The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-30
STATE HAPPENINGS.

New Orleans - Louisiana VIII be
come great darylng state II plans
contemplated by the Agricultural Bu-
reau of the New Orleans Association
Sf Commerce materiall2e As the re
cult of an exhaustive investigation or
Che bureau into the causes Of dairy
failures I'm Louisiana and the needs
of the business. the bureau advocates
establishment Of creameries and cool
ing stations by farmers.
Alexandria IN response to call
issued by s. w Harris, president, AMI
" s. Burrowes. secretary, the Rap
sdee Parish live stock Association
snet with representative gathering
of stock owners ~ the parish nj the
city hall. where resolutions were
adopted urrlnp the enforcement II
the laws relative to cattle dipping.
Gibsland Drilling has been IN
progress on Woodland No /. -four
snilas west of GbsIand fer several
days. An interesting feature Of this
we'll "a the presence Of i solid STRAIT
rm or coal eleven feet in thickness,
lying forty feet below The surface Of
dhe earth.
Patton Rouge ~ Bradford Knopp,
hcud ~ The extension work In tho
South. was the principal speaker Mt
The final meeting OF tho farm demon
eiratlnn arania at the Louisiana
State University Or Knapp spoke
on the work of The county end parish
demonstration agent
University station Baton Rouge,
1la Louisiana State neekeeners' AS
fociatiun was organized during farm
efs' week at The Louisiana state
University, with charter member
chip Of thirty-seven.
Grand itle. Life Saving Station
No. 2i4 and powerful wireless sta
zion combined n being prepared for
the advent Of any approaching storms
and the people or this island and
surrounding sections have safe ha-
ven from any danger OF tidal waters
or hurrics mes.
pointe Ia Hache. La The police
Jury of rlauuemine parish will SO
the lint in building good roads. It
was decided The plans contemplate
che surfaeins with shell or gravel
nj every inch of road on the lower
coast
! Kentwood The artesian well which
has been furnishing the town with
water for the pas, tive years went
drv this week, and the people arc
1lasins TO resort 70 their old-timr
wells, or 70 carry water from homes
sbat have wells.
Crayson w O. Carrywav of
winfield. la. and n NJ Hughes Of
long View Tex, representing cur
fng company. are now engaged In the
construction Of potato dry kiln at
this place.
New Orleans Two new road dis
trirts are being formed In Livingston
ualish. according to ]. r. Smoot NJ
sorbin. secretary of Road District No
I. who was In New Orleans confer
ring with state Highway Engineer
Duncan Buie on the Livingston road
building program.
Alexandria. The Rarides Parish
l,sr Association met and elected the
following officers FOR the ensuing
year. II II white. president. John
Il. Hunter, vice president; II. u. Gist.
eecretary and treasurer.
Hammond. From war-torn Bel.
rum comes an inquiry regarding the
rooatipn OF d veneer and box factory
for 100000 feet of veneering for
panelline.
Folsom Fire of unascertained orr
rim Friday nj | n m. destroyed the
large sawmil plant Of Camp and Bill
Bio. causing heavy loss.
New Orleans. According TO let
Ter TO Liberty League, Senator T. N. |
Stafford has withdrawn from the race
Tor governor.