The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-10-11

Ra,on Rouge. - Several minor an |
pointments by Governor Pleasant
were announced. They were Y, &
Phillips. police juror. Ward Seven
Natchitoches, vice c. c. Sanders, -
signed: ]. D. Smith, member OF FI's-
Sewerage Board OF De Ridder, wee
p ". West. resigned; Morelle n,
Milburn. alderman Of Vile Plate,
vice Oscar Reed; Bruce Smith Of Rus
ton. student at L. S l., was ap-
pointed messenger N the goYernc:
office.
Baton Rouge. - Congressman J. \.
Sanders has introduced a resolution
in the House calling for an invest
cation OF the cotton seed situation.
Harry D. Wilson. state commissioner
of agriculture, was informed The ac-
ton resulted from recent decision
OF the control committee OF the NEE
ing of cotton farmers and ginners and
cottonseed dealers and oil mill OPP
rat0rs at Alexandria recently tho.
the refirars were profiteers.
University Station, Baton ROug'.
La.-Sweet potato storage nous
should be thoroughly cleaned and d.
infected prior to the storing OF neT
crop This precaution is made neceS-
sary by the presence Of certain dis
producing organisms that I've
ever in the storage house from Cue
/ season to the next. Disease-free pO-
;atoes stored in houses where thesa
organisms are present are li!:ely 10
suffer heavy losses from decay.
University Station, Rouge, La. -
The survey OF the sugar. cane belt #
Louisiana Just completed BY the Unit
ed States Departml mt of Agri"ui,1ie
furnished valuable data on the pres
ent distribution Of the Mosaic j ,c:,>"
in the tate The disease is NJ, -:l:.-
cTal as yet but seems to be Spreading
10 a considerable extent, according
10 C. ". Edgerton, plant paJhologisI,
experiment station, L. s. L.
Covington.-W. E. Farris of the
/. New Orleans Great Northern railroad
came to Covington to discuss with
the Association OF Commerce the
!, erection of new railway station. AC.
, ton has been slow on account Of the
. government control, but il the roads
go back into private management
. January 1, said Mr. Ferris, station
: will be begun within ninety days.
Alexandria. - Representatives Of
several colleges in Louisiana mel
here and reOrganized the L0uisia-;
intercollegiate Athletic Association
Those in attendance We're: o. I
Payne of Louisiana College, Pine
vile: H Lee Pratner of State Nor
NAL; Natchitoches, F. n. Hamilton o
Southwestern Industrial Institute. Ii
fayette, P. a Roy of st. Charles CO.
lege, Grand Coteau.
Houma, - After months Of pTepa
G ration Terrebonne parish is now il
i shape TO build SOM roads. This wa
r brought about by The sale of bond
g of three road districts. Bonds with
J. face value of s265.i0O were purcba:
l. ed by the Peoples Bank and TTua
D. Company at a premium.
Monroe.-An allegoricai pagan
d representing Monroe 100 years az
lr ard 100 years hence will be prcsen
Al cd at Ouachita fair here in Octobe
= celebrating the Tooth anniversary {
Is the existence of the city under il
- present name. Over a hundred chi
G. 0rn will participate in the event.
Monroe - Colonel ]. E. Morri
s who has been placed in charge ;
la Omaha, Neb., TO deal with the sit
-e alton there arising from race tro
t. BILE, is Monroe boy, having forme
$ ly lived in West Monroe, where /
ID was Familiarity known as Legs" Nc
as ris..
Shreveport. Special attention
On being paid by the Texas and Paci1
IT. railroad principal shops, at Marsha
er Tex, to concentration and repair
Il cars at that place preparatory
. sending them to the South Louisial
10 sugar district for handling the PR
ent crop.
no Alexandria.--Seve,al local civic {
on carnations are formulating plans I
ly soldiers Homecoming celebrate
ne 10 take place here November Ii, al
ne the anniversary of The signing Of t
armistice.
re Bunkie.-The cotton crop, which
To- the shortest since 1892, is about pic
ire ed. The planters will go more in
g. cane next season. dividing their ae
G. age equally into zane, cotton, col
j live stock and FORAGE crops.
raj Centeryille Heretofore colt
zen has not been grown to any extei
nd this year, however, about 500 acl
es. were planted on lower Bayou s.
as an experiment, and has proved
success. Picking is now m progre
:. Grand Isle The caulihower a
-, eggplant crops that were not Kill