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on dale Fverv RltnrWay at RLSTIC and BU.LOCH'S DRUG SwimE, Coovinv . of .or .q th belu 1ýLPARM" baim The S.TammRR~n Farmer $?R jI ve per Mopy subs.c.b. -elp boost the p.e.ns. . *FSO.e C G A T Y U 10 Noe 0.. 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 1 --- - Mrs. E. R. Morrison is spending a few days in New Orleans. - -- - 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. -0---c-----* 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