The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12
B. N. AS
Meet at Falk's Hall and Discuss
Matters Of Interest.

An important and we'll attended
meeting Of the Lafayette Business
Mems Association was held at Falk's
Hall Monday evening. About three
4coseS 81 our substantial citizens,
business and professional men and
artisans, were present and took a
lively interest in all that which was
proposed. The chair was occupied
By MIC. O. Mouton, the president
of the organization and Mr.. Jno. L.
He'll was At the secretary's desk.
In q neat. and short address, the
chairman explained the objects of
the meeting. He said that the
purpose of the call vas to reorgan-
Ire and to elect new set Of officers.
He wanted to see new blood infused
into the organization by admitting
new members and changing the
personnel Of the officers. After
this would be accomplished, then
It would be time to propose active
work towards initiating improve
ments in the town and parish. He,
therefore, rendered his resignation
~ president of the B. M. A. The
member. of the association present,
in few complimentary remarks to
the efficiency and philosophical
ness of the president during his in
cumbency in Office, refused to ac-
cept his resignation and he and Mr..
Bell were unanimously reelected by
acclamation.
Attic invitation of the associa-
ton about twenty-five new men,
bers were enrolled by the secretary.
The>frst matter brought before
the meeting was the proposed or
ganization of at least three fire
companies, that being an immediate
want OF absolute necessity. The
chair appointed the following com
mittee on this subject: Judge c.
Debaillon, VIM. Campbell, Grow
Girard, S. R.. Parkerson and Orthcr
C. Mouton. These gentlemen met
at the bank Tuesday evening and
appointed canvassers to solicit
membership among our citizens.
Mr.. ]. F. Allingham announced to
the meeting that fire company had
already been organized, and that an
application for the necessary appli
ances had been made to the council
to no avail. DR.. Hopkins, in be-
- -
they were not in a position to grant
the request, but that a few hours be-
fore the city fathers had contracted |
for 4 thousand feet of hose, besides |
the other necessary appurtenances. |
The whole matter was left in the
hands of the committee appointed |
by the chair to take charge Of it.
The question of establishing a |
cotton compress was then agitated.
1t was declared that gentlemen inter
ested insputting up such an improve
recognized Lafayette as
the most available town in this sec
tion of the State. Judge Debaillon,
DR.. Hopkins, Messrs. Ed VOORHEES,.
]. ]. Mouton and VIM. Campbell
we're appointed by the chair to take
this matter in hand. From remarks
made by few of our citizens to
whom this question was referred,
We conclude that in the near future
We will have in our midst that
needed institution.
A want, little less pressing and i'm
but none the less impor-
tant, that of railroads., was brought
before the meeting. Several pro-
ected roads from points in North
Louisiana to the Gulf were ex-
ol6ined, at which time Mr.. Grow
1irard took the opportunity to adj
nonish. eur people for their lack of
interest in this matter in the past
10 she benefit Of some of our neigh