St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-17

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on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. The first day was at
tended by prominent men from
all over Louisiana who are en-
thusiastic over the work that the
Bureau has been accomplishing
since its organization a year ago.
To DR.. Mayer Of this city fell
the honor of responding to the
address Of welcome delivered by
j. G. Medlenka and P. j. Chap
puis.
DR.. Mayer paid a tribute to the
Bureau and highly complimented
Col. Chevis, who has been the
able manager Of the Buraau fer
the past year. He said that the
service rendered by the bureau
had crystalized public opinion in
transportation reform, enlargen-
ed farm marketing and encourag-
ed growth, started the move
ment for an interocenaic high
way and with the cooperation Of
the press of Southwest Louisiana
had started a successful campaign
for extensive cultivation Of sweet
potatoes and Irish potatoes. The
orator went on in detail enumerat-
ing the many excellent thing ac-
complished by the bureau since
Mr.. Chevls has been at the head
of 1T, stating that the bureau had
brought the farmer in closer re-
lation with the city consumer
was, teaching them to diversity.
and to fertilize extensively.
Many prominent speakers de-
livered able addresses on CO.
operation between the farmers
and business men of Southwest
Louisiana, showing that with CO.
operation the bureau could induce
thousands of desirable immmi-
grants to settle in this section
each year.
DIR. Stevens, president of the
Lafayette Industrial Institute
spoke on the need of educating
the young citizens Of Southwest
Louisiana urging that the agri-
cultural department of the Lou
isiana State University and the
Industrial Institute should be at
tended by every son and daughter
of the farmers of Southwest Lou
isiana.
All day Tuesday speakers from
every section of the south and
versed on every topic of vital inn
portance to this section deliver
ed addresses worthy of the occa-
sion. But Wednesday night
saw the members and admirers
of the bureau more enthusiastic
over the organization than ever
before. With every parish in
the district pledging loyal sup
port and with the officers and
members of the bureau again
demonstrating their faith in their
organization the election of Off
GERS took place. Phillip j. Chap
puis, of Crowley was elected
president; DR.. G. A. Martin of
Lafayette, vice-president; D. L.
Mcpherson of Abbeville, treasur-
er and Llewellyn A Williams of
Crowley, secretary.
The report of the president, |
DIR. C. P. Moss, which was writ
ten on the eve of an operation
was one of the important fea-
lures of the Wednesday night /
meeting. He referred to the
supreme Importance attached to
the work of the organizers a
year ago and said it had been
found vital and excited much
interest, praise and much emula- /
ton.
Manager Bill Chevis told the
members of the bureau what he
had attempted to do during his
first year as manager of the
bureau and promised loyal sup
Port to the organization until
the end. even though he were
not the manager. He stated
that cooperation was most need
ed to assure the success of the
bureau, saying that if five thou
sand Of the $40, 900 people living
~ the thirteen parishes con1pris-
u