The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-19
The Press Assooiation.-At Crowley
and Lake Charles.
CROWLEY, May 10, 1894.

On Wednesday evening Donaldson
Vile was selected as the next place of
meeting and the following officers were
elected:
John McGrath. of Baton Rouge, Pres
ident ; Mrs. Ella Bentley, of Donaldson
Vile, 1st vice president; Mrs. NJ. R.
Field, of New Orleans, I'd vice presi-
dent; j. Y. Gilmore, of New Orleans,
treasurer; w. O. Pipes, Of Abbeville,
secretary C. K. Schwing, of Plaque
mine, assistant secretary.
The executive committee consists of
l.. E. Bentley, OF Dnnaldsonville. A. 10
let, of Thibodanx. and c. X. Schwing,
of Plaquemine. The President was
authorized to appoint the delegates to
the annual meeting of the National Edi-
torial Association which meets at AS
bury Park, N j., on July 20, 1894.
Most Of the editors will leave this
evening at 4:3e on an excursion to Lake
Charles and Alexandria. The Others
left for their respective homes to-day at
1910.
The ball last night in honor of the
visitors was a magnificent affair and re-
flected great credit upon its managers,
the members of the Crowley Social Climb.
Among the Opelousas people who ware
in attendance we're Misses Doucie and
Annie Andrus. Aline Williams. Rosa
Firnberg, May and Ada Sandoz. Mrs. j.
O. Chacher6, and Messrs. C. A. Hoy and
Robt. Firnberg. Mrs. Theogene Cha
chere and Miss Lucy Moore, of Plaque
mine Ridge, We're also present. Other
visitors present, besides u full attend
ance of the newspaper people and resi-
dents of Crowley, were DR.. B. E. Clark
and wife, of Plaquemine Brulee, DR..
Leon Clark, of Pointe-aux Lonps, Rod
ney Duson, of Prairie Hayes, and a large
delegation from Rayne. The Duson
brothers. C. C. and W. W., who have
been the recipients of many compli-
ments and congratulations on their suc-
cess in town building, were also on hand
and with their usual activity aud sdrolr
tdire assisted materially in promoting
the pleasure and enjoyment OF Crowiey's
delighted guests.
One of the most pleasant features Of
served at the spacious Offices of W. w.
Duson & Bro, yesterday evening, where
a number of highly enjoyed impromptu
speeches we're made and mirth and jnll-
ity reigned supreme. Altogether Cr"w-
ley has reason to be proud of the man
ner in which it has entertained the
newspaper folks, and the world will
hear a good deal about it for many
weeks to come.
THE above letter was intended for
publication in our last issue, but fate
Cor the levils) ordained Otherwise.1
On Thursday evening some % OF 80 of
the visitors availed themselves of the
courtesy of the Southern Pacific Rail
road and went over from Crowley to
I o1yn H1or1oo IN fhntr arpIuaI Uf tho
Watkins crossing they were met Ivy q
committee consisting of Ex-senator
Hampton, Judge Fournet. Capt. Mar
shall, of the Echo, A. Kline, of the
American, G.. M. Mccormick. of the
Commercial, President Jabn, of the big
rice mill, and other prominent citizens,
and embarking on the belt railway were
conveyed to the mammoth five-story
rice mill where a delicious punch was
partaken of. The mill was then visit
ed in detail, some ascending to the
fifth floor from which II magnificent
panorama of the rapidly growing city
and surrounding country was viewed,
with silvery patches of river and lake
cleaning through the green Of the trees.
This monster plant has IL storage capa-
city of nearly 200. 600 sacks and a mill
ing capacity of 2 5000 sacks per day and
covers fifteen acres. It is said to be- the
largest establishment of the kind in the
United States. President jain inform
ed us that they had just added an outfit
for the manufacture of barrels and
would soon TURF out all the mill wonid
require. A visit was then made ~ one
of the large saw mills which
have been such important factors IN the
growth and development nf Lake
Charles, after which the party was in
vited to enter a number of carriages
which we're in waiting and was driven
through the city and suburbs. All of us
had read of the marvellous progress
which the City by the Lake" had
made in the last few years, for its press
had promptly heralded the facts to the
world, but the many evidences Of it's
wonderful development visible on avery
hand filled us with astonishmeut aud
admiration-brought face to face with
the tangible realization Of the facts. j:
seemed as if the half had not been
told u.s." and the editors were in the
same frame of mind as Slleba's Queen
when she had beheld with her W eyes
the bewildering glories Of Solomon.
Lake Charles now has electric lights
street cars and waterWorks, a magnii-
cent brick courthouse, several brick