Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-06

Point. Ia Hache-surveyor J. @.

Pofnte a la Hache. Surveyor J. O.
De Armas Ir.. with a force OF helpers
has commenced a survey or the pro
poseJ new highway I'm Road District
No. ,. beginning al the Orleans PARISH
line, and extending down 10 the low
er line of Magnolia plantation. be-
hanging 10 eX-Goyernor II. G. Var
moth II issNpec'ed that the Orleans
parish authorities Will extend their
/ model highway. now built as far as
! the Stanton plantation to their par
! ish line. and thus give a through con
nection between Magnolia plantation
| and Canal street ferry. a distance Of
! fifty miles
Poiute a la Hache-The Plaque
mines Parish Democratic Executive
Committee met here in the court
house with +. c. Meyers as chairman.
to receive the application OF parish
delegates to the constitutional cOnven.
ton and the five parish delegates to
the congress iOnal convention. The ap-
pliCation Of STATE Senator Simon Leo
pold was the only one receiver and
with no opponent he was announced
The nominee. as we'll a. the five can
didates for parish delegates. There
viii BE- no need Of primary al the
general election on November >
Plauemine - The Plaqucmine Elks'
Lodge No 1898. held special meet
ing recently to make arrangements 20
purchase home and the committee
appointed fol this purpose hrr. cio ed
with The OWNERS of the ii...ty ELea-
ter for cons. -ration OF >i5.vu". The
proposition has been submitted to The
Grand Lodge and as soon as the au-
.Ay.i'y is gIanted the sale viii ne
completed. The lodge has also made
arrangements to float bonds 10 the
amount Of 10000 to make the neces
sary changes ia the building and fur
nish the building.
LObdell.-M. J. Kahoa's Allendale
factory has been grinding sugar cane.
For this early in the campaign. cane
is showing satisfactorily. although MT
enough of it has been milled to fur
nish any figure of possible results. La
Dor is so far. practically sufficient, due
to the fact that it is the only planta,
ton in grinding operation furnishing
employment to whatever transientS
thai may seek work. Wages have not
guaranteeing 10 meet on pay day
whatever wages may have been de
cided, for the grinding generally.
Hammond.-The Strawberry Grow
ers' Selling Company is remodelling
one of their buildings to install a
large syrup canning plant. This is the
latest move undertaken by this large
and growing company. Recently it
purchased the plant OF the Standard
Box and Veneer Company, 1t pre-
serves strawberries and other fruit as
we'll as shipping many carloads OF
the fresh fruit each season. This new
plant will be OF large capacity and
the sugar cane growers in this sec
tion will be able to sell their cane at
the factory, thus doing away with SO
many separate syrup mills.
Ruston,-A campaign to annihiiate
the rats in Ruston has been started by
the Ruston Chamber of Commerce
with G. A. Adams, as chairman Of the
committee. Mayor w. S. Moore. and
DR.. w. S. Harrel, health officer are &C
tive In the movement. as are all OF
the members of the Ruston Chamber
OF Commerce as we'll as the citizen
ship Of Ruston. The campaign will
continue for one week. Ten cents
will be paid by the Ruston Chamber
OF Commerce forevery rat brought to
headquarters during that time
Bunkie.-The construction work on
the Holly Ridge Lumber Company's !
plant, which was commenced about |
August 1, is nearing completion The
machinery is being installed The COM
pany will manufacture barrel slaves
and heads, using white oak. red oak, !
gum, ash and blackberry timber The I
plant will have a capacity of 10 900
slaves per day, and will employ 80 to !
35 men at the start
MonrOe.-The proven Monroe gas
field was extended approximately four
miles to the south and six miles TO
the southeast by the discovery OF gas
at West Virginia No. well of the
LafOurche Oil and GAGS Company of
Monroe at 1881 feet The gas. which
is shooting above the derrick. is be-
lieved to be OF great volume
Pointe a la Hache-The residence
of Rev. Joseph 4. Leveque in charge
of the Catholic Church al Buras was
robbed of linen and other church ser
vice to the amount OF $i35 There is
no clue TO the robbers All of the
linen was a present 10 the church .
from New Orleans friends
PlauCheyille. - Crawling Of The .
Cottonport to Plaucheville road will
be completed during November. 1t Will
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