The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16
THE STATE PRESS,

country are governed too much, and in
stead Of increasing the legislation it should
be curtailed.
Mansfield Enterprise: The Legislature
refused to remit the taxes on Mississippi
Valley and Steamship Company, COM
pany that was proposed to organize to
operate line of steamships from New
Orleans to the Orient via the Panama
Canal. The Legislature made mistake
is not doing so.
New Orleans Tines Democrat: When
the Circuit Courts were created the people
were promised that the number of District
Judges, which has already reached the
limit allowed by the Constitution, would be
reduced; but there is no record in Louisiana
of any judicial office ever being abolished,
or of any Legislature which has not created
one or more new judgeships.
Farmers Union Banner: Isn't it funny
to see how Aswell is lining up the school
teachers of the State? Somebody ought
to tell him that there might be some chance
for him to be Governor four years from now.
Will some one just incidently mention this
to him, as doubtless Mr.. Aswell has not
thought what political pull he will have
with the superintendent of the different
parishes, whose jobs are exclusively in his
hands. Well, if the superintendent do
not line up with him they will not have
much of job, and If teachers of parish
do not line up with the superintendent they
will get left, too. Will not some one do
something?
Farmerville Gazette: The. most far
fetched idea we ever heard of eminating
from supposedly intelligent man is the
bill which was recently introduced in the
Senate by Senator Favrot to force railroad
companies to give all State officials free
transportation over their roads. AS the
railroads are private concerns and have
their own money invested we can not for
the life of US see how any fair minded
man could favor such an oppressive meas
ure. 1t would be just as sensible to try to
force all the hotels of the State to give free
lodging or to force all business men to give
them their goods free Of charge or to force
all artisans to work for them for nothing.
Iberville South: Gradually, but surely,
the people generally are awakening to the
usurpation of their rights in the operation
of the school system. For some time some
have been blind, but their eyes are being
opened more and more every day. With
more money than ever before in the history
of the public school system of Louisiana, we
are facing financial distress of all kinds,
and are told that in order to run nine
months next session, sixteen thousand
dollars more than is allotted by bountiful
school fund will have to be supplied. This,
too, when in the past the ability of those
in charge caused the schools to remain
open nine months in the year on about or
over ten thousand dollars less, and without
attempting to run roughshod over the
wishes of the people and then crying for
money, money, money.
Shreveport Caucasian The Farmers
Union Banner in criticising the Marks
Senate Bill No. G., providing that Parish
superintendent must hold certificate of
eligibility from the State Board Of Educa-
ton, which certificate shall be revocable
for incompetency, insufficiency or I'M
worthiness, says: "Now, listen, we are
told that we must do this in order to get
expert supervision, or in other words the
common people are not competent to select
superintendent who are experts. Then,
of course, this same bill provides that
these select expert superintendent are
to teach our schools. We common people
haven't sufficient intelligence to select a
school teacher, but we can line up and
vote for Governor, State superintendent,
Senators and Representatives, Judges and
all minor offices, but never on your tin
type can you have any sayso about your
schools. In conclusion we will say we are
not so sure that Mr.. Aswell is compent to
always know when man is deficient, in
asmuch as he was four years in finding out
that Prof. Caldwell was not competent to
run the incubator at Natchitoches.
The COTTON SEED OIL INDUSTRY. the
great cotton belt of the South are 848 mills
engaged in crushing cotton seed for it's oil
and other products. In these mills are
2,6oo presses, and in connection with them