The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-08-15
GETTING DOWN To BUSINESS.

System of Listing Lands Adopted ny
South Louisiana immigration AS
aociation and Publicity Campaign
Planned-Next Meeting at White
castle.
The South Louisiana immigration
Association, composed OF Assumption,
Ascension, Iberville and St. James,
got down to business last Sunday at
its meeting at Napoleonville. A sys-
TEN CT listing lands was adopted,
publicity and advertising plans shap-
ed, and arrangements made to urge
ton Of dipping watts for tick eradl-
upon the police juries of the four
parishes the Immediate installa-
cation.
Several important addresses We're
made, the first by Prof. J. L. Jones
of Purdue University, who gave an
enthusiastic talk on the possibll-
tiles of dairying in Louisiana. He
told what had been accomplished in
Indiana, and showed how many more
advantages this state possessed,
with it's ideal climate and its al
most unlimited grazing season and
abundance of forage crops. He gave
practical information concerning
the business, and urged the installa-
ton of cream separators even IN
cases where there are only three or
four COWS handled Mr.. Jones is
not only a teacher, but owns $50
acres, and is practical farmer ana
dairyman.
DR.. w. H. Dalrymple dealt with I'M
migration, and referred to the great
good that had been accomplished by
the visit of the national farm editors,
which he characterized as breaking
the ice He thought it should be
followed by a systematic campaign,
and sending agents to the north
He advised conservatism in ad-
vertising and literature, for the en-
tire truth about Louisiana would
sound too much like fiction.
DR.. Dalrymple commended the new
movement represented by the South
Louisiana immigration Associat on, fol.
lowing the recent agricultural and in
dustrial awakening in the sugar belt,
for the guidance of the association
in its efforts to convince the north
ern farmer that here in Louisiana
is the agricultural El Dorado and that
the Louisiana planter and business
man not only extend to him hands
of cordial welcome, but that his social
and material welfare will be their
special care.
DR.. Dalrymple told of the import
| ance of the cattle industry in Lou
isiana both as a factor in diversified
ton and in attra citing immigrat On, and
explained how the cattle tick was
being rapidly eradicated in the south
and especially in Louisiana. He de-
monstrated most clearly to his au-
dience the advantages Of eradica-
ton in order that the quarantine
against us may be lifted and our
cattle left free to enter the great
markets of the north. Not only do
| cattle infested with the tick fail
to attain their maximum develop
| ment, but animals marketed from the
infected territory are subjected to a
tax Of about SIS per head, due to
the expenses entailed by segrega-
| ton. This amounts to about 7s5, Geo.
900 annually which the cattle indus
| try Of the south has needlessly to
bear. In addition to this all south
ern hides from ticll-infected cattle
sell for about 25 per cent less than
| Others
| After vote of thanks the associ-
alton unanimously adopted a motion
authorizing President Walter God
chaux to appoint a committee Of
four, one from each parish, who
should draw up set of resolutions
urging the police juries of the four
parishes to cooperate III a campaign
Of tick eradication
The committee on publicity recon-
mended an appropriation for the i'm
mediate preparation OF ten thou
sand pamphlets descriptive of the ad-
vantages of the four parishes; also
a liberal appropriation for the ad-
| vertising of the associations plan
! in the papers represented on the
recent editorial tour Both plans
| were unanimously adopted
The committee on lands, made three
important recommendations which
| were also unanimously adopted The
first was call for the listing of
| the lands which the members desire
| to have coloni2ed or sold. Next,
| that this listing be not considered
an exclusive option, but an agreement
| that the listing remain in force I'M
til the lands are disposed of to
homeseekers. Third, that a commit
| tee of one from each parish pass
upon the bona fide nature of each
piece of property listed, reports to
| be submitted to the directory for
approval, and that each listing be
| accompanied by the price desired, an
| accurate description, and full data
as to location, drainage, roads, i'm
proVements, soil and other particu-
lars, together with a plat of the
land
The Bank Of Whitecastle was de-
signated as the official depository,
and the next meeting of the associ-
alton will be held at that point to-
morrow.
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