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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
A MONROE RESIDENCE

liberality when II came TO providing edu-
cational funds. In the city and parish
schools for whites there are IS teachers
and 47o pupils enrolled: in the city in
dustrial and parish schools for colored
children there are $40 scholars
The new High School building to be
erected Is Romanesque style Of architect
ure; The building Is three stories high.
with full basement under the entire build
Ing. The outside Is finished with pressed
orick, with solid stone facing from the
srade line TO the top OF the basement
windows. and using stone trimmings for
the three main stories. The building ls
100 feet by l30 feet; main corner tower Ia
IL feet by is feet and l25 feet high There
are corner turrets on three corners Of the
building and the main entrances have
large galleries. 3 feet wide by "a feet
long, with three large stone columns and
ornamental brick arches. The roof s
OF plack bangor slate. copper cutters and
valleys and galvanized iron courses The
building has two outside entrances 10
the basement and 1--WE outside entrances
TO the first floor.
The basement provides for the a.ss.
ian system OF heating and yentuating
boys and girls toilet rooms. boys ana
girls bicycle and play rooms, boys gym
nasiuin, girls caaisthenic drill hall Al,
with halls, passageways and stalrways
leading 70 the first floor. The first ncor
provides for an auditorium IS feet by 81
rect, with stage and gallery, ubrarv
room, superintendent's office with vauf
-OeI oNhVVi lOOIlS, CLOAK rooms, toilst
rooms two teachers toilet rooms. oorris
dor 70 feet wide, ana stairways leadlng 70
the second floor. The second nOor M
vides for five school rooms, class rooms
cloak room for each school room toIa,
room, two teachers retiring rooms. an
trance ways 20 auditorium gallery ara
stalrways TO third floor -iu
The third noor provides for four school
rooms and cloak room; High school rroro
~ oy 90 feet. chemical laboratory. two
class rooms, corridor and stairwn " % -.
tic and tower. Zach room Ia nro,gi -.
with independent heating and yentilatinS ~
ducts, slate blackboards and ostra rSs.
Oral speaking tubes 10 the superntend.
ents oiice Tho plans and specinoations
Indicate a High School building cnnnIa,s
and modern in all It's Appointments. Tbe
auditorium, with gallery, has a eaa &c.,
capacity for 1000 people '0N'4nk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
Industrial PIant.

Among the leading manufacturing 60
ADJUSTMENTS arc four saw and planning
mills three shingle mills. car shops a
sash, door and blind factory. n carr,sge
and wagon factory, an ice factory. two
plants for making brick by machinery. a
furniture factory ana machine shops and
foundries. The railroad shops OF The
Vicksburg. Shreveport and Pacific rail-
road employ over 100 men mere, and build
cars, locomotives and do ALI Kinds ~
rolling stock repairing. The two cotton
eeed OF mills are big establishments
They crush 100 tons Of seed a day. and
one Is conducted es an Independent plant.
The two cotton congresses have a ca
pacity OF about 200 bales a day each. One
IA equipped with q e0-lnch Morse press
and one, With @-inch webb press. The
saw mills arc very large I'm size. as their
productive capacity would Indicate. and
are thoroughly up-to-date In equipment.
there being nothing lacking in the way
OF latest improved machinery TO facilitate
and cheaper manufacturing. There are
other nourlshing Industrial enterprises In
town, and together with the ones men
toned here found Monroe a superior dis
fF4(,t44-4.a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12

