The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-03-13
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
The Chief is not responsible for
views expressed by correspondents.

"Housewife" Suggest Plan for Re-
ducing High Cost of Living.
Donaldsonville, La, Feb. 26, 1920.
To the Housewives and Town Officers
of Our Town:
+ For the reason that the high cost
of living is still prevailing-prices on
food, as well as clothing and shoes,
are as high and SOME higher, than
this time last yeaI-it is important
that the housewives of our communi-
ty get together and assist in waging
the battle against the profteer. To
begin the right kind Of defense
against these parties. We must buy
our needs from the dealer who sells
the cheapest and who, with his price,
gives HONEST weight. Go from one
store to another, and price the goods
you want before you buy them, and
after you receive them, weigh them
over and if you have been cheated by
short weight, EXPOSE the merchant,
for if he gives you in weight less
than you pay for he is profiting
thief, and exposure is not too bad for
him.
Today, our husbands, receiving
salaries for their work, are not over
paid, and in most every case, it's just
the opposite, they are underpaid. 10
rear family when times are strug-
Cling as they are SOW, it5 struggle
the whole way through to make both
ends meet. Cooperative stores are
being organized in mcny towns, these
stores are where the public, are able
to purchase their food and clothing,
without being garbed by the profiteer,
land are sold at cost, after the ex-
pense Of handling is deducted. We
are just one of the towns that have
so far failed to wake up In this
move. To start the ball rolling and
open the much needed store, it will
only require few of our good citl-
zens, in favor Of downing the high
cost of living, to come together and
show their efforts. It appears to me
that our good town officers, could be
big factor in our behalf, and per-
nit families to raise a pig penned up
in their yards This was permitted
about year ago, when the idea then,
was to assist the housewife in saving
but later abolished. A pig penned
up in a yard, and its pen kept clean,
lis certainly not an objection to a
community; and | am sure, that some
of our bitches running along our
streets, in front of our doors, which
are most times clogged up with
stagnant waste, and with grass and
weeds, are much more dangerous
from infectious germs and odorous
sense than a pig pen, if it was ne
elected and allowed to run with filth.
/ would suggest that our officers
abolish the hog law insofar as the
raising of pig on the premises is
concerned, and issue instructions
permitting same, stating what IS ex.
lpected of the owner IN keeping pens
lcfesil;; how ne.es should be construAsts A
led, drained, etc, subject to inspec
Ition by. town officers, and a penalty
imposed if pens found in condition
not permitted by this ruling.
The spring and summer months are
lin sight. Vegetables will no doubt
be plentiful. and the housewife has
more waste during these months than
at any time of the year, which could
be fed to a pig and saved, material
izing most. benefcially to the poor
man struggling to pay his grocery
bills, increased house rent, and many
other bills, that has to be met from
time to time. Won't some Of our
good ladies join in on this move and
assist in getting the desired as.
sistance from our officers; publish
your letters in our town paper, mail.
ing originals to town officers II
charge of such affairs.
stHOUSEWIF'E.' y