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1PROMINENT VISITING DRUIDSl
"11. DiIE I *Itt R. H. HAdIArON
Noble' Graiº,1 Arch Deputy Grand Arch
DRUIDS TO HAVE
A BIG DAY IN
.COVINGTON
SUNDAY
Mayor Badon Turns Keys of
Town Over to Them
for This Day.
RECEPTION AT THE
NEW SOUTHERN
Speaking at Courthouse, Pa
rade, Band and Din
ner at 2 p. m.
The Druids of St. Tammany parish
are anticipating a big time Suniay.
April 11. There will be a number
of rrominent Druids at the recepttio'
at the New Southern and there will
be a dinner served in the big dining
hall of the hotel in the even iig.
Mayor Badon has nandel the keys
of the town to them and there e ill
be t. parade and speaking at -he
coulthouse at 11:30 a. m. T!.e
Druhde Band will furnish music.
Secretary F. P. Marsolan of Bogue
Firaya Lodge, is quite e!aFed over
the renewed interest that is being
ta~len in Druid matters. rhis ord.er
has enjoyed quite a reputation fo"
the elaborateress of its entertaiu
r.. entb and its social events in .rv',
ino .n have drawn a very large at
tendance The fact that the Druies
are taking up the matters of the
Scrder with renewed interest p-ol
ably means that there will be an in
aertsed membership and that C", -
ia, ton will again enjoy some of the
oi-time gatherings that were so fL il
of enjoyment.
Among the visiting Druids are
Win. Durr, Noble grand arch of Lou
isiana; R. Hamilton, deputy grai.
arch; A Gonzalez, grand secretary
Mr burr and Mr. Ermon will speak
at t h courthouse.
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MR. WILLIAMS DISCUSS -
ES POULTRY.
Mr. H. L. William; talked of poul
try raising before the Association of
Commerce and lth, Ozone Poultry
Club at the rooms of the Associatiou
this week. Mr. \Wlvliams talks poitl
try like a man who knows what he
is talking about and is in love with
his subject. He especially stressel
the fact that poultry raisers of Lou
ilaana were allowing a big businass
to get away from them by not plac
Sng on the market a fowl that meets
the requirements of the hotel and
the restaurant. He attributed this
failure not alone to the limited sup-.
S ly but to the quality of the supply,
and he urged the necessity of feeding
: meat scraps or food that contain.a:
the necessary protein. This shou.Il
be in proper proportion. The results
would be seen not only in egg pro
duction but the quality of the meat
for table use. Bulletins on this sab
jeot are issued and may be obtained
by application to. Mr. IPachemin, farm
agent for St. Tammany parish. Mr.
Williams ran slides at Parkview.
Wednesday, illustrating the effect of
lroper feeding and housing, and als
iectured on the subject.
'TATEME.NT (OF OVN ERSHIP,
MANAGEME NT, ETC.
Statement of The St. Tammany
Farmer publishted weeckly at Coviog
Sto, La., for April 1. 1920.
Before me, a Notary Public in andl
.for the State of Louisiana and IPar
Jah of St. Tammany, personally ap
SDeared D. H. Mason, who having been
4uli sworn according to law, deposes
S 7d says he is the owner, publisher
and editor of The St. Tammany
W' rmer. That the known bondhold
? 5a, mortgage s, aod other security
holders owning or ohldting 1 per cent
Sr more of the total amount of bonds,
tortgages, or othlr securities is the
otrngton Bank & Trust Company,
COvington, La.
D. HI. MASON,
Editor, Publisher and Owner.
Sworn to and subscribed before mn
tis 5th day of April. 1920.
S KARL J. KOHNKE.
Notary Public.
(My commission expires at my
58t.)
A. GONZALEZ
Grand Secretary.
FARMERS' PRO
TECTIVE ASS'N.
