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D. H. MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 19I7 VOL XLIII No. 7
THEREMUST BE A REREGISTRATION ALL 0VER STATE
Have - Been Over Two Thousand Poll Taxes Paid
LAUNCHING OF
BALTIC I AT
SLIDELL SHIP
YARDS
Vast Crowd Cheers as Big
Vasse1 Slips From Ways
Into Waters of Bayou.
EXCURSION BRING4
CROWDS FROM CITY
Other News and Doings of
Slidell and Personal
Mention.
(By :taff Correspondent of Farmer)
Amidst the plaudits of the multi
tudd gathered to witness tie launch
ing, he Baltic I slipped into the
waters of Bayou Vincent, after be
ing christened by Miss Catherine
Saunders, aibout 4 p. in. Saturday,
December 30, l91I6, to the noisy ac
companiment of all whistles in the
vicinity_ and the cheering of the
spectators. This iepoch-making event
will be followed by a regularity of
such events, in the future, as hav
ing demonstrated our ability to sxu'
cessfully construct and launch a
200-ton wooden ship we are now
advised by President P. W. Salmon
that it will 'be possible to construct
steel ships which can be handled as
readily, and it would- appear as the
the ship building industry in this
section of the country has been giv
en a dvmonstration of what can be
4 i4~In wv - anaer .- sud
"omthe 1ood oundflaf~ii'ihitfi k
now established we expect great
things for the future.
City Attorney S. W. Provensal,
after complix9nting the management
of the Slidell Shipbuilding Co. on
their success in ibuilding the big ship,
very happily introduced 'Mayor Mar
tin 'Behrman of New Orleans, the
orator of the day, who, in his talk
declared that the city of New Or
leans, as well as this section of the
country, were deeply interested and
warmly appla.uded the achievement
which opens additional channels for
the marketing of the very highest
grades of our pine, cypress and oak
timber. lIe congratulated Mr. F. W.
'Salmen, president of the shipbuild
ing company, Capt. H. 'B. Saunders,
mechanical engineer, and last but by
no means least, the men 'behind the
gun for the splendid results.
The shipbuilding company ran a
special train from New Orleans to
Slidell, in the afternoon, with dele
gates from the Board of Commerce,
Maritime Association, member of the
press and other prominent men of
affairs In New Orleans.
The speakers' stand, erected near
the bow of the Baltic I, was Milled
with prominent New Orleans and Sli
dell folk among whom were Mayor
RBehrman, Ernest Lee Jahneke, presi
dent of the Association of Commerce;
IMr. and Mrs. F. W. Salmen, Mr. Fred
Salmen, Miss Ella Salmen, Capt.
and 'Mrs. H. B. Saunders and daught
er, 'Miss Katherine, Mr. and Mrs. C.
M. Liddle, Messrs. S. W. Provensal,
Guy V. Saunders, and others.
Interested spectators from the en
tire surrounding country were pres
ent in large numbers, among whom
were noted H. S. Weston and J. S.
Otis, of Logtown; D. IT. Mason and
Mr. and )Mrs. E. J. Domergue, of
Govington. It would be useless to
try to name the Slidell people who
were there, however, It will be safe
to say that everybhody attended.
The 'Richardson .faimily are right
in the eye of the local public. 'F. B.
has 'been chosen High Priest of the
R1oyal Arch Masonic Lodge, an'd .Mrs.
F. 'B. as Worthy Matron of the East
ern Star. Frank. Jr., Is the shead
lineeket' in the basketball team of
the high school. Listen! That's
not all. Sunday night, the *auto of
F. B. 'was taken charge of by a
party of joy-riders about ten o'clock
and was returned at two a. in., Mon
day. at tshe store of Delaune. Nc
card of thanrks or a 'Happy New Year
greeting wss attached to the ear.
Hereafter the auto of this particular
family will be locked when left by
itself.
"To wish you joy and happiness,
With good luck in between,
And may you have a 1st of each
Through INineteen Seventeen."
Get ready that smoked glass for
the clipse. IMonday. -
Prof. Baker and - brother-in-law
,took a sea voyage from Slidell to
Culfport during the holidays. Capt.
