St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-24

n ;sa common expression that !
notation has no SOUL" yet Wha
vonderful tn .ngs have been done 10
communities through the instrumen
,.,,tv of corporations. When Eugel'
.,nett came to st. Tammany parish
IN theSpring of 1919 andbought W
faw thousand acres OF land, al
he could get holS OF, it was VIII s
noreJ that he was interested in ia
md thai he Was working in the Ia
,orast of the otandardOll@ Company
~ never occurred 10 the people tna'
,no soil and ci maze OF this section
made it pojslule W develop tfuch
ami Irut growing business thal
Donia not De second even TO, Call
,orn,a. and Mr. Arnett SAID noth- ng
At IhaL time of his purpose IN COM
,ng mere. But upon his return
few n,vntas ago he appeared DeIorl
the unectorates OF our panks ana
consulted with the big interests
ssneralt OF the parish. His plans
we're SO stupendous that more Than
arguments were required to convince
tbem that they cou4d be carried oat,
because they involved large expendI-
ture OF money. They were thorough
" convinced that the proposition
held enormous prosperity for tue
h,,t N
plans required such great executive
ab.iity and tireless effort that they
wanted to know more OF the ability
Of the man upon whom its success
depended. In. consequence a bureau
oil investigation was put in motion
and Mr.. 'Arnett was thoroughly in
vest gated The result OF this in
vestigation brought confidence and
enthusiasm. 1t was found that ne
was not only capable but that he
had accomplished the most wonder
full thing in insurance that had ever
been pulled off in America; that
banks everywhere N the west spok7 ,
Of him as a man of wonderful ac-
c0mplishments in promotion and
that he was reliable and trustworthy
St. Tammany parish was lucky.
But not only must the banks be
ready to back up this big develop
ment, but the cooperation of all
the Big corporations was needed,
and 1t became a question as to how
far they would go in a matter o.
this kind if they had to takesome
risk OF Interference with Their own
plans for development of their Vari-
Gus industries. AS the very fouu-
dation Of Mr.. Arnett's plans was
tdrainage, how far would this affec.
the growth Of timber? There was
some difference of opinion on this
question, yet the big timber inter-
ests have come into this thing and
Will unselfshly lend their aid an0
strength to building up this section
OF Louisiana, with a philanthropic
spTs that will certainly be apprc-
GATED by the public 1t has been
&ceffalned since, through high hor-
ucaltural authority, that the big re-
iofestation plan of the Great South
efa Lumber Company, the Salmens.
tae Poiteyents and others will not be
dnected by drainage. This is good
aeSS, because these companies have
ooae much for the development of
this sect on.
The st. Tammany Farmer predicts
aat every large interest in Slidell
'ih soon be heart and soul in this
eieas movement. The people are be-
wmias greatly interested. 1t is the
lifetime
while a short time ago perhaps
~, ohe In thousand of our people
u ssuhc ent comprehension of the
Immense value Of the type of drain
.Ss se necessary to insure success in
system of intensive cultivation
I, winch the 'ghland across the
ss ae from New Orleans are best
ss..i ssp'eo to back the cost, the prop
hasNa hslOn To-day is so warm that every
nsss n Is intensely interested. Our
sssp ssSp'e are from Missouri" but they
NJ NJ : : nave to be shown tw ce. But
W nfainage Committee proposes to
ss ns.s. 'ne people informed in this
d. as's and it will have all the as
can give ~ l"'lii'any FARMER
n..s a'efy property holder n St. Tam
an parish is vita,ly interested in
VllI hiolect, Every property holder
dss,caVe ave an opportunity to himself
Ia ,,ss ss the matter and to listen to
AZ s'scussion of others. Those VINO
y. aOt ~. think themselves and have
hi .erest enough in the doings Of
tho,.ss.o sorid to take notice of the
aas4as ssats Of others will never &c.
part sre, ns But the man who is a
conn., i .he commun ty and has the
L h,unity ~ spirit that brings success
d ei.s s community will be on hand
saaaoss .f add his protest or give his
Il s.' III 70 this movement according
has ss,s cohVlctions. The committe }
naeat,a at,.anged a series of continuous
hteraaass Tor the purpose of arousing
galn -. ss, You must have ticket to
secura france : to these meetings and
seat. The first four meet