Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-22
SILVER LAKE.
A Barnard Rlee Grower.

II is with great pleasure your cores
pondent contributes this item of one more
/ prominent business man, born and bred
among the hills OF Barnard, adding (
numbers which rebound credit TO this
/ historic town.
Iueien II. Paige, son of the late Joseph
w. and Carrie (fucker) Paige, was born
near South Barnard in 1866. He spent his
/ boyhood days on a farm until he was
seventeen, getting only common school
education. His mother, Carrie Tucker,
/ sister OF our townsman, Eben A. Tucker,
and daughter of John Tucker, Esq,
noted farmer at South end and foremost
| business man OF the town, died Wnen
/ Lucien was a small child, so that for few
years the little boys mind lacked much OF
a mothers early influence. This place
was afterwards filed by a step-mother,
lady of cultured manners and disposition,
who took kindly TO the little waif, making
him fully equal to her own in care.
Lueien grew on the farm to tall, slim
boy OF seventeen, with strong desire for
more active life. Then, through the
influence and help of his step-mother, he
left the old farm, carrying only clean
suit OF extra clothing and God-speed
from the whole family. Landing IN
Minneapolis, rising city OF the great
Northwest, he found a job as boy laborer
in one Of those mammoth elevators in this
celebrated grain city. Here we leave him
for a few years working his way up step
by step until this faithful young man be-
came sole manager OF one OF the largest
grain concerns in Minnesota.
Lucien's mind requiring more active
service, he launched out as chief gram
buyer in the state. Business calling him
to the principal cities and surrounding
country, he was noted and had the atten-
ton of heavy capitalists Everything Mr..
Paige has taken hold of so far has proved
a success, even to loving wife and three
bright children.
Now we find him in Texas, secretary
and treasurer Of the Bay City Rice Milling
Co, Bay City, Texas, with capital stock
OF $4,000. The great enterprise OF rice
raising is now booming through Texas
and Louisiana along the line of the South
ern Pacific railroad Bay City, head
quarters OF L. IL. Paige, is a city OF mush-
room growth, situated near the Gulf, and
seems about the center Of this great rice
industry. Only one year ago there were
about 200 inhabitants; now 1000, all wide
awake and full Of business. Such sud-
den changes would make an ordinary |
Barnard man dizzy, but Luclen Paige
leads in the grand march, and If his usual
success follows him he VIII soon be mil |
lionaire.
The rice industry is new for this coun
try, to any great extent, but rice
has now proved to be as easily |
raised as wheat, with proper irriga-
Lion. Rice is reported to be the chief food |
Of three fourths of the earth's population,
and is consumed faster than produced. |
The United States consumes twice what 1t |
produces Rice can be planted from
March TO July and harvested from August
10 November, and with our modern ma
,hinery one American can grow as much
As thirty Cinnamon. One man can handle
4 hundred acres and in MANY instances
The first crop will pay for land and all
Mr.. Paige has 100 acres OF rice land and
will put in a crop OF 600 acres this season.
The company expects to mill 100000
bushels, which indicates that Lucien can
not be idle much of the time.
Bay City has an area of rice lands 20
miles one way and 10 the other, with as
healthy climate and as rich land as lies
under the sun. We are not looking for
much emigration from Barnard TO this
country, as there are but few l..
II. Paige's left with us.
Grant l.. Paige, manager OF that great
horse breeding farm, Dreamwold, the
richest and most magnificent establish
ment in New England, is cousin OF Lucien
II. Paige, both born and bred in Barnard,
with three generations OF ancestors before
hem here.
It is an old saying among horse breeders
hat il an ordinary looking colt has good
blood to back him up, watch him, for
he will be conspieuously known.
Vow many residents and former residents
Who have in mind these two young men
md their boyhood memories are well paid
or watching them to manhood.