The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-04-08
THE ICE FACTORY.

II we nave no desire to pry into Oh
: private affairs OF any body corporal
+ that has been established, or that ma
r hereafter be established in the marc
: of progress in our town aud paris
further than our duties as a paris
1 Journal makes it necessary. and on
e anxiety for the future prosperity O
). our people demands.
j We were panied to learn this ycal
! that 1t was possible, if NOT probable
/ that the magnificent venture of ic,
making out on tho lake would remain
at standslii for the year 1898. w
were taken all aback when the intima
ton first reached us, and now plead
against any such suicidal course for
many palpable reasons.
| Within the past eighteen months
many improvements have been made
IN this vicinity, and enterprises OF
more than ordinary Importance have
sprung into actual existence, promin-
ent among them is the ice factory.
Other practical ventures following in
the lead of those already set afoot are
shaping up in good form, full of much
promise. and prospective usefulness in
The country's progress. Now then,
let the stockholders who have nut
their thousands into the ice factory
answer two questions of great import
ance. What will be the effect of shut
ting down the ice factory for The sea-
son upon the other new ventures ??
And what will be the deterioraiin.
effect upon the machinery, building
aud ice factory stock of shut down ?
Possible some of the stockholders may
answer, 1--WE cannot help what effect |
our closing down will have upon other
enterprises, we are not willing TO
make ice and receive no dividends for
The capital we have invested in the
factory;' and it is evident the stock
holders holding those views are in
the ascendency, judging from the pres.
cut situation of the enterprise. No
one can demur to stakeholder hav-
ng the right TO do as he pleases with
MS own investments. but in section
ike this just starting into what NAV
De termed animated progress after i
% many years of torpidity, while the ]
est of the sections were marching on {
UGH views must be regarded as rather
ontracted and not in Keeping with
nc original venture. Experience. v
flth some rare exceptions, have al J
rays been found TO be dear school. :.
in new ventures, and pos .
bly, If the many leakages of the last n
'ason bad been carefully guarded a
gainst there would haye been no
llk OF SHIFTING down this season. but !,
re ice making would have gone pros IL
eringly on. The answer to the OF
cond question is so plain and palpa- "a
e mat 1t stands ont of itself in bold Z:
lief. There can be no dividends if 10
c factory shuts down; besides. there az
III be incurred considerable expense ef
keeping the machinery in compar- ~
i've good condition, aud it is well III
own, do what you may, property of m,
kinds, especially machinery will an
come detcrioraied BY the corroding
encics of the atmosphere and the -, -.
ar and tear oftime. When il comes no
the question of The stock, there will ow
40 escape from its unlimited de- en-
sciaiion directly the stockholders no
iclude 10 shut down, because the
ural inference will be, the
THE ICE FACTORY is A FAILURE. bel
n the face Of these views thought az
y given in the general interest, {
vs." ~ hVt oC octbcT 10 proceed TO ant
king ice, observing the strictest to
nomy, carefully watching all leak
and giving the better informed - .
'ntion to the business which one 4
'ons experience has furnished. isst
lr. Chris McGinnis, who is night 'n'
'r for the sheriff, willie jumping pro-
OF bed on Thursday morning last dan
pistol fell on the floor and ex- fro,
led. the ball passing through his app
thigh, producing serious flesh ofilt
nd. ana
poir
Shelburn plantation near the Hon
of the Lake, there is, we think ~
finest blooded stallion IN north .nay
siana. We neglected making re- P;sz
zee to the notice of sRoderic ed ii
U" too weeks ago, which we much ton
Pt because he Is tho uosf r,oa6nif =.