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pD. . MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, ATGUST 21, 1920. VOL 46 No. 40
HAT VALUE OF
DRAINAGE IS AS
TOLD BY U. S.
GOV'MENT
Wet Soils Will Not Grow
Crops or Stand Long
Dry Weather.
WHAT DRAINAGE DID
FOR CALCASIEU PAR.
V"ice-President of Calcasieu
National Bank Tells
About It.
Need of Air in the Soil.
There are flat lands and heavy
j where a system of tile dra ns
Y of more value than any other
treatment that can be given them.
Such soils hold water within them
1J a form that has been designat-l
t free water, or gravitational water
,- thst is, water that is free to move
ilder the influence of gravity. Suc.l
s so.l acts like a dish or other ves
~'g. There are several disadvan,
" go 01 injurious consequences re
.llting from having a soil so filledl
with water. There can be no circu
t of air within the soil. Tuao
*ygen of the air is necessary ta
Ol.s for the direct use of plants.
roots cannot grow and extend
eto the soil to aind water and food
:e.etituents except in the presence
f oxygen. Seeds can not germi
e in the absence of oxygen. Mi
..Mueopc organisms, which are so es
ria:al1 in properly maintaining the
-Irtllit) of soils, require oxygen just
* higher organisms do. The decay
d organic matter in the soil in th
ce of oxygen is of such char
that its products are usuaall
.vorable to plant growth. Nitrates,
erally the most important elb
t of plant food, are produced in
e presence of free oxygen only.
Disadvantage of Wet So61s.
The entrance of this essential
. en of the air into soils is hin
e'ea when the pores of the soil are
8iId with water. Such soils cannot
re worked until late in the spring,
tuseuse of being too wet. This de
Is. planting.. Wet soils are cold, be
nsie the water as well as the soil
be heated, and water warms ap
*uch more slowly than soil. The
:Mmoval of the excess of water by
draniing permits the heat of the su.i
to warm the soils earlier to a proper
degree for the germinat:on- of seeds.
day soils, when too wet, run t.,
mather, and become plastic and die
. ealtly permeable by water, air, and
t:e roots of plants. When they dry
oat by the later heat of summer
~6y bake and become hard and
cloddy, are dificult to till, and are
<Ju every way unsuited for cropping.
. they be plowed when too wet the)
lueeae still more puddled, and it
. iOes protracted weathering to
ing them into fair condition again.
4oreover, these wet soils, both clays
*ad ,mucks, often contain noxious
utances, which interfere with tre
growth of the most valuable farm
itops. These noxious substances
doubtles mainly organic, but
- !iso be mineral. If the excess
water be removed by drains, thosi
oun substances are washed out
the. are oxidized by the a'r that
access to the soil und by thn
wth of bacteria. TifRough the
ther'ng process that goes on in
inee soils, they become less piat
and less consolidated, so tha'
nage becomes more perfect and
Sfriable root bed is deepened.
pe on these drained soils endure
ght better than they dd before.
the early part of the growing sea
whi:e plants are establishinig
root system, the undrained soils
ftall of water near the surface.
ts can not send their roots Int.
stagnant water, and hence ar'
*Rllow rooted. Later, if dry weath
i Ozmes on, the upper soil dries out
sm t&e roots, being near the sur
in th 's dry upper soil, can not
Seuffilcient water for the need4
a good crop.
A'1 heavy and mucky soils are bat
tior being thoroughly drained. if
ft eaturally so, whether tiles
I be laid or whether open
Swill bb effective must be do
ned by inspection in each par
lar case.
. 1ke Charles, La. Aug. 5.
Tammany Progressive Leagu",
.Coviagton, Louisiana.
(ln.mtemen:-in reply to inquirv
your representative as to the
of gravity drainage systems
have been constructed in the
few years in this section of
w.t Louisiana, I wish to say
there can be no doubt as to the
did benefits which have accru
to the immed'ately adjacent land
'tie surrounding territory as re
Of this improvement.
