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The Lower coast Gazette
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY 81
The Lower Coast Gazette Co. tl
Pointe-a-la-lache, Louisiana.
-:OFFICIAL ORGAN OF:
PLAQUEMINES PARISH POLICE JURY,
ENGLISH TURN DRAINAGE DISTRICT,
RIVERE AUX CHENES DRAINAGE DISTRICT,
PLAQUEMINES PARISH ROAD DISTRICT NO. 1, S
LAKE BORGNE BASIN LEVEE DISTRICT,
BELLE CHASSE DRAINAGE DISTRICT, tj
TERMS:--ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. I]
Entered at, the ointe-a-la-Hache Postoffice as i
Second Class Mail Matter. d
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SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1912. h
A Nation of Shop Keekers. i
ON June 2, Mr. Goodwin of Arkansas intro- v
duced a bill in the U. S. House of Representa- P
tives in Washington which was duly referred p
to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign 1
Commerce and ordered to be printed. The bill
was entitled "a bill to encourage commerce
with foreign nations," and the provisions of it
: were that the secretary of the navy is directed
to report to the secretary of commerce the ex- 1
tent and character of all space upon all ships of r
the United States Navy which might reasonably a
i~ be temporarily used for the purpose of exhibit- a
ing American manufactured products and other .
articles of commerce. 'The information once re- I
ceived, the secretary of commerce will arrange F
to allot such space to such American manufac
Sturers, merchants, exporters or associations t
thereof who may apply for the same rateably e
and equitably with the idea of affording the I
widest exhibition of the various commhercial and c
manufacturing industries of the United. States. F
In these spaces there may be installed and a
maintained exhibits of manufactured products c
of articles of commerce subject to such rules
and regulations as may be promulgated jointly
:by the secretary of the navy and the secretary 1
-r: of commerce by and with the approval of the f
pre3ident of the United States,
There doesn't seem to be any particular
harm in this bill, but.at the same time it looks i
somewhat like belittling 'the United States'
Navy to fill the warships with yankee notions, 1
-`: to be displayed'in the voyages of these ships
around' ie orld.;' Perhaps fe might getiised'
f!i in, Ahe course of time, but to those who
.. have been reared with great respect for the
Anmerican flag and, for the army and navy of
the United States and for the triumphant dem- 1
ocracy which lies behind the American flag, it
does seem somewhat absurd to convert our E"
great battleships and cruisers into display shops,
yankee notions perhaps all the way from
tvConneticut's Wooden "utm "sto Louisiana's
odern. cane mills, fronthe high grade pro
S f the sa of distant Oregon to the
.0ott 'oTTI products of ttli South Atlantic
:States.
: These things are ali very interesting and.
atur consular service throughout the world has
been doing an immense amountof good in send
ing in. to the Department of Commerce the re
ports from all the distant lands concerning the
goode for which there is a demand in the vi
nrty of their respective consular .offices with
mich suggestions as they can give for the in
i'cease of the U. S. trade with these - respective
ountries. The European governments are do-.
!'ng this and it seems reasonable and in fact are
what consular officers are for. Warships, how
ver, are built for an entirely different purpose
andthe severest possible discipline has to be
aintaIned and we should doubt the propriety
of Congress adopting the bill introduced by
Mr. Goodwin of Arkansas unlesI, arguments in
its favor should be adva.ced of which we now
lave no knowledge. .
Agriculture In Italy.
'THE Ameiican Commission now in Italy
tudying farm finance from the European point
Of view reports some interesting ihvestigations.
