The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 81, 1902.


The annual gross cost of complete
rural free delivery service throughout
the United States will cost So, COO, 600
per year.
Now is the time that every citizen OF
Welsh should not let an opportunity
pass to put in a good word 1of tne
town. Welsh with every citizen pull
ling for her best interests, IS destlheu
to be prosperous city.
r. S. Wood went to Houston We'd
nesday night to secure machinery anu
perfect arrangements for the 'orllllhS
of a new we'll on his ground abouU
22OO feet from the present gusher. he
will begin drilling as soon. as rig
can be brought here.
Mrs. George Vanderbilt has issued
orders that all her male servants must
lift their hats when they enter the
presence of her one-year-old chllG.
Let us hope the youngstef appreciates
the exalted nature of it's position SUI
fcientlv to refrain from squalling
before the menials.
T. M. Lee, Jr, of the Southern Pa
cific, was here yesterday and perfected
arrangements for the sinking OF well
on that company's holdings in the
Welsh oil field. Arrangements have
also been made for the building OF
side tracks and loading racks on the
railroad opposite the oil wells, from
which the oil will be piped to the cars.
M. r.. Ross, of Port Arthur, and
party of Holland capitalists were here
Tuesday on business connected with
the oil field. These gentlemen own all
of section % of the Woods tract and
stated that they would arrange to
sink a we'll as soon as practlcaole
j. de Goeyen, Jr., member OF the
party, stated definitely that he would
erect a large oil refinery here as soon
as suitable location could be pro-
cured.
In the late election Calcasieu cast
almost twice as large a vote as any
parish in the state outside OF New
Orleans, and West Carol the small
lest, "a. Grant parish had the small
for Puio to for Dupre-and all the
mills closed down, too. With the
possible exception of Judge Davey IL
New Orleans, Mr.. Pujo will have th'
largest majority of any Congressman
from Louisiana.
Some over-zealous correspondent
from Jennings telegraphed to a Gal
Aeston paper Monday that "It wa
understood the we'll on the Wood
farm, five miles from Jennings, wa
gushing This was doubtless tn
same enterprising reporter, who whe
Southern No. 3 came in, telegraphe
to the St. Louis Globe Democrat tn;
the we'll was spouting 10000 barre
an hour and the streets of Jennins
were running with oil.
M. A. Quina, contracting stew
dore of Pens acola, Florida, and
prominent business man and capital
of Mobile, Ala, were here the latt
part of the week. These gentlem
are members of the oil company c
ganized at Mobile for the purpose
prospecting in Jennings. The COZ
pany recently purchased two acres
Hutchinson and Scroggins for viii
they paid $1,000, and after sinking
we'll in the Jennings field will devel
their holdings here.
Official notice has been received
Postmaster Stuart r. Thompson,
Lake Charles, that on December l,
system of free delivery of mails W
be inaugurated. Six carriers W
have already passed the civil serv
requirements, have been appointt
The mail boxes have arrived and {
now being placed at street corne
and all other equipments, includi
uniforms for the men, will arrive Il
week. Lake Charles people are We
much elated over their success in
curing free delivery, as they ha
worked assiduously for some time.
Every employer oflabor throughc
the state is authorized to Withhold
amount of the poll tax for the curr,
wear out of the wages of his emplo
and he is made responsible for t
tax due by the men he employs.
of the old stringent requireme
against the sheriffs and assessors
renewed, and the former are /
liable for all polls not collected or
which the reasons for non-collect