ýIt as drainage is a necessary
ental to Fuccessful farming.
drainage improvements, without
on, which have been con
in th's locality in. recent
_ r, have been uniformly efficient
. hr purpose and have added very
Oily to the productivity of soil
e wealth of the communities
h the systems have been cosa
'lae benefits of successfully laid
rd .ronerly eon ;tructed grav:t;
in~.e "sytems is so obviously ap
ft that it hardly seems that a
, tf commendation Is necessary.
can only add that without ex
(oatinued on 'page 6)
CATTLE DIPPING
TO BE TAKEN
UP AT BIG
MEET
Go',. Parker to Meet Cattle
Men and Business Men
August 24th.
LAW MUST BE
CARRIED OUT
Great Loss to the State Has
Followed Neglect In
Several Parishes.
(From N. O. Item)
Prompt and decisive action by
state authorities to enforce the pro
visions of the tick law has been ask
ed of Governor Parker by live stock
men in Louisiana.
In response to their appeal the
governor has sent out letters to 250
prominent bankers, merchants, live
stick breeders, officials of chambers
of commerce and others interested
to attend a conference at Baton
Ktouge on Tuesday, August 24. Tna
purpose of the conference is to find
some solution to a s:tuation that has
grown extremely serious in the state
.hrough non-eniorcement of the ti,;k
.aw in certain parishes.
It is estimated that the live stock
industiy of this state stands to lose
60,00(,000 if the tick eradicat:on
campaign is not successfully carried
out.
Confers With Governor.
On Saturday .John H. Cockerham,
of Luela, La., president of the lime
stock association, and other stock
men, conferred with Governor Park
er. They are behind a movement
for the strict enforcement tf the
tick law.
Th'i" present law makes :t manda
tory on every parish to conduct tick
eradication work. The records show
that last year three parishes, Winn,
Vernon and Grant did no dippinl
and the same parishes with Uninm
added have done no dipping this
year.
Within the last two months 13
parishes have discontinued dipping.
-These parishes are Pointe Coupee,
Beaux gard, Calcasieu, Caldweld,
Washington, St. Tammany, Evange
line, Frankl:n, Bossier, Red River,
Natchitoches, LaSalle, St. Landry.
Some of these parishes, it is claini
ed, were forced to discontinue d'p
ping because the parish was circled
by ti, infested cattle from parishes
that had failed to enforce the law.
Opponents Made Hard Fight.
The opponents of the tick law
made a hard fight to secure its repeal
or at least its modification at the
last session of the legislatutie. it
was not until the federal govern
ment stepped in with a threat t.
w'thd:aw all federal aid if the law
was modified that the opponents of
the tick bill were whipped.
The legislature on recommenda
tion ot the state live stock board
and cther organizations made the
dip law more stringent. Its enforce
ment was put up square to parih
officials.
When the conference called by
Governor Parker meets in Bat.n
Rouge on August 24, it will be con
fronted with this "situation.
Unless the law is enforced the
live stock industry in this state will
face a far greater loss than the cost
of completing the tick eradication
work.
Th!e loss will occur from the
death of pure bred cattle which are
not immune to the fever caused by
the cattle tick and which have been
brough1 into the state since tick
eradication was promised by action
of the legislature.
There will be further loss of thou
sands of native cattle which have
lost immunity or which have bee'a
born since eradication was accom
plished in their particular sections.
ATTEMPT TO KILl.
Wm. Brown, colored, was arrested
by Marshal Broom of Slidell and
brought to Covington. He was
committed to the parish jal charg
ed with attempting to kill D-u Mc
Queen at the Slidell postoffice, and
with carrying concealed weapons.
TWO AUTO ACCIDENTS.
Engineer M. C. Huckaby has been
home this week nursing some *bruises
received at noon, Monday. A fly
ing box car that had been let loose
on the switch at the Vermont street
crossing smashed into his car as he
crossed the track. A string of cars
in front of him obstructed his view
snd he did not know that any cars
were being switched. His car was
badly damaged and he was quite
leverely bruised on one arm and leg.
Fortunately- his car did not turn
over.
W. H. Kentzel also had a narrow
escape in Slidell, while riding in a
jitney, Tuesday. The view of the
driver was obstructed in the same
way and he did not see the ap
proaching engine. The car was
caught and held up by the cow
catcher. Had any Iportion of it
dropped to the ground it would have
been crushed beneath the engine.
The car was carried quite a distance
n that postion and naone was hurt.
The jitnew did al&.
