The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
FORM ASSOCIATION
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA DE.
vELoPMENT BUREAU is NAME
OF NEW ORGANIZATION.
I3 PARISHES ARE AFFILIATED
Headquarters at Lafayette-Meetinss
Can Be Held EIsewhere-Dr. N.
p. Mess President.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Lafayette.-The great booster con.
vention of southwest Louisiana was
held in Jefferson Theater. Eleven out
Of thirteen parishes were represented,
and about $50 delegates we're in at
tendance. Over 600 people filled the
theater to witness the Inauguration
of one of the most significant enter
brises ever undertaken in this state
the creation OF a bureau of develop
ment of the thirteen parishes OF
southwest Louisiana.
Chairman J. p. Colomb, of the La
fayette Chamber of Commerce, called
the meeting to order, expressed his
appreciation of the great success which
had so far attended the efforts to
achieve the ends in view, as was
manifest in the hearty response to
the call for the convention. Leon
Locke was made temporary chairman
OF the meeting.
Paul Z. Swltzer, of the New Orleans
Picayune, the prime mover of the
booster campaign, spoke, explaining
the objects and purposes Of the pro-
posed development bureau and giving
the splendid results obtained in west
| Michigan, where the plan had proven
successful beyond expectations.
The thirteen parishes could support
a population of nearly half million.
whereas only a scattered population
cultivated the soil. Lafayette, instead
of importing 100000 provisions and
feedstuff. should have a surplus or
S1OO 900 for export immigration would
cost money, but the slight tax on the
parishes would hardly be felt and re-
turn rich dividends in many ways.
The present system will eventually
lead to bankruptcy. The railroads
we're important factors and these could
always be depended upon to furnish
service at reasonable charges when
trade in volume was offered.
The charter reported by the execu.
tive committee was adopted without
material change.
The charter as finally adopted pro-
yides for the title Of Southwestern
Louisiana Development Bureau, with
domicile at Lafayette, but annual
meetings may be held at other places
in the district. 1t shall enjoy cor
Lorate existence for SO years. and the
objects are declared to be the pro
motion Of the agricultural, commercial
social and general welfare of the par
ishes mentioned and Of the state In
, general"
Membership shall be active and hon
, orary, composed of any respectable
citizen, copartnership or corporation In
: the district. and fees shall be $40 and
. S25 respectively.
q Associate members shall pay 81 and
, promise to boost. Nonprofit-sharine
: associations shall be entitled to mem
bership on payment Of $40, each &c
count one vote. No proxies shall bt
, voted. The officers shall be a presi
dent. thirteen vice presidents-ont
from each parish-a secretary, treas
o urer and board of directors OF q
members, two from each parish. o
:, which the officers shall be ex0ffici'
members. These officers shall be elect
q ed in convention and serve until 1914
q Each parish shall be entitled to TIVE
. members on the board, one nominate'
n by the police jtry of each parish ant
y the other by active members OF IN
h parish.
DR.. N. p. Moss Of Lafayette wa
chosen president and E. A. Pharl
treasurer.