The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11
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a small city, and many months must be
expected to elapse ere the scars of the de-
structive visitation have been removed
and the community has fully recovered
from lis effects. The blow has fallen with
particularly heavy force upon the number
of property owners who carried no in
snrance, and their misfortune has elected
general regret and sympathy.
There is no reason, however, that there
should be time spent or tears shed in
fruitless lamentation over the disaster.
In every live and enterprising town such
occurrences are followed by a vigorous
movement to repair the loss and to replace
he burned buildings with others of better
construction, and we should be very 10th
20 admit that Donaldsonville is likely to
prove an exception to the rule in this re-
gard.
1t has grown into an aphorism, almost,
that most towns are apt to be benefited
~ "a few fires and fifst-class funerals,
and while exemption may be claimed for
0onaidsonville SO far as the funerals are
concerned. the fact viii doubtless be made
10 appear in due course that the February
fire, which at first seemed to be vel
nigh irreparable disaster, really paved the
way for extensive and valuable improve
ments and fastened their mplishment
Under tie provisions of the city's fire.
limit ordinance. majority of the bnilc-
ings to be erected on the sites Of those
recently consumed must be constructed Ut
ireproof materials, hence the new struct-
ares Will be not only more valuable but
safer, and the greatly reduced rates of in
suranee available to the owners will en-
able them to carry the protection that
many of them were denied by reason of
the exorbitant premiums charged on the
former buildings.
This is by no means the sole or most
potent consideration that should encour-
age the early and complete rehabilitation
III the burned district. The promise Of an
electric railway line extending from Don
aldsonville down the fertile Lafonrche val
ley; of the installation Of locks to reopen
connection between the Mississippi river
and Bayou Lafourche and bring about q
resumption Of the interrupted navigation
of the latter stream; and, above all, the
movement now well under way to bring
colonies of land buying farmers into this
parish, thus increasing the Wealth-produc-
ing population of the section tributary to
our city, are but a few of the things that
should give an impetus to the rebuilding
campaign and supply a silver lining to
our smoke cloud.
Printing Contest at Press Convention.
A printing contest viii be one Of the
features of the forthcoming annual meet
ing of the Louisiana Press Association.
which will be held at Lake Charles April
Is, rs and u. Editor Conrad j.. Lecoq of
the Pointe Goupee Banner, president of
association. has appointed the following
committee to conduct the contest: E. D.
Gianelloni of Napoleonville, Z. E. Bentley
of New Orleans, and Erie Robinson of ST
Francisville. Chairman Gianelloni is in
communication with the various printers
supply houses throughout the country who
do business with the Louisiana editors,
with a view to having them offer prizes OF
type, paper and other material to be
awarded to the winners in the contest
1t is the intention of the committee to Of
fer prizes as follows: First and second
prizes for the best edited weekly paper
first and second prizes for the weekly re-
sentlng tie best typographical appear
ance; first and second prizes for the best
composed advertisement; prize for the
best specimen Of printed letter head: prize
Tor the best printed note head: prize for
the best printed bill iead, size ID; prize
for the best printed envelope, size 6 ga.
President Lecoq believes the printing CON
test will be the means of bringing large
number of newspaper men to the Lake
Charles convention, and also help the
movement for better printed newspapers
and high-ciass job work.
Marquette--DaYis.
D. c. Marquette. of Thibodaux, and
Miss Irene Davis, of Donaldsonyille, were
quietly married at the Catholic church in
this city on Monday, Feb. ~, at $50
o'clock a. m. in the presence of number
of friends and relatives. The groom is
originally from Assumption, but has been
a resident Of Thibodaux for some time.
He is employed as express messenger and
baggage master on the Thibodaux branch
of the Texas and Pacific Railway. and
enjoys wide acquaintance throughout
this section of the state. The bride is the
pretty daughter of Mrs. Norbert Nereaux.
OF Donaldsonyille, and was formerly en-
ployed as telephone operator in the
local exchange of the Cumberland Com
pany, in which capacity she gave entire
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