The Bossier banner., 1905-11-23
WITH THE EXCHANGES.


Philadelphia Inquirer: It is
always best to give the people
what they want without unneces-
sary delay.
Shreveport Messenger: Lou
isiana needs manufacturing in
dustries to utilize her raw mate
rial. The industrial field in this
State presents a fine opportunity
for the employment of brains and
capital.
Alexandria Town Talk: DR..
Jos. Holt of New Orleans says he
has evidence to prove that not
only is the President of the State
Board of Health untrustworthy,
but also the President of the Board
Of Health of the City of New Or
leans.
Crowley Signal: Louisiana,
with its varied products, resources
and industries, could make an ex-
hibit every year that would be in
teresting not only to residents of
the State, who would learn some
thing of the general possibilities
of Louisiana, but would attract
many from distant States and
would prove the best possible ad-
vertisement of Louisiana and her
resources.
Mansfield Journal: For many
years the farmers of the South
were at the mercy of the men who
manipulate the cotton market, but
that time belongs to the past and
now all our farmers have to do to
maintain a reasonable price for
their cotton is to stick together
and strengthen in in ever possible
way the association which they
have established for their own
protection and welfare.
Mobile Item: The cotton sup
ply is far below that of last year,
and the planters are in circum-
stances to hold it until it will bring
its value. Itlooks, at this writing,
as though the producer is going
to get what is coming to him and
the market manipulators will hav-
to take second place. Southern
planters must acknowled the wis.,
dom of organization and we pre-
dict that the next crop will be
almost exclusively handled and
marketed by the producers or
their representatives.
Mansfield Journal: The people
of New Orleans can, if they will
try, profit by the result of the re-
cent election in New York City.
There was an object lesson that
ought to convince all boss ridden
cities that the people can elect
honest men to Office and drive the
CRATER to the retirement he mer-
its-whenever they resolve and
combine to do so. Such revolu-
tons as those that were seen in
Northern cities last week are good
for the whole country. And they
are not likely to go backward.
Shreveport Caucasian: The
Picayune and mes-Democrat
may prate until the crack of doom
over insane and sane quarantine,
as well as the rights of States and
of States Rights, but the people
residing beyond the corporation
boundaries of New Orleans will
protect themselves against infec-
ton notwithstanding. When the
Picayune and the Times-Democrat
become sufficiently saneto consid-
er the issue conservatively, they
will not indulge SO freely in their
ungenerous carpings in which
they are simply ridiculous.
Darlington IS. c. Era: The
fact that a large planter in this
county refused a bonafide offer
of 111a cents for 200 bales of cot
ton this week is most noteworthy
indeed. It is remarkable because
it shows that a pull and a strong
pull is being made for cotton at
any price. But it is more signifi-
cant because it indicates a dispo-
sition on the part of the farmers to
hold their cotton till a better price
is paid. We believe that this con-
dition obtains atpresent through
out the county, especially among
the larger planters, and it is for
the reason that we wish to encour-
age this laudable effort that we
admonish them to "hold."
Baltimore Sun: In regard to