the past too large upon her I agricultural products has fallen some- I what behind some of her sister I states. Manufactures and other in- i dustries have not increased as rapidly I as has the population or the growth l of agriculture. Students of financial conditions claim that this sluggisness is traceable to the ban placed upon outside money when employed in de velopment work by a citizen of Louis iana. On this subject, Mr. W. L. Foster, I of Shreveport, one of the largest cot- c ton planters in the world, says: ý '"There is a great need of foreign F capital to be used in developing the 1 esources of our great State. It h ",6eems to me a very inconsistent pol- c icy which exempts from taxation f foreign capital when used by its f owners in building railroads, facto- n ries, etc., in Louisiana, and yet taxes c that same capital when it is loaned 0 to our home people to be used by a them in the same or similar develop- f Sment." This form of double taxation was i accidental rather than contemplated by the framers of the constitution, a and its elimination by popular vote n in November will merely place Louis- C iana-on an equal footing with ot*ier c States in the most prosperous section of the Union. Of the effect of this double taxa tion, Mr. C. H. Ellis, Manager of the United Fruit Company, which is vi tally interested in the upbuilding of the commerce of Louisiana and the Mississippi Valley through New Or leans to the South and Central Amer ican countries says: "I have no doubt but that the State of Louisiana has suffered very much from this as no foreign capital iste, would come in here and loan their money prior to the exemption of mortgage loans from taxation, es pecially to when they could loan their money in other sections, where no such onerous conditions prevaiL" Lenders now secure high rates of interest because the supply of money in Louisiana is smaller than the urgent demand. Mr. Wyatt H. In gram, Jr., trust officer of the Hiber nia Bank and Trust Co., through whose department that bank finances many important enterprises, the erec tion of buildings and factories and the construction of railroads, gets at the root of the evil when he'says: "The curse of our State to-day is the tremendous rates that horrowers are forced to pay on real estate mortgages, and this is frequently ac companied by a ruinous commission in addition. This places a ban upon development for, as land is the basis of all weather, its development is prevented by ruinous rates of inter est on mortgages, and that neces sarily retards progress and reflects upon enterprise. I know of no meas ure whose fundamental principles are as much to the advantage of the general public as is the constitutional t amendment exempting mortgage loans ' from taxation." President W. B. Thompson, of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, him self a cotton plantation owner, is au thority for the statement that the adoption of the amendment will give the exporters, merchants and cotton producers ample funds for the carry ing on of the industry at rates of interests which will up-build the business rather than retard it. "Many planters and all merchants and exporters are borrowers during at least a portion of the year," said Mr' Thompson, "and much of their success depends upon the terms of such loans. If a planter could bor row money at 5 per cent he could make a good profit on his operations year in and year out. But when he has to pay 8 and; 10 per cent only those years when his crop is good and prices are high can he make a profit.' If low rate foreign money be available, the farmer can borrow what he needs at much lower rates than is now the case, and in my opinion the adoption of the mortgage loan tax exemption amendment next November will bej followed by the incoming of many millions of dollars of outside money into Louisiana." Mr. Thompson is now developing a plan for the erection of a monster modern cotton warehouse at New Orleans, the idea being to reduce the1 cost of handlin. 'conton to a mini. a mum, lower the rate of interest the owner must pay for borrowed money, - cut down the cost of insurance and practically eliminate damage to the bale. He wants to make the cotton handling storage facilities at New Orleans so advantageous to the farmer that no bale of cotton that can be sent to New Orleans will ever be sent elsewhere. Laughable Mixup. An Iowa editor calls the attention of this publication to a humorous mixup in the office of an exchange of the same state. The editor of the aforesaid exchange had prepared an obituary of a prominent citizen and the same week had copied from an other newspaper an article headel "The Biggest Liar On Earth." By 1 juggling the make-up the obituary l runs along as was intended for sever al sticks and abruptly begans on the 1 liar story. The result is like this: He his survived by his widow, three I song, five daughters, fourteen grand children and` also one brother.. The remains were laid to rest in St. John's cemetery. his pastor, Rev. E Rail, t conducting the furneral services at r the house and at the church. IMr. I Rabe was a man of great industry 'I and strong conviction and leaves his n wife and children at home alone is a model husband and father. And the P woman who stands on the front porch 0 waves her hand "goodbye" to her I husband as he turns the corner on his d way to work while some sucker sticks t his head in at the back door asks if a he is gone, is a delightfully charming t; woman and a leader in society. And a so on through the round of life. But s the biggest he of all that the editor ti has to tell is when you come to the t: tender care of the undertaker. He tells how you have at last come to your reward and that the good you have done all through life will live after you and that you are probably already