CU)X AND RIO VElT HEAD PARADE AND bAYTON CHEERS
S, Co, ,mi , , ,
CoampaRn Wflatt % r a 8r
Not to be outstripped by MsalolaO.5 to uotlaetln asremonies bayto, 0.. tla ches great c:
pouitan parade whic tIa led to piron0 by the heads 1 the Demoratic iket.
MEETING OF THE !
POLICE JURY
AUGUST 17
Covington, La., Aug. 17, 1920. D
The police jury met in special ses
s:on on the above date with the fol- a
lowing . members present: Theo. I
Dcndinger, Jr., ward 1; H. N. Fend
iason, ward 2; C. M. Poole, ward 3; 9
J. M. Smith, ward 4; R. C. Cooper, t
ward 5; Emile Singletary, ward 6; I
W. H. Davis, ward 7; M. P. Schnei- Y
der, ward h; J. B. Howze, ward 9; tl
nmi e Esurkenstock, ward 10. S
Absent: None. g
After a prolonged discussion re
garding the hard surfacing of the a
Salt Payou road the police jury ad- a
Jouineo without taking any action V
Iau iehlation to the matter.
"J. B. HOWZE, e
President.
F. J. MARTINDALE,
Secretary.
Following are the bills approved 'b
and ordered paid at the, regular C
meeting of the police jury, August s
10, 1l20: t
Road Fund No. 1.
Smith Hardware Co., na:ls for i
Boguo Falaye bridge, $4.25.
A. J. Dutruch, lumber for Good
bee bridge, $82.32. I
Sam C. Theisen, work on road ma
chine, $1.55.
George Blow, work on Folsom
road, $1.50.
Adolph Frederick, Jr., work on V
Folsom road, $10.00.
J. B. Howze, Jr., work on Fol
som road, 18.00.
John Cannon, work on Bogue Fi
laya bridge, $1.50.
L. M. Dutruch, lumber for Good- S
bee bridge, $43.14.
Southern Creosoting Co., lumber
for 9th ward, $65.28.
L. W. Crawford, lumber for fifth
ward, $57.17.
John Beautant, work in seventh
ward $34.48.
H. J. Smith's Sons, na'ls, Goodbee
bee tridge, $2.40.
C. H. Culbertson, repair bridge in
7th ward, $27.45.
1 Neuhauser Brcs., oil, gas, tractor
9th ward, $22.53.
(Continued on page 21
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Mrs. E. R. Morrison is spending
a few days in New Orleans.
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A COTTON LETTER.
I A circuarl letter from a big conm
pany of cotton factors, dated Aug.
s 2, advises the cotton farmers to not
a harvest any cotton lower than
V middling. This would indicate ex
a treme distress and advertises our
c weakness and helplessness to the d
m natural business enemies of high E
prices,
Would not :t be better to gather all
e and plant less another year? But
' it is doubtful if either remedy may
-become necessary, for it may well
i. be suggested that if the real facts
were laid on the table there would
not be found a surplus of desirable
spinable cotton. The surplus is in
d the very laws, not tenderable nor
ft spinaable, and in the lower grades
s that are tenderable.
The writer severely cr.ticises th.
Federal Board for restraining bull
d specu:ators, saying this board had
chlortformed the 'bulls and galvan
ized the bears. This is pointing in
the wront direction. He should turn
the light :nward and see if it is not
n a criminal fact that the bulls in
s cotton have not been chloroforme3
r- by the low grade cotton futures con
e tract, and do not point to New York
,t but to New Orleans. We should
e quit playing baby and do something
"s for ourselves.
SThe Fedearl Board secures their
sinformation from the New Orleau e
SCotton Exchange, on the rpresent snup
ply, and this report does not ev n
; approximate the amount of unspinn
Sable cie undesrable cotton, nor the
approximate of good grades really
wanted and in demand.
SThe Cotton Exchange puts a club
Sin the hands of the bears, allowing
Sthem to fill their contracts when
e necessary in the very lowest grade4
- tenderable. From the low to the
is high, there are nine grades fixed by
-the government, and the bull should
it have the right to demand the aver
re age of the nine grades, at least fifty
. per cent above mild, and fifty pc:
Scent below mild to make the con
t. tract honest and sound--for finan
cial reasons if f~or no other.--Adv.