ORGANIZED
The St. Tammany Farmers' Pr -
tective Association, Incorporated,
with domicile in Covington, has bsen
organi"ed. This organization is a
very important one to the farmers
of St. Tammany 'parish. To-day,
when everything is organizing f,r
protection, there will be little oppor
tunity without co-operation of the
farmers. Its advantages will appeal
to the thinker. Furthermore it is a
kind of combination that is of beneit
to the public and to the developmen:
generally of St. Tammany parisr,.
The objects and purposes of this or
ganization is given as follows:
"The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
are hereby declared to be: to en
courage agriculture and live stock
raising along modern, scientific lines
by a campaign of education to be
conducted in the schools and homes
of this section of Louisiana; to in
sure the farmers of St. Tammany
Parish and adjoining territory a fait
price and a square deal in the buy
ing, selling and transportation of
their merchandise, to provide ware
houses for their use and convcni
ance; to make advances on farm pro
ducts and generally to do all things
that tend to develop and protect ;he
agricultural and live stock interest?
in this section of Louisiana; to con
luct a public warehouse under ,he
laws of Louisiana and more partic:
larly under Act 156 of 1888, defin
ing and regulating the business of
public warehouses, to issue ware
house receipts under the provisiorns
of said act, and to do all other aret
and things permitted by law or such
as may be necessary and proper in
carrying out the objects and pur
poses of this organization as are
hereinabove set forth."
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iONTHLY REPORT OF PUBLIC
HEALTH NURSE.
I submit herewith report for the
month of March.
During the first week I got out the
monthly advisory letters to the
twelve prenatal cases I am follow
ing, and sent the "Prenatal Book
let" to thirteen others.
Had twenty cases of flu during the
month. Some of these were quite
sick and I visited real often. One
ramily, a man and wife, were alone
and both sick. Nurses were procur
3d and linen supplied from our loan
:lo:et. Nurses were procured for
ive other cases, and the remainder
were nursed by their families.
A pneumonia case was sent to New
3rleans, and a young boy, alone here,
was sent back to his family in Baton
Rouge.
On the 5th the principal of Lhe
'ovington High School sent me word
f a suspected case of scabies in one
)f the primary grades. I visited
the school and we found two we
:nought best to exclude. One was
already taking the proper treatment
nd the other I visited in the hom,
On the 11th we had a message t -.
our T. B. case in Folsom had de
.>-.oped pleuri:;y, was quite sick, and
:he Red Cross worker there was siclk
1l::o. 1 went up on the morning
:rain and spent the day there. Both
satients were improved. Took oc
:asion while there to visit the school.
1ll the children have now been vac
:inated. Talked to the teachers in
:he interest of the health poster -,
and to the children on the care of
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ISLIDELL WOME
OF AUXILIARY
OPEN HALL TO
COMMUNITY
Meeting Largely Attended
and Matters General
ly Discussed.
CHAIRMAN GRANT
COMPLIMENTS LADIES
Some Remarks Caustic and
Critical But Accepted
In Spirit Given.
Special to The Farmer:.
Slidell, April 5.-The Ladies Aux
iliary of the Slidell Commercial and
Civic League opened their Communi
ty House to the public last evening
in the most auspicious manner, and
their accomplishments met the in
stant and enthusiastic approval of the
large assemblage who enjoyed the
well-arranged program immensely.
The first number was an overture
by Mrs. M. P. Schneider, and was fol
lowed by an address of welcome ty
Mrs. S. B. Swetman. Mr. J. I).
Grant, chairman of the meeting, com
plimented the ladies upon their
splendid work, calling attention to
how much more they had accom
plished than the Men's Civic League.
and that in honor of their effort,
they had been granted full suffrage
in all joint meetings of the Slidell
Commercial and Civ;c League, and
announced that a further musical
program and speeches limited to foul
minutes would be made.
Misses Bourgeois and Matin sang
a duet, to which it was nea.-csary to
respond to an encore.
