The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-06-13
This Great State.

tory turns out daily 10000 brick and
$4,000 tiles.
An oyster packing company at
Morgan City will give employment
to about 200 persons.
Gibsland New Era, June7: ''The
crops are certainly quite promising
in this portion of Bienville and Clai-
borne so far"
John Vigneaud, at present town
Marshal of Lafayette, has been ap-
pointed by President Harrison Unit
ed States Marshal for the Western
District of Louisiana.
Louisiana Journal: "The press
and the cotton exchanges are on the
farmers side in the fight with the
bagging trust, and if the farmers fail
to win it will be their own fault"
st. Tammany Farmer: 'There are
hundreds of artesian wells in Gov
ington and more being bored every
day. Good clear water is found at
a depth of from 70 to 100 feet. They
are much better and cheaper than
wooden cisterns."
Richland Beacon: cit is long
lane that has no turning, and some
of these days the people of Louisiana
will say that 1921, 900 a year is too
much to pay for Judiciary system,
while Mississippi, with 100000 more
people, pays only S78, cooper annum." "
East Carroll Democrat: "The
back lands in our parish heretofore
inundated for years, are being daily
enquired after, and their value stead
lily increasing. We learn that several
tracks of considerable size have
quietly changed hands within the
past two weeks, and other trades are
in course of consummation.
| Madison Journal: eff East Car
roll parish will enforce the levee law
it won't be long before this District
will have the soundest and best sod
ded levees in the world. The condi-
tions of the levees along the Tensas
Basin front, that is from Amos Bay
GU ridge in Arkansas, to short dis
lance above the mouth of Red River
in Louisiana, is better than ever
known before"
The New Orleans University, col
ored, was formally dedicated last
Friday. The Louisiana Conference,
composed mostly of colored churches,
contributed about $4,000 to the
University, and Northern Methodists
have subscribed 100000 more. The
building, recently completed, has a
capacity for 500 pupils There are
about 200 pupils, equally divided be-
tween the sexes, now in attendance.
N. o. Times-Democrat: The judi
cial system of Louisiana has few
friends among either press or people.
The City Review says on the subject
of the Appellate Court: ga conven-
tion of district attorneys in this State
: is suggested to confer on matters
relative to the better enforcement OF
! criminal laws. This should be fol
lowed by convention of the circuit
judges, and they should all tender
their designations on the ground Of
being utterly useless.
Rienville New Era: "There will
be no constitutional convention in
this State for many years to come
because the people have had enough
of that kind of business in 1879 tc
satisfy them during the existence o.
the present generation. We were
foolish enough to advocate the hold
ing of that OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VIZ
wanted a new constitution, and knew
a of no other legal means of procuring
, it-but will advocate one no more
, unless our opinions are completely
| revolutioned."
: A factory for the manufacture o
barbed wire for fencing was set a
work in New Orleans on last Satur
day. The capacity of this factory il
10000 pounds of wire per day wher
in full running order, which can b,
sold for 10 or Is cents less per col
than that manufactured elsewhere
The Company will, as the business
increases, enlarge its plant and draw
wire of all sizes and for all possible
: purposes, and engage in the manu-
facture of other articles for which
wire can be used.
n Natchez special to N. o. Picayune
q June 5: "The contract for the con
: struction of eighty miles of Judg,
i, Steele's Mississippi Valley Railroad
t on the west bank of the Mississippi
River has been duly signed. Worl
is to begin in thirty days, and it il
r expected that the part contracted fol
I will be constructed within six months
The construction company has open
ed it's Offices in Vidalia. Great salts
l faction is felt at the signing of the
contract and the assurance given O
the construction of the line is having