(leo. Favre was the host to tihese
mariners.
Simon Levy is slated to bulld s
dwelling on the up-town avenue of
B~rugier addition.
Mayor Radon says for the people
to not be surprised if there is some
thing doing in the town this this
ye i'.
'Now Is the time to begin to think
albout another public school 'building,
or to make additions to the present
(Gontinlued on page 6.)
THE BIG WORK
ACCOMPLISHED
BY SALMENS
AT SLIDELL
Sketch of the Progress of the
Business From Mere Hope
to Ideal Fulfillment.
STEAM, ELECTRICITY
SUPPLANT ONE MULE
Big Industry Brought to
Slidell By Untiring Work
of Big Men.
All people appreciate successful
men, and the admiralien we have for
them is intensified when the industry
spi ings frumu our inative soil and its
progreus is interwoven in our o0wn
struggles to cLimb above the iard
ships of e'cessity. The tusiness o:
the Salmen Brick & Lumber C mn
pany has grown from a little seed
I:ianed c by Fritz iR n: I: in 184.
The working force co"sisted of on'
u gro and one mule. The lie tie seed
I ',mnosed of frugality, business
seise and untirin - energy. Mir. 'al
Juoii was later joined by his broths r
laec'iu. and in 110'o0 _other .wother.
.1. A. Sa'nmen started a mill, operat
ing it in conjunc'ion with the brick
yard started b) Fritz Salmen.
Today the Salmcen Brick & Lumber
Company, Limited, is one of the most
imiortant business enterprises of the
city of New Orleans and the most
imp rtaut of the townof Slidell, the
home of its brick an4 lurilber mann
facturing and the ship building that
has lately sprung from it. The com
pany has plants in New Orleans, S11
dell, Tickfaw and Onville. It deals
in all kinds of building material and
imanufactures a wide line of lumber,
brick and ornamental materials, and
Liss retail. yards in New Orleans at
Carrolton and New Basin, covering
several squares at New Basin and
Liberty streets. Old Basin and Rob
ertson street, 't. Ann and Bayou St.
John, and the Northeastern yards at
Press and Villere streets. It is also
selling agent for the Atlas Portland
(ement Company, the Kansas City
Portland Cement Company, Hoods'
Oriental Pressed Brick, Spahr Red
Pressed Brick, Columbus Brick and
Terra Cotta Company. Pressed Brick.
TLeg Red Pressed Brick, O'Neal's
White Lime, Hercules 'Water Proof
ing Compounds, Peerless Hard Wall
Plaster, a general line of building
specialties, and all building material.
fTis seems a big business for one
company, but It also ships large car
goes to Central and South America
and to the British Isles and Conti
nental Europe. It furnished fifteen
million brick for the American Sug
ar Refining Company and twenty
three million for the storm sewers
and drainage system of New Orleans.
It furnished the brick for practically
all the modern buildings put up in
New Orleans during the past ten
years. including the St. Charles Ho
tel, Hotel DeSoto, Hotel Grunewald,
Maison Blanche Building, Audubon
Building, Metropolitan Bank Build
ing. Whitney-Central Bank Building,
Canal-Louisiana Bank Building, Dau
phinq Theatre, Greenwall Theatre,
Queen & Crescent Building, Central
Fire Engine House', Standard Oil Co.
Building, Boys' High School, D. H.
Holmes & Company, Barnett Build
ing. The company has standing or
.ers on its books now for over twenty
The magnitude of the company is
still further illustrated by the pay
roll of over $35,000.00 per month.
and the employment of 800 men.
The plants at Slidell cover thirty
three acres; the general merchandise
store employs twenty clerks and is
the largest of its kind in the parish.
The clay pit at Slidell is three
quarters of a mile from the brick
yard. Clay is hauled to the plant 'by
two small steam locomotives in trains
of twelve or thirteen cars, of which
the company has fifty, each car*,be
ing of two yards capacity. Two
"Marion" steam shovels dig the clay
and load the cars. After thirty years
of work, the clay pit has assumed a
considerable area and is drained by
a pumping station equipped with a
12-inch centrifugal pump, driven by
a 14x146 Inch high pressure engine.
