The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-27
The Business Mems League Of
Louisiana.

Louisiana, with headquarters at
New Orleans, as been organized
for the purpose of promoting the
material affairs of Louisiana and
New Orleans. The promoters are
representative business men, who
believe that some we'll directed
effort will result in the enlarge
ment of business opportunities
throughout the State.
The League will demand and
fight for adequate transportation
facilities, non discriminating
freight rates, inland waterway
Improvement. wholesome com.
mercial, banking and trade laws.
1t will work for the removal or
improvement of all fundamental
conditions which are retarding
the investment of capital.
1t will encourage desirable i'm
migration, the development OF
agriculture and the building of
good roads.
At New Orleans it will promote
better trade relations with the
interior through the creation of
adequate freight handling facili-
ties, quick transportation and
better train service and close trade
relations with other ports.
Before the Legislature it will
urge the enactment of helpful laws
and insist upon the careful super
vision of all measures presented
for passage.
In other words the League pro-
poses to direct its efforts to safe.
guarding the interests of the
Commonwealth by watching the
public interests in all matters of
public concern.
The Louisiana State Railroad
Commission should be given
greater power and made a more
effective force in behalf of the
public at large.
The Cotton, Sugar and Molasses
industries should he encouraged
through the improvement of
marketing conditions.
Louisiana Truck Gardens should
supply both the Canal Zone and
Eastern Markets, as well as the
home demand.
Louisiana Rice should be made
a staple food on the tables of the
American people.
The liquor business should be
properly and carefully regulated.
Conditions should be encourag-
ed which will enable even. the
smaller producer, manufacturer
and planter to secure proper
financial cooperation on the most
reasonable basis.
It believes these to be matters
in which the banker, the mer-
chant, the planter and professional
man are all equally interested and
on which all interests can work in
harmony, and that the business
interests of the State joined to-
gether in one working body can
become the most powerful factor
for good in the State and that
with this power much can be done
toward removing those obstacles
which are commonly affecting the
growth and the general welfare of
the State and the creation of those
conditions which are necessary to
bring forth the latent and neglect
ed possibilities of our great
natural advantages.
The League will exclusively
devote it's efforts to those matters
of the more practical sort, keep
away from the entertainment
feature, and will use the services
of business men in handling its
projects in business like way.
We have all at times thought of
the benefits to be gained by a
permanent State wide orgsniza-
ton of business men, in q COM
mon movement along business
lines, against all things that are
contrary to the public interest and
for those things which are for the
common good.
1t is proposed to make this such
a movement and it will be success
full in proportion to the support
and cooperation it receives.
The League hopes to secure
10000 members throughout the
State, 5000 OF these in New Or
leans. With such q membership
as a we'll organized working force
the League expects to be in a
position to accomplish much last
ing benefits to the people of
Louisiana. The greater the gen.
eral prosperity, the greater will
be the opportunities of the in
dividual, hence the bread policy
"For the upbuilding of Louis
lana" adopted by the Business
Mems League.
The membership dues have
been fixed at $500 q year, all re.