factory. This is certainly the case with
Monroe. As previously indicated. this
CITY Is In a great cotton country and
would. IL Is believed. under proper condi-
tionS, be market for 200 900 bales a year.
AS II Is. about $1,000 bales are brought
here on an average each year. The agri-
LOO miles TO the south and l50 miles TO the
north along the ouachita river and It's
and 50 miles east and 90 miles west on the
Queen h Crescent road. The soil through
put the most OF this region is black and
loamy. Is well watered and very rich and
average three-quarters OF a bale OF cotton
can be raised 10 the acre all over this ter
ritory. or course, In some localities, the
production 10 much greater and as large
an amount as two bales to the acre have
been raised, IL 10 said. in certain favored
sections. Monroe wants men OF expert
here and will. Il 10 said. not only offer
exemption from taxation for ten years
but Its citizens will donate an advantage
Gus site near the river and subscribe lib
erally for stock
The advantages presented In this place
Tor woodworking plants have already
been referred TO. but II is worth while in
the same connection 10 say that the cir
cumstance that from 30 TO 70 carloads Of
wagons and carriages from Indiana and
tennessee are sold here annually shows
What could be done In manufacturing We
hicles for the local trade alone.
city where so much good but cheap
nnished lumber abounds Is also worth the
consideration OF men who know how 10
pulld furniture There are other good
business openings here, too. One Of the
needs OF the place is a frst-class modern
hotel, and there is enough travel 20 Mon
roe TO insure IL all the patronage II could
accommodate. Moreover, Monroe needs a
new opera house and that is another In
stftution which would pay here II would
mean that first-class theatrical attrac-
lions would visit the city, for has a
large wage-earning population besides
many citizens OF wealth. Lumber and
mill men are proverbially free with their
money, and they would give a theatre |
which played good companies the most |
support
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
MIA commerciaI uoy.,.

Monroe IL located about on line with
Shreveport and Vioksburg. and Is the
most Important town between the two
I'm all that relates to business. IL IA IA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12

miles from Xicksburg and 80 from shreve-
port. and is 96 miles from Alexandria. La
on the Iron Mountain route. while II Is
1876 miles from Little Rock, Ark. In fact,
Monroe Is almost in the geographical
centre OF North louisiana
Monroe transacts the wholesale and re-
tail trade or large area extending Low
miles north and $50 miles south on the
Ouachita river, 20 miles north ana %
miles south on the Missouri Pacific sys.
TEN, and 80 miles west and 40 miles east
on the Queen g. Crescent system. There
are four wholesale grocery houses IN the
city which do business OF 2,25O,OO0 an
other wholesale houses are dry goods,
one hardware and farming implements,
two liquors and one crockery, the latter
The The total trade Of Monroe in the line OF
supplies exceeds s5.OOo.0OO.
Rsfiroad Connections.
As point where the Queen & Crescent
and the Missouri Paclfc systems cross
Monros is an important railroad centre
and handles a large amount OF merchan-
disc. These railroads running through tho
city and with the river at It's doors
means that the city cannot fail 70 in
crease In commercial Importance. In fact,
two new railroads ara about 10 be built
70 tle city 10 share In the trafnc OF the
slstriGs Sls.rI ,. Sne railroad is the Monroe.&
III
construction. now. II will bring timber
ana a heavy Increase In the agricultural
receipts OK the city and swell It's trade as
& sasuloutor mr or supplies in return the
which viii be built this year and Eive
direct connection with the Tennessee city,
as wen as otner centres. OF the present
TsIrO@e service OF Monroe the Nicks-
burg shreveport & Pacific division OF
tho Cusen a Crescent system runs
thiSIsn "a S,r. lhe city and across the river In
,cilseSr IneI hne due east and west from
Crescent system of lI55 miles. The St
dS Lotts, us M sTSn Mountain Southern division
and south through Monroe The Iron
mountain civision comprises 1773 miles OF
S2oS IN the Missouri Pacific system thus
glving l,o nsonroe snoh tributary railroad mile
axe OF oVoo miles. which will of course
the new reads.
Condition of the Banks.
The banking facillties o, Nonroe have
always been ample for the transaction
OF its business, but its rapid growth With
in the last few years has caused active
employment for every dollar o, its bank
Ing capital. and any additions are sure
70 be wen remunerated. The banks now
established have never hes,tates "a 20
20 tne limit OF their resources In any
movement for the good Of Monroe, and 10
rrts ' poncy Is due great deal OF the
Srosperity or the city and It's merchants
a And manufactures. Hesitation and lack
oI noeraity has never been mistaken for
and the banks and those
icy serve nave been benefited thereby
4 no banks or Monroe are very strong
as Is shown by recent statements and
me securities they hold are giltedged
one bank has a surplus OF s7.64 per cent
: 81 U.s. rs capital. another bs per cent and
PEI. cent. The combined working capt.
tal tsd, OF three banks is a trihe less than
tablished In 1887. It's Officers are ID A
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
n Place for Cotton MiII..

