The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-02-13
Items From Seiss.
Seies, La. Feb. s. 1897.

! Seles, La. FEB. D. 1871.
Editor C0lfar Chronicle:
Now that the weather shows a
tendency to moderate I will pro-
coed TO let you hear of our little
village. The coolest day we had
here the thermometer registered
% degrees. This morning It regis
ters 50 degrees. 1t is now cloudy
and raining-looks very much like
snow, but Prof. Kerkarn of the
Weather Bureau informs us that it
will not snow any more this spell.
This we are satisfied is correct be-
cause Prof. Kerkam seldom misses
his mark. TIE stock in this neigh
borhood stood the cold wave adj
mirably we'll. I have not heard of
a single instance where stock has
been frozen, though this is not to
be wondered at, for the reason that
some farmers obtained work at the
saw mills, and in that way provided
for their families, and stock, be-
sides the distribution of corn at
Antonio { mile from here) assist
ed great many who were entirely
without feed of any kind. The
coming of this corn just previous
to the cold wave enabled a great
many to save their stock. This is
indeed a great government, and one
we may well feel proud of. The
private contributions also distin-
guish our richer and more fortu-
nate neighbors. and should we'll
stay the hands of anarchism IN this
part of the country forever.
l notice an interview published
by the Times-Democrat of the Ord |
inst. in which a man from REEVES
mill stated to a reporter of that pa
per, that the saw mills of this coun-
try instead of being a help had |
been a draw back to the drought |
sufferers, in that they took advant-
age of reducing labor while labor
was SO plentiful on account of the
drouth. This is q great injustice
to the saw mill owners of this coun-
try. While it is true that there
was small reduction in wages, yet
it was not due to an overstocked
labor market. Every one at all ac-
quainted with the lumber market
can tell this gentleman that saw
mills could not obtain any orders
for lumber, except occasionally, and
then at such low prices that it was
impossible to run, unless the cost
of manufacture was reduced. This
could only be accomplished by a
reduction in wages, and this reduc-
tion as a rule was less than ten per
cent. I know of several mills that
ran only to keep their employees
and even under reduced |
wages they lost money. I can also
furnish you with q score or more
names of farmers in this country
who lived by these saw mills dur
ing several months, and who could
not have possibly lived here with
out them. l say give the devil his
Just dues.
This mill and the Howcott Lum-
Der Co., lost great many of their
iron pipes during the cold weather,
rs they froze and bursted.
l am informed that DIR. Siess and
Mr.. James Sumerall Uncle jim
NY have formed partnership, to
be known as the Portable Mills
Lumber Co., and that they will
soon be ready to begin saving. Mr..
w. G. Simmons, of the Enterprise
mill. now has the machinery of
this mill in charge.
Mr.. r. NJ. Mosely has just fin
ished handsome kitchen to his
lwelling. Mr.. j. T. Wick who had
MS arm broken sometime ago, is inn
proving and will soon be ready for
his old tricks again.
Mr.. Green REEVES was a visitor
70 our little town, one day this week.
A special car containing Mr..
Thornton, road master, and Mr..
Sally, passed through here to-day.
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