.tMRS. W. J. DAVIS F
TO CLUB BOYS I
AND GIRLS
Dear Club Girls and Ladies:
I have come to take Miss Williams EC
and Miss Fellows place as Home
Demonstration Agent. mu
I am hoping that each of you will
give me the same true oo-operatiou
that you have given each of them. th
I am going to do my best to help
you. I am anxious for us to make in
the parish the leading one in the 53
State in Club Work, and we to
gether can.
The Parish and State Fairs are
coming on soon and we want to hare
a good exhibit this year at each fair.
Write to me and tell me what yoey
have and save all your products, m
either by drying or canning. I will ed
be glad to give you any suggestion pe
that I can or help you ,in any way
I can. I will not be able to meat
man)' of you before the schools open at
but any time you are in Covingtea $3
come up to my office and make you-, c
self known to me, for I am anxious
to know each of you. Write and lai
tell me what you have been doing p
this summer while you were wita-- a
out an agent. Tt
Sincerely your friends,
MRS. W.-J. DAVIS, t
Home Demonstration Agent. ad
pr
Mrs Jos. Lofton has returned to
her hcme in Baton Rouge after a fa
visit to her mother.
th
MAURIN--.HWARTZ. ed
to
One of the most brilliant of social fir
wedidngs was that of Miss Genevieve la
Schwartz, brother of Mr. Adrian i).
Schwartz, to Mr. Anthony E. Maur:n,
r whici was celebrated on Wednes
day, August 18, 1920, at 5 p. m., at
St. Fraancis Assissi Church, in New in
Ore.ans; Rev. Father Brockmier o- In
ficiating. PT
The church, which was beautifui- b
3 ly decorated with ferns, palms, rose; al
and tulle, and illuminated with my- bf
riads of candles and electric lights,
was thronged with many relatives
and friends, testifying to the popu
larity of the happy couple.
The bridal party entered to the tI
strains of "Le Prophet" with Madam B
J. DeLucas, violinist and Mr. Ed- a
mund Wheelerhand, baritone sing- c
er, led ,by the ushers who were w
Messrs. Adr:an D. Schwartz, Rollo tc
Schwartz, Sydnie E. Cologne and Ed- tt
mund McCord. Then came the di
groombmen, Messrs. Phil Leonhardt sI
and Numa V. Bertel. The matrone
t of honor were Mrs. S. E. Cologne
and Mis. R. Schwartz, who wore
gorgeous gold colored taffeta with H
r exquisite ac~essries to match. Mr!.
I Cologne wore a heavy cream satin
h skirt and lace drapery in bouffant
effect, with lavender bodice, hat and
Il accessories to match. Each carried
it arm bouquets.
y Linked together with a broal m
I wh te satin ribbon which held the m
s br:dal rings were little 6ydnie Co- s]
d logne, dressed in pink tulle over
e pink satin, carrying a Marie Antoin
n ette butsket of pink roses, and Master
r Rollo Schwartz, in white satin cos
s tume. Lastly came the bride look- b
ing more lovely and queenly than b
ever before leaning on the arm :"f
11 her father. She wore an exquisite
'l gown of white satin and real lace
1- and a court train which hung from n
n the shoulders. Her veil of illusion a
z was draped high with a diadem of c0
)t jewels and orange blossoms and end- c
n ed in graceful folds on the tra:n. n
i She carried lilies of the valley and a
I- white roses, each tied with satin 85
k ribbon in a shower bouquet. h
.d Mendelssohn's recessional wedding t
ig march was played as the party le!t p
the church.
ir An informal reception limited -,o 5
.s relatives and friends was held at th b
P- home of the bride's parents, Mr a
n and Mrs. Frank J. Schwartz on g
s- Wabster street. c
SThe bride wore a traveling suit e
ly of a rich shade of -brown broadcloth v
and hat to match when they left e
ib for St. Louis, Mo., and other points I
L. of interest in the North. a
in -~- --
J The Druid's daahee at the Park i
l0 Pavilion, Wedneaday evening, was a
)v very successtul affa'r, both socially I
Id and financially. It reminded one ,f
'r- the old times when the Druids used t
ty to do thingds in ·the big way, when I
Sthe late lamented Joe Elchinger' i
n- happy smile and royaal greeting
- made you teel that you were the 1
whole oheese.
