The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-18
MR.. C. H. ELLIoTT'S CARD.


this family must be of equal i'm
portance to the rest. This grand
old family has reached point
when and where it can assert its
independence and can shake off
the shackles which have had it
ground down in povety and help
lessness. She can now demand
consideration and respect. Her
paper is worth 100 cents on a
dollar, because there is plenty of
money and more than is needed,
to maintain the objects fostcred
at the time. This, dear reader,
is the time when we should look
ahead as a good husband or father
would in the interest of his fam
| lily and take advantage of the OPP
portunities that present them
selves for us to make ourselves
and families happier and more
comfortable by adding conven-
fences and necessities that can be
had without more tax than they
now pay.
You ask what | mean by this.
[ mean that we need good bridges,
good roads, good schools all of
| which can be had and maintained
by a little judicious management
on the part of the people for the
next few years. We have the
property in VIM parish and all
that remains for us to do is to
collect taxes from the speculator
based upon an equal assessment
with the resident people of the
parish and the increased values
on these holdings over aud above
what they are now assessed at will
give the necessary funds to build
good bridges over every stream
in the parish; to put the public
highways in good conditions, and
last but not least, to build good
school house within easy reach of
every boy and girl in this grand
old parish of ours. and not only
to build house but to run a
school nine months each year.
To do this while the parish is
strong and powerful with rich re-
sources from which to derive rev.
enues, would be like unto the
good father who would provide
his family with good house and
all the necessary conveniences
while he Is rong and able to
work because he knows that i'm a
few years he will grow feeble and
,povety may sieze him and it
would be too late to undertake
these things. just so with us.
Today the virgin folests of rich
timber stand untouched. They
are the very symbols of wealth
unreasonable. These forests
constitute four-fifths of the area
of VIM parish and today they
are assessed at an average of
1896 Cess than one third of their
actual cash. value) while other
property in the parish belonging
to the poor farmers and other
resident property holders is as
sessed at from three-fourths to
its full value. This condition
should not exist auy longer, end
we must raise the assessment on |
the Spectator till it is equal to |
that of the home or resident peo-
pie. When this is done, we will
have gained sum of money
to foster all the objects
| have mentioned above, and YOU,
my countrymen, wiIlnot be out
one cent more than you now pay
and today is the time to begin for
soon the parish will be robbed of
this rich timber, for day by day
it will be removed until she be-
comes SO feeble, all of her strength
will be gone and it will be too
late to undertake these things.
[ believe that wo should begin to
build up these industries in the
parish for these are figures that
point to prosperous communities