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TlE ST. .LANRY CLARION
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VOLUME XXX-NO. 4 OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1920 TWO D PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
MACHINERY AT
LOCAL POWER
PLANT BREAKS
City Without Current For
Two Nights and Days
As Result
MANY BUSINESSES
AT A STANDSTILL
Mayor Loeb Says Repairs Now Being
Made Will Give Only Partial
Relief-Irregular Service
for Three Weeks
The repairs now being made at
city power plant will give only
partial and temporary relief at
best and as a consequence the
people of Opelousas can expect
irregular service for at least
three weeks. During that time
we will be able to serve only cer
tain circuits of the town at a
time, furnishing power to each one
In turn. We ask the people to
kindly bear with us in the emer
gency.-Mayor E, L. Loeb.
Mayor Loeb has objected to me
having any further connection
with the plant. If instructed to
return, I can have the plant in
operation by six o'clock this af
ternoon.-Supt. Burgess, in a
statement to the Ity Council at
9:30 Saturday morning.
-
The business houses of Opeloustas
have been without power for three
days and the homes of th city have
been without lights for three nights
following breaks in the machinery at
the local power house. The trouble
began Thursday when the last of the
oil engines in use their collapsed and
the employment of extra help had
failed to relieve the situation up to
t late Saturday.
The chief source of trouble is
cracked cylinders and cylinder beads
in addtion to the generally worn con
dition of the machinery. Repair parts
for the engine have arrived and May
or Loeb stated they would be installed'
with all possible speed. He is not
very hopeful of better sarvticas-..,An
the near future, however ,as indicated
by his statement printed above.
Special Meeting
The breakdown at the power plant
came very soon after a disagreement
between Mayor Loeb and Supt. Bur
gess and some people are of the be
lief that an amicable adjustment of
the differences would result in ebtter
service for the present at last. Bur
gess says Mayor Loeb-refused to per
mit him to have anything further to
do with the plant and instructed him
not to touch the engines . Mayor
Loeb's answer is that he Instructed
Burgess not to touch the engines un
til all parts needed for repairs had
arrived. At a special meeting of the
city council aturday morning at 9:30
Supt. Burgess stated that 4f instruct
ed to return to work he would have
the plant in operation at * o'clock
Saturday evening. He was instructed
by the council to return.
Plant in Bad Shape
Engineers who have worked at the
power plant say that the machinery
is beter fitted for the junk heap than
for any other usage. They state
further that the people of this city
can expect no better service as long
as the present equipment is in use.
Others contend that with repairs It
can be utilized until the new plant Is
built.
People Aroused
In the mean time, the people who
pay the costs are suffering. The dis
comfort, inconvenience and stagna
tion of business during the past three
days has aroused them to point of
asking for the truth-to the point of
demanding to know who ,if anyone, is
responsible for the trouble.
They want to know.
They have a -fight to know.
Is Burgess incompetent or has May
or Loet been too hasty?
Who is going to furnish the in
formation.
Many Businesses Handicapped
Many businesses which use the city
current as a source of power have
been seriously handicapped during the
breakdown. The Princess Theatre, lo
cal picture show, has not been able
to exhibit for three nights ,both pa
Sers have been delayed two days, and
garages, machine shops and battery
plants have not been able to operate.
The supply of lamps and condles
has been greatly dipleted and coal oil.
long since relegated to commercial
usages has again been brought into
light the city's homes.
Current Saturday Night
A little later than he had promised,
Supt. Burgess had the engines in
shape and was furnishing current Sat
urday night, but a blow out of a gas
quet shortly afterward caused him to
shut down . At 11 o'clock Sunday
morning the plant was in operation
And judging from the regularity of the
service for several hours thereafter I
it will continue.
TO GIVE MISCELLANEOUS
SHOWER FOR SANITARIUM
The ladies of Opelousas are plan.
ning a miscellaneous shower for the
sanitarium in this city.
All who are interested in this move
are requested to meet at the Elks
Home at 2 o'clock Monday. August 2,
when plans for the shower will be
outlined and a date convenient to' all
will be fixed.
This worthy movement has been in
auguarted and is being baciked by
some of the ladies of the city who ap
preciate the sanitarium and what it
means to Opelousas and vicinity. Dr.
Daly has gone to considerable expense
in establishing andequipping the san
itarium and it goes without sayihg
that he and those in charge will
greatly appreciate this thoughfulness
on the part of the ladies of the city.
