The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-25
Offer to Aid Flood Sufferers.

We give below a telegram from Gov.
Sanders, addressed to Mr.. J. w. Elston
of Haughton, and communications from
Mr.. Elston to Maj. Foote, of the U. S.
Army, then in Shreveport, which are
selfexplanatory and which give the
reader an insite into the efforts made to
help the flood sufferers of ward one:
Baton Rouge, La, June Is.
Mr.. J. w. Elston, President Police Jury of Bos-
sier Parish, Haughton, La.
Please communicate with Mai. Foote,
U. S. Army, at Shreveport by wire con-
dition of your parish and what relief is
necessary to provide for flood sufferers.
Mai. Foote will leave Alexandria to-
night for Shreveport to take up relief
work. Y. SANDERS, Governor.
Complying with the request of Gov.
Sanders, Mr.. Elsion forwarded the fol-
lowing to Maj. Foote:
Haughton, La, June 10.
Maj. S. M. Foote, L. s. Army, Shreveport, La.
Planters in flooded district Of Bossier
Parish are supplying necessities to
laborers and their families. They may
discontinue this after water recedes, in
which event there would be some 1900 to
1900 colored people in suffering condi-
ton. At present we do not need State
aid. j. w. ELsToN.
Haughton, La, June 20.
Mai. S. NJ. Foote, Caddo Hotel Shreveport, La
Since making report of yesterday, l
learn there will be a distribution of
rations by the Government. Such being
the case, Bossier overflow sufferers need
it as much as their neighbors, and will
thankfully receive their quota, which
you can land at Knox Point Tuesday and
place in charge OF Mr.. J. T. McDade, a
member of the Police Jury, for distribu-
ton. j. w. ELsToN.
Haughton, La, June %.
Maj. S. NJ. Foote, Caddo Hotel, Shreveport, La.
Many of the Bossier people are in
clined to follow Caddo's lead in declining
Government aid. Others want it. You
will please land boat at Knox Point, old
river, where citizens, headed by Mr..
McDade, will meet and advise you def
nitely as to decision. Whether accepted
or not, you and all concerned will be
gratefully remembered for the proffer of
| aid. J. w. ELsToN.
Irrv IurvwuIg ut-rregreIn was duuIooocu
to Hon. w. c. Hughes and Hon. w. J.
Johnston, members of the Legislature
from our parish:
Haughton, La, June 20.
Hughes and Johnston of Bossier Parish, Baton
/ Rouge, La.
In lieu of State aid for overflow SUI
ferers an appropriation of say S1OO,OO(
! to $4,000 for Macadam roads in over.
flowed district would serve double
purpose, giving employment to the idle
and permanent roads. If memorializei
/ what will the Legislature do in this di'
rection. Answer to-day.
J. w. ELsTos.
Mr.. Hughes reply, by telegram ant
letter, follows:
Baton Rouge, La, June 20.
J. w. Elston, Haughton, La.
Financial conditions will not permi
appropriation. National, not State aid
being distributed. Letter follows.
| w. G.. HUGHES.
Baton Rouge, La, June ~.
Hon. j. W. Elston, Haughton, La.
Dear Cousin Joe: Your wire this day
Confirming my wire will say, that owin
to conditions of State Treasury, do nc
think Legislature could do anything, an
nv views in this matter are shared b
. the few members find here to-day.
!, In regard to aid offered, beg to sa
i that this comes from the National an
4 not from the State Government, sent {
the request of Gov. Sanders and Sena
tors McEnery and Foster.
+ If the plan you mentioned could +
k adopted, it would, as you said, serve
4 double purpose of giving employment
those who had lost their crops, theret
= rendering State aid unnecessary, and ;
the same time giving permanent GOO
roads.
When wired you first did not kno
whether Bossier needed aid or not, b
It some of the places did, and one OF Il
bad features of the case was that the
were cut off and could not get the SUI
$. plies, even if they had the means
paying for same.
OF course, it was intended that
r. rations be distributed, except where a
Solutely needed, ana tnen through
i, regularly authorized channel.
y No one, | am sure, realizes more tn
l. do the Generalization "Governme
Rations" would cause.
"a Trusting conditions may improve, a
~ with kind regards, am Yours truly
ut w. G. HUGHES.
I'd Before going to press this afteno
as we made several efforts to commune;
It's with Mr.. McDade by telephone,
Cd were as often informed that "the lin
Is. busy AS time was pressing, we ga
it up. No doubt the truth is the lii
are down. We are, therefore, unable
say whether the offer of aid was accep
or rejected.