The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-02-18
!. CLEARS FOR VERA Cruz.

Steamer ssOaxaca,v After Taking On
Large Cargo Of Crossties, Sails
from Donaldsonyille for Foreign
Port.
After taking on cargo of about 10000
crossties consigned by the Baker Make
field Cypress Company, of Plattenville, to
I a Mexican railroad concern at Vera Cruz,
the Mexican steamship ''Oaxaca cleared
from this port yesterday afternoon and
will sail direct toVera Cruz. The .Oaxaca'
lis not only the first ocean going vessel to
be loaded at this point. but is the first
vessel loaded on the Mississippi river
above New Orleans clearing direct for a
foreign port Donaldsonyille being out
side the jurisdiction of the customs Of
fcials OF the port Of New Orleans, it was
necessary to obtain special permission
| from the United States government for
| the 'Oaxaca' to come to this city and
take on cargo, and clear direct from
here for Vera Cruz. When the vessel
passed through New Orleans last week on
her way to Donaldsonyile she was
boarded by a customs inspector, whose
duty it was to see that the United States
internalrevenue laws were not violated
during the stay of the steamship in this
port.
The "Oaxaca' was loaded at the deep
water loading station of the West Ken
lucky Coal Company, just above the city.
| All of the work in any way connected
with placing the cargo aboard the vessel
| was done by local carpenters and labor
ers, under the supervision of a stevedore
| from New Orleans. In addition to her in
side cargo, the ..Oaxaca" took on a deck
load of ties, being loaded to her maxi
mum capacity.
| Northern Farmers Coming Next Week.
A train-Ioad of farmers from Indiana.
Illionis, Iowa, Nebraska and other states
in that section of the country will be
brought to Louisiana on Wednesday of
next week, the 22nd inst, by the Payne
Investment Company, for the purpose OF
looking over the Belle Helene plantation
in the sixth ward Of this parish, which
property was recently placed with the
Payne Company by the owners for sale to
| farmers in small tracts. Arrangements
may be made by Messrs. Reuss, Klos and
others, members of the Belle Helene Com
pany, to give the visiting farmers river
ride from Belle Helene to Donaldsonville
aboard Whiteman Bros tug Whitewater
during their stay in The parish. 1t is ru-
mored that the Payne Company will con-
tract to sub-divide into farms and sell sew
eral sugar plantations in this section Of
the state, incladins sons Of Of tie properties l
lying between George 3. RE B Germrania
plantation in this parish and the Cora
estats in IberyilIe.
The en ElsE eon lll.s pashlzes with
Mrs: Alfred Rieot in the sorrow inflicted
upon her by the death Of her father, Emile
/ u. Morvant which occurred at the family
home on Rienzi plantation, Lafourche
parish, last Monday morning. Mr.. Nor
wants health had not been good for some
time, and for week hefoFa his demise it
was known the end was near. He was
seventy two years of ase, and was one Of
the best-knoWn1 and most successful SUGAR
planters in louisiana: FeEf 4 nAAt.beF Of
Yeas he had been in partnership with ],
4 B. Levert in the ownership and cultivation
of the Rienzi and Webre plantations,
Mr.. Morvant is survived by eight sons,
six daughters, one adopted daughter, four
= hrothetts, two sisters, a large number OF
grandchildren and several sgreatssfFSSsIf and
children, Tbs luasfaI t SEX pE Iaes 4teSday
morning and vas one Of the largest and
most impressive ever seen in Thihodaux
i At its regular weekly council last Mon
day night, the 18th inst, Mohawk Tribe
No. 80, i. o. R. M, received an official visit
. from Great Chief }. E. Doussan of Lutcher
a member of the board of organizers, who
4 explained in detail the plans of the pro.
posed All Louisiana Class 70 be in.
itiated at Baton RRopFgs 81 n the le Fourth o
July: 4 large proportion Of the member
ship Of the Tribe was present to DO homo
to the Great Chief and listen to the aNeFd'
Of wisdom which he Impaired. D.
Doussaa was accompanied by Grea
Keeper Of Wampum A. Nc No. !,
\ - = .e WigWam of Mohawk Trib
will be moved into the commodious neE
: quarters on the second floor Of the People
Bank building March 1.
t Conrad Lecos. the handsome and tai
tented young editor of the Pointe Coupe
Banner, Of New Roads, passed throug
Donaldsonville Thursday afternoon e
route to Napoleonville, where he went
confer with Editor Eddie Gianelloni of til
Assumption Pioneer relative. to matters /
) b. included in the program for the forth
: coming annual convention of the Louis
2 ana Press Association. which will be bel
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