The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

commission has made arrangements
with the United States Department OF
Agriculture to obtain tin cans for the
various parishes in carload lots. Louis
Gottlieb, who has been placed IN
charge of the commissions headQuar-
ters in the capitol, says if any one
OF the parishes is unable to handle
a whole carload of cans, he can fur
nish individuals at slightly increased
cost. The federal department agrees
to furnish the cans only in carload
lots. and this, says Mr.. Gottlieb. some
of the parishes probably will find ir-
convenient.
The farmers in a radius of abou.
thirty miles around Baton Rouge with
IN the last ten days have sold to Mar
Tin Broderick, travelling buyer with
headquarters in New Orleans, 80 car
loads of Irish potatoes. receiving
$3.50 to s2.65 per bushel for them.
Mr.. Broderick, who has made a spe-
cialty of buying for several years. ex-
poets to buy, in all, between 100 and
$50 cars of potatoes this season, ne
says.
Il have to pay an average of abou,
S2.55 per bushel, I. o. b. the farmers
scales" he said. 81 receive about
$2.75 per bushel, thus obtaining a
gross profit of about 10 cents per
bushel, at least half Of which is eat
en- up by expenses. | ship, say, to
st. Louis, I. o. b. Baton Rouge, ana
the merchant or association which
pays me the s2.75 per bushel for the
potatoes pays rs cents per bushel
freight and loses from 10 to IL per
cent in shrinkage. The latest ST.
Louis market report quotes potatoes
at $500 to S3.15 per bushel, and that
is what the potatoes bring, delivered
to the consumer"
Mr.. Broderick says the thirty car
loads bought to date have cost him
approximately $34,425. He paid ST.
600 for one carload, he says. Before
the current season is over, he says,
he expects to expend between $780,
600 and S150.000 on potatoes.
A joint meeting of the officers OF
the Bank of Thibodeaux, the Bank Of
Lafourche and the Citizens Bank of
Lafourche was held at Thibodaux TO
decide upon a line of action for the
sale Of Liberty bonds. The banks de-
cided to offer these bonds to the pub
lie upon the most reasonable terms.
1t being decided to advance money to
those who are without funds to make
purchases of bonds and to accept pay-
ment upon the loans thus made in
weekly or monthly installments.
The creation Of the office of city su-
perintendent Of schools and the ap-
pointment of A. J. Caldwell, principal
OF the Hammond High School to that
office by the Caddo Parish School
Board or the city delegation of the
board without previous intimation of
what was to be done has aroused the
Indignation of several Shreveport cit
izens.
President Stephens of Southwest
ern Institute at Lafayette announced
the appointment of F. M. Hamilton of
Lake Charles, superintendent of edu-
cation of Calcasieu parish, an assist
ant professor of education in the
teacher-training department of the in.
stitute, and will enter upon his duties
a ~ hA
The Vermilion Parish School Board
canvassed the returns of the special
election to authorize the issuance of
bonds to the amount of $4,000 to
erect modern brick school building
in Kaplan. The tax carried by a vote
of 75 to So, and an assessed majority
of $22, 2,331. The School Board appoint
ed building committee.
DR.. Whyte G. Owens. OF White Cas-
tie, owner Of the Nottaway plantation.
one mile north of this city, contain
ing approximately 1850 acres of su-
gar lands, sold the plantation Tues.
day to Lionel Greenwood of Ascen-
sion parish for the sum of S65. 900, and
reserved the residence on the planta.
ton.
The entire canal system of the IT,
linois Canal and Rice Company. of
Jennings, consisting of pumping sta
tions and network of irrigation ca
nails watering over 5000 acres, has
been purchased by Howard r. Fab
nenstock, Charles s. Jones and w. G.
McRoberts, at judicial sale for the
sum of $4,000.
Rev. R. 4. ID. Carpenter. an in1e-
pendent Baptist evangelist. is hold
ing a revival meeting at Amite City
in a tent on the courthouse square.
The parish of Acadia has employed
Miss Erin Dore of Crowley to demon