Following are further .facts con
cerning this company w'hich will be
interesting to our readers:
There is a capacity for making
150.000 common brick per day,
or enough to build a large building;
40,000 dry press facing bricks per
day; 100 tons hollow block fire
proofing. There are also two large
"Chambers" auger brick and tile ma
hines; one four-mold "Simpson" dry
'vress and forty tracks of steam
drier.
It is proposed to use waste heat
from the cooling klrns to dry the
bricks in future, and experiments are I
now 'being coducted with this end
in view.
There is one eighty-chamber,
THE BIG BALTIC I, AS SHE APPEARED
ON THE WAYS BEFORE LAUNCHING
INTO BAYOU AT SLIDELL SHIPYARDS
*11
Baltic I was built for the lumber trade for a N. ompany. It is 229 feet long and has a capacity
of one hundred carloads of lumber, or 2000 tons. ye engines of 1000 horse, awer. She is the big
gest ship built in the South. T'Ihree othyr el 30b built for the same company.
"'faigh' continuous kiln (one of the
largest in the country), and five "up
draft" kilus, each of 900,000 bricks
capacity.
Fuel for boilers, kilns, etc.-oil,
coal, cord wod, and refuse from the
saw mill.
Loading is done from both sides of
the kilns, on the east side of the rail
road cars and on the west side to
barges on Bloyou Vincent. Bricks
for water shipment are handled by a
derrick in crates of 1000 bricks each,
and are loaded by derrick on the
wagons in the city to be delivered on
the buildings they are to be used in.
The company owns a number of
tugs, barges and launches and makes
shipmen.ts of brick by water to New
Orleans, Mobile, Gulfport and other
Mississippi ports. Millions of feet
of lumber are annually transported
also. Its shipyard, across the bayou
from the brickyard, builds and re
pairs Mississippi River packets and
other boats. The company has two
pile drivers, one floating and one sta
tionery. Within a radius of seven
ty-five miles the company has saw
mills, planing mill and togging camps
in connection with which 250 cars,
four standard gauge locomotives and
several miles of track are used. The
company's tracks connebt with the
N. 0 .G. N. R. R., 'giving direct com
munication to all parts of the coun
try.
At Slidell the company has a well
equipped machine shop; a blacksmith
shop with 800-pound steam hammer;
a- foundry capable of turning out
castings up to two ton weight; a car
penter shop and sheet metal working
department, employing 20 skilled
mechanics; a supply house contain
ing thousands of dollars worth of
machinery and supplies. All these
shops are in new brick buildings,
modern in every respect.
For fire protection it has install
ed two pumps of 14,500 gallons per
minute capacity, each 140 pounds
pressure. and a sprinkler system with
automatic alarms, tested weekly.
Every employee is thoroughly drill
ed for his duties.
Owing to the rapidly growing de
mand for fire proof construction and
the increased height of modern
buildings, necessitating the use of a
light weight fire proof building ma
terial, the Salmon Brick & 'Lumber
Company has recently added the
manufacture of hollow block fire
proofing to their line of burnt clay
products and are prepared to sup
ply this material in all sizes and
shapes.
The officers of the company are:
F. Salmen, president; J. A. Salmon,
vice president; F. W. Salmen, sec
retary; E. G. Schleider, treasurer; L
T. Miles, general manager.
Mfr. Jacob Salmon met his death
in a railroad accident at Littlewoods.
between New Orleans and Slidell.,
about eight years ago. He was a
man of estimable qualities, and his
loss was deeply felt by all.
The main offices of the Salmen
Brick & Lumber Company are locat
ed in a two-story brick building at
Slidell. where numerous clerical staff.
under the direction of Mr. E. F
Halley, care for the details of the
business.
,Mr. L. T. Miles, the general man
ager of the company's various manu
I facturing Interests, Is extremely pop
;fer and is lndefatigable in looking
after the affairs of the large con
cern.
