The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-12-30

| cu repoT on the amount ol
tood and meats In cold storage IN New
orleans. Shreveport. Monroe, Baton
Rouge, Lake Charles and Alexandra
was completed and announced by Or
Oscar Bowling Of the State Board OF
Hearth. The report is in connection
with the fight on the high cost of ny-
ing here and elsewhere.
The report shows, chiefly, the fol
lowing here: Butter, 4ss,37s pounds.
204 pals and 7 cartons: oleomarga.
r1ne. IA full tubs, 1S5 half tubs. 30
cases, pals; $3.50 dozen eggs. 255
cases frozen eggs, asa cans mixed. l6
cases white OF eggs, 40 cans yoIks and
1910 pounds OF frozen eggs; beef.
SSS'4Oo pounds; pork, 66,362 pounds:
mutton, $1,000 pounds and AIS sacks,
since August 10, 1915, Of velvet beans:
l3o sacks white beans; rice, 13o23
sacks; turkey, 237 barrels, 50 boxes.
43Z crates; chickens, 654 boxes; hens,
800 boxes and 106 barrels: poultry. A
boxes. barrels and 1890 pounds.
In Alexandria cold storage there are
2,3lO dozen eggs, 1858 pounds OF but
ter and four boxes Of turkeys: BATON
Rouge, 1O,363 pounds of butter. Ito
dozen eggs, 10000 pounds of beef; /.
500 pounds OF veal and 1907 pounds OF
turkey; Lake Charles, 1880 pounds
OF cheese, -,095 pounds of butter. g.
oSO dozen eggs and 1.450 pounds OF
beef, and Shreveport, 6,S75 pounds Of
butter, 2O,1OO dozen eggs.
The East Baton Rouge parish iail
again is condemned in a letter receiy-
ed from DR.. Oscar Dowling. presiden,
OF the State Board of Health, by 10
seph Gebelin, president of the police
jury, announcing the findings Of the
health departments employees on a re-
cent inspection. Sheriff Day, when
told OF the letter, said he was power
less to act The Jail is kept as clean
as an old jail OF its character will per
nit President Gebelin said the police
jury did not have sufficient money
to build new Jail.
The western part of the old Calca-
sieu will soon have a new railroad in
operation. The tram road Of the Lutch- |
er-Moore Lumber Company in Western
Calcasieu has been rebuilt, and the |
line has been extended to Francis, |
north Of Merryville. The Gulf. Red
River and Sabine railroad has been
organized to take over the line, and |
Will commence operating a mixed |
freight and passenger service about |
the first OF the year.
Directors Of the American Cities
Company Of New Orleans declared a
semi-annual dividends of one and one
half per cent on its preferred stock.
The distribution totaled about $3os..
600. Earnings Of the preferred stock
for the past year, it was said, were
about s1,000,000, but tAe directors de-
cided to continue their conservative
policy and declare only half the GUS
tomary three per cent dividend.
Shreveport Waterworks, while it was
owned by the Shreveport waterworks
Company, has accepted the position
Of superintendent of the municipal wa,
ter and sewer systems and will con-
-fnue in his present position after the
city takes charge and municipal own
ership is an accomplished fact, JAN
nary 1.
The presidential electors will NEE.
n the executive Office the first Mon
lay in January, as required by law,
canvass the returns and elect a mes
'enger to carry the results to Wash.
ngton. The expenses of the messen.
ger are paid by the national govern
nent. Considerable interest hinges
around the probable choice of the
BOARD.
The Beauregard parish police fury
net at De Ridder in regular monthly
SESSIONS and IL had been reported that
'ol. Stevens. Of New Orleans, and for.
ner District Attorney Edwards. of
AXE Charles, were to be before the
ury to press Col. Stevens claim to
uperyise the construction of the par.
sh good road system, but they were
lot present
". W. Bailey. Of Abbeville, the new
district judge. has qualified and held
ourt. William p. Edwards. the rettr.
ng judge, who has served for II
ears, will resume the practice Of law.
'reston ]. Greene, the newly elected
istrict attorney, was likewise sworn
n, and has assumed the duties Of his
flee.
The recently appointed board of su-
ervisors of the First road district of
scension parish has completed ar
angements for the extension of the
ravel road along the river below Don.
ldsonville from its present terminus
A bend to the st. James line, a dis
lnce OF approximately four and sew
n-tenths miles.
The importance Of a monthly mar
AZ Inw- l.