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tion is hereby fixed at Five Thousand
t$5, ,000.00D Dollars, divided into
fifty (50) shares of the par value Of
One Hundred ($100) Dollars each.
provided that the amount to which
the capital stock of this corporation
may be increased shall be Twenty
Five Thousand ($25,O00) Dollars.
Which stock may be issued at no.
less than par, for cash, at the time
it is subscribed for, or at such tine
as may be deemed necessary by the
Board of Directors, provided thai
said stock shall be paid for in full
with n twelve months after same
shall have been subscribed for, or IN
payment or exchange for property
or rights actually received or pur-
chased by said corporation, proyid-
ed that all stock certificates shall he
S gned by the President and Seere-
tary of said corporation. No stock
shall be issued unless the eonsidefa-
tin.. therefor has been receIyed by
the said corpration.
FL tran.fers Of stock shall b.
made on the books of said company
at It's office, on the surrender of the
certificate thereof.
ARTICLE ~
The corporate powers of this Cor
poration shall be vested in and ex-
ercised by a Board of Directors,
which shall consist of three stock
holders, a majority Of whom shall
constitute a quorum for the transac-
tion OF business. Said directors shall
| be elected annually from among che
stockholders on the second Monday
in August, of each year, commenc-
ing on the second Monday in August
/ of 1921, as provided by law.
At the said election as above pro-
vided, the Board of Directors shall
elect from among their number a
President. a vice-President and a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31

Ont in Western Texas there is a
story that runs like this: After :he
Ranger Field was discovered and its
Boundaries located, it was found that
former citizen of Germany owned
very extensive holding right IA the
middle of the best production. Every
conceivable sort of offer was made
him but he held to one condition
that no one felt warranted in guar
anteeing, viz. That any lease with
him was to contain provision thar
all wells drilled on his place should
be gushers. AS no practical OIL
eomnany felt warranted in assuming
such guaranty, his holdings re-
NAMED unimproved and were even
tually drained of millions by the line
NJ wells surrounding his property
line. Probably every reader Is pre-
pared to agree with us that this IS
only a story, which is probably cor
root and that no such Opinionated
old fool ever lived, which is an
doubtedly true. We are inclined to
think that the world is full of people
who are continually making just
such mistakes, that we Covingtonl-
ans are not immune from this com
mon malady Is known to every citl-
zer of the parish. 1t is said that
our insistence upon unreasonable
terms made Bogalusa a separate city
instead of a part of our own municl-
pality, and today every citizen cf
both places is paying the penalty,
for we have lost the benefit OF their
enterprise, while they lost the sd
vantage of our Incompatible ioca-
tion. But there is no profit in lilt
water that has run over the mill,
and there is no reason for recount
ing the mistakes of the past except
that we may thereby avoid sim1!af
mistakes in the future. Certainly
the benefits accruing from the loca-
ton of the worlds largest saWmlli
is something worth while, but It IS
scarcely anything worth while con-
pared to the advantages derlVaDle
from the development in this and
our sister parish, Tangipahoa, OF the
worlds Largest Truck and truit
District" Through the unf1agg-ps
efforts of Commissioner of Agr:cui-
ture Wilson and associates at Baton
Rouge there is shortly to be located
somewhere in the adjoining pa:!sh
an Experiment Station for testing
out the possibilities Of what we
have already referred to as the
"Ponchartrain Truck and Fruit DIS
trict" Because of reasons Whlcn
will be fully discussed in subsequent
Issues, this section has natural ad-
yantages which should make 1T the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31
READY
TOOPEN UP TO
COMMUNITY

The Community House is now
launched It is pledged support by
people who are convinced that it is
needed in this community. The
lease Of the building from the vi. c..
B. Library has been secured and tie
Managing Committee is working in
connection with the various other
committees to put it on basis that
will enable it to fulfill it's mission,
and the campaign to raise funds for
it will be started about the 18TH of
August, in accordance with plans OF
Mr.. Mackie, chairman Of that COM
mittee.
1t has been decided to keep the
rooms open to visitors from 10 a. m.
to 10 p. M, and some one will be
in charge regularly during these
hours. Besides the library, still in
charge of the M. C. BIS, there will
be magazines, periodicals and news
papers for the use of visitors, and
it is intended to have a pool and
billiard room. In fact, it is to be
a Community Hall worthy of the
name in every respect, with enter
tainment that will be attractive and
accomplish it's purpose.
CONTINUED on page 4)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31
OUT
STUMPS AND
DITCHING