The undertakings of the Salmens
have been brought more prominently
'before the public by the launching of
one of four vessels at the Tards of
the Slidell Shipbuilding Company, in
Slidell, last Saturday. The launch
ing of the Baltic I opened up the
New Year with an accomplishment
that leads the way to an immense
industry in this section of the coun
try. All the material in the making
of this great ship came from St.
Tammany parish, as well as the
skilled labor that produced it. The
Slidell company has as many orders
for vessels as it can turn out for the
year,- with orders that must be turn
ed down besides. The facilities for
shipbuilding must be enlarged to sup
ply the demand and other companies
could 'find plenty to do in this line.
An obstacle to other companies
that is not -presented to the Sal
mens is the getting of material for
construction. Most of the mills of
St. Tammany are fitted up for the
expert trade, and it - is difficult to
make contracts with them for such
undertakings, but -unless indications
of an early ending of the war shall
become stronger, some of the mills
will doubtless turn their attention
to supplying this demand, when it
may be expected that shipbuilding
will assume large proportions in this
parish.
In the meantime the Salmens have
become leaders and are entitled tr
the credit of having added to.their
already great accomplishments the
industry of sea-going shipbuilding,
which means the employment of con
siderable mor labor. The value of
their labors to 'St. Tammany must
-bring to the Salmens a very warm
consideration of the people-an es
teem that is won by doing things.
The editor is under many obliga
tions to Mr. C. M. Liddle, of Slidell,
for information and exceptional
(iourtesies in going over the Salmen
plants. Mr. Liddle is always on the
trail when it leads to the promotion
of the interests of the parish, and he
is especially proud of the accomplish
ments of the Salmens and of Slidell's
big concerns generally.
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Proceedings of the
Mandeville Town
Council, Jan. 2.
Mandeville, La., Jan. 2, 1917.
The Board of Aldermen met in
regular session on the, abvoe date
with the following members present:
Mayor W. G. Davis, J. L. Smith, A.
iHirtman and A. Depre. Absent:
Dr. A. G. Maylie and Jas. Band.
It was moved by Mr. Smith and
seconded by Mr. (Hartman, that the
minutes of the meeting of Dec. 5th
and 13th be adopted as read.
Carried.
Moved by Mr. Hartman and sec
onded by Mr. Smith, that the com
munication of Mr. H. H .Levy, In
regard to rotund of taxes on a piece
of property which he claims was
doubly assessed, be referred to the
town attorney for his opinion.
Carried.
Moved by Mr. Hartman and sec
onded by Mr. Depre, that the Mayor
be authorized to pay to the Waterous
Engine Co. and Eureka Fire Hose
Co., their annual notes, and interest
on same, when due.
Carried.
Moved by Mr. Smith and seconded
ay Mr. Hartman, that the application
of Messrs. E. Prieto, J. L. Reed, A.
Hartman, Jas. Band and L. Dash, for
licenses to continue the operation of
their saloons, be received, and their
licenses be issued.
Carried.
'Moved by Mr. Smith and seconded
by Mr. Hartman, that the application
of Mr. E. H. Baudot for permission
to conduct a colored barroom, be
laid over until next meeting.
Carried.
Moved by Mr. Smith and seconded
by Mr. Depre, that the report of the
finance committee be accepted, and
warrants for all bills approved be
drawn.
Carried.
Moved by Mr. Depre and seconded
byMr. Hartman, that the treasurer's
report be accepted.
Carried.
Treasurer's report for the month
of December:
Dec. 1, balance ....... ..1415.73
Dec. 2, certificate of de
posit No. 131 .. 1485.08
Dec. 115, certificate of de
posit, No. 131 .. 1485.08
Dec. 30, received from
tax collector for taxes
for 1916 .......... 312.25
Dec. 30, received from
tax collector for fine
of Ed. Williams .... 2.50
$4700.64
Expenditures:
Dec. 1, salaries for No
vember .. ...... 87.50
Dec. 2 and 15, 2 squares
of sea wall ......... 2,970.1E
Dec. 30, placing tiles,
etc., to sea wall .. 67.09
Dec. 7, November street
lights ............... 142.58
Dec. 8, gasoline account
fire company ... 2.20
Dec. 30, expended on
streets and bridges.. 38.918
Dec. 30, general expense 7.50
Dec. 30, to December
salaries ...... .... . 97.50
$3413.51
Balance .... .... .. $1287.13
Special or Sea Wall account:
Dec. 1, balance .. 1204.27
Dec. 30, received from
collector taxes 1916. 159.93
$1364.20
No expenditures.
