The Rice belt journal., August 03, 1906, Image 1

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gE VII. WELSH, CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, AUGUST 3, 1906. N MBEli
OTING AT 5Oc ON THE
Our Entire Line of Summer Clothing
! Oo Before Summer is Over We still have
Fine Selection and All Sizes in Suits. This
no Bluff, but a chance for an Actual Bargain!
COIE, SEE, BE CONVINCED.
ALABLE WITH A MEANING
RADE MARK
The Lable )of Queen Quality Shoes means$
i:- That the shoe is made of Live Material and
irst-class \Vorkmmiiship.--That the Buyer of a
pirof these Shoes c(an g'et his money back if there
isjaything wrons" with Material or Workmanship.
PRn IE .2.50, $3.(00), $3.50.
GNAL CLOTHINT Q STORE, le1sh, La.
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ADVANCES ON RICE
SEED, FEED AND CASH
IF YOU NEED THEM
You May Not Have Good Seed;
You May Need Feed for your Stock;
You May Need Some Cash, If Not Now,
Then Later in the Season.
Call on or write
In dependent Rice till Co., Lid.,
CROL~E, La.
H. E. HEALD, agent, Welsh, La.
Pmmmmmmin ýi n min
elsh lachine Shops,_
I. B. VAN NESS, Proprietor.
SMOKESTACKS & BREECHINGS"
Any Size or Guage, and
ALL KINDS OF S
Gil and Irrigating Strainers,
MADE ON SHORT NOTICE. 0
ALL KINDS OF
PIPE AND FITTINGS
i doorn from PostoMf l e.
& CRESCENT
UTE.
Summer
on Tickets.
'UI SALE TO POINTS IN
GEORGIA, KENTUCKY
M ASSACHUSETTS,
IPPI, NEW YORK,
QCROLINA, PENN
+ SOUTH CARO
NESSEE, VIR.
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Di Literature. Fold
i WOODS, T. P. A.,
Sa Antonio, Texas.
PHONE NO.7.
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aln le St1 les
Rigs of All Kinds, With or Without
Drivers.
GIVE ME A CALL.
CHAS. DAUTEL.
J. D. KIIBALL,
Blacksmithing
AND
Horseshoeing.
All Kinds of Repairing a Specialty.
Shop located on North Adams Street.
NOTICB.
Go to Benoit Bros. for
Holly Wreath Flour.
The Tax Collector's Fees.
While the Hunsicker bill to reduce
the fees of tax collectors on all col
lections after the first *100,000, fell a
victim to the prowess of the allied tax
eaters of Orleans and other parishes,
it started an agitation which is bound
to result finally in the abolution of
this excessive colnpensation. Several
newspapers in the state have taken up
the battle and the legislature two
years hence will probably correct the
mistake made by the present legisla
ture.
The interest that Calcasieu has in
this evil is easily shown. For each
$100,000 of taxes collected, the collect
now gets $5,000. Mr. Hunsicker's
proposition was to reduce the fee to
$1,000 per *100,000 after the first $100,
000. With $40;,000 paid in taxes in
Calcasieu, this law would save the
tax payers $12,000 a year and still
leaves the collector a generous com
pensation.
Upon the subject of the Ilunsicker
law the New Orleans Times I)emocrat
said yesterday:
An attempt made at the late session
of the Louisiana legislature to secure
a reduction in the cost of collecting
the state's revenues failed. The prlop
osition was a good one and should
have been adopted as it meant the sav
ing of thousands of dollars annually
to the state: but the tax collectors who
got big fees, were too strong polltical
ly for the p)roposed reform, and the
conditions in the legislature, the con
fasion over the apl)ropriation hill, the
political compllications that arose,
(gave them splendid opportunities to
stifle and kill the bill. They even per
suaded some of the sheri fs and tax
collectors of the smaller parishes that
ther fees would he cut down if the pro
iposed law passed, whereas it applied
!only to the hiie parishes, Orleans,
Calcasieu, Caddo and a few others.
"There were no arguments advanced
ih favor of the present system of pay
in, more for the collection of the state
taxes than is necessary and more than
is paid for the collection of the city
taxes, which are so much larger, be
cause there were none to present.
That the system can be maintained
permanently no one believes, and the
people can count confidently oa relief
frorn this expense at the next session.
In view of the large number of import
ant questions before the legislature,
no measure of minor importance like
that of the cost of collecting taxes
could receive the attention it deserved.
