St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-07-24
rho Great Industrial Organization of Sdell Not Only
Indorses Movement But Takes Prominent Part in
Campaigning fer the Great Drainage and Ir1i-
CATION Improvements Contemplated
TIMBER INTERESTS, AS OTHERS,
FOR MAXIMUM PRODUCTION
Like Every Bank in the Parish, Working Tooth an Toe
Nail for Drainage, They See the Future Value of
Soaring to Summit of Prosperous Investment

ings will be held n the Slidell and
Bonfouca Districts, as follows:
Pearl RIVER School House, We'd
nesday, July 2Sth.
Robert School House, Thursday
July 29th
Ridge School House, Friday, July
30th.
Bonfouca, Saturday, July 31st.
Doors open at 1880 p. m. Speak
ing commences at 8 O'Clock.
Other meetings VIII be announced
later.
Meetings will be followed by the
publications of FACTS about the
benefits of drainage as developed III
the successfully irrigated and dra n
ed districts of the United States, par
ticularly the intensively cultivate :!
sect ons, which all authorities agree
is the type of improvement to which
st. Tammany is best adapted. While
the reasons are various, our peculiar
hard pan" formation is of ;mpoc:-
ant consideration.
A letter from Mr.. G. A. Ever.t..
vice-president and cashier of the Sill
dell Bank, written after a meeting :
of the board of the Salmen Brick d
Lumber Company, shows that the
Salmens are behind the proposit on
While it was intimated that they
might take the position that the r
timber interests were opposed to
drainage, there never was any doubt
IN the mind of the committee that
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supporter as soon as he became
thoroughly in understanding with
the Importance of the matter to the
farmers and property-holders of the
parish. Such an exceptionally We!l
organized business as the Sa.men S
couid never have happened with meu
of narrow views. The Salmen in
terests have always stood for pcn-
gross. They realize that the timber
resources OF st. Tammany parish are
rapidly being depleted and that it
benooves all good citizens to come
together to plan for the future de-
velopment OF our other resources.
The hoard at it's meet ng declared
for this sentiment and the Salmens
may be looked to for all the aid they
can give in bringing out the re
sources of St. Tammany.
Eugene Arnett has had several
conferences with Mr.. John, Pc tevent,
president of the Poitevent & Favre
Lumber Company. This company
has large timber interests in this
parish, but every one knows that
the Po;tevents have never been
foun1 wanting when it came to work
ing for community interest. They
are aa broad and fair minded as a
corporation as they are as ind .vidI
ais. While Mr.. Poitevent is at pres
ent conservative and has not pro-
nounced positively either way. We
expect, however, to find tn S corpora
tion On the fighting line. Mr.. Poite-
vent wants standing timber protect
ed, but we are certain that with his
pronounced policy of progressiveness
he can not fail to line UP with the
forces that are now fighting to put
st. Tammany parish on the top notcn
of production. Mr.. PoiteVent will
make some further invest cations be-
fore giving his final determination.
We fell sure, however, that he vii!
follow in the footsteps of the Great
Southern and the Salmens.