IN . city where there are two cotton
seed oil nafls with an aggregate capacity
- cs tons a ssy and two big cotton COM
'DrssseA cheap fuel. good water and the
bsSt 81 transportation facilities, there IL
ooc>a1nly . fns opportunity for q cotton
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
Public improvements.

Public Improve
Monroes public improvements are In
keeping with the spirit OF its citizens. A
city market which cost 5000 is main
tained and pays handsome percentage
on the investment The city valuation at
last assessment was sl,7l1,s70 a gain OF
100 per cent In 10 years. The real value Of
the property In the city is estimated at
$500. 900. The only city debt Is what re-
mains to be liouidated OF loan OF SIS, 900
for the new river bridge and a new loan
OF $685. 900 which has Just been made to
provide for public improvements. This
loan is 70 be used $4,000 for street paw
ING, 10000 for water works and electric
lighting plant, 10000 for sewer improve
ment $4,000 for a modern school building
and 5000 for city hospital Improvement.
date Of 01 june pear iss sSa s1 wsfs sesess eagerly 1
taken. These bonds were issued under
authority given In Article PSI OF the state
constitution OF 1898 The election resulted
IN ZIG votes favorng bond issue and tax,
representing an assessment OF s439. $50;
end In eight votes against bond issue and
az representing an assessment OF Se. 700.
Al the same election a five mill tax was
also carried 20 run for 40 years, to provdS
Tor the payment OF these bonds both prin-
based on Srlu the assessment NJ OF isss viii viii pro,
vide 1870. This amount Will be augment
cd annually by an Appropriation from the
genera fund OF sOop making an annual
principal and interest and will be amply
sufficient for that purpose. When the
five mill tax, based on future assess
ments will produce the latter amount.
the annual appropriation will cease; this
Will probably be the case In one OF two
years The article Of the constitution
authorizes Monroe an issue OF 10 per cent
OF TIE Assessment. This issue, which rep
resents the total Indebtedness OF the city.
falls much below that limit
Monroe has a home telephone system OF
70 Instruments and another system OF $50
Instruments. IL also has long distance
connections. Two daily and two weekly
newspapers disseminate the news OF the
world 10 Monroe. They are wide awake
In conciusion Monroe and West Mon
roe form one OF the most enterpriaing
progresslve and prosperous communities
in the South. and its leading citizens arc
men who can be relied upon 20 always
lend a helping hand In the development
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
Great Forest Tracts.


Wherever you may find many lumber
mills IL is safs to assume that there are
large tracts OF lumber within a short dis
tance. and so q is with Monroe and vicin-
ity There are thee manufacturing saw
mills IN this city. and they cut nearly
2oo.o0e feet OF lumber per day, b~aides
several shirgle mills. Along the Ouachita
river for many miles 10 the north there
are heavy rrowrhs OF timber on both
sides OF the stream and tho trees AFRO cut
and rafted down the river to this point at
Der. which abourds In this territory Is
oak, hickory, ash, sweet gum and tupelo
gum and the long leaf yellow pine To
present an idta OF the forest wealth OF
this county has an AREA OF Gao square
miles, OF which tho alluvial lands cover
$40 the long leaf pine hills 1870 and the
oak uplands ITO square miles. The timber
oak. sycamore, cypress and tupelo gum.
while on the uplands oaks OF all kinds
grow. as we'll as the long leaf pine. The
latter wood is OF the greatest commercial
Importance; and the MAGNITUDE. OF the
there is thought 10 be 5000, ,000. 900 feet OF
Il standing along the line OF the projected
Monroe & Watchitoches railroad.
Other manufacturing Advantages be-
sides tho supply Of rough and finished
Alabama and Arkansas coal can be bought
mere now at Sl.s0 a ton, or In large guam
utles for from $50 TO N76. The Ouachita
river water is OF unusual value to manu-
lactursrs becaCse OF It's purity. IL In re-
markAbly free from organic matter and
nelther corrodes nor leaves Injurious de-
poslts IN boilers. IL In said TO be suJn-
,n,S yo.n, psre 10 answer all the REQUIRE
nents LOT bleaching and finishing cotton
IN the event OF It's being employed by a
cotton mill for such purposes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
Fine Agricultural Region