STuscany the old metayer system prevails,
hich we imitate more or less in .this country
in the western states where they call it ten
ti}ifarming, and all of which means a . division
fthe products of the farm in kind between
e lrndlord, who owns the land and its im
tvements, and who may or nay not supply
eme capital cr animals or imaileinents, and the
uimer, vwho does all the work with his own
tiadg or at his 'own cost, the proportionate
ats being a matter of agreement. One inci
;'et reported by the commission and cabled to
Ae American press states that a certain farm
'ihad given one-half the produce to the land
or, and had made his living out of the other
, The landlord provided some feed, the
stock and the fertilizers. On one farm of
acries the farmer had one pig, one ox, a cart
about twelve children. He was making a
revenue that equalled about a thousand
iars out of his half, of which he was able to
ea clear, gain of about a hundred dollars
ear. Another farm was inspected, oneof
argr size, which was worked bythe owner
self. This seems to have been worked on
oplan of intense culture and while everything
okd to be in first class strape, nothing is
vn to indicate the net profits, if any,.per
STheMetairie Ridge, lying back of Neiw Or
indicates.that by its name it at some
has been farmed bygthe Metayer system.
yitem is reportpd as being practiced in
on or'two of the iWest Indian Islands,
Ii production of cotton in Louisiana. and a
e: of other states a large proportion of
p, 'is produced on the so-called share
- ive.i number of pounds of lint cot
a contract of this kind in a reasonably fair sea- 1
son the tenant is able to pay all of his debts
and come out with some surplus at the end of acl
the year, at the same time enjoying a greater sin
degree of independence than he otherwise on
would. an
We have given considerable attention in ice
this journal to this question of farm finance and coi
when the full report of the American .Commis- all
sion, now in Europe, comes to be published we to
think it will be found very interesting data. ti
In breaking up our great plantations in Louis- M4
iana a process that is now going on, it is very Sp
desirable to bring western farmers into our ar
state and also to sustain the farmers that we iot
have here by the proper use of capital, if such th
arrangements can be made. Our own parish of Sa
Plaquemines with but little more than 12,000 OY
inhabitants could readily support 50,000 people. er
We have the land, but we haven't enough peo- ml
ple, and shall hope that by suitable means the m:
population of our parish will rapidly become w
' larger. th
S- - ce
t The River Problem.
THE high river of 1912 and the unexpected f
high water of 1913, have made the problem of
f river control an extremely serious one in the th
V alluvial sections of Louisiana. A ,few weeks 0
ago we attended an editorial meeting at Shreve- m
r port, Louisiana and went there by the Red tl
River Line of Dailway.. At Angola, above
e Bayou Sara, the train ,was run on to a steel
barge that ordinarily transfers the train across
s the river at that point. In this case the barge t
Y entered the mouth of Old River at Red River
e Landing and went into the- interior something a
d over twenty miles, a consicerable part of which ho
was over a publid road, whereon the water was di
d some 6 feet deep, and the barge with its ac
: companying tow boat was propelled over this w
' road to a point on the railway where the trans- p
Y fer to the track was conveniently made above g
Y the line of submergence. The watei that over
e flowed that part of the state was what was ex
pected to flow in front of New Orleans, but it
xr seems to have gone down the Atchafalaya and
; instead of having a foot higher water in New
' Orleans than previously, the water did not at- c'
, tainm the height of last year.
T 'These floods are exciting the interest and,
d perhaps we may say, the 'sympathy of the
to whole 'country and it is manifest that extra
1e ordinary efforts should be made to prevent such I
f inundations' The suggested remedy proposed h
by those we believe who have not made a very '
t serious study of the case is the retention of the
ir water at its sources far up. in the Rocky - ounr-:
ss tains inthe arid countriy id its utilization there
for irrigation and water power and its subse- t
'8 quent discharge when it can safely be sent out
to sea in its ordinary channel: '
e We. have no desire to enter int6'ian elaborate n
10 argumeiit against -theotso-called: Tewlands bill;:
We may come to that some time later on. We
d are led to this present" writing from what we 1"
s now see and that: is that the retention of. all
- the water of the .Mississinpi Valley within its
- levee system has this very season been made a
practical success within the limits of the Mis
sissippi Valley with fewer crevasses than ever
h before. This shows that the water can be re- r
- strained and retained within, the limits o0 the r
e levees and that such retention has so accelerat- .I
o-. ed the discharge of the water of the Mississippi.
