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icial Journal of the Police Jury and School Board of Jefferson Davis Prish - : Official Journal of the Board of Trustees of the Town of i LUMP XVI, ELSH, JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH, LOUISIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 191b. NUMBEli . n Mullnn IALEXAN1nF VuAL IPAVBI IIAVUH THE BOND ISSUE ta ma meeting held at the Audi SIm )oaday evening, at the call of r Gabbert. the principal taxpay f the toxr1 voted unanimously for sealling n an election for the vot I a bonl issue to cover the cost _talling another and larger unit -e municil'al lig.ting plant. ,e incre;'rI'I demands for electric ft for lighting and i:dlustrial 1ses have made the present plant bely inadequate, it frequently hap dog that the street lights have to Iit off, causing inconvenience to bins who reside far from the busi Ssection of the town. And still 1 ,erload that is being carried at Sprnt time threatens the total aition of the engine now in use. .e committee in charge of the it has for some time known that ,as only a question of time until a ge would necessarily have to be p. When the proposition was plae before the board of Trustees for Saction, Mayor Gabbert deemed it abhle not to call an election on the jgition until he could have an ex mion from the taxpayers affected p whether they desired it. For k purpose the meeting was called be Audidtorium Monday evening Ott the meting Mayor Gabbert call b the citizens for a free expression Ibeir opinions. , layor Gabbert explained his posi ) in the matter, reciting some sta cs, showing that the plant was be eprated at a profit, that the town getting street lights free and that present financial standing of the permitted the voting of suffi bond* to cover the cost of in thk auxiliary plant. concensns of opinion of those at the meeting, as freely ex was that the expenditure was ified, and that only the best ufice. ardl of Trustees, at their next meeting in September, will all a .pec ial election on the l1 MILLION HOGS IN LOUISIANA. Oreanin~, L., ., Aug. 9.-Wel Gov. Pl'eaant and Mayor the first ..eting of the Swine Brce.-:,rs Association feW Orleana was notable for of actu:d :;wine breeders tt for the impetus given to tively n~w industry. t newness, raid Pres. Oscar who raisen Champion Poland b1ogh six times smaller than dstands second in states in the develop bppure bred hog industry, . Louisiana in 1915, had swine and the coming. a big increase. It was 11t sales guaranteed stock hid at the various parish Shreveport, culminating Orleans Live Stock Show . ia_ r lath I,; v ýi Son ALEXANDER NAMED, DOWLING NEXT? Forecast for many weeks, Governor Pleasant's reappointment of M. L. Alexander as head of the Conserva. tion commission nevertheless was a relief to many who know Alexander and the worth of his work in the con servation exploitation of the neutral i- resources of Lousiana. Alexander f has powerful friends In both political camps, but his big strength is with the land men and the big owners of Lou r isiana, who have experienced the ben t- efit of progressive methods as applied jt to the job. This, probably, is the it most generally popular appointment the Governor has yet made. The most conspicuoua and out ic standing appointment yet to follow 11 is that of the Presidency of the State it Board of Health. The State is di . vided into two camps-those for Dowling and those for anybody to beat 0 Dowling. The suggestion that Mer o rick Swords be made first assistant i. ant House Surgeon at the Charity 11 Hospital at a salary of $3600, would st seem to clear the atmosphere a bit, should it be /the intention of the 1 Governor to reappoint Dr. Dowling. Swords has been a most grimly deter e mined candidate and his friends are loyal and energetic. The candidacy, however, did not seem to make the a headway expected against Dowling e sentiment, and by some it is predicted that the governor will lend a kindly rear to those who assure him that the I r reappointment of Dowling, while dis t tasteful to a distinct number of loy e al organization men, is, nevertheless, - the thing to do as a matter of public policy combined with political expe diency. In other words, while hold rling to a good executive, the regular organization at the same time would gain a great deal of strength from the other Democratic faction. Warehouse Changes Ownership. - Mr. A. G. Fontenot has purchased - the warehouse at Rice from Mr. Mur. phy and is