The Hercules Powder Company
will demonstrate the use of ex-
plosives in blowing out stumps ald
digging bitches at the Fair Grounds
August 5. an d7. This work VIII
put the grounds in condition to be
ploWed and rolled and the race
track to be made into a standa" 1
half mile course
This work of the Hercules Com
pany is of wonderful assistance to
our Parish Fair and the operation
will be of great interest to the farm
ers. All are invited to witness It
during these three days.
Mr.. Mackie is quite jubi,ent over
the lucky chance offered by the
Hercules Company, especially as the
work is to be performed by expec IS
and will be a lesson we'll wo~t1
learning and that can be put 10
practical use in other undertaking rs
hereafter. The operation will pcob-
ably be witness by great number
of people.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31
CITIZENS GIVE VIEWS ON DRAINAGE

need of drainage. The only diffe.:-
ence of opinion conceivable to my
mind is as to the methods of plans
that may be proposed. But even
that is largely E matter for the en-
gineers. At the four meetings to be
held in the Bonfouca District this
week, and at Slidell Monday, / see
but one vital issue and that is this:
Shall we continue to let our lands
lie idle and sell for taxes, or shall
we really show our confidence in the
parish by giving our idle acres the
assistance they need to place them
on a productive basis equal to the
best truck and fruit lands of Cali
fornia and Florida. Neuhauser Bros
have experimental enough to know
that irrigation and drainage is prac-
teal and our confidence in the COM
mon sense of the people of this sec
ton is that equal Investigation on
the part of others will bring US al!
around to the same conclusion.
NEUHAUSER BROS.
81 am absolutely in favor Of draia-
age, but by drainage l understand a
system so financed that it Is fair
both to rich and poor, and the sys-
tenn / favor and will fight for is an
assessment altogether on the acreage
basis and not on valuation. The sys-
tenn must be managed by the people;
most directly interested, and that i
am informed is the object sought to
be attained by the establishment OF
twenty-five drainage districts. An
efficient, well managed drainage sys-
tenn is very necessary for the devel-
opment of the agriculture Of this
p arish, and the parish needs nothing
as much as this. 1t cannot be too
much stressed that no drainage sys-
tenn can be successful unless it is
efficient, adequate and just to all. )"
JNO. K. GRIFFITH.
From my present understanding :
of the subject of drainage, it ia a
matter to be determined not with
reference to the parish as a whole.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31

The Bulloch Drug Store has been
doing business in its new building
the past week. The new quarters
present fine appearance and are
nicely equipped for it's soda and soft
drinks department and for the serv
ing of ices and creams. 1t is a big
addition to the business of Columbia
street
Secretary-Treasurer, provided that
one person may hold the Office OF
both Secretary and Treasurer, and
all of said officers and directors shall
hold their respective offices for Il
period of one year from the date oE
their election, ,>or until their success
ors are elected and qualified. But
the failure to hold an annual elec-
tion, or to elect the officers as above
provided for, shall not result in a
dissolution Of this corporation
but the then Board of Directors AMI
Continued on page b
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31

the authorities say, nothing but q
vision without irrigation and drain
age. My interest in helping to make
the dream come true is SO real
have instructed my two wholesale
houses located in the parish to sup
port the movement in every way
possible. l am going to see to it
that an automobile load of boosters
from my branch houses at Slidell
and Covington attend each of the
twenty-five meetings planned for the
parish.
Besides, my interest in the Trans
Ponchartrain district, | have most
vital interest in the place where both
the Interstate Wholesale Grocers Co.
and Pelican Cracker Factory ara
domiciled. Along with every other
employer, | have the most vital con-
Germ as regards every possible re-
duction in price levels. With a
probable :. percent advance facing
us in the cost of transportation it is
OF the utmost concern that we all
fight the common enemy-Old High
Cost of Living. A highly developed
ITulL anu tTuCk DuSlneSS III INC eo'i
tory surrounding the lake would go i
long way toward solving our problem
in that regard, and it would do more.
New Orleans has recently become the
second port of the land. We must
hold the position. One contrubiut-
ing factor would be local market
of sufficient capacity to furnish fresh
fruit and vegetables for the Vast
fleet OF ships that from the port Of
the Mississippi Valley encircle tne
earth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31
SIidelI Sentiment.

