The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-02-09
FAIR FINANCES IN GOOD SHAPE
Encouraging Report Presented II
Meeting Of Stockholders.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the South Louisiana
Fair Association was held here Sun
! ~ forenoon. with President Lewis
E. Murrell in the chair. The report
f Manager John F. Truxillo, revieft-
| ing operations of the association for
the past year, was read and adopted.
| The report shows that when the pres
ent management came into office the
fair association, with an indebtedness
of about $10,500, was in state OF
practical bankruptcy. 1t shows that
after expanding nearly $4,000 on the
| fifth annual fair held in October last,
including premiums, this indebted
ness, with the exception of $500
owed on the lanS and not due for
eight years without interest, has been
practically wiped out, leaving the as
ISOLATION with assets of nearly 3d.
900 and comparatively clean sheet
to commence this years operations>
This report reflects great credit on
the energy and ability of the small
committee heated by President Muir
rell who managed the affairs OF the
association during the past year, and
is a source of much encouragement
and qualification to the stockholders.
On the recommendation of the
president it was decided to reduce the
size of the board of directors. The
following were elected to serve for
the present year:
Ascension-Joseph Gonzales, Wal
ter Lemann, R. E. Noel, w. B. Stuart,
J. O. Montegut, Charles Pitman, Leon
Newman, D. D. Dalferes, Alex
Bloomenstiel.
Assumption-E.. Sundbery, C. W..
Harper, Gus. Where, G. H. DeRussy,
j. F. Truxillo, Robert Leblanc, Philip
II. Gilbert, G. W. Dodge.
St. James-Hamilton Cade, R. P.
Woods, E. F. Berteaut.
St. John-Steven Burch, T. J. Ma
1gel, H. J. Waguespack, Armand
Montz, CO James, Leon Picou, B. L..
Mestayer.
St. Charles-F. Lorio, Victor Hy-
mel, Theodore Keller, G. w. Bohne.
Iberville-L. E. Murrell, A. Guey-
mard, j. w. Supple, J. Stone Ware, l..
A. Carville, Edward j. Gay, Charles
E. Schwing, H. Lesseps, John Wilbert,
Jr., L. E. Babin, ]. T. Guyton, Chas.
Rowe.
West Baton Rouge-Horace Will
kinson, Jr., A. W. Wallace, Octave
Levert.
Iefferson-Leo A. Marrero, L. W,
Wilkinson, Vic. Pitre.
Orleans-H. A. Benners, L. H. Mar
tin, Chris. Reuter-.
St. Bernardo. w. Bergeron, A..
Estopinal, Jr.
Plaquemines-John Finke, S. Leo
pold.
Lafourche-E. P. Barrios, G. E..
Payne.
The new board of directors has
been notified by President Murrell to
meet Sunday, February 10, for the
purpose of electing officers and form
ulating plans for the sixth annual
fair, which will be held October 3, A.,
and 6, 1918.
In addition to the stockholders
there were present at the meeting by
invitation the following visitors: L..
(P. Mccain, swine specialist for Lou
isiana; DIR. G. E. Golden, hog cholera
specialist for Louisiana, and DR.. e. ].
Nickel, supervising Inspector in
charge Of tick eradication for the par
fishes of Ascension, st. James, st. John
and St. Charles. Instructive talks
were made by each of these special
lists, and as a result strong protective
measures will be taken to keep the
South Louisiana FaiP grounds free
from even suspicion Of either
cholera or ticks.
On the advice of DIR. Golden and
the written opinion of DR.. E. P.
Flower, the stockholders expressed
themselves by resolution in favor Of
permitting regularly organized pig
club boys to use the pens in the fair
grounds for the purpose of raising
pigs under the supervision of Parish
Agent ]. 0. Montegut, provided that
all such pigs be inocu1ated before be-
ing admitted to the grounds.
W. S. $
And now a maskless Mardi Gras is
ordered. Slowly but surely the coun-
try is settling down to the business of