Moreover, the handiwork which will
come from the shower will unquestion
ably add rays of sunshine to many
brought there suffering from the ills
of human kind.
CLARION LATE
DUE TO BREBKS
AT POWER PLANT
NO CURRENT THURSDAY AND FRI
DAY DELAYS PAPER FIRST
TIME IN WEEKS
The Clarion fs late this week for
the first time in months and this delay
has been brought about through no
delay of the management or the em
ployes.
Breaks in the machinery at the city
power plant, which deprived us of
currapt through Thursday and Friday
are responsible and we ask the indul
gence of our subscribers and patrons.
Running on schedule time through
the week to Thursday Morning, every
thing indicated that ae paper would
be delivered to the 4sail late Friday
afternoop as usual. But the uaex
pected bappened and we have been
delayed two days.
It has been the policy of the Clarion
management to have the paper ready
tfe deliv'e at athe apj thid tme- &nr
and our promptness in this respect
has been the source of many compli
mentary messages fiom our readers.
We assure them the pre.ent delay
has been the sause of great anxiety to
us and we trust the machinery at the
power plant will be so adjusted as to
permit us to be on time in the fut
ure.
CR0 WLEY PROGRESS
MAKES ITS FIRST
APPEARANCE HERE
WELL EDITED, NICELY MADE UP
PAPER OF 12 PAGES IS NEW
PUBLICATION'S BEGINNING
The Clarion tips its hat to the
Crowley Progress, the latest of
Louisiana's weekly journals, which
published its initial issue in the Rice
City last 'week. In a well edited and
neatly made up paper of twelve
pages, its management took a run
ning start in the journalism of the
Acadia town. The number of ad
yertisements. many of full pages, in
dicates that it has met with the fav
or of the business people there.
The Crowley Progress is an off
spring of the Opelousas Star-Pro
gress and is published by Nolan and
Andrepont, owners of the local pa
per. L A. Andrepont ,who needs no
introduction in St. Landry, is man
aging editor of the new paper and he
is ably assisted in the mechanical le
partment by Bernard Reed, who was
connected with the Star-Progress for
many months. W. F. Nolan remains
in Opelousas and is in charge of the
Star-Progress and its job printing de
partment.
The Crowley Progress is being
published weetly for the present, but
its management states that as soon
as necessary machinery can be ob
tained a daily paper will be added. In
connection with the paper the man
agement operates a complete job
printing department and we have
been informed by prominent Crowley
people that the new plant has already
won rceognition in that field.
The Clarion is doubly proud of the
Crowley Progress. We are always
glad to welcome new publications in
to the field, especially where the op
portunity justifies them, but we have
an added feeling of pride in the fact
that an Opelousas boy has gone for
ward and successfully launched a
newspaper in an adjoining town.
There is so much similarity and so
little difference in the pronunciation
and spelling of the words, "martial"
and "marital" that some people are
inclined to believe they are synon
mous.
'FIRST TRAD DAY
. IN OPELOUSAS IS
e
A BIG SUCCESS
All Indications Point to
Greater Activity in
The Future
NEXT PEMIUM DAY
IS AUGUST 28TH
t.
First Prize, Pair Registered Pigs, is
Won by Jerome Meche, of Sun
set-Big Demand for Pro
duce Brought In
It is not very often the &se that a
man buying wire for bull ng fences
for hog raising. at the sam time gets
a pair of pigs along with lthe wire.
This did, however, happen 4ý Jerome
Meche of Sunset Jast Saturday.
Mr. Meche had just purchased a car
load of wire and has planned to raise.
registered stock. At the Chamber of
Commerce "Trade 16a" last Saturday
he was given the yaf of registered
Poland China pigs. At it is the pur
pose of the Chamber to 'encourage the
raising of better stock in the parish,
these pigs could not have been placed
with a better man.
One of the pig was from the herd
of W. W. Johnson of Church Point
and was sired by Bobbie No. 286305,
weight 900 pounds. Dam Miss Lady
Big Bone, No. 599978, weight 600
pounds.
The other pig was from the herd of
E. C. Quirk of Opelousas, and was
sired by Wonder Price No. 236963,
weight 900 pounds. Dam, Lady Won
derly No. 566734, weight 600 pounds.
Both pigs will be registered by the
Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Me
che will be presented with the regis
tration papers, as well as the pigs.
Mr. Meche was also given the ten
'dollar trade certificate the subscrip
tion to Modern Farming apd the sub
scription to the Star-Progress
Mr. Emar Lafleur was given the
-five dollar trade certificate.
