The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-06-22
LOUISIANA AS A DAIRY STATE
N. O. States:

! N. O. States:
: lie west Feliciana True Democrat
! u'''uSSlng recent editorial in Tn
! states in which We described tn,
s t'"dinons under which Denmark ba,
I: developed her rich dairy interest an,
. suggested that Louisiana, with more
: natural advantages, might do ever
oetter, calls attention to two great
! drawbacks to dairying or any other
industrial success in this State,
PRIMARILY, it holds, Louisianiaps
nave not the indomftabIe habits of
iNuuS'ry of the Danes, and, in conse-
Guence, are lax in management and
are easily discouraged. They are if
comedies, gradually throwing aside
Ihese habits of mind and body hut
Tue process is slow and initiates
against great progress in an indus
''E mat demands unfailing thrift and
energy.
Again." says our contemporary
%he state of apathy on the part Of
The public generally, as regards all
industrial matters, is largely respon-
Slole for the difficulties that lie in
the way of entire success in dairv-
ing This proposition in the abstract
may be best made clear by con.
crete instance.
Louisiana, in boil weevil districts {
IKE the Felicianas, has already gone .
extensively into dairying. Progress
'lVe men have invested thousands Of
loNlars in the industry Only a sbortI
line ago the business started off
WIN a nip and hurrah, and things
ooked bright for a while. But trans =
troubles began and the 1, &c
mail ways that are characteristic Of w
Jew Orleans dealers followed "
"rr,, o"ou' ed
The True Democrat reproduced ~
week or two ago lenpthu a.
'unC from a city paper of the rib- in
"IlonS OF the dairymen in that soc. on
On arising from inefficient train NJ
I'lce and absolute thieving of the fiji,
cam somewhere after the milk loft NJ
ny
producer. So far as has been NC
served, this has not caused tho
ghtest ripple of press comment Mr.
DIG opinion is silent. <.;,,
Thus is shown the general ana Ke,
on industrial subjects Had /
been even case of storan Wa,
rse' instead of stolen cream, in. Of
RES would have been rife Rut nal,
ng somebody's trouble with the of I
road and with regard to selling Hay
H. no interest is aroused, although sas,
industry producing wealth and A
cess is involved" Gan
hese are unpleasant statements Was
y are not creditable to our trans TT
'dIion interests. But, after ALL 0rar
are not obstacles to the deyel. sery
ent of the Feliciana industry mer
~ If properly taken hold of Hon.
IL not be corrected. A great dali nam,
interest cannot be built up unless Harr
IS expeditions, safe, ample and Ioui!
hdabie transportation; but that st;
ouhd 10 come as the demand the
D. repre-
lie True Democrat thinks that a Of tn
clency Of power should be given Cong
haltroad Commission to enforce ber
ollngs where the peoples inter-
as in this instance, are involv- REF
II all the legislation we have
passing in recent years to en-. Rat
me powers Of the Commission 80 raf
N'' II WITH authority neces- brougl
10 meet a case such as that re. tricts
w. N'o,e leelSlatlon is in Or boat
Out IN the meantime, it would pee n;
'efeSting to know if the Com. last IL
IN IS exercising the power If al start Z
possesses. oe
lISlana can unquestionably be ly IS
tied into Great dairying State. homes.
=, H0cn less to be overcome the op
man confronted the Danes water
VIC once SET our minds to the work
'0io - no reason to doubt we transpc
overcome both the drawbacks At p
Our excellent contemporary ugees
Is as now initiating against its days 10
7n'en'' Ravens
------- Red Ri