The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-04
More Parish Division Deception
kefuted.

Informed aud to make it appear that
the small parishes of The state are liv-
ing in clover, the division papers OF
the parish. have adopted thorough
system of MISREPRESENTATION,
regarding the actual conditions exist
ing ia the small parishes. We have
called the attention of the voters to
these Measurements, in number OF
| instances, citing specific and definite
statements Of misrepresentation, and
not dealing in generalities, as our es-
teemed contemporaries have done.
We now call your attention to another
absolutely false statement, made by
our esteemed contemporary, the De-
Bidder Enterprise, with the definite
purpose in view. of deceiving the yOt.
ers, relative to actual facts. In re-
cent division article, occurred the fol-
acknowledgements, relative to one OF
the small parishes:
"Sabine is cut-over-pine-land
parish, is out of debt, has fine court
house and jail, money in the banks,
good roads, nine months school
throughout the parish and lots OF 9th
err good things, all on less than thirty
two thousand dollars parish tax per
year.
The first statement we want to notice
is that the parish has "monev In the
bank" We submit the following
item, taken from the minutes Of the
October police Jury proceedings OF
Sabine parish, as published in the
Sabine Banner, the official journal OF
the parish:
"On motion, tie president OF the
police Jury was authorized to borrow
fifteen hundred dollars {Sl500. COY from
the Sabine State Bank, to complete
the payment OF all outstanding indebt-
edness of the parish, the past quarter.
Carried. Yeas aud nays called for:
veas-Laroux, Latham, Addison and
Edmundson. Navs-Nabours and Full
ler."
This, not only directly refutes the
statement that the parish has money
in the bank, but shows that the parish
is having to borrow money TO meet
The current expenses of the quarter.
We will next notice the statement
that the parish has good roads, 1t
is a we'll known fact that good roads
do not grow on bushes, so the first
thing to be investigated when state.
ment of this kind is made, is, how
much money is the parish devoting to
the cause of good roads? We turn
again to the records of the parish and
find that according to the budget
adopted for the year 1910, and pub.
lished in the official journal of the
parish, on the 10Th day of May, 1910,
that the only approximation for either
roads or bridges, is II mill bridge
lax which amounts to $4,000 for the
entire parish. In all candOr, MIR.
Voter. what amount of good roads do
you think a parish can have on $1,000
per year for the entire parish, when
YOU are receiving $1,000 per year to
be- expended on roads ir EACH
WARD of Calcasieu parish?
Again the Enterprise makes the
positive statement that there is mine
months school throughout the parish"
IF Sabine We wish to reply to this
statement with the following letter,
received a few days ago, from the
parish superintendent OF Sabine par
sh:
"Many, La, Oct. rs, 1910.
'Mr. D. r. Read,
welsh La.
"DearSir:-I wish to submit the
GLOWING Information, as a reply to
'our request of October 18th:
"Average length of school term for
White pupils in Sabine, six months"
"Yours very truly, |,
"W. S, MITCHELL,
Parish Superintendent"
Here we have the signed statement
# the parish superintendent, to the
feet that instead of having nine
months school, as the Enterprise err
oneouslv stated, they have but SIX Z;
iONTHS.
And now remember, Mr.. Voter, with
Il these disadvantages, the people of
abine parish are assessed the full S
Constitutional limit of 10 mills, as
gainst the five mills that you were I
ssessed last year, and the six mills s
lat you will be assessed this year, Z