The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-01-30
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.s I, lt4 "t>.n JS 's.1i"" !nD e#;s:"d -
day, KS directors +, IL. Da:;on '>'s;" C"n'-
press havl, Gec'..r~s 81 annual dividend os
ten per cent. This Encouraging return ~
the ,tu,:k HOLDERS If this Institution IN III
li,o viii, The marked! s'cccsH tlla6 has
characterized iss history, iii spite OF >"hte
reverScS and nisfortuae~.
The Bayou Sara Coixprr.s ca. was osxa-
nizcil April 8, 1887 with i capital stock IF
$3:;, 0tN, uost vi which wa~ t.ks'l b. hHas
peorle. it, pr"jectux. hasi 9th th.:t with
tho grand range of cntton lands, tAas
mig':- easily BE- NADIA Tributary ~ = COM
press, there waS no reas~n why aplaus
should not 10 y paving enterprise 81:
Bayou Sara, with All tiv advantages o!
the latter as shipping point, ny rail II
k0&t.
The event has justified expectation. III
time for the fall ui 1881? u pla.t WIS erect
I'd " y ccnvsuivnt sits On Commerce ST..
Bayou Sara, AMI Operations t"y"n. An
50 inch cyliaAleE Aps1e pf~ss, capacity tOO
~ day was PINT III, aal othvr rqnj pu1ents
which brought tho pisnt uD ~ abaGt $.2,-
y0UO. Tho first officers we're Morris Wolf,
President; Julius. Picard, Vics-PrvSi'|'4't;
". Hands, S>v. and Treas. s. McNair,
Manager. These served III cVuncctinA
with board sf directors, who, with ~ few
exceptions remain in charge to tho pIcse't
day.
The management hiss always been wise
M! conservative, yet progressive. carry
ms on thn aifain~ Of tue concern to insure
ample dividends, excepting those earlier
years when dsbt on tho building wA, he
lug raise<l Mr.. Morris Wolf remained
Prcsidsn, nnsil 1855, when upon his letix-
n*t!-n Judge Vhos. IsEtlcr VIZ. chosen in
his stead. Other changes in tispvrSonn .
Of the management, that have occurr>. :.
ut 0ies,ent times were tho election OF
Mr.. Il. II. A"Hes 10 secretary, and the TO-
turn Of Mr.. Sy,lnor McNair to his post ..s
superintendent, alter an absence III rwu
years elsewhere. Tho directors are
!Afssrs. 7. Eu.ler, s. D. Barrow, Nj.
Wol*, }. +. Irvine IL, II. KctischiId, 4.
Ventctss, Geo. Adams, u. Stewart, J.
Picard
Tho most serious rsycrsa the company
has ever had Was the tire, March :, 1886
which destroyed its building and injured
thu maciiCary. Tho losa, committed al
$i3,oco wan partly cuvcrcsl by insurance
a!'"nt III, 0cN Win "plen.lit! sJn::ga how
ever, tho coG!rany was not d;..ntru, but
immediately set 20 work to renuiIl, sue
ccs''inE in ti!ne for the eoasou Of y6-47
They now ha;o new building ia.
superior 20 the. former one, being of iron,
aNd having various other convonellcrs
sAgSe'te' by cxrrrience. lily purchase,
the grounds have boon EXTENDED, w tha1
tho company hpv; h:., q river frontage,
which gives :i'=:a an advantage not enjoy
ell before.
fie cuisines. Has steadily grown from,
1880 balea~tl'e first snason to II, go this
Year. 1t Auct"ates witt. the szu Of III.
crop however, holding ground and ye!
constantly advancing. The company fapls
it has now lcast, o. life and proposal to
rontinue extending it's business. until it
enjoys patronage from both sides Of +bn
great dtrc*lu, and from many miles inland.
This is not only possible. but p,ol,ahle.
1t N an onte, prise worthy Of support it,
every way, ~ it oonterss solid benefits upo,,
the commercial and industrial interests O:
the community.