The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25

DonaIdsonville Progressive Union, Donald
sonville, louisiana
Gentlemen:-I most respectfully submit
| the following supplementary report of the
work accomplished since the last meeting
of the board of directors, held May %,
1910:
Collections-l beg to report total col
lections for dues from members since last
report amounting to $241.25. The total
amount of cash collected from organiza-
ton to date is $99475.
Cash-The total amount of cash on
hand this date on deposit in the Peoples
Bank, of this city, is about as follows:
Cash on hand at last report IS 101 60
Collected since and deposited 241 Is
Total gross receipts S S42 IS
Disbursements The disbursements
since last report will be found in the report
of the treasurer, and should be deducted
from the gross receipts as above given.
Outstanding dues-Your secretary finds
a great deal of qualification and en-
couraGement in the prompt manner in
which the numerous members of this
Union are paying their dues, and is
pleased to report that he has the assur-
ance on the part of many who have not
yet paid up in full that their indebtedness
will be met and liquldated entirely at the
corIinct roccihlo r,,ar,,nrt
Typewriter account-With reference to
the account with the Remington Type
writer Company, / beg to advise that
since last report this balance has been
paid in full, and the receipted contract is
now on file with the records of the Union.
The total amount disbursed for the ma
chine was Sf85.
Bills against the union-There is but
one item presently outstanding against the
Union. it being that of the Donaldsonville
Chief. for the printing of 200 postal card
notices of the annual meeting, and
amounts to $375.
Membership total number of
names on the ledger is the same as at the
last report. viz. 1873. Out of this number
seventy-seven have paid all dues in full
to July i, 1910
Express matters By order of your
board at its last meeting, your secretary
has taken up with Mr.. [. B. Mattingly, the
Dcal representative of the Pacific Express
Company, the matter of the establishment
Of an uptown express Office, and was in
formed that the volume Of business that
presently obtains would not justify the
express company in mourning the in
creased expense, and further, that the es-
tablishment of such an Office would OF
necessity force the suspension of night
deliveries and, in addition, it would be-
come necessary for all express to be de-
livered at the office at least one hour
ahead of the train schedule in order to
facilitate the transfer of the packages to
the depot
Postal express rates-In the matter OF
postal express rates your secretary was
Informed that the present tariff as applied
to this point makes no provision for
postal rates on merchandise, although
there is rate prevailing that is equivalent
to postal rate as applied to rice samples,
photographs, pictures, etc. The local ex-
press agent has promised to take up this
matter Immediately with the proper Of
icials and endeaVor to secure the conces-
sion asked for.
Immediate deliyery-With reference to
the immediate delivery of all express on
arrival, particularly in the matter of per
ishable goods, your secretary was informed
that this was simply matter OF local de-
livery service, and received the assurance
on the part of the LEGAL express agent thai
the condition complained of would be i'm
mediately remedied.
Refusal of express-In the matter o
the alleged refusal on the part OF the ex
press company to carry express on certain
Of the trains, am pleased to report tha
this complaint is evidently founded ON er
ror, or through some mistake or possible
misunderstanding as all trains, withou
exception, have instructions to carry ex
press both to and from this point.
Rural free delivery-Your board at ii
last meeting decided to take up with tn
proper authorities the matter of rural fre
d d5livery for this section of Ascension pal
ish, as well as the abolishment Of th
numerous small country postoffices in th
immediate vicinity This matter has nj
been taken up as yet. but will receive IL
proper attention at an early date.
Freight rates-I take great pleasure
informing you that as result of the a
tive efforts of this Union, commune
/ ton has just been received from Mr..
| T. Braggins, general agent of the Tex
| and Pacific Railroad, in which we are a
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