SlI0ell sentiment.
President Domergue, of the Inter
state Grocers Co., Inc, Of New Or
leans, which owns one Of the largest
lines Of wholesale grocery houses in
this country, and is recognized as
one OF the leading Institutions OF the
South, heartily endorses both irr1ga-
ton and drainage.
NJ. ]. Kelliher, of the Southern
Creosoting Company, Ltd; Neuhaus-
or Brothers stores; NJ C. Schneider,
owner Of the big brick industry at
St, Joe; DR.. J. K. Griffith, chairman
OF the Executive Committee of the
Slldell Commerc al and Civic League,
and practically all prominent ctt-
sens of Bonfouca and Slidell DIS
tFicts are lining up solid for dralu-
age Improvements in their section.
a Letter from f.. j. Domergue.
! am intensely interested in the
development of St. Tammany par ,Sh,
Tor two reasons:
First, my business was founded
N the parish, no naturally enough
IA am strong in the faith as to the
possibilities over there. Every time
see case Of molasses shipped IN
20 this territory, l have visions OF
sne poss bilities of a syrup factory,
realizing twice the juice per ton now
procured in the old fashioned way,
and OF flavor absolutely incompa--
ao,e, every case OF grape juice re-
~ nus me st. Tammany IS the nat
Iai habitat of the scuppernng, the
aftstocrat of the wine industry; every
crate Of strawberries centers my
power OF vision upon tho great Tan
s,pahoa Industry, with a national
usstrioution which today has prop
aoly not reached two per cent of its
poasipil ties; and, every box of figs
Vt oates recalls the possibilities Of
yioeessing Japanese persimmons,
many var cites of which are suitable
of drying and comparable to the
s"o fruits named. But all tins
possible production from st. Tam
many 8 idle acres is, after all, SC
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31

but with reference almost solely to
each locality or perhaps each tract~ot
land. 1t stands to reason that some
land cannot be cultivated without
drainage, and again others probably
need very little, If any, drainage.
After all, as l am informed, in any
event, the people determine the mat
ter at last entirely for themselves by
voting for or against it. So, | see
no reason at this time for opposing
the drainage movement, and I am
In favor of letting those who want
drainage have it. | can see that
drainage in those districts where It
is fG4sible would greatly develop
this country as an agricultural,
truck and orchard territory. THIS
to methods OF financing, of which
have no understanding at the pres
ent time"
M. C. SCHNEIDER.
''As farmer, ! know that an
adequate and efficient system OF
drainage properly financed and man
aged would be of great and in
estimable benefit to the development
of the agriculture of this parish
The essential of such a system, as
l see it, is one which is managed by
the people whose lands are improved
and increased in value by it, and Tor
such a system properly handled i
would be heartily in favor"
E. P. ROBERT.
81 purchased my land in Alton,
about two acres, N 1901, for 500.
For several years l experimental
and had considerable failures until
began irrigation and drainage.
However, the system / have worked
out would be greatly improved by
general dra mage of the whole coun-
try. / have very gradually develop
ed my lands on account OF Lack ..
capital, but l have so far deye.opet
my paintings of Chinese sand pears,
Niagra grapes, figs, peaches, straw
berries and deWberries that l expect
within three years to have regular
income from about four acres o.
ground of $1,000 a year. What
have accomplished is due to the help
of my wife, for l have had to atten
to my photograph business in Slidell,
but also to the assistance | have re-
ceived from government and state
agricultural advice, especially bulle-
tins.
'"This year l have already sold
$165 of grapes from my best i'm
proved tract. / have ten gallons Of
grape juice which retails at $500
gallon. l will have 25 bushels Of
pears from four. year old trees; but
for bad year ON account of late
frost the yield would have been eight
times as great. From MP 2OOxl5o
feet tract have this year sold $105
of strawberries, $26 of plums, $12
of dewberries, $40 Of figs, which is
about third of the crop from three
and four year old fig trees. Be-
sides, 7 will have about $3.50 "f
nursery stock to sell this fall, con-
sisttng of figs, strawberries, plums
and dewberries. In addition l raise
rabbits and chickens. l will start
two acres in nursery this fall, es-
pecially figs, pears and Niagra vines.
81 sell grapes right in this parish
at 20 cents a pound. I grow grapes
when othesr fail, simply because
use the scientific methods of growing
and drain and irrigate my soil.
"I am especially interested In
drainage and irrigation, for this IS
particularly an orchard and truck
soil, for which such improvements
are absolutely essential"
G. RONDEAU.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31
CURB MARKET
QUOTATIONS

