Natchitoches populist., 1899-01-20
A Blg Enterprise.
TThe Bodcau Lumber Col

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| This Company has a full corps
Of engineers at work locating
their new R. R. south of Sibley.
This new road will be an extension
of the Minden and Stapms Road.
The road is also to be extended
from Stamps to Hope Ark, max
ing a connection with the Nash
vile and Ft. Smith. This end Of
the road will penetrate the great
Arkansas coal belt and be in direct
communication with Kansas City
and the wheat and bacon markets
of the west. The southern extern
sion will strike an almost virgin
forest of the finest timber in the
south few miles south of Sibley.
This company now owns the great
er portion of the timber lying be-
tween Black Lake and the Saline
Bayou. The managers of the
railroad have not yet definitely de-
cided upon the southern terminus
of the road. There are three prac-
tical routes, one to cross the So
line Bayou near the old Drake salt
works, pass by Winfield to Match
ez, Miss, or continuing south ms
king Alexandria the terminus, and
q third route is to turn southwest
and cross Red river at Grand Ecore
and absorb the Natchitoches and
Cypress road and connect with the
gulf at Port Arthur.
We are in a position to know
that these three points are under
consideration and the most feasible
route and the one that offers the
best inducements for the company
will be selected.
The company is backed up by
plenty of capital to push through
any enterprise they undertake.
Their saw mill plant is the largest
in the south. And their output of
lumber is the largest of any mill
in the world, employing more than
one thousand men in the various
departments. The president, VIM.
Buckhannon of Texarkana, Is a
man we'll equipped for the head of
such an enterprise and the heads
Of the various departments are all
men of means and well qualified
for management of their special
departments. The stockholders
and officers are all southern men,
all self made. Their means was
accumulated in the business, and
every one knows what labor and
toll means, and they deal with
their employees Justly and fairly.
The town of Stamps contains about
two thousand inhabitants all draw
ing their support from the mill in.
terest of this company. Mr., Joe
Ferguson and Andrew johnson
have charge of the timber purcha-
sing department. They have been
for the past few months engaged
principally in Bienville and Match
lityches parishes in buying timber
cd land.
| They have secured about all the
desirable timber on the line Of the
new Road in these two parishes
and will continue to purchase as
bargains are offered until the mills
are ready to use the timber. This
Company has never missed q pay
day and their time checks are as
good as the cash anywhere. They
pay cash for everything they buy
land deal on the square in all things.
We have been personally &C.
quainted with the members of the
company for some time and we
never knew fairer men to deal
with. They are self-made men
and know how to treat employees
and others justly.
The new road penetrates a fine
farming country. The land is well
adapted to fruit and vegetable
growing and only needs Transport
tation facilities to make it one Of
the finest sections of the state.
The people are Industrious and
hospitable and the new conner has
a hearty welcome. Alliance Farm
er.
| John g. Lewis, one of our color
ed school teachers, has been ap-
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