PARISH FAIR IS 9
IN PROSPEROUS
CONDITION c
Covington, La., Aug. 5, 1920. tO
Editor St. Tammany Farmer: of
Dear Sir:-The Parish fair has re
made the following steps forward n mo
the last eighteen months: C
1. A Secretary-Manager was em
ployed to look after the interests of
the fair the year round. ni
2. The number of stockholders ju
in the Asiociat:on was increased oy ,
53, and $695 was realized from the
sale of 699 shares of stock, the first
of which sold at $1 a share and the to
latter 52 shares at $1.50. 91 shares th
were purchased with premium mon- ru
ey wpr at the fair by people.
3. An audit of the books was
made, a modern set of books open
ed up and a financial secretary em- ed
ployed. to
4. In previous years the catalog
contained about fifty pages, conta!n
about $220 in advertising, offered w
$3,000 in prizes. There were 2500
coies.
5. The Tenth Annual Catalogus, o
last year, contained eighty-eight
pages, about $800 in advertising,
and offered about $5000 in prizes. B
There were 2500 copfes.
6. This year the book will on- W
tain about 100 pages, over $84)0 in a
advertising, offer about $7000 :n ti
prizes. To be 4000 copies. re
7. New deparments added to the SE
fair last year were, Better Baby bi
Show, Manufacturers' Exhibit. All of
the other departments were enlarg- Jo
ed and rules improved. The Cafe- a
teria was introduced last year. The
first aeroplane came to St. Tammany t
last year. tl
Yours truly,
KARL TREEN. nc
The most interesting baby window b.
in Covington was that of the Aubert C
Insurance Co. Baby p'ctures of our
prominent citizens, but it could not 0
be photographed. F. P. Marselan P1
also had a window that could not 1
be photographed.
NOTICE TO THE FARMERS.
The Demonstro.tion Agent, thru s
the co-operation of the Covington
Bank & Trust Company, will ship
a car load of sweet potatoes from
Covington the early part of next 0
week. All f:rmurs having potatoes
to market now will do well to get
them on the ma;ket before the price
drops. See the county agent about
Ssh:pping your potatoes at once.
F. BACHEMIN, JR.,
Agent.
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1 HOM! SERVICE SECTION A. R. C.
Covington, La., Aug. 18, 1920.
The Home Service Section of the Zg
St. Tammany Parish Chapter A. R. tl
C., during the month of July, handl- tl
ed 35 military cases, spent $33.23 e
military relief, 24 civilian cases and
spent $149.42 relief. b
We have several famlies who arc r
in need of clothes of every descrip- C
r tion and will be only too glad to b
call for same if those who wish to f
give discarded garments will call us
_ by telephone.
f One very old lady was furnished
with wheel chair and mosquito bar 3
, whicn she was in need of. One wo.
n man who lived miles from any one,
a and was sick was brought in after
f considerable persuasion to where sh,
º. could be taken care of and receive ".
medical attention. She had lived a
d alone for years and did not see, at
a soul for weeks at a time. Imagine c
her surprise to see two women and
two men, strangers, suddenly ap- t
t pear at her little shack and begin
telling her they had heard she was
Sa:ck and that they had come-to hellp
Sher. At first we could see she re-i
Ssented this, but after an hour of
a gentli words and patience she de
cided we were friends and consent
it ed to come with us. Ia was a great
h victory She has been visited sev- ]
t eral times and is arpidly gaining h.er 1
s health and strength. She would
surely have been very ill and per-I
haps died alone had we not found
k her in time.
a Our work is growing steadily and
y we feel that the need is being shown
! more clearly day by day. We hope
d the other organizations in this par
n ish will come In and work with us
9 in a closer co-operation.
g MRS. E. f. WHARTON,
e Exeert!ve (Secretary Home Service
Section St. Tammany A. R. C.
CROWDS COMEI
TO COVINGTON
DISCUSS ROAD
MATTERS
Closed Meeting of Police 1
Jury Decides to Wait
For Developments.
OPEN MEETING I
GETS NO FURTHER
Discussions Disconnected I
and Unsatisfactory In
Getting Agreement.
