The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-23

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his contract have been faithfully
complied with.
At the next sitting the jury will
doubtless take steps to re-let the !!
contract: either as a whole or in
sections as has been suggested.
Let not one failure discourage,
but let every good citizen lend assis-
lance to the jury in the solution of
tention of every community in our
country-how to maintain good
public highways. -
Sound Advice.
We have been shown letter writ
ten by Messrs. Dan Talmage's Sons,
New York, to planter friend and
take therefTom certain extracts which
are of general interest and worthy
consideration of every rice planter.
in fact the principle maintains and
is capable of application, whether
the product be cotton, sugar, rice
or any crop which the producer
the planters scramble to sell last fall,
is just. They undoubtedly you'd
concede that the first in. market did
we'll and only speak of the matter in
a general way, that is to say, while
one or the exceptional man protited,
the many, i. e. ninety and nine out
of the hundred suffered from the
policy pursued.
Everyone who has the rice industry at
heart, desires that the producer shall not
only get fair but good returns for time, labor
and money expended and can but lament the
depression of prices during the past year.
Planters are apt to blame every other man,
forgetting each may have contributed by his
action, to the resulting low prices. For
instance, take last year, when the crop
opened everybody wanted to sell and
result, fully twice much the market
could take was showed into New Orleans last
September. Shipments were continued at an
excessive ratio throughout the season and
a result of this constant pressure, the market
steadily declined. 1t simply followed the
well-knowp law pertaining to supply and
denaad-oyeT supply makes a low range of
value.
Better prices are now being obtained and
we believe there can be further raising of
values, but it can only be done by spirit
of cooperation. There are. consumers for
every sack of rice raised this year. What is
to be doue2. Feed the demand, that is, ship
in proportions to meet the requirements of
market.
There is no question but that the losses by
drought in Louisiana. aud cyclones the
Atlantic Coast Wall favor much higher
range of values than last year and rebound
nate in making crop. Whatever the
normal value may be, we would urge upon
planters the wisdom of dcliberation in the
disposition of their product, and you and
general and perhaps advance your own inter-
ests by shipping in monthly installments,
thus preventing over supply at any 81 ven
time. BY this course the highest average of
values is more likely to be secured,
We believe that the advice given
is sound and if acted on will secure
desired results. Some might say
'.hoid back the CROP this, however,
would probably defeat the object.
Values might be unduly enhanced
but as everyone would then naturally
desire to sell, there would be haste
to realize, thus causing a swift re-
action and terrible downfall in prices,
approximating or similar those of
last year, What is wanted is wise,
concerted. conservative action and
the course suggested is natural and
practical, i. e., feed the demand
market with deliberation-ship in
monthly installments.
Mr.. Cade's Ronds The
Republicans.
After spending some time at his
home near Koyville Hon. OveJtop
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Tuesday.
AS the law requires Mr.. Cade has
forwarded his new bond to Washing
ton. The bond when appointed
during the recess, only holds goods
until the confirmation of the appoint
ment, hence the furnishing of the
new bond. The bond is for s1oe. eco
ehut the bonds'ren is signing arc