Prof. McAfee spoke of the school
and its needs in the way uf .,n addi
tional building, etc.
Dr. Polk spoke of work being dlone
by local physicians assisting Parish
Health Nurse, Miss Janellia Lansing,
of the American Red Cros , saying
that in his examinations he found
that ninety per cent of the children
were below standard, and he also
thought that the other Docto:s were
finding the same condition existing
in their examinations, that this was
a work which is of great value aod
ample provision should be made by
our Parish Police Jury, who spent
$40,00 or $40,000 in tick eradica
tion, but were not spending anything
toward conserving the health of the
school children; that a doctor had
plenty of opportunity to Jo anul (id
do a good deal of charity work in
ordinary practice, but they sh uol1
not be called upon to do wurk of such
magnitude, and vast publi3 benefit
without remuneration, and a demund
for a sufficient amount should be
made upon the Police Jury, s:, that.
the work could be carried on with
out hardship on anyone.
Mr W. J. Kelleher spoke of ef
forts in community work made in
other places, where the conditions
were not as favorable for the work
being done as here, and lauded the
ladies for the fine work inaugurated.
Mr. F. F. Wigginton explained thai
the work now being done at school
was under the direction aad by au
thority of the American 'Red CGoss,
St. Tammany Chapter, who were ex
pending the surplus of $7500 raised
during the war ,period, and now
available under the peace program.
and that application had already
been made to the Police Jury to cmn
tinue the work, and that the amount
appropriated by them would be iD
accordance with the pressure brouglih'
to bear upon them by community ef
fort and the demand of our citizens.
Mr. Ellis spoke of the character
of towns as shown by its people, i.s
schools and other buildings, and its
streets and improvements, and coen
plimented the ladies on their accom-"
plishments and their aims and hopes
for the future.
Mr. Cooley said that woman's suff
rage was not coming but was alrea, y
here, that he had always been for it
and would vote for it in the next
legislature. Such a declaration fr :i
Representative Cooley brought long
applause.
Mr. E. F. H-ailey spoke in lauda
tory terms of the Ladies Auxilia'y,
and of the many things done by wo
men, and read a beautiful essay as a
tribute to the gentler sex.
Mr. U. G. Neuhauser complimetet
the ladies on their accomplishm'e',
and speaking of woman suffrage de
dlared that it was here not by an ac. -
dent but on purpose, and that by
natural ability women are qualifiel
to receive and exercise the right-
any way, he knew of some who were
and judged others to be. (Mrs. Net
hauser wa: present.)
A musical number was then ren
dered by a quartette consisting ,of
Misses Bourgeois, Martin, Mrs. tMe
Afee and Prof. McAfee. After an
encore Mr. W. J. 'Sebastian, president
of the Slidell Commercial and Civic
League, complimented the ladies orn
the work done and drew a compari
-on very unfavorably to the men's
division of the League which has
been in existence for some time with
out any notable accomplishment to
their credit. Mr. Sebastian advi!ed
the receipt of his commission as
school director for this ward, and he
would now direct his attention to
this work, and hoped to have a ne,
building erected, in addition to thos-'
now in -use. We have an excellent
school, and a most efficient teaching
force, but as the school is growing
beyond the required capacity it wil
(Continued on paage 6)
A WOMAN ON A FARM WHO
KNOWS HOW TO MAKE IT PAY
This picture of Mrs. Sim King w as snapped as she was getting into,
her truck at the Curb Market, Satu rday. This is the truck she bought.
besides putting money in the bank, from proceeds of her farm last season.
A WIDE-AWAKE
CLUB
Among the Slidell organizations
that are doing good work the Pris
cilla Club deserves special mention.
It has just completed a new fence
around the graveyard, and it ,pays a
man fotry dollars a month to look
after the cemetery and keep things
in order. It also works in harmony
with the Red Cross and does many
things that make life brighter for
those in unfortunate circumstances.
