St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-11-24
NEW TOWN IN ST. TAM.
MANY.
A Company Was Organized to
Build a Health Resort
and Dairy Farm.

A company Was Organized to
Build a Health Resort
and Dairy Farm.
An important enterprise, which
primarily is tue result Of the good
work OF the Times-Democrat 10
calling attention to the necessity
Of moving the diaries from the city
tor sanitary reasons, has been
sprung in New Orleans, or rather
adjacent to it, in the establishing Of
. new town and dairy farming com
munitY in St. Tammany Parish, La.
This enterprise is notable from the
fact that 1t has interested and
brought to this city pertons who
we're attracted here by the great
future which this city has. CONT
dence IN which seems now to he
we'll established throughout the
North and East
The Times-D Democrat some months
ago spoke Of the prospect Of the
early establishing OF diaries in st.
Tammany Parish, but At the time >
modern and up-to-date suburban
town had not been thought OF IS .
nucleus thereto.
Col. j. W. Strickle, OF Hunts
vile, Ala, who happened to be in
the city at the time spoken Of above,
and Who at that time investigated
the dairy business snd the locality
in St. Tammany Parish with = view
Of locating and investing there has
Just returned to the city, having
decided to make it his permanent
residence hereafter, devoting his en-
erg,es to the up-building Of the
dairy industry in the ''Ozone Belt''
and the establishing Of m up-to-date,
modern suburban town there. forty
five miles from New Orleans.
As stated in these columns last
Sunday the new town has been
duly recorded by the Poitevent-
Favre Lumber Company, but the
enterprise is primarily that Of the
Louisiana Colonization aud Land
Company, Limited, domiciled in
this city, Col. Strickle being At its
head.
In speaking Of the matter yester-
day to . Times Democrat reporter.
Col. Strickle said:
at is our intention 20 make the
new town. St. Tamma0y, . strictly
FIRST class residence place with Ill
modern sanitary improvements for
the summer home Of New Orleans
people and tue winter retreat Of
Northern people. Il being 50 near
this great city, with its many at
fractions, We have every assurance
Of it being more attractive to North.
erners, other things being equal,
than any other Southern resort. In
the matter Of healthfulness, this 10.
cality is excelled by none in the
United States, which fact il duly
attested by eminent authorities.
1.-The first requisite TO the build.
ing up Of this town being . FIRST
elias, hotel, the company has origi.
mated m attractive plan for building
same, which plan will be made pub.
lie through the columns OF the press
IN a few days. With the assurance
OF establishing . first class hotel ia
St. Tammany we also have The n.
surance OF the early establishment:
Of some modern diaries, persons
from Illinois having already inves.
tigated, and are now arranging
to locate there.
I'VE have had agreat deal of pre-.
juGice to overcome in the Morrill,
said Col. Strickle, sin working ar
interest among people there in oul
new country. It is had to make
them believe there is such . healthy
section in the South rs St. Tam.
many, and especially SO near New
Orleans. At first they would be in.
clincd to treat Our statements will
jest OF scorn, and We have had T.
refer to the State Board Of Health
and prominent physicians to prove
our assertions. We have met will
success, though, and that u wha,
counts. l was skepticsl myself
when l first heard Of tue reputation
Of st. Tsmnany, but after investi.
cation and . short stay there las'
summer, during the hottest weather.
l SOON became convinced that ths
claims we're justly founded. TIN
railroads are greatly interested il
this new project, aud are lending
their efforts to Its success. RlpiC
transit 10 st. Tammsny will I've
great Involvement to settlement
there by New Orleans bushes.
people. Rapid transit has bee,
promised when certain improve
ments have been made in the road
bed which ~ili give st. Tammauy
many minutes advantage in tim,
over any surburb OF this city.
1.-THE eyes Of the world arc OF
the South BOW continued Col
Strlckle, land especially on Nev
Orleans, and the continuance Of tn,
public improvements, in the way o
sewerage and drainage, will wip,
out much Of the old prejudices ex
isting against this city on accom-
ct the false reputation it has In,
for nnl,ealthfulness. hut We hav,