Now, however, that it has been
presented, the issue can and should
be discussed before the people in the
next campaign, so that the city and
parishes will send to the legislature
men who will see to a reformation of
the fee system, in the interest of the
state as against the interest of the
politicians. That a change will be
made when the question is properly
discussed, no one can doubt. We
have made great progress in the last
twenty years in getting rid of the
worst abuses of the fee system and the
immense profits formerly [enioyed by
certain favored officials have been
scaled down. Thetax collectors have
been almost the only ofilcials who
have escaped this reform. It will be
their turn next time.-Lake Charles
Daily American.
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On July 30th the Standard Oil Co.
reduced the price on the higher grades
of petroleum three cents and on the
lower grades two cents. Wonder if
John D. has made back the hundred
thousand he gave to the San Francis
co sufferers, or if he is buying public
sympathy in his coming legal trial in
Ohio, which?
Ailvanltages of 1ice Elevators.
It is reported that Jennings is to
have a rice elevator this season which
will handle rice as corn and wheat are
handled in the north. If rice can be
handled successfully in this way, it will
mean a great saving to the producer.
A saving in which the cost of the sacks
will be but a part. It will mean that
the wagon will be backed to the grain
spout of the thresher and loaded by
the machine, thereby saving the ex
pense of two sackers, two sack sewers,
two draggers and pilers and extra la
bor when it comes to ioading the rice
onto wagons, nor does it end here;
instead of the hard labor now requir ed
to unload and pile sacks at the ware
house, all that will be necessary to do
will be to drive onto the dump scale
and dump the load, the machinery el
evating it to the desired bins. This
process of handling rice will save at
least twenty cents per sack in the ex
piense of caring for same. It is to be
hoped that the rice elevator will prove
a success.
Ilice Market Opens at Niue Dlollars
Per Barrel.
The first rice of the season was sold
in New iOrleans Monday at nine dol
lars ner barrel of 16i2 pounds. This
was a shilpiment ot lHonduras cupping
37, which was raised on the Bonsecour
plantation in Plaquemine parish. This
rice was sold at auction. The bidding
which started at. 4, was swift and fur
ious until it reached the .!t mark, when
it was struck oil to .J. 'V. C'ampbell
f.)r the Sieward TMilling Co.
•: FORA ::
SLIMITED TIME ONLY i
A Fine Hollow Ground
Radiumite Razor 
FREE
To Each Purchaser
O:: THE ::
DOLLAR RADIUMITE STROP
S[TR STROP THAT HOSEL]4
Step In and Examine
Them.
THE RACKET STORE
WELSH, LA.
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Negro Fined in Mayor's Court for
Using Profane Language.
Agent Tubbs made complaint Satur
day against a negro for using profane
language around the passenger depot.
The offender after refusing to plead
guilty, declaring that the burden of
proof rested with the prosecution, was
convicted on the evidence of Mr. Tubbs
and assessed two dollars.
This is a move in the ,Iult direction,
and we hope M r. Tnbh5 1.11 rcontinue
the good work ut..,: the practice of
cursing around the depot will have
been broken un. As it is. the urofani
ity that is indulged in about the sta
tion is disgusting and reprehensible
in the extreme. And in this instance
the negroes are by no means the worst
offenders, white boys from the age
of eight to twenty years are in the
habit of cursing around the depot un
til it is very offensive, not only to la
dies, but to gentlemen as well. Mr.
Tubbs has undoubtedly started a good
move and we trust he will not lose
heart until be has rooted out this evil
from the depot grounds at least.
There may be nothine in a name,
yet the results in the recent primary
election in Texas would indicate the
contrary. Campbell was the only one
of four candidates who was able to
successfully cross the barren desert of
politics studded with the cacti of pub
lic criticism and the sage brush of
broken promises. Brooks was lost in
the sands when but little over half
through: Bell tolled his own funeral
knell, while Mr. Colquitt called quits
and is out.
"" We carry a Complete Line of --.
Fresh, Salt and Canied Meats.
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GROCERIES!
()ur G]ro'er St.ock is ('(,nllete l Un. .\ w;,I  tEr~ ,tl,
as \We 'ce'Cive New(f (e oods Daily.
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The ordinary buggy body c('oltaills about 150
screws, plugls and nails, every one of which is dis
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WELSH ARRIAGE & IMPLEMENT GO.,
WELSH - , LOUISIANA.