The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23
HANDLE FACTORY:

ell etc AS ASH ana SecUIu xiv" III
hickory were wanted, referred these
parties to northern section.
HOTEL:
This proposition still open and in
dications point to favorable outcome
depending upon how badly we
think the hotel is needed. Applica-
ton has been made to the State
! Council of Defense (previous to
close of wary and permission was re-
! fused. Recently endeavored to get
! in touch with Mr. Palmer; to date
! 26" have not heard from him.
. HOUSING CONDITIONS:
This matter has been thoroughly
! gone over with the E. F. c., and if
we succeed in keeping the present
yard or get alother-this matter
| MUST BE LOOKED INTO.
LAUNDRY:
At one time indications pointed to
the location of a Steam Laundry,
but Texas got him. If the HOTEL
project materiolizes this will solve
: the laundry proposition.
TANKS, OIL:
Location of same-matter still
open.
PEANUT CULTURE.
Samples Of nuts grown in Berwick
sent to two parties in the east A
manufacturer of butter much inter
ested-wholesale dealer wanted two
cars at once.
ROADS, Parish and Connecting Pub
lie Highways:
This is very important conclus-
ion, as far as one object is concern
ed. i refer to the "CAROLINA
CUT OFF" A committee recently
appeared before the Federal Road
| Commissioner urging the advisable
! ity Of applying Federal Aid to this
and other roads in this and adjoining
parishes. With what success we will
know later. This matter should NOT
stop here but should include our
streets as well. Dredge has complet-
ed filling and left the bayou Dec.
7th.
STOVE BOARD:
Manufacture of this matter has
been thoroughly covered and has
passed beyond the jurisdiction OF
the Association. The parties having
called for prices per million feet and
q guaranteed delivery of from three
to five million feet per year. All
data has been turned over to COM
petent party.
SHELLS, Crushed for Poultry and
Cement Manufacture:
This matter is to a certain extent
tied up in the Cement proposition as
! both parties are endeavOring to come
| to a mutual agreement.
SURVEY QUESTIONERS, Federal
Government work:
Covering all steam plants in the
parishes of St. Mary, st. Martin and
| Iberia, 81 have reported and the
papers filed with the Government.
Since the close of the war do not
i know what the Government will
make of them.
PORTS and TERMINALS, Federal
Government:
Data on Port and Harbor Facili-
ties called for by the Federal Gov
eminent. This matter was fully COW
| cred and concise information con-
cerinng this PORT filed with the E.
IF. C. In this connection, it might
be in order to call the attention Of
the members, to the fact. that the
Federal Government Dredge TAB
IOR" has now (26th) left the wharf
and is on her way to the Channel,
where she is supposed to remove the
silt and accumulation now reducing
the channel to as low as 10 feet in
some places. The normal depth IL
supposed to be % feet. The bring
ing of the dredge, from point north
1 of st. Louis, was brought about thru
the efforts of the Association and q
very influential committee which APP
peared before the POWERS THAT
BE" in New Orleans.
FACTORY for Barrels Slaves and
/ Heads:
! Now located some distance from
this City, efforts being made to in.
duce the location here.
| SANITARY CONDITIONS and Bull
letin Of Trains:
This matter taken up with the
proper authorities and satisfactory
results obtained.
POST OFFICE:
| Esta blishing NEW office at Bay
Pierre Part, IS miles up the Atcha.
falaya River, where . population Of
1900 should be supplied from this
town. Thru the efforts Of our Post
| Master, ]. P. Hebert, and Mr.. G. T.
Goodman, results are expected. At
the present time Napoleonville and
Thibodaux get this business.
OPENING of LANDS to FARMERS:
Adjoining sections are opening for
settlement large tracts of farm lands
to small farmers. For further in
formation see letters on file.
Drying Of all kinds Of vegetables
matter taken up with California par
ties.
DRYING PLANT:
Texas people want large quanti-
ties of sweet potatoes, claim to have
q new process by which potatoes can
be kept indefinitely. Have called
for more explicit data as to process.
Gne to Texas to interview interested
parties.
ROAD MAP, New:
| Covering the road from Morgan
City to New Orleans. This MAP and
the LOCAL road map were taken by