having same repaired and 1 put in condition to receive this year's t rice crop, which is already being e harvested. Mr. Fontenot will handle feeds and fertilizers and conduct a general ware house business. He will move with his family to Rice as soon as he can have a house ereeted there. -Enter in the Automobile Contest now and enjoy the advantage of an early start. Ask to have it explained to you. Low Prices -and- Fresh Groceries I 1 I _ _ e " AUTOMOBILE GIVEN AWAY IN BIG TRADE CAMPAIG N he Interest is already aroused in the )u !n- great Trade Boosting Campaign which ied is being inaugurated by the Welsh ;he nt Printing Company and Greer Bros., Jewelers, the object of which is to Ut- build up and develop the business of ' these institutions, and to broaden their di- field of patronage. or It is the biggest thing that has ev ,at er been pulled off in the way of an advertising campaign here yin Welsh, qty but the promoters are fully confident ild that the increased trade during the it, time to come will justify the heavy he expenditure for prizes and advertis ig. ing. !r re The prizes in this contest include, y, first, a 2-passenger automobile of ei he ther of the following popular makes: °g Partin-Palmer, Monroe, Grant, Saxon, ly Dort, Metz, or Ford. le Second Prize-Ladies' Bracelet s- Watch, 15 Jewel Elgin and 20-year y- case. IS, Third Prize-Three piece French Ivory Toilet Set. d- Fourth Prize---Ladies' Fancy Laval ar liere and Chain. Id Fifth Prize-Ladies' Fancy Locket m and Chain. In addition to these prizes ten 42 piece dinner sets will be given away, one of the first and one of the fif :d teenth of each month during the cam Lr* paign. Id The contest is open to everyone, old 's or young, and the prizes are well '1 worth the effort that will be expended in securing them. Votes will be given at the rate of - 100 to the dollar on all regular cash I purchases, 1000 votes to the dollar on I the sale of due bills, 2000 votes to the 4 dollar on special sales days, 1000 - before the beginning of the campaign, 1000 votes on each dollars worth of job printing, advertising or subscrip tion to the Journal. Any friend whom you nominate will be credited with 5000 votes to start with; and your little boost in placing them tn the.contest at an ear ly date may be the means of securing for them the free automobile, a gift of which any young lady or gentleman would justly feel proud. The promoters of the campaign guarantee that it will be absolutely fair and square in every particular and that no advantage will be given to any candidate at any time, and that the' voting strength of a dollar will re main the same throughout the entire campaign. The necessity for fairness in this respect can be readily under stood when you consider that these firms are spending a large sum of money to broaden their patronage per manently, and their only hope of suc cess, and the ultimate return of the in vestment, lies in their ability to keep in the good graces of the entire com munity while reaching out for more business. The campaign is not limited to res idents of Welsh, but is in fact just as appealing to candidates anywhere in the parish. A young lady from Ro anoke, Jennings, Elton, Lake Arthur or any district in the parish would have just as good an opportunity as one living in Welsh. Miss Collins, an experienced contest manager from Memphis, Tenn., has been engaged for the opening of the campaign, and she Will be pleased to call on you and explain the workings of this campaign which is open to all. Official Minutes of the Parish Police Juiy Jennings, La., August, 3, 1916. The Police Jury of the Parish of Jefferson Davis met in the Police Jury room in the office building in Jennings, Louisiana, this day at nine o'clock a. m. The meeting was called to order by Honorable J. S. Treme, president, and on roll call the following members were present: Name-- -Ward. Arthur Guidry ....................--------------1 Geo. Hathaway ....--------------2 T. S. Walker ----------------3.... .3 J. S. Treme ----------------'4 Ausem Marcantel ------------5 A. T. Jones .......................----------------6 Dolze Bourgeois .........