The Bossier banner., 1920-09-16
Thirty Years AGO.

defeated French.
Thirty Years Ago.
The Banner of Sept Is 1s9o-I,, i,eva,el
:" The shreveport Times Of Wednes
day gives the following cotton quota
tions: Ordinary. 911s cents: niddlins. /
9h cents: good niiddliilg. 9:A cents.
Total receiats since September 1st, !.
2.4S7 bales
TIE fall rains have Iegun, a;ld I
scon sre will have lad reads. broken /
ye!,iclss anti-llrofaisity.
And the same may lie said to-day. /
Our l'shlic roads get fixed " ant they /
don't remain fixed. Perhaps we DO not |
make IN effort to llnild permanently ct !
perhaiis there are within, the parish few !
practical road builders. Also, it may
be said that much of the road work of |
the parish is done out of season
hi the course Of ii lengthy editorial
OH the unfair discrimination pfacticed
agai,is. the South iy Western Rep,
lic;ln senators in voting against tile bill!
to abolish the duty on cotton tagging.
| the Chicago Tribune. Republican, says:
These Western senators who are
coaglltulatinS themselves en- having
secured free hindin. twine must look
| ont. The House has yet TO act ON the
| amendment. If they do not take caro-
a feeling OF natural Indignation WI
Ironl,s the Southern members to vole
/ TOR. .,f No
Eastern mill bosses iii the. House aud
kill the amendment The Southern Re-
/ pu! iicalis may join reSentfully III sus.l,
| Il retaliatiye move. So before it is too
| late the Western senators should put
cotton hasging on the free list along
side binding twine and deal honestly
and fuirly by the Eiack and white
Planters of eleven Southern states. 1t
is not fair to kill IL Northern trust on
Western farmers and leave another one
/ free to practice its leecll-like instincts
on the farmers OF the South. If beth
Fare not killed the mill losses friends
will manage to save 10th and keep right
OH sucking the blood out of both West
ern farmers and Southern Planters
l 4 .
To grow aud to manufacture cotton
on the same soil. will lie the realization
of the sublime dream of our fathers
Monf0c Telcgraph- Bulletin.
The Banner sincerely hopes that
the farmers of the South will begin ut
once to act earnestly and lin concert
: in this matter. We have long been Il
convert to this doctrine. and for years
Fast have advocated the establishment
, of nl;tlufaetories, and especially cotton
, manufactures. in the Southern States.
, Our cotton should lie manufactured on
, the same soil where it is raised Let
the farmers of Louisiana take hold of
, success shall crown their efTOrts-,lntil
Louisiana can proudly Boast Of hel
factories which will supply the wants
: of her citizens and luild UP her waste
places Farmers of North Louisiana
! manufacture your cotton ut home. Yor
] cai do it, and should do it. In i, great
:. measure your individual prosperity :,ni
! the increased prosperity of Your stat.
= depends unen it. Let us build and ol,
), crate factories. Let Us live mere ii
: home. Let us huiid MP our own countr,
, and friends. and depend entirely upoi
q ourselves. and quit giving SO much as
!. sistance and patronage to those VIII,
have for thirty years l,ersistentls per
, secuted us. We have Il great country
!. all in I'LL. there is none better. Let II
j prove ourselves worthy Of it. and whel
!. We dis. leave it as Il GRAND and glorioi
: Legacy to our children. Ged grant tha
the sublime dream Of onr fathers
will $.ien he fully realized, and til
x music cit ought to lie sweet music t
% the cars of all Louisianii,ns) of man
r. Iusy factories will lie heard tllrougllou
.e the e,, ire state. Let us grow and mar
: ,'factf;fe our cotton OH the same sol
Farm. IS OF Louisiana. will you do it
l. The timer bids you Godspeed in til
ia noble work..