Mrs. Wharton and Miss Lansing
were guests of the Club on their visit
to Slidell, Monday.
A cdmmunity club hall and library
and piano player has been fitted up
by the ladies of Slidell This will no
doubt be greatly appreciated.
Mrs. McDaniel has charge of the I
Home Service department of the Red
Cross in Slidell, and she conducts it
with her usual excellent executive
ability. Mrs. Hover is the paid visit- 1
or of the Red Cross.
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LONG AND FAITHFUL SERVICE.
Miss Lucy 'W. Perkins enjoys the,
distinction of having been longer in
service of education than any teacher 1
in St. Tammany parish, and of hav
ing survived the vicissitudes that are
now turning many teachers into
stenographers and clerks.. 'he be
gan teaching in 1880, having a pri- I
vate school in -Madisonville,. receiv-t
ing her first appointment in the pub- I
lic school in 1884. In those early |
days of public education the teacher f
received the small compensation of r
thirty dollars a month. Out of this
sum Miss Perkins provided her own t
quarters to teach in, furnished the
room and paid for the hauling of the
furniture. At the same time she b
had to hustle with an average, at
tendance of fifty-five pupils. I
If you were to tell a school teacher (
to-day that she must pay rent for i
the school room, provide everything c
and pay expenses out of her salary,
what would you say? We do not 1
like to record our thoughts.
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ADDISON SAYS, GEE, WHIZ! 1
If it had just happened to the
man who charges ordinary prices, it
would not have mattered, but the
Addison Grocery Store charges ex- o
traordinary prices. Now let's not
make another mistake---we mean ex- s
traordinarily low prices. So when c
we priced Cafe du Monde in his 4a1
at 50 cents a pound when it should r
have been 45 cents, we heard people C
say, "Why, we can buy it anywhere c
for 50 cents." Funny how people 1
notice those things. But now that
we have it correct, can you but it c
everywhere for 45 cents. e
POLICE JURY.
The Polcie Jury will meet in re..c.
lar session on Tuesday, April 13. r
F. J. MARTINDALE, a
Secretary S
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CORNET--SMITH.
Miss Hariet Smith and Mr. James
N. Cornet were married in the b
Church of Our Lady of the Lake, t.
Mandeville, La., Monday, April 5th, h
1920, Rev. Father Thomas officiat- t
ing. b
Miss Smith is the daughter of Mr. tl
Jos. M. Smith, Sr., member of the A
Police Jury from the Fourth Ward b
and a man quite active in public af- ii
fairs. Mr. Cornet is bookkeeper in t:
the commissary of the Poitevent & V
Favre Lumber Co. Both are popu b
lar and the wedding presents were h
numerous and handsome. The wise- s
es of their many friends for their 14
future happiness and prosperity are g
heartfelt and earnest.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. a
Hornet left for a trip to his home b
and other points. They will make o
their home in Mandeville. i
a
Garden seed in bulk and pack- n
ages: also plants. Marsolan's Fiv,,
Ten and Twenty-five Cent Store, Cov- e
ington, La. apl0-It ii
HEMSTITCHING--The very best r
hemstitching done .by Mrs. F. F. g
Planche, Phone 92, 1114 19th ave., h
Covington. ap10-24 S
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Just received this week a fine load
of young mares and mules. Glaser's t:
Br'anch, Military Road. We pay C
highest prices for empty sacks of all
kinds. apl0 o
FOR SALE-Pair of geese, good
breed; also White Leghorn eggs $ It1
for setting of 15. Apply 314 Kemp- e
er street, Covington. apl, )'£
LUTHERANS TO
CELEBRATE
On Sunday afternoon, April 18th.
at 2 o'clock, Trinity Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Abita Springs,
will begin the program of celebrk
tion on the occasion of the fifteenth
anniversary of its organization. Rov.