IN speaking Of the cotton crop and rfch--
ness Of the soil OF the region 1t should also
be said that 1t is a fine country for gen
eral agriculture. Corn and oats can be
grown In big crops TO the acre, and the
land Is fine for grasses. This. OF course,
means good grazing ground and that
dairy products can be produced In album
dance, Besides, IL Is q good country for
upland rice and sugar cane. while raising
stock has been found TO pay well near
Monroe. Potatoes have been raised 20
the extent OF from l5 to l50 bushels per
The growth OF cotton cultivation In this
vicinity can be appreciated when IL IL
stated that as recently as 1887 only 6p0O
bales came to town In year while OF
that period has been as high as $1,000
bales. The cotton marketed here Is most
ly long staple and Of a fair average
The cattle industry is Of importance in
Monroe. there being about 5000 head OF
fat kline shipped away yearly. while
about 10000 head OF other stock are sent
and Indian Territory. The cattle raised
In the region are Of the best strains OF
or recent years there has been a ten
dency among the farmers to diversity
their crops and this has meant the
broadening OF this town as a market.
Good lands are still low priced In sections
where river and railroads offer every
culture OF sugar cane Is increasing rap
Idly. and II Is easy TO handle, thrfvss lux
uriantly and 10 readily and cheaply con-
yerted into flrst-class molasses and sugar.
Owinr 10 tho many small stresms the
country is exceedingly we'll watered and
there ars great growths or swamp cane,
which form fresh and delicious forage for
cattle during the brief winter IN fact,
the pastursge and pastures are unsur-
passed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12

Beard. Jr:. president, Frank P. stuSbs,
Ter. On a capital OF $4,000 1t shows sl4o.-
s2e OF surplus and profits. It's deposits
are s33e. o46. The resources include s211
OIL of loans and discounts and $685. 7ss due
from other banks. II has $36. 734 OF bonds
and real and sS6.56s Of cash. in all a
wonderful showing.
The Monroe National Bank has q cap
itad OF $4,000. surplus and profits Of s34,-
900 and deposits OF $780, Loans and
discounts aggregate s1o6. l12, and there Is
Sl3. 364 due from Other banks. The bank
owns $1s,6oo OF United States bonds and
real estate and has cash on hand 10
the amount OF $1s.es2 L. D. McLain is
president Of this bank, Herman Meyer
Is vice-president, T. Il. Flournoy Is CASH
Ter and G. 70. Bynum assistant cashier.
The Merchants and Farmers (state)
Bank has a capital OF 800, 900, 10 which
is added a surplus OF S97. sl2 The depos-
It's are SOC. 500 The resources show 1884,
s72 OF loans, 1884 Of bonds and real
estate and $2s .s5 OF cash and exchanges.
Each Of these banks has New York New
Orleans and ST. Louis correspondents.
The Monroe Building and Loan Asso-
ciatton has done much for the develop
ment OF Monroe. It's capital and resources
are very large and It's shares are eager
ly sought for investment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
The ouachita River.


Tho ouachita river Is worthy OF special
mention. IL Is one OF the finest and best
rivers for transportation service I'm the
South and Is one OF the prime reasons
for the growth Of Monroe. besides being
guarantee Of cheap freight rates for the
future. IL runs through the Louisiana
parishes OF Moorhouss Union. ouachita.
"a SaieMelI ana Satshouls. and Is navlgable
Ior so mlleel or as far north az Camden.
Arkansaw. Il having its source In ths
Ozark mountains region. The Ouachlta
connects With the Red river sbont a.
m,les ma.sr TON sns Mi,ssslss.pp giving direct
the Waters, It's tributaries ana fha n,is
or MEXICO, The Ouachita Ia naviga6,s eli eli
the year through. and bostmen Saw tbai
the Red river 10 is very deen - 'nsn -
citizens Of Monroe illustrate It's densh IA IA
uuSt oy relating that the lsrsest So,
fr~I~ht ever shipped from New orissn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
In Conclusion.


