Lower coast gazette., 1909-02-27

eCent YlSlt OF III. w. n. bo"'O'' |
ector OF state experiment statlohs, W
Washington. DR.. Dodson has arranged |
ar a series of Institutes TO be heiu +
throughout the Mississippi and the
river bottom lands. Two OF tue
ecturers for these institutes will DC
furnished by the state experiment sta
ion, and two by DR.. kEspp OF me
United States Department OF Asrlcui
,ure The exposures of the institute
conductors will be met by the United
government, and the farmers
Institutes will be held during the
month of March. The lecturers VIII
talk diversification, early planting Vi
cotton, the growing of corn, etc.
Raton Rouge, La.-Gov. }. Y. San
ders of Louisiana has issued a call
for a convention to be held in New
Orleans ON March 20, 80 and 81, Tor
the purpose Of taking action looking
tn the establishment of uniform chlld
and woman labor laws, and the pos
sible betterment of conditions in this
connection throughout the South.
The governors of Kentucky, Ten
nessee, North Carolina, South caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, MIS-
sissippi, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma
Virginia and Missouri have been IN
vited to attend in person and TO ap-
point delegates from the various Ia
| bor unions, manufacturing enterprises
| and woman's organisations through
out their respective states.
Mansfeld.-As no appeal was taken
from the recent decision of Judge Don
A. Sarrelle, in which he held that the
State Board of Equalization could not
increase the assessment on tlmpef
lands owned by a number OF non
resident taxpayers from S. per acre.
as fixed by the assessors and approved
by the police jury, acting as a Doaro
Of reviewers, the tax collector has
accented their taxes on the 50 per
acre basis. The board of equalization
had raised the assessment on these
lands from IS to $12, and the decls-
ion of the court reduced the assess
ment roll for De Soto parish to the
amount of s4OO, 900, which Will cut
: quite a figure in parish finances d.
both the police jury and school Doafo
have made their budgets in antlclpa
: ton of this revenue.
Jennings.-Prof. w. R. Dodsoh
of the Louisiana Experiment Station
and NJ. A. Carleton, Cerealist OF th'
0 National, Agricultural Department
also C. E. Chambliss, OF the same de
IS partment, are in the city. A meeun'
s was called to discuss the matter OF
!! rice experimental station here. .,Pre'
u Dodson set forth the purposes an
advantages of the station. FRO
70 Carleton stated that in order I
secure the station the people Woul
IN have to furnish from sixty to sevent
OF five acres of land and also whateVe
g, nermanent improvements were requl
as ed. A committee was appointed
ascertain if the necessary funds ca
os be secured. They are at Work al
he express themselves as confident IN
"a. the nom can be raised before Mare
1. when the authorities at WashlnSt'
will decide as to the location.
cid Baton Rouge.-March II has be
in selected as the date for the meetl
ley Of the State Board Of Education
y. adopt the school books to be used
so the public schools of Louisiana
tn. the next four years. This date "
asst agreed upon at a conference betWe
ars Governor Sanders and State Super
off tendent Harris. The board W
be- therefore, meet as early as posi-
I'M after Governor Sanders returns IT
the Inauguration of Presidential
;ns Taft. The committee from the ST
ata board continued its hearing OF sen
nee book agents. The hearings Will
orn concluded Friday. The committee
The grade all of the books submitted l
ton first. second and third class, and
this shape will report to the 81
board, but will make no speclflc
concentrations to the State Board
Education. This committee is c
posed of superintendent Harris, II
s.aa tute Conductor Allemen and +
School Visitor Weber.
'r'ei Grand Cane.-Dairies in this
anu ton are becoming more hume
'era and more profitable. Stonewalf, W
len. is near here, has about twenty
tnis they are all doing we'll. These
sisn ries ship more pure Jersey D'
onil than any other point in north l.
p.o lana. About three years ago >
hi'e Rogers established a dairy here
gay, stocked it with %full-blood regis'
IS al Jerseys. He said that his pl
WIN have exceeded his expectations
that he would continue to lmI
High 80 on1oroo b;s dairy. Last n
royed "A' ~, oxnrass an addit
t be- s.u n,ood roo;stered ,,ersev bull
a oe' being the finest and most expe
"u animal ever brought to Grand
W This bulls father sold for 81
high 80 MIC motbar for $40 200 v
lero'c Miner has recently moved iron
y the VII - ,hi, norish and has esta
were 49, "a etock farm in
e out ~. .oa,,lor farm whit
Us IN four miles west of here. Mr..
school n,ah;ns handsome profits O
osting -. I'd Cleo nm bis stock.
/, and u ~. 10 uoisod took tbe