The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-12-05
made practical suggestions along the

made practical suggestions along the
same line
S. q. Redfern, former Immigration.
commissioner here, backed Mr.. Den
echaud's views. He gave a practical
insight into immigration laws and
decisions. The first section of the
| law bars persons liable to become
public charges That is subject to
elastic ruling, and there is no chance
| Of the Belgians becoming charges.
| Wealthy Hindoos who had been ad-
mitted to the Philippines had been
! turned back from this country, while
| men without a cent had been let in,
because it was believed they would
be desirables There are clauses in
the law against soliciting immi-
grants. Honolulu planters were per-
mitted by President Roosevelt and
Attorney General Bonaparte< to tax
themselves in order to bring in la
Dor from the Canary Islands. Lou
isiana tried a somewhat similar plan
| in the Garcia case, but had been de-
+ L.
South Carolina cotton growers, how
ever, had succeeded. The state
could send over after the Belgians,
land have a fund here to take care
OF them uTon arrival. The state can
| pay transportation under certain con
ditions, If the Bonanarte ruling
governs. is question OF interpre-
tation, Mr. Redfern said, but he did
not believe there would be adverse
truIings IN this movement.
Mr.. Deneehaud called attention to
the southern immigration conference
at Washington, and urged that as
many Louisiana men as possible at
tend, as all these questions will be
ed upon, and E. P. Gueymard was
named as "a delegate to the state
bankers convention, to plead the inn
migration cause there
Sargent Pitcher of Tangipahoa then
drought up the question OF finance
and the actual start of the big work.
| There would be no trouble about
Hand, he said. Tangipahoa would
take hundred families. One man
Was willing to take care of a hun
dred as soon as definite action was
taken. A statewide movement would
be success, he said, and all the
parishes would subscribe to further
I the plan. He advocated a publicity
committee to spread full information,
| and the campaign for funds then
would meet very little difficulty.
/ Mr.. Alexander carried out the
sense Of the meeting by naming the
chairmen Of the different commit
Itees. The entire executive commit
tee will be members Of the finance
committee, and the others will be
made up of workers selected with
the advice of the ehairmen. The
/ following We're chosen chiefs OF the
various divisions of activity:
Finance--Sargent S. Pitcher, of
Hammond.
Publicity-M. B. Trezevant, Of New
Orleans.
/ Distribution Justin r. Denechaud,
secretary of the State Board of I'm
migration.
Transportation Roy Terrell,
general agent of the Frisco Railroad.
LAND. Seton schneidau, chair
/ man immig ration and land commit
i tee of the New Orleans Real Estate
/ Board.
Mr.. Denechaud also was elected
i general treasurer OF the movement.
1 The committee chairmen held a
joint meeting in the afternoon and
laid the lines for team work. Chair
man Alexander said be believed they
viii build up strong working organ.
ization of active men and produce re.
4 suits.
4 late Planting Of Oats Not Advisable
Oats planted after the 18th Of De
4 cenaber are not likely TO make
more than half a crop, = says Profes
sor w r. Dodson, director of the
| state experiment staaons. "On late
paintings would advise the use O
an extra quantity of seed, then i
1.-THE indications are that the heads
are not going to be large they car
be cured for hay when they are il
milk and they will give. a fine quail
. Iity Of hay and make a very gooe
7 yield. Late paintings of oats vii
4 not stool as much as a crop that il
planted earlier =
i Professor Dodson does not believe
81 it would be a wise plan to plant oati
+ in the spring unless the seeds haze1
4 been selected somewhat for
adapta bility to spring planting 3
i Be fair to your city and
q Your money was made here - s.
Il here. Outside stores contribute
Il ing to the upbuilding Of this
munity. The merchants here dd!s
Snember this and buy at home.
}, Don't borrow The Chief from you
= neighbor when you can haze cop
! Of your own every yea