The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-14
The CHIEF COMP PL|NENTED
Remarks Of Esteemed Exchanges
Anent Our Forty-first Birthday
AnniversaryFra raternai Words In
Kindness Spoken.

The Chief takes sincere pleasure
"a quoting some of the many nice
Things said By its Louisiana contetn-
poraries in connection with the re-
cent completion OF its forty-first year
OF existence, ard cordially thanks
these partial friends for their cor
dial expressions OF appreciation and
goodwill.
Modern Sugar Planter, New Orle-
ans: Our esteemed eontemp
the DonaldsonYille Chief, has entered
its AID year of publication, on which
Interesting event congratulations are
extended. The DonaldsonVilIe Chief
1. vas estab blished In 1870 by Il. n.
bentley the yea the
founding Of this paper. then known
as The Sugar Bowl, and the Chief
stands forth as one OF the Oldest
lsWeeklies in Louisiana It has the
further distinction OF being one of
1.-THE. widest read of the weekly pa
Apers in the parishes, and deserYedly
so for its columns are always newsy,
witty and generally most reliable
| With such qualifications, and with a
flaVoring Of wisdom that comes with
long existence in the publication
business, 1t is a pleasure To note the
Chiefs entry into it's 42d volume with
Isuch apparent evidence Of prosperity.
In one respect particularly Is the
IDonaldsonville Chief to be COM
mended, for published in the heart
of the sugar belt as it is, the aim
Las ever been to give its readers
Il nf sSnY1T 4 8TfIs, fnts
and Of all the parish paper ex-
i changes that come to this office, it
I stands pre-eminently to the fore In
i planting personalities. comment on
the crops, etc. This no doubt has
had much to do with the popularity
1 of the Chief in the various riy-
er and Bayou Lafourche parishes
where 1t ciren1ates. Considering the
opportunity that all the papers In
the sugar belt have of securing week
i ly crop news by the presence of tele-
lphone facility, 1t Is surprising that
4 more OF the other publishers in
i the country towns ard cities do not
q follow suit and create a greater de-
gree of popularity thereby.
4 Jena Times: Not many Louisiana
1 which has just come to the Donald
sonville Chief This excellent jour-
nal celebrated it's forty-first birthday
with the last issue and enters upon
4 another milestone Of life full of viIn
& and vigor with no apparent showing
i Of age. Here's to the Chief! Long
may she live.
q Southern Vfndicater, Hammond
d The Donaldsonville Chief entered up
. on the forty-saeond year Of its ex'
D istence last week. The Chief II
numbered among our best exchanges,
land we wish it prosperity for many
years to come.
Roseland Herald: The Donaldson
second year of its existence last
week. The Chief is numbered among
our best exchanges, and the Bentley
J family are all talented writer's. We
\ hope the Chief will BIO on our list
( for years to come,
When quality and price are the
considerations, We believe It Ia to
your interest to let us figure or
i your printing.
: The Plaqaenina Champion VA
four years old on the l1sh Of Angus
and entertains hopes CT throwing
: EMethusaleh's record of longeyitl
], way into the shade, st least WI
] Judge SO from the concluding sen
q tence of our esteemed c0iltenp porarysi
(, birthday salutatory:: .The Cham