The first "Trade Day" may be I
pronounced an unqualified success asi
-everyo fie bo brought pro4ae -pt. oth
er artlelej was able to dispose of
everything brought in. In fact there
was a demand for a great deal more
produce than was shown.
Among the tairigs asked for were
water melons, fresh eggs and toma
toes. Quantities of these could have
been disposed of had they been on
the grounds.
The ladies of Opelousas were gener
ous in their support of the "Trade
Day," many of them refusing to buy
from people peddling produce on the
streets, hW order to buy at the court
house square. It is this spirit of co
operation which the Chamber is en
deavoring to build up and there is no
question but that there will be more
produce for sale on the succeeding
Saturdays and more people to buy.
While this was the first effort along
this line in Opelousas, the court
house square was well filled from
nine o'clock, when the first produce
began to come in, until after three
o'clock, when the pigs and other arti
cles were given away.
The "Trade Days" will be held
every Saturday and the next award of
gifts will be made on Saturday, Aug
Bat 28. Just what will be given away
at that time has not an yet been de
cfded but the. Chamber of Commerce
announces that it will be well worth.
while.
Tickets may be obtained from each a
merchant who Is a member of the g
Chamber of Commerce sand everyone d
buying a dollar's worth of merchan
dise is entitled' to a ticket. Customers ,
are requesting to ask for the tickets c
and be sure that the merchant gives
them.
MANAGER OF THE
PRINCESS PULLS
BIG PICFIJRE DEAL
tOCAL MOVIE HOUSE IS NOW AF
FILIATED WITH SAENGER
AMUSEMENT COMPANY
The Princess Theatre of this city
is now a link in the chain of the
Saenger Amusement Co., largest moy
ing picture corporation in the south.
The dea4 which connects the local pic
ture house with the Saengers was
pulled by Manager Dietlein during
th week.
The Saenger company has contracts
for exclusive rights with the biggest
producers of the country and thereby
controls the select picture of the movie
world. Manager Dietlein stated he
was highly pleased with his connec-1
tion with the big movie corporation
and said he was certain the deal,
would result to the satisfaction of
the patrons of his show.
TWO HEADLINE ATTRACTIONS
AT PRINCESS THIS WEEK
Two stellar productions that are
wortay of special mention are to be
shown at the Princess this week.
The first being Cecil B. DeMille's
latest production "Why Change
Your Wife," with Tobi Meighan.'
Gloria Swanson and Bebe Daniels.
It will be shown Thursday and
Friday. On Saturday, Mack Sen
nett's five reel comedy, "Down on
the Farm" will be #hown.
BIG ASSOCIA'ION
STIRS INTEREST
COTFON FARMERS
Bonded Warehouse Especial
ly Meets With Favor
Among Cotton Growers
MEETINGS ARE
LARGELY ATTENDED
Organization Work Will Continue Un
til Every FarAer and Business
Man is Given Opportunity to
Join
Notwithstanding the bad weather
which has prevailed for the past two
weeks, the organization work of the
American Cotton Association has been
carried on successfullyk Meetings held
throughout the parish hive been large
ly attended and the people generally
are displaying keen itorest in the
work of the organization.
Membership is increasing rapidly
Mr. Anders, field organizer for this
parish, stated and the people seem to
have grasped the real meaning of the
organization. As soon as the benefits
to be derived from the association,
especially the bonded warehouse fea
ture of it, are explained the farmers
readily consent to join.
The organization work in this par
ish will continue until every farmer
land business man has been given the
opportunity to fall in vilth the move
ment, Mr. Anders said.
DUSTI!G COTTON
AGENT MENDOZA MAKES THIRTY
EXPERIMENTS IN USE OF
CALCIUM ARSENATE
A. A. Mendoza, parish agent, has
made thirty demonstrations in dusting
cotton with Calcium Arsenate within
the last few days. The result of the
experiments cannot be seen at this
time, he stated, but a record is being
kept wherever the cotton was dusted
one of the requirements being that so
many rows were dustetl and an equal
number were not, and at the end of
the season the yields from both are
to be weighed and the difference in
production noted.
The calcium arsenate and blow
guns were purchased with money sub
scribed for that purpose by the banks
and cotton buyers of Opelousas.
Mr. Menidoza states that many
farmers are eager to experiment in
the weevil dusting, and those on
whose places the experiments were
held are carefully keeping a record
of the results.
