St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-10-27
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sney were nRnllnS yellOW lever dNu
when all doors were closd against
them, St. Tammany opened her
arms wide to the people of his city.
He wished success to the fair and
prosperity to the people.
F. ]. Heintz.
Mr.. Heintz, after discussion OF
the Fair, said:
The present war crisis through
which the world is struggling brings
to my mind passage from the
Scriptures which clearly defines the
duty of every man, woman and child,
and it reads as follows: Like unto
those that go down unto battle,
should their part be to tarry by the
wayside?" Daily our sons and bro
theirs are being drafted into our army
to fight for the glorious cause of CIV
ilization and its emblem, "Democ-
racy." Theirs is the duty to go
down unto battle.
We are numbered among those
who tarry by the wayside. We have
duty to perform. Ours is to pro-
duce and conserve. To produce and
conserve, that the battles that arr
waged by our heroes may be brought
to a successful close, and to the
benefit of civilization and democra-
cy. Our parish fairs are one Of the
means towards this end. At par
;sh fair the farmers and businessmen
meet ON common ground. The one
sees what the other produces, and the
other sees how the one conserves.
Uyho~ Po{p 10 ovnH I'M oin noanna n
and farmer alike go to their homes
and are all the better for having
mingled with their friends and neigh
oors in the spirit of good fellowship,
and they are all the better able to
follow the path of duty laid down
by the passage of Scripture quoted:
Like unto those that go down unto
battle, should their part be to tarry
by the wayside?"
Senator e. M. Stafford.
Senator Stafford said he was fond
of Covington and he had always had
confidence in its future. He was al
ways glad to come here and he al
ways felt like filling his lungs with
its pure, fresh air.
He said that St. Tammany parish
was established in 1911 and had
been named after the great Indian
chief, St. Tammanand. That it had
been the home of large numbers of
Indians, and the fact that the In
dams made their camping grounds
here shows that the soil was cons;d-
cred to be full Of the requirements
of production. He believed that the
cultivation of the soil was an i'm
portant labor, and that our children
should be taught that farming is one
Of the most important industries
That agricultural development fol-
lowed good roads, and tina: money
expended upon them was we'll spent.
That New York had recently spent
sixteen million dollars in her roads.
That something must be done to
keep the people on the farms, AMI
that from a realization of this sprang
the plans being formed to enable the
farmer to ship surplus products di-
rect to the consumer.
That the farmer should nave the
means to properly conduct his bust
ness. To this end a convention was
held in 1913 and all cabine: officers
were invited to attend. Plans were
referred to Congress and a commits
sion was established to carry on in
vestigatiens. Agents went to Ger
many, Italy and France. The result
has been the establishment Of the
Federal Farm Loan Bank. Now the
Government has placed money in the
hands of the farmer. He may Dor
row it from five to forty years, and
he should take advantage Of it.
He said that we had amongst US
townsman who had voted for that
measure-Lewis l.. Morgan.
President Warner of the Fair AS
ISOLATION then announced the speak
ing closed, and thanked all for their
attention.
Each speaker was listened to at
tentively and heartily applauded.
Mr.. Hayden Wren was to have
spoken at the fair, but owing to un-
avoidable circumstances, was unable
to attend. He is one of the boosters
of St. Tammany parish.
The Detroit Military Band played
patriotic airs in the intermission be.
tween the speaking, and out Of re.
spect for national airs, all stood W
uncovered.
The school parade, Friday, oc
Cured just before we go to press
and we regret that a fuller account
of it cannot be given, and that the
excellent speeches made by State
superintendent of Education Harri.
and Commissioner Wilson cannot be
| given at this time, but we shall have
something to say in this regard mex
week.
The parade started from the court
house about IL a. m. and presented
its old-time appearance Of enthusi
asm and loyalty to schoo. Whe1
everything is so fine and so .harmoni
ously organized, it is difficult to dis
cover special features of advantage
in any. There were little catch,
things that appealed to public sym
nathv and nnnrnval in mauv of fhI