Arthur H. Kaub, of Chicago, first
Lutheran pastor of Abita Springs,
will speak. Visitors from New Or
leans will also participate. The pub
lic of St. Tammany parish is here
with invited to be present, and to
help do honor to this occasion. The
celebration will be concluded 'with a
service at 7:45 p. m. Rev. E. W.
Kuss, of New Orleans, secretary of
the Southern District Mission Board
of this Synod, will speak.
The Abita Springs congregation is
striving on this occasion to declare
itself self4upporting. This they
hope to do with the generous help
of friends and brethren in Coving
ton, Mandeville, Goodbee, Madison.
ville and Waldheim. All contribu
tions should be directed to Rev.
Oscar W. Luecke, A'bita Springs, in
time to complete the list by 2 p. m.,
April 18th.
K. OF C. DANCE AT SOUTHERN
HOTEL TO-NIGHT.
Elaborate arrangements have 'been
completed for the K. of C. Festival
Dance at the Southern Hotel. An
extra fine six-piece brass band has
been engaged from New Orleans.
The dance will begin promptly at
8:15 ,p. m., and extensive refresh
ment service has been provided.
See Oliver J. Hebert, chairman, for
tickets, at Schonberg's Pharmacy.
LOST--Forty dollars in $5 bills,
by. one who can ill afford to lose it
Will the finder please return to
Father John 3Burger, of St. Peter's
Catholic Church, Covington. It was
lost on Jahncke Avenue to the
church. apl9
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MILLE. VERLET TO GIVE CON
CERT NEXT SATURDAY.
Mlle. Verlet to Sing at Parkview
Theatre Under Auspices of
Frank Patecek.
Saturday night we will have an
opportunity to hear Mlle. Verlet, the
"Little Belgian Queen of Song" as
she is lovingly called in her own
country near Brussels.
Mlls. Verlet came to America di
rect from the Paris Grand Opera
Company where she was premier
coloratura soprano. She had a ibri-i
liant reputation which she acquired
in musical centers of Europe, and her
confing to America has only increas
ed hpr fame. For American music
lovers were not at all disappointed in
Mlle. Verlet's marvelous voice, in
spite of her great reputation.
Mlle. Verlet was in Brussels, or
rather at her house near Brussels,
when the war broke out. Of course,
she and her mother were obliged ti
close their house and flee in haste,
just getting away before the Ger
mans advanced.
Her brother was less fortunate,
however. He was a retired officer in
the Belgian Army and after seeing
his sister and mother safely out of
the country, he determined to go
back and offer his services to fight
the foe. Before he could reach
Antwerp, however, he was arrested
by the Germans. "Arrested" we call
it-but the German way of making
the arrest in this case was to kno:k
Mr. Verlet down, beat him with the
butt of their riles and then force
him to march several miles to Brus
sels, where he was imprisoned and
left two days without food. But the
gaoler was a Belgian, so Mr. Verlet
was able to escape by bribing him,
and was filtally taken to a hospital.
Mr. Verlet's injuries proved so seri
ous that be spent fourteen months
in bed. He was quite unable to work
and so escaped deportation to Ger
many.
Mlle. Verlet herself has become an
enthusiastic American. While she Ia
intenesly devoted to her own .coan
try still, the warm reception she hacs
received in America has caused a
great affection to grow up in her
heart for the people of this country.
She is very happy singing her way
into the hearts of her new friends.
Saturday's concert will be an invi
tation affair and the musical fans of
Covington will be there in full force.
This concert will be a long looked for
opportunity to hear the wonderful
golden voice of the gifted 1Belgian.
Any one desiring an invitation to
the concert, who has been overlook
ed, should write to Frank Patecek
for one.
IBOGUE FALAYA
PARK PAVILION
TO BE REBUILT
IMMEDIATELY
Committee of Citizens Take
Charge With Consent of
Park Commission.
FUNDS IN HAND
ALMOST ENOUGhi
Contract Given to Mr. Ros
coe, Building to be Fin
ished in 30 Days.