Agent Mendoza has also made sev
eral demonstrations in the use of fer
tlizers. These are showing up nice
ly, he said. In this case he is also
keeping a record to ascertain the best
fertilizers to use and under what con
ditions they are best suited.
As soon as the results of these
various experiments have been as
certained, Mr. Mendoza will make
them known.
MRS. GREEN ,IS STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING MONDAY
Mrs. J. F. Green, wife of Frisco
roadmaster, was truck by lightning
during the electrical storm early Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. Green was
hurled ten feet from the bath room
in her home into an adjoining room
4nd was still unconscious when found
by neighbors a short while after.
Besides the severe nervous shock,
Mrs. Green sustained painful injuries
about the face and peck. It was fear
ed at first that she would lose her
sight in one eye, but this has been
dispelled by her improvement during
the week.
MISS DUCHARME NOW AT
CLARK'S JEWELRY STORE
Miss Sophia Ducharme Is now em
ployed at Clark's Jewelry Store on,
Landry street where she will be
pleased to assist her many friends.
She began there Monday.
Mr. Clark stated he was more
than pleased with the services of
Miss Ducharme and was satisfied
her employment would aid him ma
terially in his business.
"EUNICE DEFEATS
OPELOUSAS SUNDAY
BY SCORE OF7 -2
A Few Bunched Hits Follow
ing Errors Tells the Tale
, Of Last Game
BIENVENU HURLS FINE
BALL UNTIL THE 8TH
McKinney's Two Bagger In Last In.
ing Clears the Bases and Makes
Game Appear One-Sided
When It Was Not
The score was 7-2 in the game be
tween Opelousas and Eunice last
Sunday, but the cottest was more of
a ball game than these figures indi
cate, for the two teams battled nip
and tuck for seven full frames before
the decision was reached. At that
it came with two men down, In Eu
nice's half of the eighth, McKinney
went to the-bat with the bases filled.
His offering was a double to deep
right center which cleaned up and
gave a very decisive cast to the game.
Opelousas went at Eunice with a
start and it appeared that they might
even up for some of the past defeats,
but it could not be. Robertson, easily
the star of the game, walked in the
first inning and Charley Dejean hit
one against the left field fence which
missed clearing only two feet. Robert
son went to third and Dejean to sec
ond. But they stayed there for two
were down and the hit needed to
score them was not fortcoming. Yet
the man- who failed then, Johnny
Brown, hit a double against the left
field fence his next time at bat.
Opelousas scored first in the 'third.
Robertson, erstwhile Alexandria State
Leaguer, doubled to left and Brown,
playing his first game, hit a two bag
ger in the same place, Robertson scor
ing.
Eunice scored three in the fourth
on a base on balls, an error and a cou
ple of hits. Opelousas came back in
the fifth an scored another and the
score remained at that until Eunice's
last inning.
Robertson, Opelousas catcher, wee
easily the star of the game, his hit-.
Ling base running and catching elicit
ing favorable comment from the big
crowd. Hanney's base running also
featured.
Bienvenu in First Game
Lionel Bienvenu pitched his first
game for Opelousas and hurled well
considering the short time he has
had to practice. After being out of'
the game for three years he pitched
a full game after working out but one
week.
Eunice Fields Well
The Eunice players fielded almost
faultlessly' behind Hudeck Cir pulled
the big pitcher out of several bad
holes when Opelousas threatened to
score.
The game was marked by consider
able wrangling over the umpires deci
sions.'
The score:
Opelousas AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
Lewis, ss 4 1 2 1 1 0
Hanney, cf 4 0 1 0 0 0
Robertson, c 3 1 2 8 2 0
Dejean, lb 4 0 1 4 1 0
Brown, 2b 4 0 1 5 1 2
Clary, Al. r, 40 01 1 0
flary,R. 3b 4 0 0 1 1 0'
Larcade, 1f, 4 01 2 00
Bienvenue, p. 4 0 0 1 3 0
35 2 82310 2
Robertson walked 1.
Hamers out, hit while making 3rd
strike.
Eunice AB. R. H P0. A. E
Hadiers, ef 4 1 1 0 1 0j
Derbes, F. lb 3 1 0 13 0 0
Guillory, as 4 2 2 0 5 1j
Derbes, G. lb 4 2 2 2 0 0
Kouch, c 4 0 2 48 0 0
McKinney, 3rb, 4 1 2 2 2 0.