The police jury exercised good
judnicnt when it decided to hold a
clo.ae' session in reaching a decision ci
,n the Covington-Hammond connec- tc
) Lion of the Mississippi Valley High- oa
way and-the Salt Bayou road. Tho I
importance of the matter requ.red h
calm deliberation. The losing of g'
33U0,;00 of Federal aid would be a
olow to our road building very hard ,
to stand. The hard-surfacing of the tl
-alt Bayou road is another matter m
'equiring considerable investigat.on,
cotn as to our liability under the
contract and the possibility that the
Mayxield route would be adopted, as G
nas later developed to be the case, V
i judging by Major Kerr's letter, whlih
is pr.nted herewith. w
'T'is discussion of important mat- hi
tere in pubdls gatherings, without tl
the observance of parll4mentary d'
rules or order of any kind, always i
tails of its purpose. The open meet- N
ing in the court-room was unsatis- a
factory in every way and accomplish- h
ed nothing. It was finally decided ti
to communicate with the State Higa- w
way Department and aind out what C
woull be the result of action boh rm
as to the Hammond connection and rr
the Salt Bayou road. A committee C
of three from the police Jury, C T
Marvin Poole, M. P. Schneider and w
Emile Singletary, went to New Or- a
leans to consult Major Kerr, Mr. n
Buie be:ng in California, to confer it
. with him and if possible to reach Ii
some decision in the matter, but in a
the meantime Major Kerr had al- e:
ready written his letter in which he
selected the Mayfield route, having a
been requested to make a selection h
of routes. The police jury ad- w
journed without taking any definite- T
action and to await developments. ti
There were large deelgations from n
• Madisonville, Slidell, Goodbee and G
the M:litary Road. Madisonville and Y
Slidell wanted the Hammond con- 0
nection cut out; Goodbee wanted it
to stand. Resolutions were passed 3
by the Madisonville Association 3t P
t Commerce asserting a preference for p
r the Ponchatoula connection and the a
Covington Association of Commerce 11
passed resolutions favoring the Ham- a
mnon4 connection. There was such ri
confusion at the meeting that reso- d
lutions had little chance of being b
read or any discussion carried on e
connectedly enough for an under- r
standing of what really constituted P
the arguments of anybody. c
Mr. E. G. Davis, member of the
Road Commission, brought a map p
of the parish and pointed out the
various roads, their connections with
the original program and which it f
would be possible to build or ont
Swhich contracts had been entered in
to or bids advertised for. The all
at-once discussions that followed did
not give any one man time to inish
what he intended to say.
The whole matter rests pretrvty
Smuch where it was before the m.et
ing.
Mr. Grant reached Covington oui
C Thureday and attended a meeting of
- the Road Commission, but it is said
- that nothing further was accomplish
3 ed at that meeting.
d There is talk of enjoin!hg the
hardsurfacing of the Salt Bayou
t road, should this work be continued.
On the other hand the contract has
. been let and it is a question of how
0 far there is legal responsibility.
5 -(
Major Kerr's Letter.
4 - New Orleans, Aug. 17, 1920.
I Mr. W. F. Cooper, Office Engineer,
' Highway Department, Board of
e, State Engineers, No. 332 Maison
r Blanche Annex, New Orleans, La.
" Dear &8r:-I beg leave to ac
e knowledge, with thanks, receipt of
a report from you, under date of
a the 14th instant, in regard to the
L comparative cost of constructing the
d "Slidell-Rigoleta Highways," along
P- two routes, viz: the "Mayfleld" and
n "Salt Bayou,
S The .. is eaccompanimled by a
I mapi(bhS e grint) further explain
e- ing the situation as affecting the rel
f ative merits of the two routes named.
- This report and map was requesa
It- ed by me, because of the tact that
at it had been represented to me that
r-I I had, by agreement, been delegatsed
sr by the several parties (authorities)
Id in interest to express an opinion in
!r- regard to the relat!ve merits of these
r14 routes, ~Why, I am somewhat at a
los to altogether understand and
id appreciate.
n However, upon the strength of the
pe exhibits made, considerations of eco
r- nomic cost, the fact that the route
us is to constitute a link in a direct
line of public travel, transportation,
general serv :ce, etc., the "May4eld
Route" or link shouldf in my opin
ion, be the loillal and practial one
ISOME HIGHWAY
INFORMATION
IT IS WELL TO
KNOW
What the Great Highway of
the Mississippi Valley
Means to Public.
