The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-05-03
A Paper Mill fol' Lake Charles

nills. Regarding this visit the
Iouston Post of April 23rd con-
aimed the following:
Messrs. L. D. Post, editor and
publisher of the Paper Mill of New
Y ork City, paper devoted exclu-
slvely to the paper trade, Its mills,
etc., and M. r. Kennedy of Boston,
Mass, representing the New Or
leans Ragasse Pulp and Paper com
pany of that city, were in this city
Yesterday and interviewed by a
Post representative. These gentle
men have been travelling through
the south for the past four weeks
looking into and investigating the
paper business IN this section. Mr..
Post was found to be ,hroughly
conye-sant with the business in
every detail, and is ga herring ma
terial for write up of the industry
in the south, its probale future and
It's prospects, which he thinks are
especially flattering. He says the
rice straw is especially fitted for tn e
manufacture of both news and writ
ing paper of superior quality AMI
that he consid, rs the south one Of
the most promising fields tor the
manufacture of paper either in,hls or
any country. He says that the
rapidly developing industry OF rice
culture, which Is yet in Its infancy,
and which has already proven of
such material advantage TO the rice
belt of Louisiana and Texas, means
the establishment of paper mills
throughout the same section and
that the use of this Ey product OF
rice-the straw-means much more
to the rice growers.
These gentlemen had just return
from a trip to Sugarland, where
they went TO visit the small paper
mill at that place, where paper II
being made of bagasse. Mr.. Ken
ncdy built these mills about si1
years ago, designing and operating
them from the start, He renamed
there only about two years. Mr.
Post was greatly pleased with thu
work that is being done at Sugar
land. He brought with HIM mum
Der of samples of the paper that i
being turned out by this mill. /
has been the general understanding
that only rough common paper fol
sacks could be made from bagassee
but Mr.. Post says that the MI
at Sugarland ls turning out some a
excellent paper as is made anYwher
add Of exceptional strength and f
bre. He says he is satisfied iron
what he has seen that even parcf
ment can be made from this mater
al. He Is in great spirits ovei hi
investigation and returns home Ell
Unused with the bright prospects j
store for the paper industry.
I Mr.. Mr.. Kennedy, representa-
a capital Of $4,000. 900, is here &c
the purpose of looking over th
country with view TO establshin
paper mills wherever in his judi
ment they can be made to pay. H
has been travelling IN the south ever
year for the past eight years watcl
ing the progress of events with th'
same view. With Mr.. Post he b
covered almost the entire south 0
this trip. He, TOO, is gre,tly enthu
ed over the prospects Of the m. III
facture Of paper in the south. 4
Lake Charles, La, one day la
week he and Mr.. Post visited Il
city and in twenty-four hours had
proposition from the board Of trat
of that little city by which the city
E to give the company fifteen acres
land. 10000 ton of rice straw p
9 year tor FIVE years, and an artesls
well with a minimum of 500 gallol
4 of water per minute. This propo
Il ton was wired 10 his company ar
} has by 1t been accepted, and q E SC
700 paper mill will be built there
once.
Ii Is rumored that trains will