J: M. 'HUTOHINSON,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Moved by (Mr. Smith and seconded
by Mr. Hartman, that $30. be ap
propriated to finish opening Kliber
street.
'Roll eall: For--Smith, Hartman.
Blank--Depre. Absent-Band and
Maylie.
Two for; none against.
Carried.
There being no further business
the Council adjourned.
W. Q. DAVIS,
Mayor.
J. IM. WUJTOINOON,
Sectý.-Tres.
Barelli and Turci at Parkview Theatre
Saturday and Sunday, 6th and 7th
BA ELLI
and TUB
CI will be
at the Park
view Thea
CLASS tre again to
day and Sun
day (6th and
7th) The y
are con 5i
ered among
the greatest interpreters of all the Italian
and Neapoliton songs, solos and duets,
from latest Broatffway successes. They
will be here these two nights, affording an
ýB I excellent opportunity to those who have
not heard them. Those who heard them
when they were here before will need no
urging to come. The very liberal and
popular price of 10 and 15 cents has been
made by the Parkview Company, and these
ILAR great artists come at a time when most
every one should Mind time to attend.
( 9P Barelli and Turci have appeared at the
big New York Theatres as well as in New
Orleans. Pictures will also be run.
Proceedings of the ]
Covington Town
Council Jan. 2.
Covington, La., Jan. 2, 1917.
The town council met in regular
cession on the above date, Mayor
l. J. Lacroix presiding and the fol
.owing members present: D. I. Ad
di:on, iM. P. Planche, Emile Fred
erick, A. R. Smith, J. E. Nilson an I
I{. A. :Mackie. Absent: None.
The minutes of the previous meet
nig were read, and on motion of A.
R. Smith, seconded by D. I. Addi
son, were approved.
The secretary eulbmitted his re
port, as follqws:
To the Honorable -Mayor.and Board
of Aldermen of the Town of Cov
ington, Louisiana:
I herewith submit my report for
the month ending December 31,
1916:
Receipts:
Licenses ...... ........ 4005.00
Taxes ........ ........ 2191.75
Fines ........ ........ 56.25
N. O. G. N. for lights . ... 25.00
Bal. on hand Nov. 30 .... 18.50
(Disbursements: 6296.50
Dec. 2, check, V. Z. Young,
treasurer .... ....... ... 21.00
Dec. 9, same ........... 8.00
Dec. 14, same . .......... 145.21
Dec. 16, same .......... . 61.35
Dec. 119, salme ........... 216.14
Dec. 22, same .......... 424.06
Dec. 26, same .......... .102.25
Dec. 28, same .......... 1040.83
Dec. 219, same .......... . 105.15
Dec. 29, same .......... . 611.11
Dec. 30, same .......... 2049.40
Dec. 30, cash an hand ... 1512.00
6296.50
Respectfully yours,
L. A. ,PERREAND,
Secretary.
On motion of M. P. Planche, sec
onded by J. E. Nilson, report was
received and referred to Finance
The treasurer submitted his re
port for the quarter ending Decem
ber 31, 1916:
Treasurer's Report.
