The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
Copyright by A. @. McClurg Co., 1913

two men discussed every possible r
phase Of the question, yet they never s
dreamed that it was part of the stock I
yards scheme. What aroused sCspi- c
Cion as much as anything else was
that there was nothing they could find 6
on which to base suspicion. When {
Morrison left it was with the intention t
of scrutinizing copy of the proposed
ordinance carefully.
Wright sent a reporter to interview
Alderman Grunewald, and all other re-
porters were instructed to find out
what the public thought Of it and any
definite facts that could be brought to
light. The city editor himself took
an hour off to go to- the office Of Rosen-
baum & Rosenbaum, who 1t was
learned had given Grunewald the bill
TO present for them.
The drag net which the News spread
did not seem productive Of results cal
culated to bring anything to light AL
derman Grunewald had introduced 1t |
at the request Of his good friends
Rosenbaum & Rosenbaum and knew
nothing about it.
Rosenbaum & Rosenbaum said that
the proposed franchise spoke for itself,
and that the road would prove of in
estimable benefit to Belmont, since in
the near future it would be extended
to Corona, and all the people of that
little town and the villages along the
line would do their shopping in Bel
mont. The incorporators were Chica-
: 90 men with plenty of capital back of
D them.
}. Wright telegraphed Chicago news
e agency to find out who the incorpora-
+ tors were. At his suggestion the city
y editor tried to get Kerr at Esmeralda
= Springs by telephone, but was unsuc-
|, cessful.
h Only one clue was found which of
itself was suspicious, and it was not
n one which could be used that after
/. noon. The courthouse reporter had
ir dropped into the county surveyors Of
c. fee, and talked about surveying IN
general and the work in Belmont coun
le ty in particular Was anything going
:" on just then? This elected the reply
e. that the spring was not far enough
lg advanced for the usual work, but tina
a the stock-yards company had had mel
N out. What were they doing?' The.
IN were seeing how they could save thei
ed tracks along the river and rearrang
n ing the quarantine tracks for Iexa
cattle which were by themselves t
the east of the main yards. This wa
all the courthouse man brought bac
to the Office, but it was duly presente
he to Wright by the city editor.
his That afternoon Belmont rubbed II
for ewes as 1t looked at the front page
on tbe News. In the last column undf
nd an extended head was a story abo'
pa the proposed car line down Maple aV
dg- nue.. 1t was not replete with facts al
nd figures, but it asked great MAJ
yer questions and contained several int
ike views which said nothing. Even u
an nroperty owners along Maple aven'
ser who had consented to the line al
ade then been pledged to secrecy until Z
ign matter was made public by the lntl
to duction of the bill in the council, knt
ent nothing more than that Rosenbaum
ion. Rosenbaum had secured their consel
and The Chicago news agency did
,ely send what information it gathered
,rri- III too late for use on that day
,ont Sam Hayes bought paper on
street read the story, and rushed
to q telephone. He paid two dollars a
are thirty cents for the privilege, c
ison could not call it pleasure, OF talk
ONE with Kerr at Esmerelda Springs.
on. read the paper to the boss, the III
,ced mage story and the trenchant 81
own editorial in inquiry. Kerr asked {
he he connected with Gilbert, out
Ran, ready the Judge was trying to get
hino noralda Springs, having seen
was News lust few minutes after ia!
From. Tbair conversation was short,
knew the facts, and it was maini
Ra1. discussion of how the Banner sho
New treat the matter in the morning.
mon boss decided his paper should IN
dunn. that the News was trying to kn
tba town. The attack was to be u
,rest tho News, thus diyerting atten
from the real issue. This comma
ut it properly phrased, was dropped
resti the eager ear of Deacon Winthl
and he proceeded to write scat
next editorial holding up to scorn the
,nsid nor which would try to barricade
' host hath = of the car of progress. The
con felt proud of his editorial
ba read it in the proof ana
:, VIC warmed with a self-satisfed gloN
necial think that he had thought OF 1t,
$50 stilI lived in the age of personal
He's nalism and to lambast the other
low personally was part OF MS
t said rial creed.
oulEl When Mayor Jones vetoed the