St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-09-04
WHO ARNETT IS
HIS CHARACTER
RESPONSIBILITY
AND STANDING
His Accomplishments Have
Won Him Fame and Con-
fidence Everywhere.
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
ARE UNQUESTIONABI <
Endorsed By Bank Presi-
dents, Railroad Presi-
dents and Big Men.

Mr.. Arnett's Introduction as a
promoter Of St. Tammany parish is
due to visit here for the health Of
his daughter, Miss Mary Arnet.,
when the wonderful and neglected.
opportunities Of tho parish were re-
! vealed to him in a study of its re-
sources as applicable to plans in coz
neetion with the building of concrs-e
| houses Of the Edison plan of con-
| struct ON, upon which he contein-
plates many material improvements
| on he original poured-concrete
| house as thought out by Edison.
His quick and analytic mind imnte-
diately grAsped the significance Of
our geographical situation, climatic
: conditions and undeVelopment. lie
! saw that Cur people had not real ze
either the opportunities offered or
the reasons for low agricultural de-
velopment. A scientific compariso
of the soil and climate Of California
; and that OF st. Tammany parish and
the native products Of fruit and vine
yard, disclosed the productivity OF
the 5cuppernong grape and the sat-
suma orange. These crops alone
would maze the parish wealthy. He
then studied opportunities for mana
factu-e and marketing and announc-
ed that whenever our lands were
drained and vines were planted lie
would bring here one Of the biggest
manufacturing companies in Ameri-
ca to erect a plant and take care Of
the Dorduct He had in the medn
time bought up some nine thousand
acres of land, which he will himself
drain and put in first class condi-
ton.
When President Fritz Salmen of
the st. Tammany Progressive League
appointed the drainage committee,
the name Of Mr.. Arnett was added,
at the suggestion of Mr.. Everitt, who
explained to the directors meeting
that Mr.. Arnett's record of achieve
ment was such that his presence On
the committee would practically as
sure the success of the primary I'M
provement recognized by all authori-
ties as the condition precedent to
the agricultural improvement of the
parish.
Personal character and financial
standing are very important things
to consider in coming under the lead.
ershio of any man in investment or
promotion, and another importan.
consideration, in view of public SEN
timent, more intensely developed bv
our great war IN the interest Of lib
erty, Is that of loyalty and patriot
ism. We believe the publication In
this issue of The Farmer will set
at rest any doubts that might have
been entertained in these respects.
This leaves simply the question OF
the feasibility and value of drainage,
and all evidence Is so preponderously
In favor of it that fair considers
tion means its adoption.
We use the check for income tax
for the year 1917 because the plates
were available, having been made
for other use. The page taken from
the 'eport of the Kansas City Life
Insurance Company, showing thai
Mr.. Arnett received 1925, 6,269.05, is
! taken from the last report made to
the State Department for the year
ending December 1, 1919, as is
shown by the attest of the Secretary
OF States department..
l, the undersigned Assistant Sec
retary Of State, of the State OF Lou
isiana, do hereby certify that the
annexed and following page con
tains Il true and correct copy OF page
twenty (2O) of the annual state
| men, of the. Kansis City Life lnsur-
ance Company, of Kansas City, Nc,
for The year ending December 31st,
l1919, as is shown by comparing the
same With the original on file in the
archives of this office.
Given under my signature, aa-
thenticated with the impress OF my
seal Of office, at the City Of Baton
Rouge, this 18th day of August,
A. D, 1920.
rs E "A IL
r. H. FLOWER,