Covilngton, La., Dec. 30, 1916.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board
of aldermen of the Town of Cov
ington, Louisiana:
I herewith submit my report for
the quarter ending Dec. 31, 1916:
Receipts:
To amt. In Covington Bank
& Trust Co., Sept. 30.. 36.96
Deposited Oct. 10 ...... . 461.60
Deposited Oct. 14 ...... 45.00 I
Deposited Oct. 21 ...... 34.50
Deposited Oct. 31 ...... 37.50
Deposited Nov. 6 ....... 35.50 I
Deposited Nov. 11 ...... 12.50
Deposited Nov. 18 ...... 15.00 1
Deposited Nov. 25 ... 34.15
Deposited Dec. 2 ....... 21.00
Deposited Dec. 9 ....... 8.00 ]
Deposited Dec. 14 ...... . 145.21 ]
Deposited Dec. 16 ...... 61.35 º
Deposited Dec. 21 ...... . 216.14
Deposited Dec. 22 ...... 424.06
Deposited Dec. 26 ...... 102.25 1
Deposited Dec. 28 ...... 1040.83 i
Deposited Dec. 30 ...... 2765.66
5497.11
Disbursements:
To warrants paid from
Sept. 30 to Dec. 30 ... 3205.24
To amount in Cov. Bank
& Trust Co., Dec 30.. 2291.87
549's.11
Very respectfully,
V. Z. YOUNG, .
Treaiurer.
On motion of D. I. Addison, sec
onded by A. R. Smith, report was re
ceived and referred to Finance Com
mittee.
A communication from Mr. Aug.
Levis, in regard to the sale of bats
for cemetery purposes, was received,
read and referred to Improvement
£ouumittee to investigate property
and see property'boldera adjoining.
Moved by J. E. itilson, seconded
by H. A IMeekie, that Xir. H. E. Ellis
beo reimbursed the sum ot ten doll4rs
POOL ROOM IS
CLOSED AND
GROSS GOES
TO CITY
Town Refuses to Grant Him
New License and No Gam
bling Will Be Allowed.
Mayor Lacroix Says Helsi
Learned Muioke Wue
The pool room run by David Gross,
whose assault on Frank Glinoevse
some days ago disclosed the fact
that gambling was also being carried
on, is now closed. The account of
this affair in The Farmer caused
considerable comment and there was
a general feeling of satisfaction when
it was announced that the mayor
would order the place closed. When
Gross applied to the town for a re
newal of his license it was refused
him. It is said he has left Covdg
ton. It is also said that bills of ip
formation had been drawn up against
him. If this is so they will probably
be filed during court next week.
Logan Badon has applied for and
received permission to run a pool
room at the same place. 'He was
told by Alderman Mackle that there
would be no objection to a pool
room, if it was run strictly accord
ing with law-no gambling and no
minors. Mr. Badon stated that he
intended running a strictly first
class pool room, and that he certain
ly would not permit gambling or do
anything whatsoever in violation of
the law.
Mayor Lacroix states that he has
discovered that Gross did adwit
minors to pool and card room. There
will be no more of this.
Application was made from New
Orleans parties for permission to
open the pool room, but it was con
sidered that when strangers engag
ed in such business in Covington
there usually followed some dissatis
faction or bad management, and 'per-,
mission was not granted.
Parkview Theatre.
The program for Parkview Theatre
this Saturday night will be a mixed
program from the General Film Sear
vice, which will be as follows: to
two part 'Kalem drama~enattled "The
Reformation of 'Dog Hole," "better
known as "The Girl 'from 3'rlseo,"
and a three part feature by the 1. '
sanay Company, entitled "The Filial
Fraud," featuring 'Bryant Washburn.
Doors open at 7 p. m. Admission 10
and 15 cents.
On Sundoy, Jan. 7, will be pre
sented a three part Vitagraph fea
ture entitled "The Heart of a Pool,"
featuring Harry Davenport and two
single reel comedies. Doors open at
5 p. m. Admission 10 and 15 cents.
On Tuesday, Jan. 9, will be pre
sented Kathlyn Williams in a two
part drama entitled "A Coward at
Conscience," and another single reel
drama long with a comedy picture
with Tom Mix. Doors open at 7 p.
m. Admission 5 and 10 cents.
On Wednesday, Jan. 10, Thed"
Bara will be presented in "Under
Two Flags." This is the feature
(Continued on page 2)
for cash expended in endeavor to get
major league baseball team to Col-' I
ington.
Carried.
Thare 'being no further busines~
the council adjourned.
P. J. LACROIX,
Mayor.'
L. A. PDRAND
Secetr*