The Progress., 1896-05-23
BUSINESS TALKS
FROM BUSINESS MEN,
Who Express Their Opinions
on Matters Which
Are Of General Interest Rela''hs
to Our City.
The Outlook for Shreveport is tSceeo-
irrIy Promising, and Coutjoua'to" OF
the Proper Spirit Displayed Will
Settle for Aye, Our Com
mercaI Destiny,
Much the Future Now Pants
in Roscate ColOrs.

The Progress believes It's readers
would be Interested in knowing the
candid opinion of Shreveport's bus'-
ness men. in relation to the business
prospects for our city, viewed from
the conditions and circumstances
which now prevail, and the outlook
based on what seems plausible, reck
oning on future events.
We appreciated too that the 'nd'f-
ferent remarks of gentlemen, good or
bad, in reply to queries put them,eyen
by newspaper men, in an otf-hand
way would not lear the weight that
this article is intend to carry, because
the spirit which prompted this move
was born OF the desire to let tho peo-
ole. ut home and abroad. know just
what men, whose opinions are
worth something, thought Of our
condition from q business standpoint;
feeling that they would have great
weight when they were given with
the full knowledge that they were for
publication and would DO gwen just
as they were spoken.
Aud to accomplish this, tho editor
of The Progress gave notice several
days in advance to good number OF
our business men, asking them to
prepare their answers in writing, 80
they could be quoted exactly as
given, and we have refused to accept
their statements in any other way.
And right here permit The Progress
to state that: with few exceptions, all
faithfully replied to the query put
And we cheerfully state that those
who did not, refraind not from lack o.
interest, but from an over display Of
modesty, The Progress thinks IL
not desiring to have their names x
in the newspapers. But as our ain
and object Was a much higher ont
than the tlattery OF men by thu
bringing them into notice, we TAX
pleasure in stating that they to-
were actuated by motives far supe
, rior to this.
We give ouIy few of the reptile
handed in this week, but will follo'
with the others in Thursdays ed
I ton.
The first reply is from
, MR. II. HAWKINS, SECRETARY OF TIL
, BOARD OF TRADE.
While Mr. Hawkins has been
Shreveport only a few years no mt
in the city has the lntere
Of our city more at hea1
D. and no one has given more zealo
attention towards advancing the We
fare of the community. lie Is the
Of oughly posted by virtue of his po'
De ton, and what he says has its etfee
a Hear him:
Editor The Progress:
ne In answer to your postal, asking
es opinion of the business outlook a
o. future prospects of this city, will
So that the advent of new railroads
9 steady expansion of trade in all I'm
10 the constant addition to the populat
90 OF buainess men, who are investing
real estate and engaging in varl
,ro commercial enterprises: the unlve1
nd success and prosperity OF this buslr
49,. community, cause me to feel cert
~ that nothing can now interfere Will
retard Shreveports present vlgot
life and growth. Yours truly, u.
H. HAWKINS, Secretar
Ma The next is from
an COL. r. II. LINDSAY,
tr' cotton buyer and commission I
a. chant, who is an old residen
ont Shreveport. has seen her ups
- downs; has watched and planned
her future, and bis opinion ID W
of much:
tho Editor The Progress:
-. The business outlook for our gro
CITY is indeed very promising
'@' WHY should it be otherwise? We
H. in our city AS energetic and rel
lhue business men, in all department
trade and commerce, as can be foul
nvi- any city oil our population, who
oughlv travel the territory on the