Hereafter market quotations of
the Covington Curb Market will be
published weekly.
The business transacted at this
market has assumed quite large pro-
portions and individual sales of dairy
and poultry products have reacEed
unusually high figures. For III
stance, Mrs. King sold in one day
this week 100 molds of cream choose
and Mr. Keating 125.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31

Market Quotations.
Irish potatoes, per lb ....... sc
Irish potatoes, quarts ...... 1sc
Sweet potatoes, per lb ..-... sc
Cucumbers, for .......... sc
Snap beans, 2 quarts ....... 15G
Butter beans, 2 quarts ...... lac
Eggs, per dozen .......... s6c
Bell peppers, per dozen ...-... 1Oc
Bell peppers, large, per doz. -. 15c
Hot>peppers, per dozen ...... &c
Egg plants, 2 for ........... sc
Egg plants, large, l for ...... Sc
Tomatoes, per, dozen, 15c to-. 26c
Chickens, spring. per lb ...... 40c
Hens, per Id ...,.....-.... zoe
Figs, per quart ........ 15c
Cream cheese, 2 for ......... 15c
Cantaloupes, each, sc and -. 10c
Watermelons, all prices.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31
New Orleans, July "a, 1920.

New Orleans, July "a, 1920.
Mr.. D. H. Mason, Editor ST. Tam
many Farmer, Covington, La.
Dear Sir:-In your issue of Tie
st. Tammany Farmer out to-day, |
notice in big print that the "Sal-
mems Join the Big Push for Drain
age; you also state that letter had
been received from Mr. c.. A. Everit.e,
after a netting of the Board of D.
rectors of the Salmen Brick & LuIl-
Der Company, Limited, stating that
the board, at it's meeting, declared
that it was in favor of the proposed
dra mage project.
In the above connection / beg to
state that the Board of Directors did
not take any such action; they on y
stated that they would take action,
after they had investigated the mat
ter fully, and, as yet, the board has
never acted On same.
Yours very truly,
F. w. SALMEN,
President
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31

1t is announced that Mr.. Fogg is
now manager of the Slidell Light
and Ice Company and that ne is
giving excellent service.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31

inaccuracy of
Tamman Farmer to the of the drainage plan by
Salmen
intentiona
that effect by
signed with and ink
to
depleted
to
profitable cultivation
Continued
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31

The CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION FOR DRAINAGE
II OF ST. TAMMANY WILL BE CARRIED OUT AND
CAN NOT FAIL TO WIN THE PEOPLE TO A
FAIR INVESTIGATION OF PLANS.
in
Development of St. Tamany Parish Confident the
Adoption of thu by the People he
Willingly Consents o
Drainage
PAY OUT
p11RI ICATON OF ALL ORDINANCES PASSED POLICE
The Campaign Thoroughly the Effects of Drainage,
How Of Producing
Crops the Advantages rammany
Will Be Fairly Consistently and Consc-
eniously Conducted
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31
w. J. KELLEHER.

81 do not see how there could be
any division of opinion as to the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31
e. J. DoMERGUE.

There cannot be any question Of
the merit, nor any question of -he
necessity of drainage to, develop he
agriculture of this locality, de-
velopment which is exceedingly i'm
portant.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31
LETTERS OF DENIAL FROM MIR.
EVERITT AND MIR.
SALMEN,
Slidell, La, July %, 1920.

Slidell, La, July 2S, 1920.
Mr.. D. H. Mason, Editor The St.
Tammany Farmer:
Dear Sir:-Please correct state
ment made in the Jul oath issue of
The st. Tammany Farmer, in which
you stated that . letter. from ne
showed that, the Salmen Brick &
Lumber Co. were behind the FRO
posed drainage movement Jast
launched.
/ have written no such letter aor
made any such statement to yo1 or
to any one else, and as a matter CT
fact their Board of Directors have
not to my knowledge taken any az
tion on the drainage matter.
Yours very truly, 81
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31

