St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-01-04
Will Speak On Importance
of Conservation and
Fire Prevention.
ALL INVITED TO
BIG FREE BARBECUE
Parker, Alexander, Wilson,
Johnson, and Local
Speakers.

Ho! Every one to Coving ,on on
January 18th.
This is Gods country; don't Dlrn
II m and make i seem like and look
like the abOmination OF deso.at1oh,
This is the message BENT sent ous by
the public-spirited citizens Wnc are
planning the big organiza Ton meet
ing of the Florida Parishes WooQs
Fire Control Association, 10 be held
at Ccyiugton, on January Ifth, ana
which the State Department. or Con-
servation is enthusiastically backing
Moreover, number Of other Shate
DEPARTMENTS are boosting the effort
to eliminate from our parish that
arch enemy of the lumberman, the
farmer. the stock raiser, the sports
man. the cut-oyer land oWner-hre.
Governor Pleasant, himself, has
promised to attend the meeting ana
lend the new association his support;
Harry d. Wilson, Commissioner or
Agriculture, who says the pesky hre
burned up fifty dollars worth OF pine
straw last year, on his place IN the
strawberry belt, and who never miss
es a chance to swat the woods hre,
will be on hand; John M. Parker,
Food Administrator, who calls nre
in the stock range domestic hun
that cuts down our meat production,
which is a side pardner of the kai-
ser. will be there to repeat the charge
against old man fire, and SO Will
o her prominent citizens and Onlclals
gather at CovingtOn on that date, 10
hep fight against fire, and ENJOY that
barbecue. Even the United States
Government, which is interested In
protecting the water sheds OF naVi-
gable streams against fires, and pays
the salaries of some OF the fire patfoI-
men in Louisiana, will probably be
represented by an inspector from the
Forest Service, who will tell about
fire protection in other parts OF the
United States.
Commissioner M. l.. Alexander and
Superintendent Of Forestry II. -.
Forbes, of the Department of Con
servation, will explain what the De-
nartment is doing and will do to help
out the Association, and why the
Florida Parishes should be proud 10
have organized a fire protective asso-
citation of this kind-the first IN
the South, and may be the first in the
United States.
But outside talent is not all that
will appear at Covington that Satur-
dav morning. The silver-tongued
oratory Of such we'll known local citi-
zens as Harvey E. Ellis, OF Covlng-
ton; De,os R. Johnson, Of Franklin
ton; Henry B. Pruden, OF Ramsay,
Judge (Uncle TONY Holland, OF
Greensburg; the Venerable Robt. r..
Reid, of Amite, and a host of others
too numerous to mention, will be
here to add profit and pleasure to
the occasion.
Nor will the enthusiasm thus rails
ed to the top notch be taken up in
hot air. No sir! This bunch is used
to doing things as wei as saying
them. They are going to organize
first class association Of every stock
man, farmer, and lumberman in the
eastern Florida Parishes that Will
finally result in keeping the fires out
and off our lands and woods. Dol
lar-a-year dues? Why not? Who
cares for a dollar a year for such
good purpose at the present price or
cotton. lumber. beef, corn pork, etc,
and willingness TO help yourself, Is
all you need to join the Florida Far
ishes Woods Fire Control ASSocla-
tion
Come to Covington January lth.