Trappey, rf, 3 00 1 1 1'
Hudeck, p 3 0 1 1 5
$ ~32 7 12 27 14 2
? Derbes walked 1.
beore by innings:
9 RHE
Opelonesas 001 010 00-2 8 2
Eunice 000 600 040-?7 12 21
Earned runs-O4pelousas 2, Eunice
Two base hits-Dejean, Brown,
Robertson and Meltinney. First base
on bails-of of Bienveane 2, off of
Hudeck 1. Struck out by Blenvenue
8, by Hudeck 7. Left on bases--Ope
lousas 7. Eulce 3.
Umpires C. Thompson and T. F'uze
lier. Scorer 3. L. Hammers.
Joseph Weldon Bailey, the ablest
Texan of them all, is about to stage
his political come-back in his native
state, having lead by a few thousand
votes in a four cornered race for the
governorship in the primary held last
Saturday. Ex-Senator Walley is an' im
placable enemy of national probibtion,
and federal suffrage for womeg, as he'
regards them as encroachments on the
police powers of the several states.
We wonder if his majority in TIexas is
a sign ef the times.
OPELOUSAS MOVIE STAR
RISING IN FILM WORLD
Opelousas people are watching
with interest Rose Wallior Cade's
rise 'in the -movie world. Even now
she is 'iaying at'' imjirtant part in
some of the leading pictures and her
friends here expect that before long
she will be heralded among the stars
of the silent drama.
Just recently she sent Jacobs News
Depot several of her late photos show
ing her in different pictures which
Mr. Jacobs has displayed in his win
dow.
Manager Dietlein of the Princess
Theatre has lost no opportunity to
book pictures in which the Opelousas
girl has participated. Announcement
that she will appear in a picture is al
ways followed by a packed house.
JUDGE PAVY AND
R. LEE GARLAND
ARE NOT OPPOSED
BOTH ARE PRESENTED WITH AN
OTHER TERM ON SILVER PLAT
TER BY VOTERS OF DISTRICT
District Judge Henry Pavy and Dis
trict Attorney Lee Garland have been
returned to their respective offices
without oppositon, the judicial coin
mittee. having met Thursday at Ville
Platte and declared them .the nomi
nees.
The beginning of Judge Pavy's next
term will mark his third full term on
the bench 'of this district. At its ex
piration, he will have served continu
ousl)' for fourteen years, having suc
ceeded the late Judge W. C. Perrault
at the latter's death in 1810,
Lee Garland is now mounding out
his sixth consecutive. term as the pros
ecuting attorney of this district, hav
ing been elected first in. 1896. During
his tenure of office Mr. Garland has
served under four district judges
Gilbet L. Dupre, E. T. Lewis, W. C.
Perrault and B. H. Lary. He will sson
commence his seventh term.
REPRESENTATIVE
WITHOUT OPPOSITON
7TH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN RE
WARDED WITH ANOTHER TERM
FOR FAITHFUL SERVICES
Representative Lazaro has been re
turned to congress for another tern!
without oppositon, the nominations
having closed at mid-night July 26
without any contest for the seat.
When congress convenes in Decem
ber, Representative Lazaro will com
mence his fifth consecutive term, hav
ing been elected first In October,
1912. During his tenure of office he
has so ably and so consistently champ
toned the rights of his people and
their chief industries that he has
made himself unbeatable in the dis
trict, and his re-election without op
position is no surprise. His friends
are proud of his record. They are
gratified, too, at the fine qauptiment
that has just been paid him are
confident that he will Gan s to
render the most satisfactory service
to al the people of the district.
Congressman Lasaro is highly-ap*
preciative of the honor which has been
conferred on him.
BIGGER TRADE
DAYS ARE PLA
OF THE F1TIRE
REGISTERED SHORT HORN HEIF
ER TO BE FIRST PRIZE ON
NEXT PREMIUM DAY. AUG. 2S
A meeting of the Chamber of Com'
merce Trade Day committee was held
Monday to make plans for future
Trade Days and tilk over pe first1
one. The committee expressed them
slves as well pleased with the results
last Saturday.
The next premIums will be given
away on Saturday. August i8, and the
committee promises something even
better than last Saturday. The Uit
tell Drug Store has promised to give
a pen of blooded chickens as a pre
mium for either the town or country
people. With this addition the peo
ple who attend the Trade Day will
know that they will receive some
thing well worth having.