The people OF Pensacola are alive and
videawske to the many advantages pos
sessed by this community
They are not slumbering on their op-
portunities. The spirit OF progress and
enterprise is everywhere noticeable. VAL
ues are constantly increasing. Organized
efforts are being made TO attract the at
tentIon of outside capital to the many
advantages here offered for profitable in
The Young Mems Business League and
the Chamber OF Commerce are doing
much TO promote the general upbulding
OF the city. and II can be stated as a
fact that when the Nicaragua canal be-
comes a reality the city OF Pensacola viii
jump from q population OF LOCO to l0o,-
Ooo in a very few years.
With the DEVELOPMENT OF the great
Alabama iron and steel interests and
other resources OF adjoining states, PEN
sacola will naturally feel the affects OF
Increasing prosperity. for 81 k here that
the products Of half q dozen states must
md outlets TO the markets Of the world
Pensacola offers today most excellent
opportunities for the investment OF capl-
taf in a number OF lines OF manufactir-
ing enterprises. and every year new In
dustries are being established. The old
town is going forward and Keeping well
apace with the times.
But there IN a new era ahead and that
n ths ara of the Pensacola Of ths future
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
Monroe and West Mon

progressive and prosperous communities
in the South. and its leading citizens arc
men who can be relied upon 20 always
lend a helping hand In the development
Of It's resources
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-28

poration os herein specified, and for the nee
cssnry expenses Of the corporation and the
prosecution and enlargement OF its business,
and shall comply with all the provisions on
this act, shall be deemed to be engaged IN
the business Of life insurance upon the stip-
ulated premium plan and shall be subject
only to the provisions OF this act II shall
be unlawful for any corporation, company or
association not having complied with the
provisions OF this act to use the term stipu-
lated premium in its application or con
tracts or to print or write the same in its
policies or literature.
The supporters of thc bill say It
conforms to the New York law
and is similar to acts in other states. They
say that: This bill IL passed will give Ne
braska law as good as that Of New York,
Ohio, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Iowa, or that of any other state. 1t will
insure the building up OF strong insurance
companies in this state the reason why
other states have built up large insurance
companies, that bring a large amount Of
money for premiums for disbursement and
investments in these states being that the
legislatures enacted laws providing for the
organization of good companies and for the
protection of the investments and policy
holders"
Several amendments to the bill were
made. Among the most important was one
amending that part of the bill eXempting
companies organized under this act from the
provisions of the general insurance laws of
the state, leaving them liable to examina-
tions and also making the state treasurer
the custodian of the securities instead of
the insurance department, the treasurer to
! be liable in his bond for their safe keeping.
After amending the bill to their satisfac-
tion and striking out section 10, relating to
personal liability, 1t was recommended to
passage. This discussion consumed the en-
tire afternoon.
remonstrance against legalizing osteo-
pathy by Holdrege doctors, in which such
epithets as "quackery' were used met
with storm of disapproval on the floor, as
members objected vigorously to the use of
such terms by the physicians against the
osteopaths. motion to place the remon-
! STRANGE on file was so vigorously opposed
that 1t was withdrawn and the remon-
STRANGE laid on the table. Canaday of
Kearney put the remonstrance before the
senate.
S. f. 265 was indefinitely postponed; S. f.
279 reported to pass, both being bills to pro.
vide for vacating plats, and II. r. IS was re-
ported to pass.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-28
WINTER WHEAT BADLY DAMAGED.
Farmers in Gage County Snid to Bc
pluSinp Tn Eiclus.

BEATRICE, Ncb., Feb 27-CSpecial Telc-
gram)-The farmers Of this section Of tho
state are greatly alarmed over the con
dition which the wheat is believed to be i'm.
For several days discouraging reports have
been brought in and it has led to thor
ough investigation. About ten DAYS ago
there were several days Of thawing weather.
During this time it is said winter wheat
began to sprout up. \ sudden change fol-
lowed the thaw with intensely cold weather.
This alternate thawing and freezing is what
did the damage.
At least twenty wheat raiscrs in this vi
cinity have reported their intention of plow-
ing their wheat fields up and that their
wheat is absolutely destroyed. Others say
that while they believe the wheat has been
damaged they do not think the condition as
serious as some believe it, The oldest eX-
perienced wheat raisers are unanimous in
believing the crop ruined. If this is true
here it must be generally true throughout
the state. In southeastern and southern
counties it is so reported.
John Scheve of the county, who has 1000
acres Of wheat in today took up small
section Of ground from each of his fields
These he has placed in a warm room in the
house He says that within twenty four
hours he can state the exact condition of
the wheat, Six inches of snow fell over
Nebraska since Saturday, but it will be of
little value.