-------------8 Yves Pitre .......................9, Absent: F. A. Arceneaux, Ward 7 The minutes of the regular meeting of July 6, 1916 and the continued meet ing of July 22, 1916 were read and approved in open session. ROAD PETITIONS. To the President anil Members of the Police Jury of Jefferson Davis Parish:--Gentlemen: We the under signed, citizens of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, respectfully ask your Honorable Body to appoint sixj commissioners to lay out and pro cure right of way for a public road from the Southeast corner of Section 21 to the Southeast corner of Sec tion 21-7-4. We also recommend the appoint ment of Mr. George R. Carr, Ozener Bell, Aurelien Manuel, Edmond Ro jiah, Armand Manuel, Leonce Manuel. Upon motion duly seconded the above petition was received and the commissioners as asked were appoint ed. Welsh, La., July 26, 1916. To the President and .members of the Police Jury of the Parish of Jef ferson Davis:--Gentlemen: We the undersigned, citizens of Jefferson Da vis Parish, respectftlly ask your Hon orable Body to appoint six commiss ioners to lay out ama procure right of way for a public road from a point 1791.6 feet East of the Northeast cor ner of Section s8 T. 9 8. R. 5 West! thence South paellel to the West line of said section to a publie road on the South line, passing through a sixty foot street in the Town of Lacassine aml other properties. e also recommend the appoint ment of Messrs. Ulol Hebert. Jos. Du ar, Artemon Pontesnot, FePbli Le Blanc, Absas Cormier ani Adam Broussard. Upon otionjduly secoded the "F(.. 116 above petition was received and the of commissioners asked were appointed. lice The Police Jury then went into Ex in ecutive session. Executive session line closed. The Ordinance committee Reported by Ordinance No. 101. "An Ordinance md providing for the issuing of Road ers Bonds of Jefferson Davis Parish in the Amount of Four Hundred Thous Lrd. and Dollars ($400,000.) -1 Which Ordinance was on roll call --2 adopted. --3 Yeas-Eight, (8). --4 Nces-None, (0). --5 Absent and not voting- One, (1). -_6 Moved by Mr. Hathaway and sec --8 onded by Mr. Bourgeois that the Po --9 lice Jury adjourn until 1 o'clock. 17 ing AFTERNOON SESSION. et md Pursuant to adjourzment the Police Jury met at 1 o'clock p. m. with the same members present in the after of noon. The chairman of the Finance Com er- mittee submitted the annual report s of the Tax Collector showing collec ask tions and disbursements of all taxes collected for the year ending June 30, 1916. After the examination of same the Police Jury ,issued to the said Tax Collector a quietus on the part of the Parish of Jefferson Davis in favor of the Tax Collector for the year 1915, all members present sign nt- Mg same. Mr. Pitre introduced the following resolution which being seconded by el. Mr. Guidry was unanimously adopted: the "Resolved by the Police Jury of the the Parish of Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana, that the assessor of Jet . ferson Davis Parish be authorized and he is hereby directed to impose and of spread upon the Tax Rolls of said SParish, a sum sufficient to pay the le interest and principle becoming due the ensuing year on the =500,000.00 ) Road Bonds, Series "A." n- Resolved further that the Tax Col " lector be and he is hereby authorized rht and directed to collect the said tax mt herein levied." FISCAL AGENCY. Mr. Hathaway moved the adoption of the folloig resolution, which mo tion was seconded by Mr. Pitre and on being put was carried unanimousl . "Be it resolved br the Polce Juy of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisans, that the following contract be enater ed into between the said Police Jury ~nd the Calcasieu National Bank of (CotiU n p) LATE SUMMARY OF GOVERNMENT CROP REPORTS. Washington, D. C., August 8. 1916.-A summary of the August crop report for the State of Louisiana, and for the United States as compiled by the Bureau of Crop Estimates (and transmitted through the .eather Bu reau), U. S. Department of Agricul ture, is aq follows: Corn--State: August 1, forecast, 46,400,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 45,100,000 bush els. United States-August 1, forecast 2,780,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 3,054,535,000 bush els. All Wheat-United States: August 1, forecast 654,000,000 bushels; pro duction last year (final estimate), 1, 011,505,000 bushels. Oats-State: August 1, forecast 2,070,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate) 3,000,000 bush els. United States: August 1, forecast, 1,270,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 1,540,362,000 bushels. Rice-State: August 1 forecast 15, 600.000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 13,714,000 bushels. United States: August 1, forecast, 32,200,000 bushels; production last I year (final estimate), 28,947,000 bush els. Potatoes-State: August 1 forecast, 1,760,000 bushels production last year t (final estimate), 1,428,000 bushels. United States: August 1 forecast, 364,000,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 359,103,000 bush els. Sweet Potatoes-State: August 1 forecast, 6,000,000 bu.