Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-07-06
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Jos r. LEGUENEC RECEIVES
A VERY SPLENDID TRIBUTE

I'm the last issue Of the Crowley Rec
Journal whole page WAS taken u,
with the portrait of Mr.. Jos. Il. Leu.
nee. formerly, Of this place, aud W..
with the following skci'
which we take pleasure in reproducing
If YOU will take down your map IN.
look for Aebcyillc You will find !
twenty miles from the Gulf of MrNic'
the seat of NcrmiIion Parish, state q.
Louisiana. In proportion to populat'"
il il the richest city IN the state,
has n bank with larger deposits 'n2
any city of it's size in the state. An
while il has wealth, il also has p"r
pcopte. The accumulation of weaiti
mostly in the hands of the "ld Sn1l
families, and more recently the re
barons have been piling ny some O.
their own. From Abbcvilc sugar sire
ches 70 the east, and rice 70 west.
rs population is cor posed %.
'Cauns,'' the poorer class; Creole
the middle class, aud Frcuchmcn, H.
hank depositors. They all originate
from the same stock tio they aSsHn
their class according 10 their Stait"
| life Thctc IS also family q
.foreigners who came from Vernon.
! Whoa YOU 90 10 Abbevillc and fo'
mo pnrlp Francajs' just keep sayn
| 'Oui. Out md finally YOU viii Gc
safely back TO America. AZ davbrcd
IN will be served in your be WI
..rong black cahfec, and don t To-.
your door or you will insult the tan'
/ lord,
| Nbbeviifa il famous because Joe Leg
encc was boru there. Ana thrr J.
rev up, hunted allignt"rs along \''
.nilion Bayon. and became MAJOR "
ihr town. After which he lett.
Going to Washington, he qmck'
mastrcdc the English language, aSSnn
cd American customs and got i"
lin the Y. s. Department of AgrIa
-nrc thru the beloved oit " fo"~
9,bD Broussard, then Scna'"t.
The Department sent him into ia
ien section e. gather crop hEur'
.anl he made such good statistics TIA
ifhe Rice Millcrs Association hW'd M
AWAY from tae said Department, do.
bled his salary, and put him in char@
of the Association affairs.
u For eight years now he has pee
Srunning the rice mills of the count.
althat is to say, their Association "
Ia statistician on rice he - W!thnnl
Ioeer and each season ~ first with
irures and in the end most acruTa
q A wear ago, after the war lad broI
On out, Mr. Logueuec had occasion
4 make trip to Washington. WIN
Il here he was recognized b ythe nutho'
4 ties and detained. Here, he WI
4 old. 1--WE need just such men az 81
lin the Food Administration and we "
turn YOU over TO Mr.. Hoover TO u
ms he secs fit And 50 the rice miiie
loaned him 10 the government for wha
ever service he could render during q
war.
While At Washington he has been
saxmplc of the patriotic spirit OF 7
!, rice- industry which he rcpresente.
J" He assured the government that II
would .be ready 60 lend every cooper
,ion In the war crisis and he saw va
II that cooperation was forthcoming fF'
q .be rice belt He secured the hiS u
D lion bag order which relieved the Sta
s. nation Of the market situation and "
yer on tle alert TO push the use
rice in the great substitution ccampa.i
carried on by the Food Adminlstrati
For all his good work, both past a
RS, resent. the whole rico industry 10.
Hhe Millers Association in extenIi
Ihim vote Of thanks.--erowicy II
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