The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-06
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order Of the commission ordering the
railroad to accept shipments of liquor
to prohibition points on their line the
same as other classes of freight The
suit is interesting for the reason that II
involves very fine point, the argu'
ment of both contending parties being
very judicially poised. The trial OF
the case will form quite feature in
the prohibition statistics of the state,
and settle question OF considerable
importance relative to liquor shipments
into prohibition districts.
In the message of Gov. Blanchard
| sent to the general assembly he urges
the strict regulation of the liquor
traffic and says that If this does not
correct the evils growing out OF the
sale of liquor 1t should be absolutely
prohibited. He urges the passage OF
an employers liability law, an anti
lobby law, and says that race track
gambling is pernicious and should be
abolished. The message is the longest
ever submitted to the general assembly
of this state.
The conditions existing in the Missis-
sippi and Atchafalaya rivers may give
the people OF Louisiana some concern
during the high water season. The
second annual, or June rise, as it is
popularity known among river men,
promises to catch the river at food
tide, and there is much water still to
come down, as the upper rivers are still
high and pouring their waters into the
Mississippi river, the great exhaust of
the water shed between the Rockies
and the Alleghanies.
John c. Seaman has filed suit against
the register of the land Office, praying
for mandamus to compel the register
to sell him certain lands in the parishes
OF Vermilion and VIM. Seaman made
tender for forty acres in the first parish
at a price of s65, and s66.61 for the
lands in the latter parish, both of
which were declined.
The Morning World, daily news
paper started at New Orleans about
four months ago, has been placed in
the hands of receiver, who will con-
tinue it's publication. Many of the
stockholders failed to pay their sub
scriptions and several heavy libel suits
have been recently fled against it,
while the editor and one of the report
ers are defendants in libel suits.
Gov. Blanchard reports the receipt
of 63.276.s2 from the United States
government for additional pay to Louis
lana volunteers in the Spanish-Amer-
lean war. Out of this amount SIS, 491. 50
goes to attorneys in Washington who
prosecuted the claim when the govern
ment originally proposed to pay only
$40, 900.
L. NJ. Rice of Louisville, KY, has
purchased 5000 acres of land in the
parish of st. Landry which he will
plant in tobacco. The removal of Mr..
Rice to this state follows movement
started by the Progressive Union of
New Orleans to- encourage Kentucky
tobacco planters harassed by night
riders in that state to move to Louisiana.
The commercial bodies of Louisiana
win recommend that the state lecisls.
ture take such action as will result in
exempting from taxation all loans made
by life insurance companies on their
policy contracts. Mortgage loans are
also included in the recommendation.
Opelousas has formed q Protective
association for the purpose of looking
after the interests Of the city and the
parish generally in the matter of the
proposed division of st. Landry parish,
which is to be proposed at this session
of the legislature.
A cyclone passed through the north
ern part of Caddo and Bossier parishes.
completely wiping off the map the
town of Gillian, devastating Bollinger
and badly damaging Oil City.
The sawmill of the Simms Lumber
company at Simms, on the Iron Noun
tain railroad, was destroyed by fire.
The plant had capacity of $4,000 feet
per day.
To save a million dollars year in
taxes is the expectation of the Louis
lana Tax Commission If the reforms
recommended are adopted by the legis-
lature.
On Invitation State Senator Seaborn
Wright OF Georgia, an earnest temper
ance advocate, delivered an address to !!
the legislature on prohibition.