The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-04-25

last Sunday afternoon to formulate
plans for advertising the splendid
natural advantages of this sec
ton and attracting our way the
small farmer and other desirable set
tiers from the congested localities
OF the north and east, with a view o.
overcoming the demoralizing condi
tons that now confront our agricul
tural interests as result of the re
moval of the tariff on sugar anG
other adverse circumstances, was
attended by several hundred repre-
sentative citizens of Ascension, AS
sumption, 1berville, Lafourche and st
James parishes, and proved a mag
n1ficent success. The meeting was
scheduled for O'Clock, but owing te
the delayed arrival of the afternoon
train from New Orleans bearing Gov,
ernor Hall, it was half an hour later
before the big gathering was called
to order AS the governor drove ur
to the Grand Theatre in an automo.
bile, accompanied by Mayor Walter
Lemann, Secretary G. A. Waterman
of the Louisiana State Chamber OF
Commerce, and President M. L.
Alexander of the State Conservation
Commission, the band struck up an
inspiring air and the large crowd
which had assembled in front of the
meeting place gave the chief execu-
tive an enthusiastic welcome.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Lemann, who acted as master
of ceremonies. Seated on the stage
We're Justin T. Denechaud, secretary
of the State immigration Commits
sion; Rev. Father E. P. Gueymard, OF
the immigration department of the
Texas & Pacific Railroad; DR.. w. R.
Dodson, director of the state expert
ment stations; R. R. Claridge, agri-
cultural agent Of the Texas & Paci-
fic; Governor Hall, President Alex
ander of the Conservation Commits
sion, Secretary Waterman of the
State Chamber of Commerce. and J.
B. Rennyson of New Orleans.
Mayor Lemann, in calling the meet
ing to order, explained it's object
and spoke a few works of welcome to
the visiting speakers and the strang-
7fs among the audience.
Father Gueymard was introduced
as the first speaker, and made one
Of the most interesting and effect
i've talks of the afternoon. He said
this was his first opportunity to adj
dress an immigration meeting. and
that it should be at Donaldsonville
was highly pleasing to him, as it
appeared to him the people of this
city and its immediate vicinity were
giving the first, most-marked indica-
ton of possessing that wide-awake,
spirit we must cultivate
and assiduously in this
state Or founder by the weight of
our own inaction and helplessness
Our soil is prepared to shame
With it's productiveness the far-famed
abundance that is said to lie in the
zap Of the Nile, = the speaker told his
audience. What we need to make
Louisiana the brightest star in the
laden Of states is work, confidence
and cooperation We should adopt
he pillow and the hammer and the
as our .coat-of- arms, and
1ot expect to sit idly by under a
pecan tree, with a gun and fishing
'od crossed on our laps, and await
to come to u.s.
Justin F. Denechaud talked along
PRACTICAL lines, suggesting that what
S needed to make Louisiana rank
With Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
others of the rich western states is
o divide the large plantations into
,5-acre farms and place thereon de-
;irable immigrants.
DR.. Dodson, the next speaker,
bought Louisiana's wonderful natural
'esources can be developed just as
and profitably by our
,wn people as those imported from
,ther chimes, and declared one way
o promote prosperity among them
vas by placing more money at the
disposal of the proper authorities for
he manufacture of serum with which
0 combat hog cholera. Louisiana
low produces ], 100000 hogs, and the
tate is spending the munificent sum
# one-half cent each for their pro-
ection from the disease
Flight the cattle tick and show the
probable investor in our land that
attic can be raised successfully and
,rofitab1y," stated the expert. "A
teer was sold on the New Orleans
market last Wednesday which weigh
d 1910 pounds and brought 10 cents
pound. Think of steer worth
ISL being raised at Baton Rouge.
)ur people should get the proper
reed Of stock and see that they are
lightly fed and attended, and we can
aise just as profitable beef and pork
n Louisiana as can any of the big
i've stock sections of the country"
r. R. Claridge, next introduced,
aW ITO creameries in one Wisconsin
ounty. ''We are sending our cot
on seed meal to that state to feed
heir dairy cattle, and buying Wis
onsin beef and better in trainload
DTS. Why not produce these things
ere and save the transportation
With our rainfall, climatic conditions
nd other natural advantages Louisi-
ma has no equal as a dairy state.
Gov. Hail. the next speaker, stated
hat on two former occasions he
ad attempted to come to Donald
onville to address meetings. One
inc he was detained by illness; the |
Their time he was Unexpectedly call
d out of the state, and on this oc-
aston the train ON which he was
ue to arrive was delayed, and it |
ooked like fate had a hand The |
overnor made a strong, well-consid-
red speech, which was enthusiast |
ally received and applauded by the
ig assemblage. He said it was USE
ess to meet and tell each other of |
rocn,,roac Of OH. great state We |