Instead of a pair of pigs, the com
mittee has decided to give away a
registered Short Horn heifer next
month. This makes the list for next
month as follows:
First--Short Horn heiter, segister
ed.
Second--Pen of registered chickens.
Third--Subscription to the Clarion.
Fourth--Subscription to Modern
Farming.
As there is no cost to the merchant
or his customer attached to these pre
EIGHTEEN BOYS
TOVISITMIDDLE
WESTERSTAflS
Left Thursday for Baton
Rouge Where They Attend
Short Course
LOCAL CITIZENS TO
DEFRAY ALL EXPENSES
Will Visit Highly Improved, Inten
sively Tilled Farms, Including AgrI
cultural Schools in Iowa, 1I11.
nois and Wisconsin
The following boys left Thursday
for Baton Rouge to attend the short
course of one week.
Chapman Mills, Austin Savole, Mar
ion Coles; Patrick Fontenot, Marshal
Landreneau, Alton O'Brien, Floyd
Fuseller, Benny Andrepont, Ben La
fleur, Charles oBudreaux, Elder Syl
vester, Charles -Savant, Robert Mills,
Eugene Gordon, Clebert Joubert, John
Dejeaan Dudley Fontenot, Herbert
Fontenpt.
Later they will be St. Landry's rep
resentatives on the farm observation
tour through the Middle West.
Those who have contributed to
defray the expenses for the trip are
as follows:
Police Jury $300.00.
School Board $150.00.
St. Landry Bank. & Tropt Co. $5000.
The Opelousas National Bank $6040
Planters Bank & Trust Co., $00500.
J. A. Hass, $50.00.
Eunice State, Bank $150.00.
American Bank & Trust Co., $150.00
Eunice, La.
Wasrington State Bank $15.00.
Leon S. aase, $25.00.
Dietlein-Jacobe Gre. Co., $25.00.
St. Laudry Lumber Co., $25.00.
P. D. Pavy $25.00.
W. B. Prescott $25.00.
Martin Bordelon $10.00.
M. ainsbelrg $10.00.
Armand L Dejean $10.00.
Estate' J. B. Bandoz $10.00.
A. C. Skiles $5.00.
H. U. Callahan $5.00,
L. Landau $5W00.
J. W. Clark $5,00.
G. Lb. Lassale $5.0O,
Allen T. Sandoz $5.00.
A. J. Cormier $5.00.
Ben RIseman $5.00.
J. A. Dejean $5.00.
J: Roos $5.00.
R. Mornhinveg & Son $5.00.
Robert Schuler $5.00.
Mrs. L. G. Kirk $5.00.
A. Clary $5.00.
Shutes Drug Store $5.00.
COMMITTEE SEEKS
SITE AS LOCATION
COTTON WAREHOUSE
NEEDS LOT WITH FRONTAGE OF
300 F+. ON RAILROAD WITH
DEPTH OF 100 FEit
The first mattb'wlllch the Cham
ber of Commerce committee which
has in charge the .nvestigation of the
cotton warehouse" proposition, is tak.
ing up is the location of posaile sites
for the buldlng. It is uecemgtry that
a site be seaured which wll have a
frontage 'o at least 300 feet on a rail
road siding and that there shall be
room for a b sa1dný n hkdred feet
deep, with pIp; on both sides sad
a drive waiao. one aide. The cola
mittbe is workiag to sppare options on
such sites and whtis these are secur
ed the assitance of the Bureau of
Markets of the Department of Agri
culture will be asked to determine ex
actly the type of buldhig best suited
to leat needs.
At the present time' it Is most desir
able from the standpoint of construe
tion that the cotton warehouse be
suitable for general agricultural stor
age. This means that the cotton ware
house should be a general storage
pulldang and, therefore, should be rat
pfbof, moistureprbot and fire proof
and arranged conveniently for general
storage of agricultural products. It
has been practically "eeided that it
will not be possible to erect this type
of building hi time to take care of
this year's prop but plans will be
made, a company organised and a site
secured so that work may be begun
early in the spring.
A meeting of ; this comimittee with
the otfleerf of the American Cotton
Association will be held is the near
future and a cooperative plan of pro
sedure worked out.
Mr. and Mrs. Armand Deiean and
family, I? aas Mrs. 'Bimos Stelly re
turned home on Sunday after a de
lightful trip of two weeks spent at Gal
vestc and Houston, Texas.
miums the customer should not he-: -
tate to ask for nor the marchar t .
offer the tickets.