St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-12
EAST LOUISIANA 60.
CHANGES HANDS.
The Properties Now Fully in
Control of the Poitevent
Family.
Extension Of the Railroad.

LuuiSAdHA A0llAO0us - WSh - OusSs
enterprises ir St. Tammany Parish
in which the company had a con-
trolling interest. There Was also
in the transaction the
Pelican Sawmill in the city, which
is . holding of the company.
Since the death OF Capt. John
Poitevent, in April Of 1898, Mr..
Hayne has been The administrator
OF the estate for the heirs, and with
his purchase yesterday he has be-
come tile largest individual owner
in the properties Of the corporation.
Under the new condition n. G.
Pearsall, who has been general
manager Of the East Louisiana Rail-
road for the past two years, will
probably establish headquarters at
Pennington, Miss, the home Of the
parent mill, and in addition to bis
management Of the railroad will as
sist in the management OF the mill
w. J. Poitevent, the eldest con OF
the late Capt. john Poitevent, will
be the active manager Ut the mill,
while the financial end Of the COM
pany will be looked after in New
Orleans by Mr.. Hayne.
The POltevent & Favrc mill is one
Of tue largest lumber mills in The
South. It'll located on the bank
OF Pearl river, about seven miles
from English Lookout. Sailing yes
sells are loaded at the mill, and .
great proportion Of the lumber is
shipped direct to foreign markets
BY way OF Snip Island. The sail
ing vessels take the cargo TO Shlf
Island, where it is reloaded on :
lseagcing steamer. In addition x
tue mill and other property men
toned. the company owns between
l85, 900 and 80, 900 acres Of timber
lands in st. Tammany Parish ane
Honey Island. OF this there ar
about 35, 900 acres OF virgin timbe
LAND, while in the other vast fores
the timber is only partly cut. LII
timber, for the most part, is what Il
hnown to the trade as .'long lea
yellow pine a lumber that il be
coming scarce, and always com
mands q good price.
i Capt. John Polseyent was the rul
ing spirit in The early days Of tn
rich lumber company. After nota
ole service IA the Confederate army
he returned 10 Louisiana with LITTLE
uut energy as his stock in trade
H. purchased some timber land
from tue government, and by hi
indomitable pluck laid the founda
ton for the great company. From
little beginning the mill increased
until the railroad became : neces
sity. Tue start was made, and will
tue earnings Of the mill mile by mil'
Of the road was laid by the sturd!
young soldier. His nntirln,
efforts and ability continued to til
end, and Capt. Poitevent had tn
eradication Of seeing his infant
giant before his death.
il Frank b. Hayne, who now con
trolls, married Miss Poltevent, 2,
that as the only holdings Of AN
consequence are owned by the heir
of Capt. Johu Poltevent, the fruit
Of The labor Of the Confederate sol
der are being enjoyed and p-rpetu
ated by his descendants.
When he was seen last night MI
Hayne expressed some surprise tia
bis transaction should be known
He admitted THAT he had been negu
uating With Capt. Favre, and tbs
the deal had been definitely close
whereby lie became pOssessor .
the large Interests.
1.-The change" lie said, rs nc
rs pronounced change rs migu
at lirsl appear. After tile death .
i Capt. John Polt-vent, two year
ago, was III charge vi the Interest
Ut The heirs Uf the estate, aud AZ III
heirs were she principal owners 1t
merely securing absolute cUntru
nave been president Of th- Las
Louisiana kuIlroad for two year.
80 that la that part Of the prOpert,
where, BY the way. Cspt. ta:re'
!: interest old not amount u IS niue
!. AS Ia the mill property, the chang
is less than in the mill holdings.
Il should judge there is timb.
enough on our property W Kun III
E big mill At Darlington steadily I.
fifteen years, bur we do not Deepen
On cur property altogether. W
buy great deal Ut timber frol
: further up Pearl rlver, and It
4 floated down ~ our boom. Ii
5 mill is easily reached by large sal
my vessels and We load direct fro
, the mill. A large zeal Of the trse
has been with European, Sou
African and South American port
Undei the existing conditions mo
Vt this is shipped BY way Ut Shl
Island. The sailing vessels mai
the trip To the island and there u
transfer is -ms0e to the seagOil
steamers. This system has its d.
advantage, IN that We have u sh
: a full cargo Of lumber, for steau
er has 70 be chartered generally
load ~ We are compelled TO. o,