St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-08-12
The above shows congressman, bank presidents
lawyers merchants, prisoners negroes giving
demolishing the pavilion.
c. M. L1DDLE WRITES AGAIN.
Pittsburg, P, Aug, 5. 1916.

Pittsburg, T., Aug, 3. 1916.
Editor st. Tammahy Farmer:
Prior to coming here, had l been
told that one Of the department
stores had q force sof employees equal
in number to the population Of Sill
dell. Mayor Badon included, should
have doubted the statement One OF
the stores advertised few days ago
for twelve hundr4d additional en-
ployees to help Nike care OF the
August bargain sales. As every
body has money, the rush of store
business, and other lines, is great
As Joe Bousquet said of New York
every day is also an excursion day
here. Reminds me Of Mardi Gras
day in New Orleans. And ,prosperi-
ty is here in chunks,>too.
In the heart of the business dis
trict is an old stone Presbyterian
church building, and for which, l am
told. the owners have refused five
million dollars.
This Is very cosmopolitan city
composed of people from almost
every part Of the world. ALI banks
and stores have foreign departments
where all languages are spoken.
note some banks pay two per
cent interest on checking accounts,
and four per cent on savings. l sug-
gest the two per cent to our two
parish banks. It's winner.
l find also that movies do not move
on Sundays, and baseball ditto, and
barber shops and other places like
wise. Yet Notwithstanding all these
drawbacks ca the town is not a
dead one.
A few days ago, l read in a local
paper, an interview with a represen-
tative Of the English government,
who said he had been in every quart
er of the earth and declares that
Pittsburg is the industrial giant Of
the world.
Just imagine. II the reader can.
that the wealth OF this Allegheny
country exceeds that of thirty-seven
states Of the Union. And our own
state is one of the thirty-seven.
was glad to read in the Farmer
that the Covingt0n people are going
to give an exhibition Of civic pride
to repair storm damage at the park.
C0vington people usually get good
results owing to the cooperative
[tnsS,1munity spirit. The latter ss
wantinS in Sltdell, as it has not kept
nace VIII the spirit of the times.
which ia nfQgress elsewhere. Better
streets and other manlcipal improve
ments are needed tSere, and which
can be secured withouS~ extra cost
to the taxpayers. C6a1geratloh
means success is the only answe{ ap-
piled elsewhere.
Sorry that our parish school board
Is to lose the valued services c,.
Uncle Pete" and "Uncle Tom"
both Of whom are not candidates for
reelection. Their places are to be
filled by Brother Dave" and Sunny
jim
This seems to be a great country
for chicken and wafile dinners" ec
such signs are frequent on road
houses and wayside hotels. Just the
place for VIM. Eddins and his auto
parties.
The copper cent has q very pro-
nounced purchasing power here
newspapers for cent-and this
money seems to be more popular
than the jit is at home.
notice that "flivers" ar, reduced
in price and now perhaps Prof Baker
win indulge in the luxury and use
in school work.
Mosquitoes and malaria do not
hav place here, and to me is in
deed relief to be away from them.
C.. NJ. LIDDLE.