The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-30

the men who went to war from this
parish, sanitarium and natatorium.
The town council has donated the
location on condition that the memor-
ial association expend $4,000 on Il
memorial. Half Of this amount has
been raised.
Crowley. - Another concrete ex-
ample of the prosperity of Acadia
parish the foremost rice growing par
ish in Louisiana, is shown by the i'm
mense outlay of money for agricultur-
al machinery this season. w. II.
Moore, secretary of the Chamber II
Comncrce has ascertained from the
local agencies S1,381, 800 was the
value of machinery sold in this par
ish thus far.
New Orleans.-A committee Is
going to Chicago to give negro FAINT
lies from the rural sections of Louisi-
ana now living in the North, a chance
TO return to their old homes. The
committee will be composed Of Harry
D. Wilson, commissioner Of agri-
culture, or his representative, E. F.
Dickinson, Of the American Cane
Growers Association, and appotntees
by the rice and lumber industries.
NatchitOches.-C. G. WhiSenhunt,
for the past several years training
teacher at the State Normal School,
a prominent Mason, was presented
with a gold watch by Phoenix Lodge
No 3S, F. & A. NJ, previous to his
departure for Shreveport where he
has accepted the position of city
school inspector.
Beaumont, Tex. The total rIce
acreage reported in the United States
is 1,O95,3l0, according to the report
.of E. A. Bignus, secretary of the
Southern Rice Growers Association.
Louisiana leads this district with
10000 acres as compared to 217,S39
for Texas and 157,SS5 for Arkansas.
Napoleonvnlle. - Planters are busy
with the rice cutting and threshing
of same. Many of them have already
sold their total output and at salts.
factory prices. Cane planters are still
working cane, which is considered
late, but stubble cane that has been
sufficiently worked is now improving
daily.
Pointe a la Hache, LA special
election has been called for by thu
board Of administrators in Road Dis.
trict No, l. for September 10, for
the purpose of voting /. bond issue
Tor $4,000 for the purpose of re-
surtacing the road with shells from
the st. Bernard parish line to Pointe
o la Hache.
Pointe la Hache.-A memorial will
be presented to Congress by the tax.
payers of Road District No. 4, through
Senator's Gay and Ransdell and Con.
gresham O'Connor, for an appro-
priation Of 100000 to continue the
shell road from this town on down
to Fort ST. Philip, a distance of thirty.
five miles.
Gibslard.-George W. Early of Mar
celine, Mo-, l.. R. Hawkes. of Wells
vile, Kan, and w. P. Callahan Of
Winthrop, Kan, all of whom are in.
terested in the development of the
oil possibilities in Bienville parish
surrounding Gibsland arrived to com
plete final arrangements for begin
ming drilling operations.
Observation-Disclosures of this sec
ton are actively engaged in the har
vesting of the early rices and their
work, which promises to bring in
much cash, is we'll advanced. Fewe,
weeds and grasses are to be con
tended with, but there is more red
rice.
Lake Charles.-Lumber men from
all sections of the South gathered In
Lake Charles to attend the big Hoo
Hoo concentration, The great Snarh
of the Universe, w. A. Priddle, Of
Beaumont, presided.
Baton Rouge.-Maps of Louisiana
were requested of the state land of
flee by representative of Kin2
George Of England, in a letter receiv
ed by Fred ]. Grace recently. The let
ter was written by ]. G. Bartholomew
photographer to the king, from Edin
burgh.
Lake Charles,-S. NJ. Lyons, parish
{.
tax assessor, has been notified by The
State Board of Affairs that The par
ish assessment of the Union Sulphur
Company has been raised $4,000
This makes the total assessment $31,
$4,000.
Jeanerette.-So great has been The
demand for houses, Jeanerette ha.
no vacant homes in town. Due to thu
high cost of material, it is impossible
to build houses to rent. ALI attention
at present is given to business tm
| proVements, which are being made.
Colfax = A suit has been filed herr
to enjoin Grant parish authorize,
from requiring any further dipping
| of cattle this season, in the name q
Fl. L. Irwin, ct al. versus the parish
of Grant