St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-12-13
Organization Put Through
At Meeting Of Citizens
Last Tuesday.
BANKS AND BIG
MEN BEHIND IT
Agricultural and Land In
terests, Drainage and
Development.

The organization of the St. Tam
many Parish Association OF Com
merce, last Tuesday, in the rooms d
the Covington Association Of Com
merce, promises to be one of the
biggest things that ever happened
in st. Tammany parish. There was
a large attendance of prominent
business men and bankers of St
Tammany parish The meeting was
called to order by Mr. Fritz Sal,
men, elected temporary chairman at
the previous meeting held in Slide.l
On motion of Mr.. E. G. Davis the
chairman was directed to appoint a
committee of five on nominations
and bylaws, and the following COM
mittee was appointed: Messrs. E.
G. Davis, w. E. Morriss, C. A. Ever
lit, Eugene Arnet, VIM. Oswald.
The report of the committee was
read and adopted by sections, after
which it put in nomination the fol-
lowing officers and directors and ex-
ecutive committee, which were una
nimously elected:
W. H. Sullivan, chairman Of the
board of directors; Fritz Salmen,
president; W. 'Houlton. 1st vice pres
ident; John Poitevent, I'd vice pres
ident; Theo. Dendinger, Sd vice pres
ident; w. E. Morriss, secretary; c..
A. Everitt, treasurer.
Directors: H. S. Weaton, E. G..
Davis, E. j. Domergue, D. H. Mason,
J. D. Grant, A. ]. Planche. Hy. ke'-
ler, Warren Thomas.
Mem bers of Executive Committee
Fritz Salmen, ex-officio; E. G. Davis,
E. ]. Domergue, Theo. Dendinger,
John Poitevent.
Article of the constitution de-
clares:
"The object of this organization
shall be to promote the interests Of
st. Tammany parish by fostering ag-
ricultural education IN the rural
schools, improving farm methods,
encouraging enterprises advan--
ageous to agriculture and allied in
dustries, such as dairying, stock rails
ing, drainage, employment of farm
supervisor, county agent or demon
strator, soil surveys, making Of
crops, government aid and any other
activities appertaining to the farm
ing business"
Article l of the bylaws, on mem
bership, says:
"Any person, firm or corporation
shall be entitled to become men,
ber on payment of annual dues in an
amount equal to 2 per cent of the
annual taxes paid by him to st. Tam
many parish the previous year The
minimum amount of dues annually
payable by any member shall be $1o.
Each member shall be entitled to
cast as many votes on any matter
before the assembly as the numb5r
of times the amount Of his annual
dues exceeds the minimum annual
membership dues
Under Article 5 of the bylaws
meetings will be held as follows:
The annual meeting of members
for the election of officers and di-
rectors shall be held on the second
Tuesday of October in each year.
The directors shall meet on the
second Tuesday in each April and
October.
The executive committee shall |
meet on the second Tuesday of each |
month, or at such other times as |
may be called on five days notice 5V |
mail to each member thereof.
Special meetings Of the executive
committee, directors, or members,
may be called by the president, re-
cording secretary, or executive COM
mittee on five days notice by mail.
After the meeting dinner Was
served at Gabe's Tavern.