The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-08-08
St. JAMES FARMERS ORGANIZE
Cooperative Association Formed at
Big Meeting Last Sunday, with
Victor Loisel Presi'oient-Immigr
ton Body in Session.

A large gathering of the farmers,
planters and business men of st.
James parish filled to overfloWing
the Woodmen Hall at ST. James last
Sunday afternoon. The dual purpose
of the assemblage was to effect
permanent organization of the St.
James eo-operatiYe Farm Assoeiation
and to attend meeting Of the
South Louisiana Immigration AS
ISOLATION
Promptly at 2 O'Clock the first
meeting was called to order and
elected Victor Loisel as president of
the st. James Cooperative Farm AS
soeiation, F. H. Lyman being named
ecretary-treasurer.
The object of this ASSOCIATION is
to apply scientific and systematic
| management to the marketing or
crops and to employ cooperation In
all efforts of the people to meet the
new agricultural and economic con-
ditions that confront farmers and
business men alike. The fact that
between two and three hundred rep
resentative citizens of the parish
| We're present and joined the move
| ment proves that the people of st.
James are wide awake and deter
mined to tackle their problems With
grit and intelligence.
Adjournment Of this meeting was
followed by the calling to order OF
| the South Louisiana immigration As
sociation by President Walter God
chaux, Of Assumption parish. In ad-
| dition to the citizens of ST. James,
there were present other prominent
planters and business men from As
sumption, Iberville and Ascension.
After the transaction of routine
business. Chas. Schexnaydre, one of
| the four directors from the parish
of ST. James, was called on for his
opinion of the effect on the Board
of Equalization of the plea recently
made by representative landowners
from tWenty-one parishes for a reduc-
| ton of assessments. After stating
briefly his efforts in the matter and
| his belief that a reduction of at
least 25 per cent would be made In
| the assessment of all lands devoted
| to the cultivation of cane, vote of
thanks to Mr.. Schexnaydre was
| moved and unanimously carried.
The meeting then proceeded to the
discussion of matters of interest and
Importance, and after naming Ma
poleonyille the next place Of meeting,
and fixing the date for Saturday,
Aug.@8, at p. M, adjournment was
ordered.
| An open meeting of the board Of
| directors followed, at which We're
present the following: President
/ Walter Godchaux of Assumption;
/ Vice President Waiter Lemann of AS
cension, and Messrs. J. w. Supple of
Ibervi1le, Leonard Waguespack, Chas.
schexnaydre and Clark LebermuUf
of st. James, and A. B. WinkIer OF
/ Assumption
/ A committee consisting of Walter
Lemann, chairman, j. w. Supple
Chas. Sehexnaydre and AE Winklel
was appointed by the president tt
formulate the duties and powers of {
land committee to be named late
for passing on all lands that ma.
be listed in the organization by tn
: different members.
! A publicity committee for gettini
: up a pamphlet and appropriate Iii
erature for advertising the resource
Of this section was named by tn
president, consisting Of G. r. MAJ
| rell, chairman, Joe Folse, Ferdinan
g Lemann and Edgar Bertaut.
! The South Louisiana Imnigratio
1 Association now contains some SCI
1 enty members, comprising the pril
: cipa1 planters, landowners, banker
q and merchants Of four parishes, an
promises to develop into an organ
zation of the greatest important
2 and the most far-reaehing results.
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