The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-03-24
Thirty Years AGO.

The Banner Of March 10, 1S91-Bellevue.l
"a. ]. Murff, Esq, has removed his
law Office to Benton"
Judge Murff and his estimable fam
lily remained residents of Benton only
about nine years. During the summer
of 1900 he removed to Shreveport and
has continued to do well IN his chosen
professi0n-the law.
Rev. r. s. Collier and Mr.. r. Fl.
Wyche returned last Friday from their
bird hunt in Wards Four and Five.
They killed 1903 quail"
Two hard hunters and good shots,
but the Banner does not say how many
days 1t took them to bag the lob quail.
By hard hunting maybe it could be
done now In week.
From this date the subscription
price Of the Banner will be one dollar
a year, cash In ddUdncc. In no case
will name be entered upon our sub
scription book unless the money is paid
In advance.
We place the subscription price at
half the former rate, in order to avoid
the trouble of keeping accounts and
collecting We shall adhere strictly to
the cash system. The reduced price is
but little above the cost Of the white
paper consequently, there is very little
or no profit in subscriptions the
necessity Of advance payments
| Then holding cases - on the Ban
| ner, we well remember when the above
name change In rate took place. The
hope that all subscribers would pay In
ddaUncc and that !. the trouble of keep
ing accounts and collecting . would
thus be avoided was not realized. We
call to mind that following that time
ut least two good subscribers died
owing the Banner $14 each tat the one
dollar per year rate) and not a penny
Of these sums was ever paid by any
one Tie only business-like way to run
a subscription list is to discontinue all
subscriptions as they expire after hav-
ing mailed out statements. Also, any
local newspaper that Is worth anything
lit all is worth 81 per year. II 1t isn't
worth that 1t should be suspended.
II there is anything which con-
Germs the interests Of the farmers 1t Is
certainly the question Of good roads.
A bad road Is sometimes equivalent to
a double distance, and good road is
unquestionably boon. The farmer nm
derstands well enough the cost of trans.
portation when he comes to deal di-
rectly with railroads and has to pay
the money out OF his pocket; bat bic
does not always consider the important
part, which consists in transporting his
products by wagon from his farm to
| the nearest market or shipping point,
This Is by no means an inconsfderable
item In the cost. The farmer who has
to haul his produce for any distance
over had roads in bad weather loses
much more In the wear and breakage
Of his vehicles. the injury to his stock
| the loss of time and the increased
amount Of labor made necessary than
would be his share OF sufficient In.
crease Of taxes to put his highways In
perfect condition. Good roads mean
for him better facilities for market, In.
creased value OF his product and Of
his farm, less labor and worry and
more leisure and contentment.
We are glad to see an awakening
/ OF interest In this important subject
and we hope to see good results from
It, even though It may cost something
to get good roads.
The Banners flles show that its plea
| for good roads dates hack much rlfors
than thirty years. Public sentiment i.
now fairly well erystalixed In that al
rection, bat the roads are slow to come