St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-17
EXPOSITION
MEET|NGLA
speakers Welcomed En-
Enthusiastically.
Largest Attendance Bubble
Meeting i'm Years.
Speakers Outline the Mag
nitude Of Undertaking.
TREAT Benefits that Will
Come to This Parish.
A Vote of Thanks Given to
the Speakers.
speakers Outline the Mag
nltude Of Undertaking.
A Vote of Thanks Given to
the Speakers.

position meeting at the courthouse
Mpnday evening, with few standing
IN the doorway, and had it not been
Tor the threatening storm the court
room would have been over crowded
Quite a number of ladies were pres
ent, Notwithstanding.
The speakers were met at the
depot by the following reception COM
msttee, each member of which wore
badges of white silk with the word
Exposition" embroidered in gold
letters: Mayor F. G.. Marrero, L. l..
d. III. Mason, Harvey E. Ellis, chair
man.
Mr.. Janvier and Mr.. Ellis were
taken to Southern Hotel by Mr.. H. E..
Ellis in his automobile, where they
had supper and took a short rest be-
fore the speaking Mr.. Thompson
and Mr.. Blum did not get back from
their sSt. Louis trip in time to be
present..
The meeting was called to order
by HarveyE. Ellis and d. H. Mason
was appointed secretary.
SPEECH OF HARVEY E. ELLIS.
In ealing attention to the import
ance of the meeting, Mr.. Ellis said
that IL the Exposition was looked
at simply in the light of business
proposition, it was grand thing, not
simply for New Orleans but for the
u whole state; that St. Tammany par
! ish would be especially benefited. That
our especial problem was the dispo-
sition OF our cutover lands, and in
no way could they more readily find
Ia market and become improved than
H by being brought to the notice of the
I thousands of people who would be
brought here by the Exposition. That
lands which are now selling TO" five
ten and twenty dollars an acre would
doubled and trebbled in value. Tha'
Increased population would DC
enormous, judging from the influence
exerted in this direction by exposl
tions in other places. The exposition
AT Chicago increased the population
az that city 100000. The exposition
At St!#Louis increased the population
III that city 250,000. 1t was the his
tory or expositions in all parts OF the
world that an increased population
had followed. New Orleans, through
the exDosition, would concentrate II
n that eity people from all parts O.
the civilized world, and to escape tnt
congested condition they would seei
81. Tammany parish both for comfor
and to personally become aeQualnt
4 "a with country proverbiali:
healthy and within easy reaci
~ the exposition. That th'
hanefits of the eposition would be Tel
~
IT was to be held in New orleans
Large numbers would be employed II
construction and clerical work. Inc
must be fed and clothed. Their wage
would be spent for necessarles sue
as are produced by the farmers an
so,d in stores and factories through
ant the state. St. Tammany parish
ba;ng next door to New Orlean:
would have a ready market for a
she could produce and our sa" mlll
would be kept busy.
He said times were dull; stlmuis
tion in trade was needed. When Tn
hndv was sick a physician was calle
n and remedies prescribed. 1t wa
nnnaIlv necessary when business wa
s;cE that remedies should be foun
- ravitalize and build up the enc
s,o.ad condition. That OF all know
.a,nadies the exposition commando
tha preatest confidence and was 81
t;t.ad to it. That little Panam
s.nck in broken doses would Wor
s"onders That a one hundred dolls
sharo ~ this stock could be purcha
,r,th over three years In Wnle
~ nav for 1t If we get the exposltlo
- not of course nothing was pal
MT that we are going to get 1t.
TIC smoke of the exposition as
,ac,or in education, and pronounc.
= foature not the least OF all u
n.har advantages it would bring u
yon have the interest OF your Low
at heart. Go home ne ssiu al
think it over. o+ :,
Mr.. Ellis said that he had not Il
Il 4anded to make speech, as tne pe
W. ncnuld hear him talk any time, D.
Ia,aom had the opportunity TO ne,
entertaining speakers as WouI
o,,,d - talk to them tonight apo'
W axnos.tion. He then introduce
tn u Ellis. president of the New Y
- s Rorad of Trade, as the nj
rnaaker ls who was received Win d
plause. IT ELLIS.
-. I,llis said that he had not e
pecsed to precede other end Spearfrs' verify Il
raronx ra.nas Arguments that would l1.ae be p =
forln. n.osition was New Orleans o
tne .:d mt come to argue the logic
ne ~ huf to create a sentiment
p0lnt, aynosition that Wou
fasor s.,ca ! SUBSCRIPTIONS to stock. Tn III
inaase .as getting the exposition WI