St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-01-18
Matter of Better Schedule
On N. o. G. N. Discussed
Telegram Sent to Railroad
Commission in Session.
Resolutions Of Sympathy for
Mrs. Weaver, Mrs. Warren.

mems Progressive Union was well at
tended, and every member seemed
animated by an earnest desire to fur
ther the work that their organiza-
tion hopes to take up and accom-
plish during the coming year.
As January is the first Of our f.
nancial year. dues were in order, an6
the payments were gratifyingl.-
heavy. It Is we'll to begin the yea1
with clean slate. and early paymcn'
by members unable to attend the las
meeting ID urged and desired.
comfortable treasury inspires ccna-
dence in our ability to take hold & +
and do many things that would
hard to accomplish with its finances
badly crippled or nil. Of course
there are always means of earnin:
money, but the Union is loath to bur-
den the public with too frequent ap-
peals to their generosity. Therefor
ladies. do not neglect your dues.
After the reading Of the interes.
ing minutes Of the last meeting by
the 1ecretary . short report was
made OF all that It had been possible
for the Union to do, 1T such short
notice, to aid the gentlemen Of Cow
ington IN obtaining better schedule
on the N. o. g. n. President report
ed having sent telegram to the
Railroad Commission IN New Orleans
which was then holding session.
She regretted that nothing had
come Of efforts of citizens or Union,
and tersely recounted the, results Of
Investigation, and how 1t was show
ed by representatives of the N. o. G..
n. that service was good, time ex.
,cellent and that all delays Of various
dates summed up and divided by 365
-or probably 366 days, for 1912
was Leap Year-hed made the trains
late on m average Of 4 minutes .
day. Az long division always maker
q short average, the delays were in
consequential. and our commuters
should be perfectly satisfied-at thie
adjustment-no doubts nothing
means quite SO much to any town a:
good railroad service. The Union il
earnestly interested in obtaining such
for COvington.
The cleaning up of our town and
streets and of private property we
taken up and every member delegat-
ed to do all that Is possible to obta;r
results.
The Union then decided to under,
take an improvement in the Coving
ton cemetery, as all members agreed
that the present unkempt and rum
down appearance of the cemetery i;
people. A chairman was appointed
and committee will be formed t.
consider ways and means OF taking
up this matter permanently. Al
members Of the Union are requisite
to help In this work, for it is diff.
cult one. and to confer with Mrs. j.
B. WorthAm, chairman of Cemeter,
Committee,
The angel of death has visited the
families OF two valued members OF
the Union, and has borne away from
one beloved son, and from the
other q no Tess DelOved brother
Every member of the Union extends
tosMrs. H. 4. G. Weaver her heart
felt sympathy In the loss Of her
manly, handsome sen, and to Mrs.
B. b. Warren sympathy deep and
sincere. in the appalling accident
which led to the death Of her dear
brother. whose life was so necessar.
to his. bereaved wife, children and his
home.
At the invitation Of the president
Mrs. Thompson, OF sAbita, gave q
short and interesting talk on the
strength Of the Union, the work o1
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