St. Tammany farmer., 1917-02-17
Call Issued by C. M. Liddle
Who Asks Mayor Badon
to Preside
PROMINENT MEN SPEAK
FOR TOWN6 WELFARE.
Local News Items and Mat
ters of General and Per-
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:. sonal Interest.
(By Staff Correspondent


Slidell,, La, Feb. 13, 1917.
The get-together meeting at the
Commercial Hotel was we'll attend
ed and every interest in the commu-
nifty was we'll represented. .
The Hon. c. NJ. Liddle, who issued
the call, acted as temporary chair
man, told those present that the OBJ
ject of the meeting was to try to
get-together, to stay together and
to work together for civic improve
ments. and introduced Mayor L. Ba-
don, as permanent chairman, F. F.
Wtggington as secretary, and Mr.. E.
#. HALEY as toastmaster for the
evening, and announced that in a few
minutes feast wouldsbe ready:
Mayor Badon thanked the citizens
for responding to the call, and was
glad to see that the whole commune
ty was represented.
After a few minutes spent in get
ting acquainted and exchanging
ideas, ahe signal was given and fifty
five representative citizens of Slidell
passed into the dining room where
tables were invitingly set.
Mayor Badon, as chairman of the
meeting, modestly disclaiming any
oratorical ability thanked the assem-
blage for thef-presence and pledged
his support for any suggestions that
might be made for improvements and
that now was the accepted time to
take some action, and that a special
meeting OF the town council would
be called to consider any suggestions
made that might require immediate
action; however, preceding the
business of the meeting that We
should first do justice to the feast
spread, after which he turned
the meeting over to Mr.. E. F. HALEY
as toastmaster. and called upon the
Rev. S. Wingo to offer grace.
A splendidly served repast was en-
joyed, after which Toastmaster Hal
ley invited the Hon. C. M. Liddle to
make the Introductory talk.
Mr.. Liddle told about some Of the
needs of our town, among the most
urgest being street improvements,
followed by sidewalks; that under
the present system the cost of up.
keep and working our poorly made,
and at present impossible
streets was very much more than
be the case il we had better
streets, and that good sidewalks
would follow good streets; also that
the appearance of our town as view
ed from the railroad was ragged and
not inviting, except for the small
plot near the depot which has been
by the Railroad Com
pany with a garden of flowers and
other plants pleasant to the view,
and suggested that the right Of way
through the town be fenced, shrub
berry planted and the space beautified
and kept in order by prisoners sent
snced to labor by the local courts.
That the electric light and ice
plant be municipality owned; that the
plant, under the able management
of B. r.. Houghton, Jr., during the
year of 1915 made approximately
$4,000, and that during the year
1916. about $4,000, and that during
this time the cost to the city was
about $4,000, and that the service
was not satisfactory, and 1t was sug-
yested that the city buy the plant
and operate same.
Mr.. Liddle's remarks were listen
I'd to with great attention, and
warmly received, and he was thanked
by the tOastmaster for the timely
Mr.. U. G. Neuhauser was called
upon to enlighten the meeting on
The spirit Of get-together. Dis
any rhetorical ability Mr..
gave some incidents from
his career as a knight Of the tele-
graph key. After his arrival in Slidell
he decided to put all his spare money
INTO land, and had lived to see his
Judgment in this respect well con-
frmed, and now found, himself sur
by a fine body of represen-
tative business men with whom he
had interests In common and that it
would be pleasure to do anything
that will assist in securing the i'm
desired.
Hopes Of the Town Council" was
the subject of brief talk by Council
man Hursey, who stated that he was
no orator and had advised Mr.. Liddle
that there would be no need to as
sign five minutes to him as he could
say all that he had to say in less
than half the time-and proceeded
to do 1t. Telling his hearers that
because he had been defeated for
the legislature was no reason for his
being made the goat always; then