The Lake Charles echo., 1894-03-16
An Age Of Progression.

An Age Of Progression.
BY invitation of W. H.Cline, list Tues
day we went to the wharf to inspect the
new packet which will hencefOrth run
between here and the gulf
Nothing Of mere local interest has for
many days caused more satisfaction than
the fact that the transportation
company of W. II. Cline & Co. would
put boat Oh the river adequate to the
growing trade, both in freight and pas
senger traffic. The boat, it seems to lis,
will fully meet the demands In the case.
1t is so feet in length by 20 feet beam,
stern wheeler of 80 tons burthen and
has Il carrying capacity of 100 passengers,
OF she cOuld carry FROM four to five ear
loads Offreight. The boat, which is only
two years old, Is supplied with the best
of machinery, and while it is at present
not overly Clean it is being Oyerhanled
and fitted up with elegant state rooms,
kitchen, dining room and ladies cabin,
aud will be beautifully and artIstiCally
painted.
Cline g. Co. first received the contract
for carrying the mail between this city
and the gulf nearly four years, (l89O).
We are glad to state that their contract
has been renewed for four more years,
from 1894 to 1913. Very little fault has
ever been found with the company hith-
ert0, as it has invariably been prompt,
the only exceptions being an occasional
delay caused by stress Of weather. We
neglected to state that the name Of the
new boat is the +. A. Pharr.
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The new Pharmacy of Ingwersen d Co.
is rapidly approaching completion, will
be one of the most elegant and convenient
in southwest Louisiana. The store fix
tuTes, by which we mean the counters,
shelving, prescription case and other
woodwork, were fashioned byF. d. Mead
and are truly beautiful in design and
finish. A. b. Mead had charge of the pa
peFing and decorating which harmOnlzes
exactly with the surroundings, The shop
and salt mouth, bottles, jars etc, are Of
the latest design, and when all is com
pleted it might well bear the name Of the
''Palace Drug Store" The goods are
beng daily received, hnpacked, marked,
put in proper places and within a short
time this place will be open for the public
w Il. Bland, deputy grand lecturer Of
the order of Knights OF Dixie, a secret OF
ganizatiOH becoming quite popular in the
south, called at the ECHO office this
week. The order of Knights of Dixie
was organized in Little Rock, Ark about
eight months ago and has had rapid
growth, its members now numbering up
wards of four Thousand. Like most Of
similar organizations, it combines with it
plan for mutual insurance. We believe
Mr.. Bland will endeayOr to organize a
lodge here.
Work on Ryan street is still going on.
Rome was not built in day, and it will
take several days yet to complete the
work contemplated on our best street.
Every observer must notice the vast i'm
provement that has already been accom-
Dlished and it has all been done at a
comparatively small cost. II the prop"
erty owners on the south end are alive
| to their interests, they will take hold ut
Puio street and continue the work an
other block.
NJ. ID. KeaTuey has one Of the neatest
stocks of plain and fancy stationery to
he found in any store in the city. He
also has one of the best selected stocks
of druggists sundries and II is seldom
you fail to get what you want IN that
line at his store. When It comes to pre-
scriptions and prescription goods, both
the physicians and the people generally
know that everything is accurately com
pounded at Kearney's.
| AygerinO & Co.'s. ice cream parlors arc
much improved this season. Steam pow
er is now used in the manufacture of the
cream, which renders ID much nicer and
smoother than that made by hand. The
yentilating fans also operated by steam
power render the parlors the pleasantest
place ia the city. Call and see the i'm
provements. The season has just COM
nlenced.
The X. CIV. a. a. r. r. is growing h
favor every day. Its through car ser
vice is very popular With our merchants
and shippers, the. most Of whom nov
patronize theK. q, almost exclusively
A through car runs between New Qrleani
aud this city each day, Which assures !
pronlptness in the delivery Of good
never before attained
Dr. II. III. Gayle, who has been ab
sent about ave months, has retprnes
and opened up i dental office ~ pa
/ Anderson's old stand, II the Kanflna
block, where he viii be pleased to see q
his oid friends and patrons. Fhe doctq
! has tic reputation of being \ nuinbe
! one dentist. We can also testify frol
personal experience.
The bread wagon of the Cream Baker,
II d beauty # by far the handaomes
Z thing of the kind ever seen on our street
: Pure white with pale blue trimmings,
4 Il suggestiye of pure white bread qn
\ elegant pastry etc, and the chime
. belis attached 10 the harness is nusici
I indeed. Hackett 4 GQ certainly abaA
Il
4 Tie cake
Don't fatl 10 attend prpry's fine hqrl
sane at Welsh next Saturday "a
! friend aF Richard Harrison, tpe gFes
I ana iuimitable agetioneer Qf sQnthMe.
L I.ouisiana Will a. the talking Il ~
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