The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-07-27
Conference.


saturday evening, which was called at
the suggestion of the mayor and council
TO get an expression of public opinion
In regard to the market house question
was attended by about 40 prominent
citizens. Whether in sympathy with
the elements which ragged without we
know not, but it may he stated for a
TACT, that the meeting was stormy one
and for time resembled debate on the
sugar question in the U. S. senate. This
Is matter that should be calmly and
dlspassionately discussed, the interests
OF the people at large being entitled
to consideration over and above all
private interests either of the propritors
of tho market house, the butchers or the
truck vendors.
Our own opinion Is that the city is
large enough to warrant the establish
ment Of a city market over which the
city council should have supervision,
stabllshing rules for the government of
the same, thereby protecting the people
at large from eXtOrtiOn and from the sale
of stale and unhealthy meats and vege-
tables, collecting revenue therefrom
and giving certain rights and privileges
to those who pay their licenses and rent
their stalls from the city. We think
however that large majority of citizens
would object to the delegating of this
power to any individual, firm or other
corporation.
Messrs. JOLIET & Gueble have built a
fine market house, adequate to the needs
of the city for many years to come. They
have invested Il large sum of money IN
this enterprise with the expectation
that the city would pass ordinances
which would require the removal of all
meat markets and vegetable markets
from the main part of town to this mar
ket house As before said there is
strong opposition to this, even if the
council had the power 50 to do which is
exceedingly doubtful Now MrSsrs.
Joliet & GuGbIe propose to either sell or
lease to the city, the market house and
step down and out or they will retain
certain portion Of the rents and profits,
r'Ol,'''''''' ''''''''7o"' "ro" ii''
,IonIo's T., &c.,, '"o
etc, to remove to the market house.
The only Or rather the principal objec-
ton to the acceptance Of one Of these
propositions by the city seems to be one
Of location.
There are muny Things to be said in
favor of the location on the lake bapk.
and the only valid objection to be urged,
is the fact that it is not CENTRAL
1t ""p""'S' cA'"ISIoh last fI"a3
ny "'''"I 'lo "u9l'i'cS an" I"T 'he
''"'"' % Tue "osII4Ao A. T. h"l'h'
90 "''"'eN eu0ossS' hot"''H'la"hIhg
deferred some timid ones from going.
The air was delightfully."- cool aud pleas
ant aud the boat aud barge not 50 crowd
ed as to be uncomfortable, as has been
the case On some other similar Occasions
Everybody enjoyed themselves, The re-
freshm0uts were abundant aud Of the best
character The ladies of the church re
allied q neat little sum as the profits of
their enterprise.
pho storn, Ioyt Sn1nrdannI,rod n,uoo
with the electric lights. The dynamo
was burned ont, aud largo number Of
are lights, involving largo expense to
the company, aud Inconvenience to its
patrons. Mr. Bird tells us that they lost
no time Ia making needed repairs and
now everything is running as usual. Con-
siderable fault has been found from time
to time with company but u gentleman
who is famaliur with nearly oycry town
in the south says that the electric light
SCI ice mere 10 "e''ei Ina" III any "'heF
Low u ''S S'"o,
Now is the time mr tina voung men to
oryapize military eomuanv. IN. cus-
tom of chasing the stores nj 7 o,rIork givcs
Il LONG eyeuipy for drill and exercise THE
IegiJature Mt tbe Inst sassiop mazda nm
annropriat;ou for fine state maIitio and
there was never n more tayorabIe time
for the orgauizatiopof a company. Arms
and CONTINENTS can be had from the
state after the c0mPsRy is organized as
prescribed by law
IPonr merchants bankers, and fine peo-
ple in gepeyaI cap nuII tbronyb and not
become discouroged until harvest il over
orr land and country will auaiu flow
with milk and honey 80 10 surnk rs re-
!,