The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-12-02

department receives inquiries daily, all
of which receive prompt and careful
attention. The organization of Brick
Manufacturing Plant is now receiving
attention and the prospects for its sue
cess appear very favorable. Through
! the efforts of this department the
merchants were brought together III a.
agreement to close their places OF al-
mess daring the spring and summ.
months at an earlier hour in ora + Il
give their employees anl thcmsc.yc.
the late afterl for recreation ant
diversion.
AGRICULTURAL
This Department has eaIeas sJraI t.
cooperate and work with the !'ari>!.
Demonstration Agent and Farmers
generally in every way that woald bes'
promote the agricultural! interests o.
Natchitoches Parish.
Assistance was rendered in raising
funds to enable boy, from variou:
parts of the parish to make Il tri;
through the middle west with Supt.
Harris for the purpose OF getting first
hand Information Oh modern ana ini
proved farming methods rs used j"
chat section.
The officers ani Field Agents OF tn
Amarican Cotton Association We're as
sisted III every way in organizing tn
cotton growers ana farmers OF \ N,tchi-
toche5 Parish. This department; has
sent out literature on the question Of !;
No-Fence or Stock Law tor the river
front sections Of Natchitoches Parish,
and at the request of citizens alon2
Cane River a petition to the Pol;ce
Jury, asking that No-Fence Law be
passed for;the Cane River front only
is OF file in the rooms of the Ihanbe'
of Commerce for the purpose Of te5,il2
the sense and. wishes of those to be al
fected in this section. 1t has confer
red and worked with different mem
be-. s Of the Police Jury, and more cs-
peclally the President. in an effort t,
have the various roads dragged and
graded, bridges repaired, etc. so tina;
they would be IN at least tair condition
for travel during the wet season.
Every Department of this organiza |
ton has been extremely energetic TO |
the end of establishing closer and more
friendly relations between the business
men and women on the farm and the
business men and women Of the town.
GENERAL
The Chamber of Commerce has been
called into operation on many local
projects which, wnlle important to the
character considered, not /!
necessarily subject to record.
Since organization the Chamber was
concerned with proper quarters. Quar-,
ters in which the organization might |
function efficiently and effectivelv |
Quarters pleasing, not only to straa-
gers, but to the membership. Quar-
ters in keeping with the character of [
the membership deter
mined to establish. From the state
nents of many of the members and
citizens generally it can be assumed
hat these quarters have been provided.
The present lease has life of four
years from August lst, 1920. AS time
passes, the quarters Of the Chamber !
If Commerce are being recognized
more and more as the community meet
ng house. While no record has been
Kept of the naInber cf community
meetings. held since moving into the
.rosent quarters, they have been nuln
'rouS and the total atten Lance win
most probably run wei! above five or
TX hundred.
All Of the furniture and fixtures nee
'ssary for equipping modern Clam
er OF Commerce have not yet been pro
'ided but will be in the course of time.
The spirit of cooperation shown by our
ocal press should be especially kept in
mind, when considering the activities
md accomplishments of this oGganiza-
ion. The Chamber of Commerce is
lot interested in, nor does it seek cred
t for any advanscment, progress,
,rowth etc, OF this community. 1t is
Interested, however, III results. How
arge or how small it's contribution to-
Yards the desired end is Of 10 material
oncern to it. IL wishes only to 70.
ord its sincere intentions to be ever
7atchful for conditions and thirgs
7hich help to improve the community
nd to such conditions and things it
will loan its full usefulness and re-
0urces, and against such conditions
nd things as in any measure are det.
mental to Natchitoches, will it a.
uickly and forcafully use it's full re
ources to tive elimination of the same I