-.els; production last year (final estimate), 5,980,000 bushels. C United States: August 1 forecast, r 71,000,000 bushels; production last tear (final estimate) 74,295,000 bu shels. Cotton-State: July 25 forecast v 429,000 bales; production last year (Census), 341,063 bales. I Hay-State: August 1 forecast 438,- e 000 tons; production last (final esti- u mate), 438,000 tons. t Unietd States: August 1 forecast l 84,600,000; production last year (fi nal estimate), 85,225,000 tons. Sasture--State: August 1 condition e 95, compared with the ten-year aver- r age of 91. f United States: August 1 condition, ,9 86.9, compared with the ten-year av- A erage of 81.6. li Sugar Cane-State: August 1 con- * dition 97, compared with the ten- b year average of 85. 93.3 compared with the ten-year aver age of 85. Prices-The first price given below e: is the average on August 1, this year, P and the second, the average on Aug. - ust 1 last year. B Price Announcement. The following list prices on FORD Cars and Chassis, f. o. b. Detroit, Michigan, became effective August 1, 1916. Ford Chassis . . . $325.00 Ford Runabout . . 345.00 Ford Touring Car . 360.00 Ford Couplet . . 505.00 Ford Town Car . . 595.00. Ford Sedan . . . 645.00 We guarantee that there will be no rep duction in the above prices prior to August 1, 1917, but can give no assurance whatever against an advance in these prices at any time. For further information and demonstration Call or Phone E. D. LE WIS WELSH, LOUISIANA BOx 32'5 * * - *- Phone 74 i _ l i I I _ I I • I I I " 1 I 1 I I J2ND CONVENTION LIVESTOCK MEN The Second Annual Conveintion of the Louisiana Livestock Breeders As sociation will be held in Shreveport, Tuesday 15th of August. On the next three days Auugst 16th to 18th, inclusive, the Southern Cattlemen's convention will be held. All sessions will be held at the Youree Hotel, Con vention' headquarters. A very inter esting program has been arranged for and many prominent men from all sections will address the Conven tion. There will be two sales of Dairy Cattle on Thursday, August 17th, and three sales of Beef Cattle on Friday, August 18th. These sales are going to be held under the auspices of the various breeders Association and op portunities for buying good stock will be given all who attend. The rail roads have announced very low rates on all railroads from all southern states so be sure and arrange to at tend the sessions. E. K. Midd!eton of Pochahontas, Miss., is President and Dr. Tait Butler of Memphis, Tenn., secretary of the Southern Cattle men's Association. The Louisiana State Fair will en tertain the visitors with a Barbecue at the State Fair Grounds while an Automobile Trip over the model roads and a visit to the Shreve Island Stock Farm will be a part of the en tertainment. Everybody come. All welcome. NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS TO HAVE FEWER PAGES Publishers of newspapers in the city of New York have taken con certed action to cut down their losses caused by the extremely big increase in the cost of white paper. The prin cipal step to be taken is an agree ment to cut down the number of pag es in both the daily and Sunday issues. The combined cut will amount to 121 pages, which it is estimated will amount to 204 tons of white paper a week. Most of the newspapers have also planned a reduction in the amount of returned papers allowed, which, it is estimated will cause t reduction in the use of white paper of at least eighty tons, thus cutting down the supply of paper used each week by nearly 300 tons. The increased cost of white paper, which, in some instances, has increas ed more than $7 a ton over what was regarded as an unusual high price a few months ago, furnishes a vital question for newspaper publishers. The American Newspaper Publishers Association is urging newspaper pub lishers to reduce their consumption of white paper, aul the action of New York newspapers has been followed by others throughout the United States. -1000 Automobile votes with ev ery $1.00 due bill, good in making any purchase at the Journal Book Store, Welsh Printing Company or Greer Bros. Jewelry.