The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-26

lieying in the efficiency of the organi.
eaton and the building up of the pros.
perlty Of this section of the State he
had determined to devote his time
without cost TO the bureau in the
effort to arouse the people to the
necessity OF maintaining the Organiza.
ton along the lines mapped out. He
expected to visit every parish in the
district covered by the bureaus opera.
ton placing the matter Squarely before
the people, pointing out as best he
could the advantages to be derived from
Its continuance and making ar appeal to
the people to cooperate and thereby
promote their own best welfare. He
did not come to take up collection or
to ask for ready cash but he did desire
to find basis upon which the people
without burdening themselves might
make certain the continued activities
of the bureau.
He said that the directors had
determined that fund of $4,000 was
necessary for the proper maintenance
OF the plan outlined and those sub.
Scribing to the active membership OF
$1,000 annually should not be bound for
their subscription unless the total sum
OF $4,000 shall have been raised by
June 1St For himself he heartily en-.
dorSed the plan and hoped the people of
Welsh would give it their hearty sup
port. He suggested that the chairman
appoint COMMITTEE of leading citizens
to take up the matter with the business
men and planters with view of OBJ.
tanning their cooperation,
MIR. ChevlS followed with a few re.
marks detailing the efforts the bureau
had made with the insufficient funds at
hand tG serve the people and pointed
out that time like the present with
the finance and the industry OF the
country uemOrallzed by the war in
Europe it Was more than ever neces.
Sary that the business and agricultural
Interests OF Southwest Louisiana to
stand Solidly together in order that
they might be In position to share in
the great prosperity which war prices
for our leading products was certain to
bring upon those prepared for it. He
predicted that the prices of feed StuffS
OF every kind would go very high dur.
ing the next few months and South
west Louisiana would either prosper or
suffer in proportion as her people
should produce or fail to produce.
those prouuctS which Will be is
s II C II unprecedented e m a n d.
He urged cooperation and the intelli.
gent assistance that great business
organized along the lines proposed
could give as means of equpping our
people to profit by the high prices
which are certain to obtain for some
time YET to ZONE.
Mr.. Henry ". Mayo of the Sunset
Central lines made very interesting
talk in which he told the great ad.
vantageS of well equipped organiZa.
ton could accomplish III developing our
resources and an improving agricul'
tural conditions and the general pros
perity of the people, He said the time
had passed when the slow methods of
former days might be employed by
farmers and business men. He told
how other sections of the country had
propered and their lands IN many cases
no so fertile as those of Southwest
Louisiana.
He said the secret was in co opera.
ton and proper organization and the
plans of the bureau met with his
: arty endorsement
At the conclusion of the speaking,
, Chairman Buck appointed the follow.
ing named committee to take up the
work of the bureau in this community:
DR.. j. H. Cooper, chairman, j. A. Mar.
tin, VIM. B. Gabbert, S. NJ. Watkins,
.y,I A