The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27

Ten cars of native cattle from Cedar
Lodge Farm, near Baton Rouge, La,
passed through Memphis over the II
linois Central Railroad en- route to
the st. Louis stock yards. II was the
first shipment to that market from the
Louisiana farm.
In charge of the cattle were ]. ID.
McGregor, manager of the Cedar
Lodge; Prof W. r. Dodson, dean Of
| the Louisiana state demonstration
farm at Baton Rouge, and DR.. John N.
Thomas, superintendent of the Louis-
lana Hospital for the Insane at Pine
vile, La.
Prof. Dodson is making the trip be-
cause he is studying the production os
cattle and desires to know all about
shipping and marketing cattle He be-
lieves that the experience he gains
will be of inestimable value to him.
DIR. Thomas is making the trip be-
cause he is interested in learning
something about raising cattle in the
South and marketing them in North
ern cities. He has large plantation
near Baton Rouge which he recently
converted into a stock farm.
II used to raise cotton on my plan
tation, but the boil weevil drove me
out of that business" said DR.. Thomas.
Then l converted it into a sugar plar.
tation, but the new tariff put me out
of business. So have turned to stock
raising and believe / am all right at
last"
DIR. Thomas has 500 head of cattle
on his place and intends to get more.
He favors Aberdeen Angus cattle and
is crossing all his stock to that grade.
This year he added four registered
bulls to his herd.
Prof. Dodson, DR.. Thomas and Mr..
McGregor believe that the South is
destined to become the cattle-produc-
Ing section Of the United States. They
say Southern farmers are becoming in
terested more and more in the produc-
tion of cattle, and that many already
have started stock farms.
Mr.. McGregor is manager of a group
Of farms owned by w. P. Connell Of
Baton Rouge, and has 5000 acres de-
voted largely to cattle. .i,.
The convention of the Grand Grove
Woodmen Circle of Louisiana. which
has been in session at Alexandria COM
pleted its labors, elected officers, and
adjourned. An entire day was con.
sumed in selecting the officers as spir-
tied contests took place in filling the
various position. The country out
voted New Orleans and captured a ma
Jority OF the offices, the city having
secured five places among the list of
those chosen. Mrs. Ida D. Schwartz.
OF Kentwood, was reelected for the
fourth time as grand clerk.
e Investigation OF the railroad fund
alleged to have been used against the
tax reform amendment In 1912 will be
made in open. court, before Judge
Baker. The order for the inquiry was
entered by Judge Baker, on petition
OF Attorney General Pleasant and Dis
trict Attorney Gutenberg. In the petit
ton the allegation is made that money
was given voters in the parish Of Or
leans for the purpose of influencing
them against the proposed amend
ments to the constitution.
Every effort is being made to Sc
cure n representative attendance at
the State Sunday School Convention
to be held in Baton Rouge April 1915.
With an idea to increase the interest
in the meeting, those promoting the
convention have addressed a commu-
nication to practically every church
worker in the state.
Police Juror William Winter OF
was deposed as president |
pro tenn Of the Caddo Police Jury be- |
cause he recently refused to sign. in |
the absence of President w. T. Crow
ford, the Police Jury's petition for an
lnJunctlon to restrain the city council |
from permitting the opening of sa.
looms in Shreveport.
The trial Of the damage suit for
$1O5,OOO against the New Orleans
Terminal Company, entered by Sam.
uel Jerollman, who was seriously in.
jured when his wife. son, mother.in.
law and the chauffeur of the auto
mobile were killed, was begun before
4 jury in Judge Ellis division of the
Civil District Court.
Prof. A. F. Kidder OF l.. s. IT, agrf.
cultural department, in company with
Superintendent l.. ]. Alleman, and
Prof. j. A. Anders, parish agent and
demonstration, toured the Lafayette
parish in the interest of the school
,orn clubs.
Governor Hall issued a proclamation
falling special election in the Twen-
y-First State Senatorial District, COM
)rising the parishes of De Soto and