The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-07-25
GOING AFTER NEW BLOOD.
Four Parishes Form Union to Invite
Settlers and Industrial 0pportun-
ity Seekers-Active Work to be
Started at Once.
By H. j. SEIFERTH, in New Orleans
Times-Ficayune.

Started at Once.
By H. j. SEIFERTH, in New Orleans
/ TimeS-Ficayune.
South Louisiana has proven ne
| proWess at diversificatio She
now ready to take up immigration
and will score equal success.
Leading planters and other land
holders Of the parishes of Ascension
Assumption, Iberville and St. Jame
met at Donaldsonyille Yesterday L
establish the plan on a permanen
basis and start to work. E. P. Guey
mard, immigration agent Of tn
preaching the propaganda of exper
new blood for fertile old acres, wit
messed the first elimination o
the campaign he has Waged To-
months. The fight so far outlined
is one of advertising and publicity
Fully five thousand dollars will b.
raised as a beginning, some of the
members ON hand insisting upon fill
ing the treasury in advance of any
demand. Members will list as mucl
land as they are willing to dispose
of, and each acre will be equally as
sessed. Not only will literature be
prepared, but it will be placed d.
rectly in the hands of farmers anc
Industrial opportunity seekers. Whe1
interest has been created, and in
quiries begun, the proper selling
agency will be devised and organized
The union of exploitation will assure
fair prices and fair treatment tC
the Immigrant invited. And the
member will benefit by securing the
right kind of settlers for his land at
less cost than possible in case of in
dividual negotiation. -.
Walter Godchaux Leads.
L. NJ soniat presided, but insisted
that the burden of leadership be
placed upon younger shoulders. Wa!
ter Godchaux, whose immigration
views, published in the Times-Pica-
yune, created much favorable CON-
ment, was induced to assume the pres
idency and has been assured of
enough following to justify the
prediction of success. st. James was
not strongly represented, but several
Of her leaders have joined the society
and the parish will contribute her
full share. Next Friday Mr.. Guey-
mard, Mr. Vickers, and two volun-
teers from each of the other parishes
will tour that section and obtain
more than enough signatures. At
the same time st. James will be IN
vited to send a strong delegation TO
a rally at Donaldsonville next Sun
" yryho ol>1
be formally completed and the cause
be explained and effort
systematized.
Officers Elected.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, Walter Godchaux;
vice president, Walter Lemann;
treasurer, L. NJ. Soniat; secretary, R.
S.. Vickers.
Observation-Disclosures, Waiter God
chaux, Sam kessler, Joseph NJ.
Fo1se, Leo Cancienne; Ascension, A.
|. Picard, Walter Lemann, A. Bloom
enstiel, Evan J. Mccall; Iberville, G.
R. Murrell, ]. w. Supple, j. T. Guy
ton, L. NJ. Soniat
st. James was given until the com
pletion of her membership list to
select her four directors.
These were the concrete results Of
the day which crowned several
of agitation by Messrs. Guey-
mard, Vickers, Lemann and others.
The discussion preceding developed
the desire to proceed without more
delay.
New Spirit Strong.
The spirit is now strongly in IA
vor of setting aside portions of the
Large estates for intelligent and in
austrious farmers to aid in the deVel-
opment in which the south Louisiana
planters are making remarkable pro-
gress. A few years ago none of these
lands were for sale. Even those who
have discarded and decreased sugar
cane culture have pluckiIy displayed
ability to make good in other lines.
Hog raising has already been brought
to a higher efficiency than in other
sections, breeding horses and cattle
has had a satisfactory start, seed
pats for other parishes have been
produced, and corn grown equal to
hat of any of the champion states.
The men who have proved them
selves feel sure that the old order
viii never be restored, and are
the immigration move
nent so as to rea lie best under the
changed conditions. The right sort
If farmers and citizens will be
sought, their welfare furthered, their
protected, and even their
environments so guided that the set |
.lers will be content upon the land
and be of greater value to the sec
lon in every way.
The cooperative spirit" said one
# the speakers, will not only
make this movement a success, but |
VIII lead to bigger things
That seemed to be the sentiment |
Lctuatlng each of the men connected |
With the immigration enterprise.
Plans Ahead.
Photographs and facts are already |
'eing prepared, and before the end /
IT the year farmers throughout the |
middle west will hear the story and |
ee the pictured evidence of fertility
md fortune. The slides will be
hoWn at county fairs, and even the
arge centers of population will not
'e overlooked in the appeal of the
ountry that can deliver the goods.
The organization will have about
twenty-five members in the four par
SHE'S, and these control land conserva-
lively estimated at a quarter of a
llIllOn acres, so that this south Lou