The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-01-12

votes set opposite their names:
President, Albert GoGchaux. ......... 25
| First Vice President, Emilien Perrin..... %
Second Vice President, Philip Weriein.. 25
| Treasurer, j. III. Pagaud. d................. "a
DIRECTORS:
/ Louis T. Rice. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. q
Martin Behrman n................... 23
| Leonard krower. r............s...........s.. 23
/ Norman Walker. Observation-Disclosures. 23
| K. McWilliams ............................ 22
l. h. bentley...... .......s........-.......... II
I1ehTy naa -. n
| Ieafi fVlghG....s.+ -............s......s II
" T. N0slef .......s...s............s. III
! John Dymond, Jr........ 16
" n. Ellis 10
" n. leTTlOerrys. 10
Soun S q. " ~ ~
| 5am Blum: .........-................. a
! Joseph Colllns... III
The names of the general officers
and first five directors appeared or
both tickets. OF the remaining ten di
rectors Messrs. Wight, Ellis, Wogar
and Collins we're chosen from the "ad,
ministration" ticket. No. /, and
Messrs. Bentley, Haag, Nosler, Dy.
mond, Terriberry and Blum from the
independent" ticket, No. 2.
At the annual meeting which fol-
lowed the election Monday evening
interesting reports were made by Pres
ident Albert Godchaux and Secretary
M. B. Trezevant, from which the fol-
lowing extracts are submitted:
President Godchaux, after brifly
reviewing the character, objects and
achievements of the Progressive
Union, said: 1--WE have been for
many years victims of ourselves.
Pessimism and the knockers were
constantly in evidence, and there was
a lack OF proper spirit of Incorporation
and of confidence generally. This, I
am glad TO say, through the efforts of
the Progressive Union, has been very
much altered. But there still turks
among US those who, although reason
ably prosperous, remain largely satis-
fed with their individual efforts in
their own individual line, and are in
clined TO avoid tribute to public affairs
by acts of their own in movements for
the common veal.
II am not endeavoring to eriticise,
although ] believe criticism made
justly, honestly and with proper mo-
tive can be made to serve splendid
purpose. Sometimes / think we are
too prone to self-h artery because a
small degree of success has followed
the work we have exerted in various
channels of the business life OF the
city. This should cause no division
of sentiment, for community divided
against itself or failing to realize that
a community is nothing more or less
than a family, is pursuing dangerous
tactics.
''If there are any complaints to be
made as to our policy, this is the time
and the place to make them, but for
goodness sake don't knock or get into
,he habit of it, as you will otherwise
Do knocking all the time. We want
your ideas. We want your initiative.
We want your encouragement. We |
lave our own ideas as to what should |
or should not be done, and if yours
ire diferent-out with them.
ST want not Greater, but Cleaner
New Orleans to be the keynote and |
'attle cry for the new directo-
ate. Frauk Putnam, formerly with
now with theNew Eng
and Magazine, has coined phrase
md characterized New Orleans as
he winter capital of America.
3ot big bank clearances, not big poll
ak payments, not big exports and
not Pauama trade facilities,
ot big conventions, not big banquet.
ng, not belt railroads, not increasing
and not great hotels alone
an make New Orleans the winter
apital of America
''Only by making New Orleans clean,
y making New Orleans healthy, by
leaning your streets, by properly
leaning before your own doors, can
ou make New Orleans the winter
apital of America You individual
itizens must help. The authorities
aunot do it all themselves. New
rleans has gone for a hundred years
it'll surface sewerage facilities or
ith none at all.
"A few years ago the people of this
Ity arose In their might and said:
Let Us have sanitary water and sew
rage facilities, and 10 and behold
lese are being constructed. We rec
gnized the Importance of these neces-
ties from the standpoint of health
nd of material worth. We have de-
berately taxed ourselves so we could /
ct it. and although it will cost over
20, 600, 900, it is well worth that and
ore.
ALREADY the good effect of these !
easures now under construction are
sing observed. The earth upon ,
hieh this city is builded is drying,
aking the city cleaner, more suita-
le for habitation and healthier gen.
ally. Now, don't let the grass grow {
d that earth under your very feet. Be
> and doing, and let New Orleans be
ade clean and presentable TO the vis- i
or's eye. Then can We invite and :
.rn the right of an acceptance from /
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