The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-12-12
MARKET DAY DEG. q.
Movement to Bring Producer and
Consumer Into closer Relation
ship Opportunity for House
wives 10 Stock Larder.


! Consumer Into closer Relation
ship Opportunity for House
wives to Stock Larder.
Under the auspices Of its wide
awake ChaEsber of Commerce, Don
aldsonvilIe will have a market day
for the purpose of achieving the dua
result of bringing producer ant
consumer into closer relationship
and creating a ready cash marke
8 for quantities. of the truck and othe
!, farm products raised or grown il
this vicinity. The unique event vii
be held Wednesday, Dec. %, and oW
= ing to the fact that eaulifloWef i
one of the leading crops grown TO
the winter market in the Donaldson
Z vile territory, the first occasion
will be. known as "caulifloWer day.
It is proposed to make the enter
: prise a monthly event hereafter.
Tables will be arranged on thu
sidewalk and in the streets adjacent
to the Chamber of Commerce head
quarters at the corner of Mississippi
and Lessard streets, which is one o.
the most conveniently located bust
ness centers in the CITY, The farm
ers from miles around, as well az
truck growers from other communl
ties and parishes. will be invited ane
urged to bring to Donaldsonville on
that day all kinds of fresh vege
4 tables, cured and fresh meats, poul
try, eggs, and farm produce of every
description. This will be displayed
4 in the farmers wagons and on the
tables and stands arranged for the
purpose. and the outdoor market. will
/ be open throughout the day. The
date selected is regarded as an ex-
i ceptionally favorable one for the in
auguration Of the enterprise. Being
two days before Christmas, it will
give the housewives an opportunity
to stock their larder for the Yule-
! tide dinner, and at the same time
will enable the farmers and truck
growers, through the sale of their
| produce, to acquire a sum of ready
money with which to buy Christmas
gifts and otherwise supply their
wants. In the latter connection, the
merchants OF the city will cooperate
by holding special sales on market
day, when unusual bargains will be
offered in various lines of season
able merchandise.
With a view to arousing interest
in the event and inducing the farm
ers to take part, valuable premiums
donated by the merchants will be
awarded as follows:
For largest and best variety of
farm products displayed for sale by
one farm, half-barrel Of Arbitrator
flour, offered by B. Lemann & Bro.
For largest. and best display of
caulifloWer, pair of gloves, offered
by J. A. Dalferes.
For best and largest head of let
tuce, fountain pen, offered by ". L.
Duffel.
For best and largest head of cab
bage, bottle of Quadruple Extract
Perfume, offered by Chas. OschWald.
For best display of beets, pair of
shoes, offered by David Israel.
For best display of shallots, An
sonia watch, offered by Alfred Ian
dry.
For best bushel Of fall potatoes,
mans hat, offered by A. Meter.
Best bunch Of carrots, pair of
trousers. offered by a Bloch
Best bunch of radishes, shaving
toilet set, Offered BY X-Ray Phar-
macy.
Best bunch of green onions, pocket
book, offered by Elmer's Pharmacy.
For best dozen chickens for eating
purposes, 24-pound sack Obelisk
flour, offered by Home Mercantile
Co.
For largest display of eggs, ladies'
fine parasol, offered by Jasmin To
bias.
For best farm team f1itched to
wagon, 10 one-pound cans French
Market Coffee, offered by Lafourche
Mercantile CO.
The following dinner, consisting
entirely of home products, will be
served to visitors between II and 2
o'clock by the Hotel Donaldson at
the low price of 25 cents: Creole
gumbo, a la Assumption; roast pork,
a la Iberville; sweet potatoes, a la
st. James; caulifloWer, a la Ascen-
sion; turnips, a la seiferth; Irish
potatoes, a Ia Gueymard; lettuce sa-
lad, la Louisiana; pumpkin pie, a
la Chamber of Commerce; corn
bread, cafe noir, and music
Between the hours of 2 and 4 p.
N. all out of town visitors win be
admitted to the moving picture show
free of charge. |
A most cordial invitation is ex-
tended to every one to come to- DON |
aldsonville on this day, either to |
sell or to buy, or for pleasure.
From the interest manifested in
the novel event, both by the farm
ers of the surrounding country and |
the citizens and business element of
Donaldsonville, it is assured the /
day will be most successful one /
in every respect, and the precursor
of a series of similar occasions which
will firmly establish this city as the
logical marketing center of this en-
tire section and be productive of
much substantial benefit to the
farmers, the consumers of their pro-
ducts, and the business interests
generally.
Woodchoppers Elect Leaders.
At ousing meeting Wednesday
night, Olive Camp No. IS, Woodmen
of the World, elected the following
officers to direct the affairs of the
for the coming year:
4. v. Templet, past consul COM
nander; c. A. Curse, consul COM
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