St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-30

tions and he humoursy added that if he were to
erect $4,000 school building in a community in
sufficiently interested to provide building of its
own, when repairs ne-,!ed it would be demanded
to know why Sanders uis.:.t fix up his old school
house. That the founIa of success in an educa
tional system rested upo local support Of public
schools.
Education in Louisiana, lie said, had made great
strides recently that money had been voted for
that purpose in the State in the past twenty months,
in proportion to its wealth, than in any civilized
country in the world 1t has become recognized that
nothing is worth more u the people than good
schools. That we had thousands of acres of land
dotted with blackened stuEnps, waiting for cutiva-
ton. But people would not come where there were
not good churches and good schools.
He said we were blessed with good land beautiful
rivers and heathfu climate These God had given to
US. How much He had done for US and how little we
had done for ourselves. We talked of the fine vege-
tables could raise and sent elsewhere and bought
them. That before getting others to invest we must
first show faith in our own resources In speaking
of good roads, the Governor said that he believed
the members Of the police juries of the State were
as rule honest. He was not one of those who be-
eved most of them tried to do the best they could.
That when he had lost faith in his feliowmen life
would have lost its charm. But the system under
which the roads have been worked is wrong: We
have passed from the first stage of ineffective work
to second or little better STAGE but still
far from system that would give US good roads.
mat the roads In our parish were IN much better
condition than several years ago. and that two
ago there was not mile OF good road in the State.
Good roads were necessary to commercial prosperity
That in DeSoto parish they were hauling twelve
bales of cotton where they used to haul That
statistics proved that the cost of good roads less
than the cost Of bad roads, That in adjoining
ties In South Carolina one good roads district and
poor roads district, experience proved that the
breakage in harness on the poor roads was six, to
one on the good roads; repairs seventeen to one life
OF draft animals four to onea cost OF over eight to
for good roads than for poor without the bene
hts: There was not county in the South that had
built good roads that did not bloom and prosper that
commercial prosperity must follow good roads.
He spoke Of the agricultural prosperity Of Kansas
and the farm automobiles. He spoke of arriving in
a town In Alabama in the morning about o'clock
and taking breakfast at farm house thirty-seven
miles from town at 8:05 a. M. whittier he was taken
by friend in an automobile, arrangements having
been made over the phone. The farmer told him he
had opposed taxation for that road That he was
then hauling about twelve bales of cotton over a
poor road each season, and that he was always in
debt. That he in prosperous circumstances.
Each morning he took his truck to market in his
farm auto, sold it and reached home in time for
breakfast
The Governor made an excellent speech and was
frequently applauded, and he has awakend interest
in these matters that will bring good results to
parish.
Prof. V. L. Roy of the State Agricultural College,
and Prof. c. j. Brown, supervisor OF the State ele-
mentary schools, were also to speak, but by missing
train connection arrived too late do so the exercises
OF the afternoon session in the athletic field extend
ing beyond the time expected.
Governor Sanders was entertained at dinner by
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Prague at the beautiful River
side Inn, on the bank of the Bogue Falaya river,
its natural attractiveness being enhanced by very
pretty decorations. The invited guests were Sheriff
T. E. Brewster, Judge Thos. M Burns, District At
torney l.. L. Morgan Supt. A. b. Peters, Prof. E.
E. Lyon, Prof. Messck and J. L. Smith.
The spelling contest between Covington n d
McNuty, of Vaudeville, not missing word.
Basketball, between Vaudeville girl teams, won by
Whites, 49, Reds, 81.
Pole Vault-Norman Dubourg, Vaudeville, Z feet
Burrell Newman second 55 feet.
Broad Jump-Norman Dubourg, Is feet; Percy
Smith, Covington, 16 feet inch.
Hop Skip and Jump-Norman Dubourg, 81; Loyal
Schnell and Louis Davis, Vaudeville tied 1915 feet.
The refreshment stands of the School Improve
ment League, assisted by the Womens Progressive
Union, Melted about $3.50.
The largest, finest favored strawberries we have
seen this year come from Mr.. j. Destrue of Abita
Springs. We return thanks for box of them, and
at the same time suggest that should be ship
ping carloads of these berries from st. Tammany
Parish, for which there is a good market and good
prices.
People of Covngton will regret to learn of the
death of Sarah A. Mcclellan, widow of Capt. Callen-
der |. Fayssoux, which occurred in New Orleans
Warren, Me-, August 10, 1889, and was a resident
Of New Orleans for 60 years. She spent some time
in Covington with her daughter Mrs. L. F. Haddeh,
and made many friends while here.
The commencement exercises of the New Orleans
College of Pharmacy took place Friday, April 29,
1910, at o'clock M, at the Tulane Theatre. The
orator the evening was DR.. Harvey M. Dillon. On
he class roll of this excellent institution note the
lame OF r. Theriot, son OF our postmaster, P. E.
Cheriot. He is to be congratulated upon the excel
ent showing he has made in this college and upon
he completion of the labors that will place him |