re Valley that we now on the Lower Coast are''
Sfailing to have a competent supply of water
with which to irrigateour rice crops.' Scores of
e our planters are driven to,the necessity of pur
y chasing irrigating machinery and are pumping
y water from the river on to the lands and for'
n crops that may not pay these increased expen
w ses. In the older days when we had high wat
ers, as in 1882 and 1884 in particular, the water
- devastating much of the country above, its dis
charge to the sea was prolonged to thb autumn
and we frequently reached.-October with the C
Y river sufficiently high to irrigate. the low land a
nt and only in October, November and December
S. would.we have a low river. We are now'in
8, June and the water has fallen nine feet at New a
S Orleans and on.the Lower Coast the irrigation
f- of our low lying rice fields is becoming very: c
n difficult and irrigation. appara.tuses are being
Sput in in many places.
- An incident of th-is irrigation is the utiliza- i
ly i tion of the gas engines as the motive power fr C
e driving'the irrigating pumps. This is quite-a C
n step in advance. The wonderful improvement
e in gasolineengines has rendered them suitable
Sfor such use and the steam :oiler, the neces
sary ad junct of all irrigation hitherto, is thus I
T- dispensed withi entirely. As long s our old
- steamapparatuses are on hand we shall doubt- e
r less use more or less of them,, but'the intrbd'c
e tion of gasolihe promiser to- gradually super-.
of sede the use of steam for' this puipose. Let :us
rt hope that those who are spending their money
a for -irrigation in this unexpected low water'
"d season will be reimbursed by. a bountiful crop.
r THE effort to prevent the evasioh of state
er wide prohibition laws by interstate commerce
in liquor has met a long series of obstacles. The
Slatest is the decision hai~dcd down at St. Paul
] by the United States Court of Appeals that the
rrecently enacted law f~orbidding an interstate
e carrier to collect the purchase price for C:. O.
.D. shipments of liquor does not prevent a bank
or ordinary collector ;from collecting a sight
e draft for the liquor. This will have the effeet,
no unless overruled, of forcing the prohibitionists'
in to beginhover again with Ccngress. -Ex.
Is. '
Considering the inability of sone senators tol
o recognize a lobbyist, it might be well in the fu-::
Ire ture by law to reqpwire every lobbyist to be ac".:
ot-: companiced, about Washirngton by a brass barid.
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Louislana's Salt Supremacy.
Louisiana's salt supremacy,
achieved by reason of its posses
sing inside its borders salt not
only sufficient to season the food
and operate the cold storage and
ice making plants for years to
come, but-also a supply practic- F
ally 100 per cent pure, is referred
to in flattering terms in an ar
ticle appearing in the New York
Mercantile and Financial Times.
Special reference is made in the
article to the commanding posit
ion secured for Louisiana salt
through the efforts of the Myles
Salt Company, Limited, of New i
Orleans, the owners and develop
ers of the extensive rock salt
mines at Week's Island, La., 100 .,
miles west of New Orleans, and
with the mines at Avery's Island 41
the two great salt producing
centers of the state.
Since 1897, when the wonder- C
ful deposit was found at the
former place by Gen. F. F. Miles s
the Week's Island mine has been
the scene of notabledevelopment 9
Of- the mine, its richness and the '
methods of.mining, the Mercan- 'o
tile and Pinancial Times says:
"Scientists of the highest :re- p,
pute have conservatively. 'esti- se
mated that the Myles:Salt Mine,
the-only one on the - island, con
tains no less than six billion tons
of salt. There is no knowing
how far these deposits run in .
depth; they have *only been 3
worked for 650 feet, and it is
probable that the great salt beds
go down as many thousand feet,
there being no indications of a
limit being reached yet. A shaft
leads down to the workings
where the floors are of solid salt,
the vaulted roof of thbe great
cavern being supported by arch
ed columns of the same material. I
There is no scaffolding ýfl any ii
kind such as is necessary in coal
or other mines, nothing but salt1
in crystal form, and almost as
hard as granite; with a'resisting
power of 5;O000'to 'thed ubi inch:. }
"Tunnels.are drivei by: eleven
ifoo--d ills nd 'blasted' out with
dynamite. ' This loosens the salt,
, which is then loaded on mule
.trains and deposited at the foot
of the shaft. Here- .thet huge
masses are crushed 'varidus de
grees of fineness by-large electrie
crushitig maclities and separated
into, the" va4ous commercial
Sgrades and fr:ally carried by
* gravity or autdnatically fed into
sacks. And in this mine we find
j nothing but salt; salt that is 99,84
Spure chloride .of -sodium .andI
I ready to season food as soon as
reduced to the necessary fineness
It requires no purifying because
it is already practically purity
Sitself; nature made, a complete
job of it and there is nothing
left for man to doexcept take it
out of the ground and sell it.