The rebuilding of the pavilion in
Hogue Falaya Park has been taken
up by a committee of citizens, with
the result that it will be built ,w.hin
the next thirty days. Following the
editorial in The Farmer, .Mr. J. C.
Cappell took the matter up with the
PaiPrk Commission and got its con
sent to go ahead with the building
A committee composed of Fred. 1.
Heintz, chairman; Dr. A. G. Mayie,
secretary; Mayor Badon, E. G. Davis,
J. C. Cappell and D. H. Mason was
formed to carry the matter through
and the contract for building the
pavilion was awarded to T. Roscoe
within twenty-four hours after the
committee met. The cost will be de
frayed with the funds already on
hand in the town treasury and funds
in the hands of the Association of
Commerce.
Mr. Heintz has been active in the
matter for some time and had al
ready secured a considerable sum at
the time the committee met. He is
still getting subscriptions to the fuad
and also expects to get donations of
lumber from companies that have
always been liberal in their help on
occasions of this kind. Any one wnc
feels that the undertaking is one
that should receive assistance ani
who has not yet contributed and de
sires to do so may send a check eithe
to Mr. F. J. Heintz or The St. Tam
many Farmer, and it will, be greatly
appreciated.
Later a list of all contribution:.
will be published in The Farmer.
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NOTIICE.
To all cattle owners to meet at
the Courthouse in Covington, La., )n
the 13th of April at 11 o'clock a. m.
for the purpose of trying to co-oper
ate and have a thorough understand
ing with the Louisiana State Live
Stock Sanitary Board of Baton Rouge
La. In regard to dipping cattle this
season, and that said board have a
representative to meet us on said day
and date.
Yours respectfully,
aplO WARREN THOMAS.
Matters of Interest to the
Farmers of St. Tammany
By Parish Agent BACHEMIN
PARISH AGENT ANXIOUS FUR
FARMERS TO GET CHEAP
FERI¶LIZERS.
The Nitrate Agencies, New Or
leans, have just received about 1000
tons of 1, per cent guaranteed acid
phosphate, which they are offering
for prompt shipment, in 100-pound
bags, at a price of $24.00 per ton
f. o. b. New Orleans.
The rice farmers and sugar cane
growers ,who have been a little slow
about ordering all the fertilizers they
will need should take advantage -)f
this opportunity of getting some acid
phosphate, and the Parish Agent will
try to make up a carload of about
30 tons to be shipped in immediate
ly, therefore, any farmers wishing to.
get several tons of acid phosphate
will do well to notify the agent as
soon as possible.
Our soil is deficient in phosphoric
acid, and this is a cheap form of
obtaining same. Experiments have
proven that acid phosphate gives bet
ter results when applied with a nitro
genous fertilizer, and increases the
sugar content of the cane, also that
this fertilizer is necessary is making
a higher yield of rice, likewise it Is
essential in making better yields of
corn, cotton, truck, etc.
SIA.DELL TO O.-OPlRATE WITH
FARMERS OF SOUTHERN
PART OF PARISH.
Slidell business men will begin the
erection of a 20,000 bushel capacity
sweet potato storage house to be o.
erated in conjunction with a large
canning factory, which will c n
sume the greater part of the sweet
potatoes produced by the farmers in
that part of the parish. 'They in
tend operating a canning factory so
that they can -buy all the potatoes
raised on a field run basis, eliminat
ing the grading of the marketable
potatoes by the farmers. This local
market will tend to be a big induce
ment to the farmers in finding a local
market for their potatoes, a crop
which, according to statistics of the
market reports for the past year, not
more cash returns than any other
marketable crop raised in the South.
and a crop which is well adapted to
our cut-over pine lands.
The farmers are urged to take
stock in this enterprise and help
make it a success, as well as enjoy
SORGANIZATION
OF LOCAL CLUB
OF MISSISSIPPI
HIGHWAY
Mayor Badon Elected Presi
dent and Felix Bache
min Secretary.
