The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-12-26
MARKET DAY SUCCESSFUL.
First Event OF Kind Demonstrates
Value of Idea-Fine Display OF
Vegetables, Meats, Poultry and
Other Farm Produce.

Vegetables, Meats, Poultry ano
Other Farm Produce.
Notwithstanding Indictment weather
on Wednesday, DGnaldsonVllle's f1fs'
monthly market and sales day proved
a gratifying success, and the showing
made at the initial endeayor augufs
well for the growth Of the enterprise
into an institution that Will mean
much for the agricultural and com
mercial development of the commu-
nifty. The display of vegetables,
fresh meats, poultry, eggs and other
farm produce was a revelation, and
the manner in which the products
We're bought up indicated that Don
aldsonville will furnish a ready mar
ket on these occasions for quantities
of the truck and farm produce raised
in Ascension and neighbOring par
ishes.
The sterling value Of the idea,
which was originated by the wide
awake Give wire and always &C
tive R. S. Vickers, was demonstrated
in a most convincing manner, and
the proof was ample that by. cooper
alton between buyer and seller there
can be built up here a market day
that will become a permanent insti-
tuition and afford in time sure and
regular market for all surplus farm
products.
AS previously announced, a dinner
consisting entirely of home products
was served by the Hotel Donaldson
between y and O'Clock p. NJ, and
if the same inducement to come to
Donaldsonyil1e is offered to visitors
on Forthcoming occasions of this.
kind, it CT itself should be one that
should attract a large attendance,
The spread was a most delectable
and inv iting one, and the editor
knows whereof he speaks, for it was
his good fortune to partake Of the
neal. The management of
the hotel is to be cordially congrat-
ulated for its cooperation on this
occasion, and it is sincerely to be
hoped that on next market day all
the truckers and farmers in this vi
entity, besides bringing their pro-
ducts to town to be offered for
sale, will treat themselves to dinner
at the Hotel Donaldson and thereby
receive an object lesson of the i'm
portance and value of the movement
for diversified farming as applied
to the mOmentous considerations of
satisfying the wants of the inner
man and at the same time lowering
the cost Of living.
The premiums offered by the Don
merchants We're awarded
as follows:
For best and largest display of
pair Of gloves offered
by J. A. Dalferes, won by Charles
Pizzollato
For best and largest head of let
tuce, fountain pen offered by V. L.
Duffel, won by Raymond Thiery.
For two best heads of caulifloWer,
Of Arbitration flour Of
tered by B. Lenann & Bro, won
by R. Thiery.
For best head of cabbage, bottle
luadruple Extract Perfume offered BY
Palace Drug Store. won by Charles
oiZzollato.
For best display of beets, pair of
shoes offered by David Israel, won
)y Leonce LeGendge.
For best display Of shallots, An
'onia watch offered by Alfred Ian
Try, won by Lemann Company.
For best bushel of potatoes, mans
lat offered by A. Meter, Won by
:. Heuvel
For best peck of sweet potatoes,
'ottle of Wine offered by George
landry, Won by Leonce LeGendre.
For best bunch of carrots, pair of
rousers offered by A. Bloch, won by
Charles L. Landry
For best bunch of radishes, shaving
oilet set offered by X-Ray Pharma-
y, won by R. Thiery.
For best bunch of green onions,
offered by Elmer's Phar-
macy, Won by Charles L. Landry.
For two best chickens, twenty -four
ounds of flour offered by Home
lercantile Company, won by Chas.
!. Landry.
For best display of eggs, ladies'
arasol offered by Jasmin Tobias,
ION by Charles Sotilea.
For best dressed pig, box of CT
ars offered by Montero & Brande,
ION by Evan J. Mccall.
For best spinach, ten cans of COT
7e, offered by Lafourche Mercantile
o., won by Joe Cataldo
Hereafter, market day will be the
ast Saturday Of each month and will
e held in the municipal market
ouse. which will be provided with
ne necessary tables and screened as
Don as possible. The next event
scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 80.
In order that buyers from dis
lnce as well as home consumers
lay be attracted, by announcing in
1Vance What will be On sale. all
Irmers and truckers are earnestly
to advise the Chamber of
ommerce as promptly as possible
nat they expect to offer on next
arket day. To this end, they have
cen requested to fill out and return
anks describing the character and
'proxlmate quantity of each article
icy may have for sale, such as the
flowing: Dressed poultry, live |
'ultry, eggs, butchered meats, live {
ock, corn, hay, butter, milk. home !
nned goods, preserves, miscellane-
u.s.