The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
NEWS Of LOUISIANA
NEW ORGANIZATION FORMED TO
PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT.
MOVEMENT TO BE STATEWIDE
J. M. Parker of Monroe Heads LoulsI-
ana Rural Association. To Hold
Convention.

western Newspaper Union News Service
Administrations for carrying for
ward the agricultural up-lift movement
which was inaugurated recently by the
tour of the Holden corn train through
a portion of Louisiana, were formulat-
Ell at a meeting of representatives of
number of commercial organizations
at Alexandria. At this meeting the
Louisiana Cooperative Rural Associa-
ton was formed, and plans were made
for a statewide organization.
j. 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 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 at the confer
ence here, besides Messrs Parker and
Ellison, were Mayor Martin Buehrman,
Theodore Gruenwald, William Allen
and A. B. Graves of New Orleans, L. N.
Brueggerhoff and Mason Snowden of
Shreveport, ]. A. Redhead of St.
Charles, w. 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 III
shall be the further purpose of this
association to develop 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 ant
livestock, build good roads, secure
good schools and advance the genera
welfare of the state"
]. NJ. Parker, who heals the new or
ganization. is given the credit TO
originating the present movement ant
he has ben tireless in his efforts t
secure united action on the part o
the commercial organizations and bus
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 agricu
: tural experts, headed by Prof. P. G
Holden. Mr.. Ellison, the secretary @
the organization, has co-operated wit
, Mr.. Parker in the preliminary wor
} and has had charge of the working on
) of the plans for the new organization
1t is expected that after the organ
cation is perfected an extensive can
paign of education among the farmer
will be begun, to arouse them to th
importance of raising more and bette
v crops, in order to keep at home mi
| lions of dollars that now go to othe
sections of the country from Louisiana