LOSS TO PARISH
WOULD BE GREAT
I Pledges to Build the Ham
mond Link Should
Be Carried Out.
(By Karl Treen)
In 1915 Goodbee and Madisonvilla
carried a road tax to Ibuild a roal
- to Madisonville from Covington and
- one to Goodbee irom Covington.
. Madisonville got her road. Goodbee
I helped pay for it. Goodbee d4 not
f get hers. Goodbee was to get hers
in the new bond issue and Madisoa
ville help pay for it. Now Madison
Sville is opposed to Goodbee having
a the road, but arguea that one of the
r main parish highways should be
from iMandeville, across the river
through Madisonville and Pontcha
- toula.
To not build the road through
n Goodbee, as promised the Mtisissrpi
Valley Highway officials under the
provisions of the bond iasue, will be
to lose this 2600 mile national high
way from the parish: This action
-has !been assured the local club of
t the highway, Mayor Badon, presi
dent, and Division Secretary Tresn.
To try to route this highway by
e Madiscnville and Ponchatonla to
-New Orleans would be to leave Ham
moni off the line and Hammond, by
-having a controlling number of ot
I ficials in this association could and
- would swing the highway around by
t Columbia, Amite and through Ham
mond. Hammond men have had the
i routing of this highway south of
Corinth, Mias., and have favored St.
Tammany, but if we are ungrateful
I we will lose it. It is so important
a highway that the Federal Govera
ment is considering the adoption of
r it as a Military Road, carrying a re
i fund to parishes that 'bailt it and
I all improvenent and maintnance
- expense.
a The Covingtond-oodbee road is not
; a new one. It is an old one that
1 has gotten impassable because it
was never cared for by the parien.
a- The Columbia road is very impor
tant, but it is passable, and ordi
3 narily a good road. Loss of ,the
1 Goodbee road will be loss of the
I Mississippi Valley Highway routing
- over the Columbia road.
t suppose that a delegation of citi
I zens had gone from St. Tammany
t parish to the Tangipahoa parish
r police jury and road commission adda
a agreed to 'build a road to the parian,
e line and that the Tangipsaoa bodies
assured us that they would meet out
Sroad, and suppose, further, that this
, delegation reported these agreemen's
g back to our pauish and that we vot
ed money and built our end of the
road, would we not expect Tang
j pahon to keep its part of the moral
contract? Sure, we would.
e Now, if we reverse the above sup
p posal, we will have a statement of
e (Continued on gage 6)
t for final consideration by the par
n ties and authorities in interest.
- Very Truly yours,
SFRANK M.K KERR,
i Chief State Engineer and Preald
h dent Board of State Engine;ers.
, The. tollowing table shows mile
t- age of roads in leach ward:
War 1.
1 Covrngton-Hammond ....... 4.6
! Turnpike ................ 7.0
1 Madisonville-onncbatoola .. 6.1
' Covington-Madisonville .... 4.5
e 21.2
'1 Ward 2.
* *Corvlngton-Franklinton .... 10.3
SWard 8.
SCovington-lAblita .......... 3.0
Covington-Hammond ........ 8.3.s
Covington-Franklinton ..... 6.1
Covington-Slidell ......... 3.
r,15.9
Ward 4.
I Covington-SUidell ......... .10.1
a. Wati 8.
e- Sun-Pearl River ........... 10.05
SWard @.
S!Talisheek-Pearl River ..... 13.5
16 Talisteek-Bush ........... .2.2
Ae Abita-Tallsheek ........ ... 6
id 21.7
Ward 7.
a Covlngton-Slidell .......... 5.7
n- Ward 8.
'l- Talisheek-Pearl River ....... 1
d. Slidell-Pearl River ....... . .9
'- Slidell-Salt Bayon ........ 8.5
at Indian Village ........... . 1.7
at Robert Road ............ 4
5) '19.1
in Ware 9.
se Covington-Slldell ........... 6.5
a SlitdellPearl River......... 2
8.3
he Waal 10.
so- Covington-Talisheek ....... . 4.25
Lte Rango Line.............. 3.5
'a, 7.75
ld *The Second Ward will get thts
in- road with federal aid from the 1921
no flnds, If there i anney to buld it