Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-10
NEWS OF LOUISIANA
NEW ORGANIZATION FORMED TO
PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT.
MOVEMENT TO BE STATEWIDE
J. NJ. Parker of Monroe Heads louisi
ana Rural Association. To Hold
Convention.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Alexandria.-Plans for CARVING for
ward the agricultural up-lift movement
which was inaugurated recently by the
tour OF the Holden corn train through
portion of Louisiana, were formulat-
ed at meeting of representative of
number OF commercial organizations
at Alexandria. At this meeting the
Louisiana Cooperative Rural Associa-
ton was formed, and plans were made
for statewide organization.
}. NJ. Parker, OF Monroe, general
manager of the Arkansas, Louisiana &
Gulf railroad, was elected president of
the association, and Luther Ellison.
secretary of the Monroe Chamber of
Commerce was elected secretary.
1t was decided that a convention be
held at some early date to determine
definitely upon a course of action. All
cities, towns and villages having any
commercial civic or agricultural or
ganization, are to be entitled to one
delegate each to this convention and
/ if any parish should not have one of
/ these organizations the executive com
mittee is empowered to organize an
association in that community and ap-
/ point delegate.
Among those present al the confer
ence here, besides Messrs. Parker and
| Ellison, were Mayor Martin Buchanan,
Theodore Gruenwald, William Allen
and A. B. Graves of New Orleans. l.. ~.
Brueggerhoff and Mason Snowden of
/ Shreveport, j. A. Redhead of St
Charles, ". r. Dodson and A. r. Bar
racks of Baton Rouge.
The idea was emphasized by various
/ speakers that the prosperity Of the
cities is dependent upon the prosperity
OF the agricultural classes and that
1t behoOves the business men and resi-
dents of the cities to do verything pos
sible for the Improvement of agricul-
tural conditions.
Resolutions adopted at this meeting
stated that it will be the purpose of
the organization to aid in every way
! possible, by cooperation and intima-
ton of effort, to correlate, enlarge and
supplement efforts already being made
by various federal, state, corporate,
local and other organizations to pro-
mote the development of the agricul
tural and closely allied industries OF
Louisiana.
The resolutions also provide that I'll
shall be the further purpose of this
association to develop a proper under
standing of the mutual interest of the
business, professional and agricultural
people in the general adoption of meth
DDS that will increase production, con
serve soil fertility, improve farm and
livestock, build good roads, secure
good schools and advance the genera
welfare of the state"
J. NJ. Parker, who heals the new or
ganization, is given the credit fol
originating the present movement anC
he has ben tireless in his efforts Il
secure united action on the part O
the commercial organizations and bust
ness interests of the state. He origin
ated the idea of running the recen
Corn Special" and brought togethe'
for this trip large number of agricul
tural experts, headed by Prof. p. G
Holden. Mr.. Ellison, the secretary o
the organization, has co-Operated witt
Mr.. Parker in the preliminary worl
and has had charge of the working GU
of the plans for the new organization
1t is expected that after the organi
zation is perfected an extensive cam
paign of education among the farmer
will be begun, to arouse them to tn
importance of raising more and bette
crops, in order to keep at home mi
lions of dollars that now go to othe
sections of the country from Louisiana