The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-21
GOOD H0RDs'F02 SHREVEPORT.
Flow the Norths Louisiana Metfop oils
impressed the Members OF the
Louisiana Press Association.

aThe future of Shreveport is bril-
liant with promise, andlI will bear
back with me to south Louisiana last
ing impressions of a great city and
a hospitable people,
Thus spoke William f., Roy, pres1-
dent of the Louisiana Press Associa-
ton during the year just closed by
the organization, member of the gen
eral assembly, editor Of the st. Der
nard Voice, and one Of the brightest
and best of the newspaper men Of
Louisiana, in an interview printed in
the columns of our esteemed morn
ing contemporary.
The impression received by Editor
Roy is the same, we are convinced,
that was given every other visitor
to the thirty-fourth annual conven.-
ton Of the Louisiana Press Associa-
ton. Indeed, similar expressions
were heard upon every hand Ho1:.
John Dymond, member of the state
senate, editor Of the Louisiana E'ls n
ter, and one of the states most
prominent men, declared that the
example set by Shreveport in city
building is ans inspiration and should
be a model for every other city in
the state. L. E. Bentley, ore of the
charter members of the Louisiana
Press Association, for many years
editor and owner of the Donaldson
vile Chief and now Occupying a high
position in the government service
at New Orleans, expressed his graft
fication, as well as his amazement.
at the wonderful progress that has
been made by Shreveport since bel
visited the city nine years ago. L.
A. Sandoz, another charter member
of the organization and for years con
nected with newspapers in Opelou-
sas, spoke of his first visit to /
Shreveport thirty years ago, at a |
time when the excavations for the
foundation of the first fe aeral build |
ing We're being made-'4ille changes
that have been wrought in that time
have indeed been wonderful - said
Mr.. Sandoz. Ten years ago." said
J. W. Smith of the Monroe News |
Star, Il used to come to Shreveport /
often and knew the tow well; todayf
| have to be piloted about like a
perfect stranger, so Numerous have |
been the chagges-and all for tie |
better. And SO it went, all through |
the list. I think Shreveport IS |
positively the most delightful city RI
have ever visited-a city with a /
wonderful FUTURE said Miss EYfe S.
Harris, a brilliant woman in aetive3
newspaper work and connected with |
the New Orleans Times Democrat. |
I am charmed with your city, de-
clared Mrs. L. EiWyn Elliott, literary
editor of the Pan-American Magazinei
OF New Orleans, an Englis .nWoman
who has made her home in the I
United States for three years and /
who has been a worldwide trayelm.
And. "Old Bill Krebs, the brightest
and pertest paragrapher of en- ALL
hfebs, who had sharp jabs and hard
knocks for some Of the newspaper
folk11had only words of praise forf
S. reVeport and shreveport's instie1-9
tons. Col. Holland, too, one of theT
most interesting characters of the
press association, visitor here to /
the press convention in 1904 and
again a delegate to a Methodist conf
ference two years later-Holland
didn't hesitate about telling every
body he met here in Shreveport that
the Queen City of North Louisiana"
has every other town beaten to a
FRAGILE,
1t IS such Impressions as these
and these are but samples-which,
taken home by the delegates, will be
told and re-told by every visitor.
That Shreveport will be better knowa
all over the state and her greatness
more thoroughly appreciated as a re-
suit of the visit of the newspaper
folk is certain. And we're all glad
they came.-shreveport Journal.