"The Myles; Salt Company,
SLimited, of which "Beverly B.
Myles is the president and active
head, has found for Louisiana
salt a constantly growing mar
ket, shipments being~ made not
only to the packing houses, ice
cream manufaetuirers, cold stor- .
Sage ,and ice" making plants
Sthroughout the United Snates;,
Canada, Cuba and :the Central
and South Anmerican counitries,:
but to Euirope as :uell, where it
corme into competition with the
product ol the boasted mines of
Striiussfiiurt: and Sperenburg in
Prussia, Gallicia, in'Austria and
of Hindoostan. : Th 'Myles salt
deposits cover an aiea of 1,300
Sacres."
S To license and tax-payers.
S'Yarties writing for Poll or Road tax
odr 50 ct. hunting licenses, will please
Senclose 2 ct stamp for rfiailing. :
S - :-F. C. MEVERS,.
* Sberitf.
5 ' ' I
For CoSne diffmercaent
to meet.requfiremients in
j - . . o m t ....r . e t , , t,
any type of iboat. .Impovedc
Sdesgns that combine power,
efficiency and:,reliability to the
gre atest degree. Interchange.
able parts.: Guaranteed in con
struceion and: ability to exceed
thehi rated horse power.
moderato prices
The"Gibie ' !a "EddystoneGlobe"
Impr ie Engines are buit by
Peim.yl ia Iia r Works Co :
yam. `" 4ý'. dLo aDe :.: ersi u er j _
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OFFICIAL REGISTER.
PARISH OFFICERS.
President of the Police Jury.
J. B. Fasterling, Buras P. O.
t Secretary of the Police Jury,
. Perez, Concession P, O.
Parish . Treasurer,
0 Joseph Savote, Nero P. O.
Sheriff.
Frank C. Mevers, Pointe-a-la-Hache.
Coroner.
Dr. H. L. IBallowe, Buras P. O.
k Assessor.
Marc Cognevich, Nairn P. O.
Clefk of Court,
Ernest Alberti, Pointe-a-la-Hache.
SMember of the General Assembly.
Simoni Leopold, Phenix P. O.
Police Jurors.
ir 1st Ward-I. S. Lathrop, Eng. Turn .
. P.O.
I2nd Ward-Adrien Leopold, Phenix
6P. O.
"rrd Vard--E. A. Schayot, Pointe-ala
d Iache.
d 4th Ward--Thomas Brophy, Neptune '
g -P.O. I
5th Ward-Joe. Bernard, Venice P. . J
Sth Ward--C. Grabert, Jesuits' Bend
P. O.
ie 7th Ward- ......... .........
8S 8th Ward-Dave Withan, DiAmond P.
n ..o.. "
{t 9th Ward--Dr. G. A. B. Hays, Happy
le " Jack P. O.
10th Ward-J. B. . sterling, Burns P.
0.
Parish Board of Public Education,
e' President-J. C. Darmas, Buras P. O,
:i- Secretary and Parish Superintendent
, ..of Public Education,
Edward C. Kohn, Pointe"a4lS-Hache.
Members,
let Ward-Jos. H. Meyer, Dalcour P.
Ig O.
in 2nd Ward--Wm. Dymond, Belair P. O.
enI 3rd Ward-Jno. B. Hingle, Pointe-a-la
IS Hache. "
s 4th Ward-G. W. Delesdernier, Pilot
Town '
t 5th War"dsMiegs Childress, Triumph
a P.. O..