holding up your little brass bugle and looking at the reflection of your angelic face in it when he knows that if you are getting your just de serts you are wishing for a palm leaf fan and a swig out of the Arctic Ocean. Yes, it is true that editors are the biggest liars on earth, but if they told the truth all the time so much popular indignation would be aroused that the breed would soon become extinct. The break comes with the line, "and leaves his wife and children," etc. Several Persons at Monroe Poi soned by Drinking Buttermilk The Monroe Star of Aug. 26, says: "Buttermilk, containing tyrotoxin, a species of ptomaine poison, came very near resulting fatally to several people at the Blanks home last night. It was only through the prompt and heroic work of Doctors Faulk and Cosby, assisted by two trained nurses, that the lives of Anthony Blanks, Mrs. C. L. Burghand William Clark were saved at all. Besides ie Mrs. R. B. Blanks, Mrs. Annie Gooch and four grb aser.ae -t "i:tere re or less virolenty 1ll Athony .was the irst tai 1, ri who wa in thom':a: tthoti with Henry Parker Blanks, who is suffering with a light attack of ap pendicitis, thought at first that it was only from exhaustion and a light attack of malaria. Others of the family became sick and he soon realized what it was and called in help. Dr. Cosby responded promptly and the two physicians, with the nurses, had their hands full for a while. Dr. Newton went to see the three negro servants who had gone home, and he found them all down. The negro boy who remained at the house was violently ill. "Yesterday when the funeral pro cession left the Blanks home, Mrs. Victor Barringer remained to look after the cleaning u4,of the house. After this was done, Mrs. Barringer told the old cook not to prepare sup per; that she woidfd send something down when she returned hom..y Mrs. Barringer had the meal prepared and with it sent a large pitcher of butter milk. At-the time the milk was re. ceived it contained no poison, as one :f the negro servamtsadrank some of it and felt no evil-effects Somniof the'same milk was used by Mrs. Bar inger and" famiily at the Strubbs some and they were not affected. 'he milk evidently became contami lated after reaching the Blanks home. "Tyrotoxin is a species of ptomaine )oison, and is generated by the action >f the germ and not the germ itself. t 'is found in milk, cheese and other lairy products, except, possibly, but er. Ptomaines are among the char ecteristic products 'of the changes atking place in the body after death, nd it is possible that the germ in ome manner reached the milk from he sick room, perhaps from a fly or he dust resulting from the cleaning, Inrl in tliia meinn..~rnl~~ and in this manner poisoned the milk. "All of those affected are up. lto day, but in an exhausted condition. They are, however, out of danger." Notice,. If you need a cistern, we can make you one or more, any size desired, on short notice, of the best material and workmanship; also boats of any des cription. jne20-tf ST. LANDRY LUMBER CO. PIANO LESSONS.-Mrs. L. L. Dejean, a teacher of the Piano, wish es a limited number of pupils. For further information, please call at the residence, in the Bercier & Lewis Addition. jy4 tf FOR SALE.--Carriage, good as new. Apply at this office. Miss Hester Filch MILLINER Is in the millinery business to please. Have you seen her new styles? They will please you. Main St., at Mrs. R. E. Bodemuler's old, stand. korton H. Thompson Attorney at Law GeJ eral _14tce' If You Will Call On Us ice ForSake you may meet the opportunity of your life in real estate invest ment likely to prove profitable within a shorter time than you imagine. Our time, experience and facilities are at your dispos al-on commission or a straight buying or selling basis. Littell & Lawler Qpelousas, La. We Don't hive ledicln es away nor do we overcharge for what we sell. A fair profit commensurate with capital invested, risk and, re sponsibility is all we ask and expect. On the other hand you get here pure drugs and chemicals and prescriptions just exactly as ordered. We want you trade if you feel free to give it to us. Mason's Drugstore, Saizan Building, Opelousas, La. IceCream PREEZERS You'll need one and we have the best makes Gas Stoves and Ranges A complete assortment from $2.50 to $Sao.oo LEWIS W. CHILDS Main Street, Opelousas. GEORGE B. COOKE, lAND SURVEYOR and. eAans. Ustunate. and s5pdeemeifions or anl >onstructitlon wok4rwep . O e: Chriti Oa~eowwsg. LO. Br4p eloasi . SPECIAlST -~ - ------ -----T- ---"~ wwwwwvw~~TT~ww -~ FREE! FREE! Beginning August 1st, I will Give Away Free with every cash purchase of fifty cents a useful souvenir. Be sure t secure one. JOS. LASSALLE, The Landry ,tr*et rsr.' Eight Annual Sessi: i SWill be~i Wednesday, September 16th, 1908. SOlHlN O 1S A KTRIAI* MLALAETTE, LA. An academic ~industrial and minnal training sch fool r feibo lished and supported by.the Stae of te Vulna. Thiorongh all ordinary academic branches, and also in Drawing. [ keeping, Telegrapny, Sewing Cooki.g Shopwork, C$a , W Forging, Mechanioal Drafting, Gymnasium exercise for :g n o", Three splended brick buildinugs wrvtb .hIOOO fly' a .t tortes for both sexe:,, All modernisppliandce : esqup )t hI Tuition Free. Write for catalog and frther inrmation. E. L. STEPirEst, Pr:e s/ r. e The pdousas, Gu`f & Northeastern b. .. Railroad Company Th '. e s dGt daily with passenger trains for alloat int i.Louisiana and Texas, on the Texas & Pacific at Melville, giving i and Acadia 2r e. Fast- freight service to iI~~ nrmtLdr and Acadia parishes Pa~t e, the usas Road that you c e.ted. ýle r-mute your freight via Texas L Pýc and MelvtIe,. i HARRY LANDERS, General Superintendent, J, W,.JORDAN, Geo? Freight & Pass; Agt i. "Te iu." TheO'eeconecs aiy ithpasege transforal pint L uisiPanaadTexas