St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-01-14


There are now $500 members an
the dues are $500.
Mr.. Guiusleln said the true func.
ton Of an association of commerce
is to find definite means and ther
put them into effect The boari
should be carefully selected anc
should be men of vision. If an as
ISOLATION is not supported it can no,
help you. There would always BE-
problems in the administration
Sometimes committees represented
| opposed interests. For instance, the
rtail bureau might not be in har-
mcny with the wholesale bureau
! But such difference could always be
worked out if individual interests
were forgotten and only the welfare
OF the community considered. A
member should try to come to the
meetings prepared to suggest some
| thing that would be of benefit to
| Covington. Agriculture and trans
portation were important problems.
] City authorities should cooperate
with the association.
,, Mr.. Goldstein said that the mem
bership dues Of the New Orleans as
ISOLATION was $500; but merchants
paid from 500 to $500. That the
association now had a reserve fund
Of $4,000, in spite of the discour-
agement of the can't-be-d ones,',
Just as we Of New Orleans have
done things in "a large way" said
Mr. .Goldstein, $50 can you do IL in
a small way"
In speaking Of railroad matters,
Mr.. Goldstein said the full weight of
the Association Of Commerce would
be behind us.
peal to the merchants of Covingto
to get behind the Coving.ol Associa-
ton OF Commerce.
Talks were made by a large nunn-
Der Of citizens, and all spoke Of the
necessity for an association. and ap-
pealed. for the cc-opera 10 l Of iii e:,n-
ants and citizens generally.
Mr.. B. M. Miller SAID there hal
been great Improvement in GIVING
ton in the past twenty-five years and
that greater improvement wolld
come in the next twenty-five if there
was work and cooperation Mayor
Baker, of Slidell, thought there
should be cooperation by all the
towns for parish improvement, and
that S1ideu now realizes that all sec
lions are interdependent and would
gladly cooperate for agricultural de-
velopment. Theodore Denginger, Jr.,
said that while Madisonville had re-
Gently suffered some set-backs, the
town was alive to the Importance Of
cooperative work. Mayor Steve All
ney of Abita Springs expressed hearty
sympathy for the work Of associa-=
tons and thought that all should do
their share in aiding the work. Mr..
Bixler of Hammond, talked at length
He expressed regret that the tick law
was not thoroughly enforced and felt
that we would be much more pros.
porous if the ticks were gone. He
spoke with appreciation of Coving
toms assistance in the poultry de-
partment of the Florida Parishes
Fair. He said that our land was all
right. He knew of farms cultivated
for IS years and still in good condi
ton. That Hammond was always
ready to help. Anything that helps
our neighbors helps u.s. he said.
Or. Griffith of Slidell said he appre-
ciated the invitation and had enjoy
ed himself. He said he appreciated
Mr.. Nalty's talk and that no town
needed such talk more than his
town. That he was always for home
first. After that he was always
willing to help other sections Judge
T. M. Burns said he would be much
pleased to see cooperation of the
towns, and it is to be hoped that s,e
will work for the common cause 0,
the country bordering on Lake Pom
;hartrain. That we should leave
completion Of our road to Hammond
ind other connections. That the AS
ISOLATION Of Commerce had not re-
;e1yed proper cooperation of the
merchants and citizens That he
loped they would take into consid-
grafton what they had heard from
he speakers. Association work was
needed to make improvements in
Coyington. None Of the six or eight
physicians, one or two lawyers, few
merchants attend the meetings. The
Of the Association should be
'art Of the fixed expenses. To have |
! fund means to be able to go after |
Kings, and he hoped ali would COR
ider seriously the work of the AS /
ociation. E. G. Davis, president CT
he CoVlngton Bank & Trust Com !
any, said he had never seen more I
preventative body than was pres
Mt. He strongly criticised the in /
ifferent attitude Of the merchants |
] work that was important to them |
l their business. He thought it the +
uty Of all to support the Associa- /