Ift Cth Ward-Elvi' Giordano, Jesuilts'
gs .Bend P. O. ..' -
I7th Ward-Fran'' Goirdano, Jesuits'
At Bend P. O.
h Sth Ward--W W.W Lemon, Junior P.
*l. 9th-Ward-Beni. Balliy.
ny 10th Ward-F. C. D'Armas, Burns P.
al o . 0.
LOCAL JUDICIARY.
Justices of the Peace.
as j let Ward-E. J. Rodriguez, Jr.
ng ..i'Ward- ij'. Meyer, Bertrandville.
1h* .... " Adrien Leopold, Phenix
en P. O.
jth '3:rd'ard-l, .T. Fontenelle,' Pointea
i la.iache P. U.
lith ard-" -Go. W. Delesdernier, 'Pi
ale lot Town.,
)0t tW. P... Simmons, Port
ge t . .Eads.
le- 5th Ward-Ernest Fellon, Venice. 4
rie -th Ward--C"R. Sarpy, Jesults.' Bend
ed' P. O .: *
7] 7th Ward-Clem L'Arilgue, Naomi P.
bY I tIWard--F. IGrimshaw, Diamond
40 P. O. :
nd "9th Ward-M. A. Lyons, Aome Place
341 P.O, .. .
d o10th Ward--Clovis Hingle. - :
Constables. -
1st Ward-A. M. Miller, Dalcour P.
ISO .nd W\ard-JohnGrabb, Jr., Bertrand-I
ity ville P. 0".
.te F llx'Lafrance, Phenix P.
0.
3rd Ward--Ernest Dodson.
4th Ward-James Klger.
.-John Zettwock. ,
ly, 5t VthWard-& Jago, Venie -P. O.
B. Sth Ward-Aig. E. Sarpy. ..
-e7th Ward--clement L'Artipie, Jr.,
Naomi PO; .
8th Ward -Thos. Nolan, Jr,, Diamond i
ar- P. O. ,
ot 9th Ward-Enile Martin.
Ie 10th Ward-Philip Cognevich..
or- PARISH DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
n- . : COMMITTEE. .- -
S Chalrman-John Dymond, Belair.,
e, Sgcretary-Jos. Spvoie, Nero P. o.
r .i Mem;lers.
1st W'ard--At~ x Brandt.
8. D.:.Lasus. . .
i it 2nd Ward--S. Leopold, Phenix P. O.
S Hy. Meyer, Bertrandville .
''-rd ard-Joseph Savole, Nero P, O.
Of Joseph Cosse, Pointe-aa-a
i tb th ard-F. Lobrano, Pilot Town P.
ind o. iI
alt . B. J. Williams,' Pilot
300 Town P. O.
.th Ward-Jos. Bernard, Venice P. O.
- Augustin A. Buras, Venice
P. O.
;~h Ward-C. GabPert , Jesults' Beand
G; Qeo. Fried, Myrtle G]rove
Sth ~ ard-DC. W. Bieber, Juitor P. O.
u p. . GroveP. O
'7 th Ward-GeoB.Abadie, Home Place
P. O.
i.e - . G.eo. Treadaway, Potaesh
8 10ith Ward". - J,. BFasterlig, Btaras P.
- - M. Cognev'ich, Narla P. O.
.-Me-mbers at Large. -.
'r.' H.d 1.' Balowe, Burrs P. O.
.ichi Dymonud, Jr., Empire P. O. :
Capt. B. Michell, Pilo tTown.
s Judg., R. d.HHiugle, Pointe.a-la-Hache.
tJchn Dymond, Belair. :/
MEMBER STATE CENTRAL DEMO-,
e CRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Ter, Capt. B.' Michell, Pilot Town. I
the N 7ENTY-NINTH JUDICIAL DIS- .
TRICT, -
. .. . .iDistrict Judge...
on . 1 n met Ringle, Pcilte-a la-Hache.
e , . Ditstrict Attorney. .
..i. Nunez, Arabi P. . '
F O.'RTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
,Two Senators.
