The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1893-01-06

Agts haHIs a fnufb btanb HBD a correspondent
Of New Orleans paper stated that more
than six mouths would be needed 10 yomI Ieie
the mill and he fixed the date at which the
mill would begin to clean rice, at some time
next summer. With this gentleman, thr
wish was dOnb less father 70 the thought.
The efficient secretary, Mr. Howard Aeker
man, has nice and cOmmOdlous office fitted
up on the grounds; but this Is only temper
airy and viii give place to one more spneious
aud elegant in the future.
The company is paying the highest price
/ for good rice that the market will warrant,
all reports to the contrary, Notwithstanding.
The Wholesale Grocery House Of Milligan-
Martin Co., limited, may be said to have
fairly begun business with the yesr 1898
We visited the establishment on Monda,
morning aud found each uf the three floors
packed with goods and the business Of re-
criYing and rolling out all manner Of
merchandise belonging 10 the grocerY trade
The company viii cor ine itseif strictly to
the wholesal. trsde and most Of the retail
deal 70 Of this and adjoining parishes win
buy largely from It. many hoasps bringing to
It almost their entire trade. The company
has established business relations With thi
largest establishment 10 the great ci'irO Of
the coungy and its faelltirs for buying goods
a. bottom prizes are unsurpassed Mr.. Milf
gan, the senior M mbeI Of the company,
eOmbi"es the native yankee 81 rewdncss with
ths suaYe sud uIbane manner Of the ypical
sortherneF aud bias gathered hosts Of fIiends
among badness men since first hr pitched
bis tent IN our midst. We have had no
opportunity for brcomiDg thoroughly ac-
qnAinted with Mr. Marin, but We are assured
that be /, not one whit behind BE- frat named
gentleman either in business qua ticalions or
the other qualities Of mind aud heart hat go
70 make the popular business man and
polished gentlemen, Success TO the new
house. -
A day Or two siaes we had IN oppor unity
to lock at some Of the rare and costIy tools
aud implements used ip the matchmaking
business belonging to Mr.. W B DeshsEO, Of
whom msds mention Two weeks ago.
Mr.. Desbszo IS perhaps better equipped To
do foe w"rk than uHy other praclicaI watch
makeF tn Southwest Louisiana, both a. TO
tDols aud appliances aud thorough kpowl- |
edge VI the business IN question. His TT de-
Was acquired updrr GrImau matchmaker
With reputation seeO 10 none, either p
bis natiys land Or bis adopt country. II
was oDly after an apprenticeship Of i've years
that Mr. DrshSzo caiird himself Westminster |
and he has had large prsetieal experience |
since that time so that our readers need not
hesitate to Leave their watches with him for |
repairs, eVeU though they may BIZ very Valu-
able, as some u them undoubtedly are. See
bis new Advertisements.
The successful business man carefully and |
Systematically sTssges bis advertising AT The
beginning of the year aud pays attention to |
the details thereof With ihs rsme care that be |
bestOws upon sny other branch Of bis busi |
ness. r. guitar advertisements should Ne
changed at least eyrFy ihFes mOpths snd bis |
Local notices should aiways be Oh lime and
bio the mark iqaarsIy, with as few words VI
possible. v hep bnsiusss Is slack is the tine
" double up your advertising, Any b,ol con
sell goods during The holidays Or NJ 0thFr
busy lines, but Il is nos Every man that can
keep Bile trade moving right along during the |
dull season. This 10 Just the time thst adFer- |
ilsing f needed 70 aid You ~ getting rid Of
the odds and ends THAI really constitute a
large Part Of youF pr its, Let the people |
know that they must 30, aud The bargain |
hpprer win can ou YOU and help you out,
The year 1922 witnessed two hundred and
City thousand dollars put iuio buildings ~
Lake ChaFiss. This does not Include the rice
mia and the apppEtensncss heFeuuto belong |
Ing, which viii cost oge hnhdrd thonsaad
dollars and over before eomplet-d The scar
1893 gives pronuiss Of still greater tbipgs and |
We could namH improvements already com |
mepced, Or that have bren contracted that |
wiz almost equal the sum total VI last years.
work ~ stated sboys. Que Of orr oldest and |
bsst Informed real estats dealers stated few
dAys ago that animpE0Egd real properly had |
advanced 10 the town fully rs pr cent within
Tie LAST 81 days and be felt coDHdent that the
increase would be one hundred pes cent
Within the year 1893. Nov 70 Tbs tme 20
invest.
The house u Levy 4 Bepdsl Is one that
has grown ttta1ily ~ popular favor eysr sinee
the PROJECTORS 6rst opensd out and cum
meme, businers. Their prices have always
been low and their stock of goods fall and |
epmplets and Of the beet quality For the
nexr sixty days they VIII tifef unprecedented |
Bargains 10 WOODEN goods, which they arr
dstermined 10 Gloss out and make room Tor
one ~ tho largest stocks d spFing gcods eyer |
brought 10 ibis maglSeg. Now Il the Jme Il |
YOU want 1 bargain. Some ane business
suns vii astenish you When you bear ths
price Ladies' ans diess goDds = speeisl
fssturs o. ibp ssle. Come early. See thelr
new Nj. ID anoeber colnlnp.
Advlpes from New York III regard 70 rics
are much more encouraging than those q
Of New Orleans. The former y hopeful aud
expecting i'm pruysd things this mouth while
at the latter Nv bears arr still On top. Some
II tSe friends heEeabouls have bud good ex-
peFIspcss NJ shipping rough fles 70 Nsw
York There d 40 glpt there - ~ Nsw
Oglsspa ana relatively higher prices, Tbs
best rice nth III N~w York g ths Columbia
md IL owners Messfs Dan Tulpege's Sons
a mliiers aud merchants, and a. 40 syidence
u our confidence, W. WIN (, Fieit years
aubsrrtptloa % tbs Ecao g any one who 10
shIpplng may happsn " he dipap pylnted With
the ontr0me.
liza mighty good eyidenee n TIE pfos5
periiy II toEp 70 ard not ! single vacant
house. sueh is ths cass ~ lRks ChaFies spd
4 hnndrsd yacuBs houses q the right kipd
eoaid and tenants lmmrdisiely. q y not 40
aneommon Thing " apd two AUD lhFFe famt-
liss d one h0nae When each fsmilg would
lady Nv the rspl d az epaire house mn
could he ebtsined, The boarding. houses and
hotels srr NJ full ans Likely y be pntil more
houses ars built
Tho succession sails % Vim. Porter Ayan
which took place two n shEne weeks sgo, y
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