The Washington times., 1913-03-16

C. 8. Hebert. U. s. Collector Of O.
toms. New Orleans.
Percival Stern, President. Interstate
Electric Company. New OrieanA
John T. Gibbons. Grain. New Orleans.
John A. Grehan. Manager. John T. Glib
bons. New Orleans
Frank L. Dusenberry, Jones Dusenberry
Company. Naval Stores. New or
l leans.
Louis J. Bright. Manager. Hard q Rand.
Conee. New Orleans.
Rathbone E. Du Buys, President. -
Buys Churchill & Labouisse. Limit
| ed. Architects. New Orleans.
L. E. Bentley. Deputy Collector Of Gus
| toms. New Orleans :.
John Meyer. Wholesale Fruits. New
/ Orleans. -
W. J.. L'Engle. President. Union Naval
Stores Company. New Orleans. !
Rene F. cierc, U. S. Customs Apprais-
| er. New Orleans.
]. s. Cave. Vice President. Harry Bros.
Company, Limited. Oil Tank Manu-
facturers. New Orleans.
W. o. Hudson. President. Marine on
Company. Limited, New Orleans. p.
Philip weriein. President. werlein
Piano Company. New Orleans.
H. b Hewes Timber. Jeanerette.,
Thomas L. Morse, Capitalist. NeJ
iberia.
Calvin wurziow. Mayor. Houma.
H. w. KappelI. Clerk of Court. Franz
lin
|. Maurice d. Shannon. Mayor. Morssk
City.
Willard Ditch. Steamboat Line. Morsas
| City.
lc. p .chappuis. Attorney-at-La4
l Crowley.
L. A. Moresi. Foundry. Jeanerette.
ID. Mo-esi, Sugar, Jeanerette.
Wilson Peterman. Sheriff. Franklin
IC. R. Brownell. Capitalist. Morgan Citx
Clarence C. Barton. Planter. Albemark
John NJ. Durocher. Mayor. Jeanerette&
Charles A. Frost. Lumber. Franklin.
D. C. Ritchie, Insurance, Jennings. II
j. B. Watkins. Capitalist. Lake Chari&
j. c. Dupont. Merchant. Houma.
s. S. Chapman, Lumber, Morgan City,
| f. NJ. Boagni. Capitalist. Opelousas 4
s. n. & L. J. Bass. Merchants. Morg8
City.
Emile lie Boeuf. Planter. Coffeld. &
r. c. Milling. Attorney. Franklin
Robert E. Brumby. Attorney. FrankliU
| III. Ross. Merchant. Morgan City
l.. A. -Goudeau. Attorney, Lake Charles
John d. Miner. Planter. Houma
Frank r. Baaullier. Capitalist. Jeaner-
ette.
st. Paul Bourgeois. Capitalist. Jeanef-
ette.
c. E. Jones. Lumber. Morgan City.
| p. B. Wright. Planter. Evergreen.
DR.. B. Z. Smith, Franklin.
Z. S. Robichaux, Planter. Taliieu-
George W. Witworth. Postmaster, Jeae
erette
W. j. Laurence. Merchant. Morgan CitT
c. l. Gathrisht. Merchant. Morgan City
Henry Loeb. Merchant. Morgan Citya
John c. Lewis. Insurance. Franklin.
Charles L. Wise. Attorney. Morgan City.
| Robert Bensberg. MANAGE. Revere
Rubber Company. New Orleans.
Frank A. Daniels. A. n Miller & Cd,
Steamship Agents. New Orleans
| Monte NJ. I.emann. Attorney. New %
leans.
George a. Watson. Manager Havanx-
American Company. New Orieans.5
Fred L. Joubert Vice President. Payu<
& Joubert Machinery Company. Nee
Orleans
| E. Overlook. Capitalist, New Orleans.
G. A. Wiesand. G. A. Wiegard Cod
pany, Produce Merchants. New or-
leans
The proximity of Louisiana TO ths
Gulf of Mexico and its numerous
| streams and lakes all help to modify
/ the climatic conditions and -preveui
sudden changes: extremely warn
weather In summer or very coli
weather in winter seldom occurs
Sortherly winds from the Gulf help e
temper the climate. and prevent. bob
IN winter and summer, extremes thu
might otherwise occur.
The annual mean temperature of TIM
State is ee.5 degrees. January being thk
ccldest month with a mean Temperature
of 49.s degrees; and July and August
both warm with a mean temperature ~
Si.s5 degrees.
The date of latest frost i'm the north
ern part of the State varies from March
md to March 18th: in the southern part.
l
frost in Autumn in the northern part
ranges from November Srd to the 13t9.
and in the southern part, about Decers-
Der 10th.
Louisiana is not subject to the violent
changes of temperature prevalent ID
| Iaanv parts of the United States: only
the Gulf States. Arizona, New Mexico
| and the Coastal plains of the Pacific
and of@the South Atlantic Coast States
can compare favorably as to minimum
temperatures. while in maximum tenn
perature the State compares favorabh
with such States as Indiana, IIlinoik,
minnesota Oregon ard Wisconsin. aud
does not experience the maximum ten
peratures reached in Arizona, Califor-
! mia. Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska. North
| and South Dakota, Montana. OklahoIra
and Texas.
A Louisiana State Board of Agricll-
| ture publication states:
Though our summers are prolonged.
Z Continued ea Eighth Rge9