**j JV. Gtil lctte. New Orleans.:
by John- Dymndl. Belair.
CO FGRESSMAN PIR88 CONO RS
0Sii; ; ONAL. DISTRICT. , 0.
·cn Albert pi3ua)t'
G. Favret & Son.
Best line ofgents furnishing goods, dry goods, gro.
ceries, flour, feed, hardware, etc. in the parish, come
and give us a trial. Our Brandenbarg linen3 are the
latest thing in dress goods. Also just received a fine
line of flanneletts, ginghams, fine laces and embroid
eries. The best of service guaranteed at all ti es
The Courthouse Store.
Schwartz Carts! -
n Are made right and of best
material. A full line of
Carriages and Buick Auto
mobiles. Write for Cata
' log and Prices :-: *:
o. JOSEPH SCHWARTZ CO., LIMITED
Od • New''Orleans, Louisiana.
WM. 'r. HARDIIE, M. M. HARDIE, JOS. F. SCHUERMANN
President, Vice-President. Sec. & Treas.
Williams-Richardson Co., Limited
Importers and Jobbers of Dry Goods, Notions,
and Men's Furnishing Goods. 209-211-213
t &-215 Magazine Street. 512 'Common
Street. 515 Oravier Street.
New Orleans, : -: :-: - :- : Louisiana
.WOODWARD, WIGHT & CO., LTD,
Phone Main 462
The Open Day and .Night House.
Biggest General Supply House in the
South. Everything in Hardware
Ship Chandlery, Mill Supplies and
Groceries. Full and Complete Line
of Game Traps, Paints, Loaded
Shells, Cutlery and Stoves. Motdr
Boat Specialties, Gas and Gasoline
Engines, Batteries, etc. Traveling
e. Representative :-: - :-: :
.i" W. L. PETERS.
IAUGUST H. FLASPOLLER .AuCkT E. FLAPoLLER
ALug: H.:: HFlaspoller& 8on,
jWholesale Grocers & Importers
. -Wines and Liquors.
Phone Main 868. 322 Tchoupitoulas and
SP. 0. Box 166. 421 S. Peters Sts.
New Orleans. Louisiana. U. S. A.
'Special Attention Will Be Given to Mail Orders.
SIDNEY BERGERON, Solicitor.
SScnessor to
Samuel D. Norwoodo TIS
Couutfy usiess Solicites a E'mh r
Ad Popy Atte' To Funeral Director and Embalmer
i la9125 Flin is Ave, betwean Royal and Chartres. Iew Orleas. Louisiura
Highest Prices Paid For
Old Time Furniture, Jew
elry "and, Bric a, Brae.
Address Miss S. Dia
S mond, Diamond, La,
iFu rniture
DAMERON-PIERSON CO., LTD.
{ Manufacturing Stationers and
Office Outfitters,
Blank' Book Makers, Printers, i
Lithographers, Desks & Chair,
F, iin Cabinets and Bookcases.
S Phone Main 32..
NEW. ORLEANS.
:Jewel Oafel
Open .day. and night. We
" serve thebest wines, liquors
I and oysters : : :....: : : : :
.e :103 ROYAL STREET
ihebet Ragas IJ. H. MajeN u
Bar Manager. Proprietor. '
Brothers
528 iravier Street
New Odeans. La.
tI ect importers of Sed I
.S, dRI¢
. .' :.r firi" ' ,' . ,. ,. . . . . . . " : . ' :. . . - , ... . -
Worlds Bottling Co, ltd
Corner Montigut and Royal Streets.,
Manufacturers of all highest
grade mineral waters and
carbonated drinks.
All orders given
prompt at
tention.
Country orders a specialty.
Phone Hemlccki 291
VI1 leavtr NUr' Orleaai .º. t,'ry
Tue!day a.md Friahy morn.i"n, at
7:90 f r ail k-ti.,J;r a far as
Venice -----------
Lionel F. Fav et
General ..
Arclitect Piaius
and Supervision
Phori 3453 :ai"
.809 Tu.!A Net''
Sonb R!lildirg ...
New Orleans,, i iot:ii~nira
