The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-12-05
DESERT The KNOCKERS.
Commissioners Bruner Urges All 10y
al Leulslanlans to Get Together
and Join the Boosters-F or
ward, March! the Motto.

and Join the Boosters-F or
ward, March! the Motto.
Desert the knockers!
Join the boosterS!
Forward, March. is our motto!
And let's all pull together for
greater and richer Louisiana, adds
Commissioner e. O. Bruner, who has
Just sent out thousands of the latest
bulletins issued by the State De-
partment Of Agriculture and Immi-
grafton, descriptive of Louisiana's
possibilities and urging her citizens
TO renewed efforts for the uphailding
and development of the grand old
commonwealth.
With the most fertile soil in the
world. capable OF raising any and
all crops three and sometimes four
times q year, and the great diversi-
flcation movement making more and
more progress since the European
war knocked the bottom out OF the
cotton market Commissioners Bruner
sees great future for Louisiana
But the staae can't go forward as
she should unless the Boosters ab-
sorb the Knockers and all pull to.
gether.
Here's few excerpts from Com
missioner Bruner's boosting buile.
tin:',i
IT is with much pleasure and
great deal oa satisfaction the De-
partment OF Agriculture and Immi-
grafton furnishes the public short
resume of the work It has done dur
ing the year 1914 and the conditions
OF Louisiana et the present time
Never before In the history OF LOU
isiana has there been such interest
manifested In agriculture. Never
before has Louisiana been so exten-
sively and efficiently advertised to
the world. And unless all signs
fail there Will be in a short time
9 great influa OF homeseeekers to
our stats.
The city and town people have
this year shown a greater interest
In agricultural development than
ever before. They seem to moro
fully realize the fact that the
farmer feeds and clothes the world,
and that In helping the farmer they
help themselves.
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terest manifested and welcome them
to the agricultural field. The one-
crop Idea 10 fast losing favor and
diVersfslcation Is the slogan. And
the people are fast taking hold Of It,
and with little persuasion.
But for the low price OF cotton,
brought on by the cruel and mer-
c.ss,sa war now raging In foreign
coun Louisiana would be at
the top oa the ladder. She has
more TO Offer the hamesask Tor.
The same money. than any other
state Ia tho Union. And her natural
advantages. which God has so lavish
" bestowed upon her, exceed those
of any state or any spot on earth.
Her soils are rich, her climate adj )
marable. her waters pure and plenti-
fuls her health excellent. Her eiti.
zens are laW-sbiding, kind and hes
5Ditable. Her resources are inex-
=hauseible and her possibilities be-
yond the imagination. We can raise
anything In che world that Mother
Earth is capable OF producing, and
from one 70 three end sometimes
-FOUR crops per year on the same
land.
only few months ago we raised
oy private subscription several thou
SAND dollars and invited some tWen-
ty-odd agricultural editors from the
horen and vest TO come to Lou1st-
ana. They travelled all over the
state and aaw exactly what we real
II have TO offer. They confessed
that Louaefana's possibilities were
9 reyelaslon 90 shem; that tney neVt.
e arsameu oo seeing go many nat
uIaI adYanta8es. ana To-Day in fnelr.
Iespse..ve papers sney are singing
lao soa,s praises 20 millions VINO
teau saeaa'
= IeW Weeaa rs. since we gafhersa
sa anu sent 70 vienna, kan.. . car
h,ssa. .oaa OF our states products and ex-
Ilpa.su :, saane es tne international
l.aaN Lana onoW ana sou Products Axpos
s.saon, WneTe thousands OF people
vleWsd mem daiIy am proud 70
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- 80 .ssaspis.Ms eooA als 1nlra pf,ze.
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Eting into state OF cultivation tha
now milIiona OF acres OF idle land
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