The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-07-04
This Great State.


A number of Vidalia citizens have
formed a syndicate for the establish
ment of canning factory.
Shreveport is building a belt line
of railway and will have it ready by
the time the fair opens in October.
The people of Breaux Bridge, in
the parish of st. Martin, have held
meeting to protest against the ex-
penditure by the policeiury of $4,000
for new freproof vault for the clerk
of court
Louisiana Review: $4,000 has
already been subscribed to the capt.
tai stock of $4,000 Cor the proposed
wagon factory in Simsboro. The cit
liens are working earnestly to secure
the success of the enterprise"
ST. Martin Reveille: During this
year the Cotton Seed Oil Manufacto-
~ and Ginery of st. Martinsville
owned by Mr.. f. Rousseau has turn
ed out 1000 barrels of oil, 230O tons
of cotton seed meal, 100 barrels of
clean cotton and $50 bales of lint.
Times-Demoerat: The Ouachita
Telegraph thinks the Court of Appeal
an excrescence. 1t says; The judi.
ciary system of Louisiana is as to the
salaries of circnit judges just that
much too expensive. In addition to
this there are several district attor-
neys and district judges too many.
Times-Democrat: AS an evidence
of what truly beautiful judicial sys-
tenn exists in Louisiana the Opelousas
Courier mentions the fact that a spe,
cial civil jury term in st. Landry,
which is said to have cost the parish
5000 or $500, resulted in the decision
of one paltry case involving less than
$500.
Riehland Beacon The late Capt.
W. w. Farmer predicted, when
convention was called to frame a new
Constitution, that "they would get
up one that we could not work IN
der" and he was about correct. To
abolish self-sustaining offices and
create lot of offices to be supported
by taxation is no retrenchment.
The New York College of Veterina-
ry Surgeons, tenders a free scholar
ship in that institution to some wor-
thy young man of limited means to
be chosen by the state board of agri-
culture. The appointee will be re
quired to pay the naturalization and
dissecting fees at the commencement
and graduation fee at final examina-
ton.
In the annual adjustment of the
salaries of postmasters in the first,
second and third classes the follow
increases and only one decrease have
been made in Louisiana: Alexandria
from $1l00 to $1,000, Baton Rouge
from $1,000 to $4,000, Lake Charles
$500 to $1,000, Monroe $1,000 to
$500, New Orleans 5000 to $1,000.
Opelousas $1,000 to S11O0, Plaque
mine $1,000 to S1400, Shreveport
$4,000 to $2400.
Houma Courier: The papers are
attaching the present Judicial system,
and with reason, for this State paws
its Judges twice the amount that
Mississippi, a larger State, does.
The Circuit Courts are particularly
the objects of the attact, and with
out doubt the country parishes
can dispense with their services.
We are in favor of abolishing them
altogether for they are an useless
expense to our State.
Shreveport Times: The cabin oc-
cupied by Uncle Tom of ''Uncle Toms
Cabin" notoriety, still stands on Cane
river, near Chopin Station, in Rapides
parish and owned by the Texas Pa
ciffic Railway. The cabin is within
sight of railway track, and is the one
IN which Uncle Tom lived when he
was seen by the nieces of Mrs. Har
riet Beecher Stowe, who visited the
house and furnished the authoress
of the novel the details upon which
the famous story was constructed.
"Mugwump," saws the New York