ORIGINAL HAMMOND
ROUTE ENDORSED
Committee Goes Before the
Good Road Commission
and Wins Contention.
The Mississippi Valley Highway
Club was formed at the rooms of
the association of Commerce, in Cov
ington, April 1, the meeting being
opened with Mayor Badon in the
cahir and Felix Bachemin secretary.
The object of the meeting was ex
plained by Karl Treen, secretary of
the Association of Commerce, to be
to orgainze a Covingtpn Club for the
purpose of assisting and co-operat
ing with the Mississippi Valley High
way in all matters and plans for the
building and improving of this high
way.
The following officers were elect
ed: Robt. W. Badon, president; 3.
D. Bulloch, vice-president; A. R.
Smith, treasurer; Felix Bachemin,
secretary.
Executive Committee: W. E. Mor
riss, Jacob Seiler, H. A. Mackie and
E. G. Davis.
The constitution and by-laws of
the Mississippi Valley Highway, Lo
cal Clubs and Division Organizations
was read and adopted.
The routing of the Mississippi Val
ley Highway from Covington to
Hammond was discussed and it was
decided that the straight road from
Goodbee to Hammond by way of the
Penn Mill road was preferable to the
Madisonville road route, it being a
direct line, and Mayor Badon, J. H.
Warner and N. H. FitzSimons were
appointed to appear before the Good
Roads Commission at the hearing
Saturday and support this plan. The
Good Roads Commission fitally de
cided that this was the better route.
The concrete post markings to be
placed on the line of the Mississippi
Valley Highway will soon be in posi
tion. The project has been assisted
by the Police Jury with an appropri
ation.
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DIED--On Friday morning, April
9, 1920, at 1:50 a. m., Ralph Henry
Ferguson, Jr., beloved son of Ann!e
Marie Schneider and Ralph Henry
Ferguson, aged 28 days. Interment
in Covington Cemetery, Friday aftoe -
noon.
the benefits of same. Undoubtedly,
this move along the lines of market
ing will show the buyers that we are
raising sweet potatoes on the large
scale, and they will eventually flock
here to bid on our products in car
load lots, like they do in other farm
ing communities *where farm pro
ducts are sold on a large scale.
Note the following letter:
Mr. C. A. Everitt, Slidell, La.
Dear Slr:-Referring to your in
quiry concerning the sweet potato in
dustry and your questions as to
whether or not in my opinion a str
age house and a canning factory for
Slidell will be a profitable invest
ment and a good thing for the farm
ers of your section, I can unhesitat
ingly answer in the affirmative to
both questions.
The sweet potato is undergoing
the most rapid development of any
southern agricultural crop, having
increased practically 100 per cent
within the past five years. This
large increase is both direct cause
and result of rapid extension of the
modern methods of storing and car
ing. In the storage house potatos,
can be cured and shipped to the
Northern, Eastern and Western
markets where sweets are not grown.
Your section has a large acrea4e
ideally adapted to the growing of
sweet potatoes and if proper facili
ties were provided there is no reason
why this could not be made one of
your biggest money crops.
A canning factory in connection
with the storage house will give you
an ideal combination. Field run Vo
tatoes could be bought from the
grower, the culls canned immediately
and the No. 1 stock cured. Then,
should the market for the cured
stock warrant its sale, it could be
disposed of, if not, it could be
canned.
A careful study should be made
of the canning end of the business
and I would advise if posslble that
you secure an expert man for your
first season's operation. Sweet po
tatoes are recognized as being one
of the hardest of all the commodities
canned and unless you have a man
who knows his business you might
get into trouble.
Any assistance that I can furnish
on this problem I shall be glad to do
so and don't hesitate to call on me.
Yours very truly,
M. HULL,
Sweet Potato Specialist.