St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-05
Joint Meeting With W. P.
U. Declares for Free
Delivery of Meat.
CAMPAIGN ON FOR
WORKING FUND
Boosting of the Town Must
Receive Cooperation
of It's Citizens.

At a joint meeting of the Associa-
tion of Commerce and the Women
Progressive Union resolutions were
adopted declaring that the exigencles
of war that eliminated the delivery
system of business no longe rexist-
ed; that the patriotism of the house
wife that induced her to assume this
extra burden of basket shopping
should no be rewarded by return to
the delivery system existing before
the war; that inasmuch as the bak-
ers, dairymen and grocers can main
tain delivery, there is no just reason
why the butchers do not do the same /;
that the Association and the Union
enter a protest at the Indifference of
he butchers in this matter, and that
the passage of these resolutions be
published in The St. Tammany
Farmer.
This is a matter that is creating a
great deal of discussion and the
housewives of Corington are up in
arms. They evidently are right in
the position they take. Efficiency is
today the keynote of success. What
the people want is service, and they
certainly are paying for it. This Is
the opinion generally expressed, and
is voiced strongly by visitors here.
June 26th the Association OF COM
merce took up the matter OF funds
for carrying out it's work. 1T was
decided that $500 per year was re-
ouired to meet the ordinary running
expenses and shat the merchants,
business and professional men OF Cow
ington and vicinity, as we'll as all
who are interested in the advance
ment of Covington should be asked
to either come into the Association
as active or as honorary members or
that they should contribute to the
support of the work being done. me
Association has been suppllcant for
aid in the past, insthe future it Will
demand aid as right. The money
will be used to pay the secretary and
to pay overhead expenses. The ser
vices of every member is given free
While the Association is willing to
work and can guarantee that the
money invested will be paying prop
osition for the town, the few mem
bers who have met expenses and who
have done the work as well will not
in the futuer bear this burden of ex-
pense If the people decide that
Covington does not need an assocla-
ton it will be abandoned.
Mr.. Karl Treen, secretary OF the
Association of Commerce, has in hand
proposition of Mr.. F. .. 'Balch,
president of the International Rice
Milling Association of Eagle Lake,
Texas, to move one of his rice mllls
from Texas to St. Tammany. Mr..
Balch was in New Orleans making
arrangements to move the mill to-
that city, when Mr.. Treen got IN
touch with him over the phone and
persuaded him to look over the
ground here Mr.. Balch was accom-
panied by his head miller. Both
were favorably impressed with the
opportunities offered here for the in
dustry and looked over several sites
for the MILL A general Inspection
of the lands and investigation as to
he amount that could be put under
cultivation SO favorably impressed
Mr.. Balch that he stated he would
prefer St. Tammany to New orleans
if freight rates could be obtained and
water Transportation yielded the ad-
vantage he thought possible now
Mr.. Balch left much impressed and
Mr.. Treen is now taking the matter
up with the railroads and preparing
data for a further review with Mr..
Balch. Rice growers of this parish
who have been approached in the
matter are much interested in it and
have lent their assistance in formu-
lating information for Mr.. Balch and
his company.