The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-07-31

isiana for development purposes.
Thirteen of the parishes along the
Southern Pacific are interested in
the movement and by a system of
organization will do much to adj
vance the interest of that section
Of the State, particularly will
start a movement to develop idle
lands and make them productive.
Business and professional men
got together" and a train load
of Boosters that has been going
up and down the intermediate
points between Lafayette and this
most outstanding parishes to out
line the objects of the organization
was most enthusiastically received
and splendid results obtained.
This movement 1t strikes us would
be a good one to emulate in the
section of the State where con-
certed action would count for just
as much as it is doing in South
Louisiana, And at this particular
time when the eyes of the whole
world are directed to North Lou
lsiana on account of the oil and
gas fields it would be most propi-
tious to start the movement.
Why cant those town along the
T. 6 p. and L. r & N. Get
Together" and begin to boost?
Surely much can be accomplished
by concerted action and there IS
no more favored spot on Gods
green earth than right here in the
Cane River Valley and adjacent
parishes.
Natchitochians start the move
ment and invite the Rapidians,
DeSotaians, Caddoltes, Red River
itesect to join in and boost, boost,
boost, and it wont be long before
every acre of idle land in this
section of this State will be
developed.
The plan upon which the South
western Louisiana Development
Bureau will be run when it goes
into permanent organization on
Aug. 9th and 7th, will be as
follows:
The bureaus membership will
consist of every citizen of the
district who will sign post card,
pledging himself not to knock. y
Its general direction will be in the
hands of y board, meeting annually
at the headquarters of the bureau,
which will be selected at the con-
yention, for the election of officers
and the transaction of general
business. Each parish will be en-
titled to two directors, one t. be
appointed by each police jury, the
other to be appointed under the
authority of commercial bodies,
where they exist, or at an Or
ganized meeting of the business
linen of the parish.
For the support of the bureau
the appointees of the police jurie'
will promise to work for the OBJ
tanning of a suitably small assess
ment on the properties within
their jurisdiction and those of tn,
commercial bodies for the appor
tionment of a small percentage o
their annual incomes. The trans
portation companies entering tn
district also will be entitled to tn
appointment of a director on thei
agreement to contribute to th
funds of the bureau an annual sun
proportionate to their mileag
within the district.
At their first meeting the repre-
sentatives of the association vii
adopt legal articles of association
elect a president, treasurer. secre
tary and four members of an exc
cutive committee of seven. O
which the aforementioned officer
will be members, for the activ
management of the affairs of tn
bureau. They will determin
broadly upon what proportion 9
the income of the bureau shall b
apportioncd to each phase of pre-
motion undertaken, such as com
mercial education, industrial an
general market promotion. geners
publicity and expenses of admin:
tration.
A competent field manager wi
be employed by the executiv
committee. 1t will be his duty {
; gather and compile data for pull
lication, to visit, boost and hal