From my present understanding
of the subject of drainage, it ia a
matter to be determined not with
reference to the parish as a whole.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-31

rMR sT. TAAKSdANY FARMER
On sale Every Saturday ut
RUsTIC and BULLOCH's DRUG
STORE, Covington.
MEAL PHARMACY, Madison
ItlIa- Five Cents Per Copy.
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Mrs. Elsie Bold of Lake Alice is
working for Mrs. w. G. Cook at Yola.
Mrs. J. A. Stillwell and infant son
came home from Park Rapids Sunday.
George D. Gregg and Bernard
Landgren made a trip to Bemidji
Wednesday on business. Mr.. Gregg
returned home the following day.
Lowell Morris is helping J. A. Still
we'll get out lath bolts for the saw
mill.
J. w. Morris has been driving the
Yola-Fernhill stage again lately.
Mrs. Dora Bell has been assisting
in the John Mickalson home this
week. - ::
Albert Nicholson went to. Bemidji
Monday, on Business. j.. G. Neglin
was also q recent business visitor in
the "City OF Enterprise" : !: =.
Milo ,Stillwell' and Lowell Morris
were calling at D. c. Searl's Sunday.
K. G. Cook Of Yola has been trans
acting business here and at Bemidji
the past week.
Mrs. George d. Greigg and Mrs. H.
J. Mills were guests OF Mrs. D. G.
Scarf Tuesday.
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Ludwig Holum went to Fosston on |
Friday to viist with Mrs. HolNm.
Mr.. Marlum of Brainerd, who
spent the last two weeks here, return
ed to his home on Wednesday. I
Mr.. Webster of the Hamel Webster |
Produce Co., spent Friday here. T.
Mrs. liver Krohn and daughter,
Caroline, we're Bagley visitors Fri
day. While there, Caroline received
medical attention. * |
A party Of young people attended
the dance in Solway on Saturday eve
ming. A good time is reported by ALL
Harold Searles, who is teaching
north of tBagley, spent the weekend
here with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Joseph Renne and children
arrived here Sounday evening from
an extended visit at the P. L. Renne
home. /
Charley Taylor returned to Bagley
Saturday. mr.. Taylor has recently
purchased some land joining Shevlin.
He expects to move here this spring.
. Alfred Boo and family left for
North Dakota one day last week,
where they expect to make their fut-
ure home. During their stay in our
community the Boe's have made many
friends who are sorry to see them
leave, and who wish them success
in their new home. 1
Mrs. Edna Peterson spent\ a few
days in Bemidji visiting relatives.
Mrs. John Gordon left for Ada,
Minn., on Friday. Mrs. Gordon was
called on account Of the death of her
mother, no died at that place.
Mrs. WEIGH, formerly Miss Petra
Severson of this place, arrived here
Sunday from ner home in Dakota.
Mrs. WEIGH was called here, due to
the serious illness of her brother.
DR.. Mccain Of Bemidji was pro-
fessional caller ID the Severson home
on Friday:
John Bartholomew Of the Bagley
Clover Telephone company, spent Fri
day here or" business. While acre he
also installed q phone at the P. L.
Renne home.
Mrs. Ludwig Holum, accompanied
by Mrs. Erwin Gordon and Mrs. Hans
Gordon, went to. Fosston THURSDAY,
where Mrs. Holumi entered the hos
pital. Mesdames Erwin and Hans
Gordon returned here Friday.
Miss Marie Rider was Bemidji
shopper on Wednesday.
Mrs. Ed. Wright went to Bagley
Wednesday after spending several
days here at her parents home.
F. A. Noyes was q Bagley visitor
on Saturday.
Mrs. Nels Adamson and sister, Bir-
die Hanson, went to Fosston on Sat-
urday to visit with Mrs. Holun who
is in the hospital at that place. They
returned here on Monday.
Mrs. Oliver Barness spent Saturday
here with her husband in the Shevlin
Mercantile Co. They returned to their
home at Bagley on Saturday.
Harvey An1andon was q, business
caller in Bagley on Wednesday.
P.1B: Mcbride, who has been here
in the; employment Of the Nahum
Lumber CO., lett Wednesday for his
Clara Renne left for Ulen, Mimi,
on Thursday. She returned here with
Mrs. Joe Renne and family on Sun
day. ~
tBernice Burfleld. who is teaching
at Solway, drove home on Monday, on
account Of the serious illness of her
mother. -,