The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1904-03-19
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To Gut a Million and a Half Feet Of
Lumber Everu Month.

Ellerbe, the energetic secretary and
treasurer of the Louisiana Railway
md Navigation Company, arrived in
Colfax by hand car. He had just
completed an inspection of the COM
pany's interests at Verda, Atlanta,
and other points along the COlfax
& Northern railroad, mostcomm0nly
known as the WINFIELD branch.
Mr.. Ellerbe announced that Mr..
Edenborn and the Colfax Lumber
Co. had closed a trade with the Big
Pine Lumber Co., by which that com
pany gets possession of large body
of timber lands. The Big Pine Lum-
Der Company is a substantial con-
Germ composed of G. W. Fauke, Hugh
Cory, Ben Collins and other citizens
of Texarkana, Ark. who are reputed
to have $500. 900 capital behind
them. They have been very success
full in the lumber business. having al
ready had several sawmills in opera
ton.
This company proposes to erect a
mill at Colfax Of sufficient capacity
to cut a million and half feet of
lumberevery month in the year. Mr..
Ellerbe announces that they have put
up cash deposit with his company
OF $15, 900 to be forfeited if they do
not have their plant inrunning opera
ton by the first of September next.
Mr.. Ellerbe further announced that
the location of the mill had not been
determined, but that it was to be at
some point on the road from Colfax
to verda, yet to be selected. He said
Mr.. Edenborn stood ready to give
them 160 acres for a mill site at al
most any point where he owned the
land, but the parties desired to locate
at Colfax, provided they could get
land sufficient for their purpose, and
that they wanted not less than sixty
acres.
In view of the Importance of the
proposition, Mr.. Ellerbe asked that q
mass meeting Of the citizens OF Colfax
be held in the court house at 5 O'Clock
that afternoon to consider the offer.
Pursuant to this suggestion the
citizens assembled in the court house
at 5 O'Clock, and Capt. G.. H. Teal was
called upon to act as chairman Of the
meeting, with q. G. Goodwin and
w. B. Clarke as secretaries.
Capt. Teal stated the object OF the
meeting, saving that he was willing
to sell sixty acres of land to the COM
pany at the very reasonable figure OF
$50 per acre, and that he would do
nate $500 of the $4,000 purchase
price of same. The land in question
lies east of the railroad track, just
north of the brick yard. and has been
approved as an acceptable location
for the mill.
MIR. Ellerbe being present was called
upon by the chairman to. state the
details of the proposition more fully.
He detailed the particulars already
stated, saying that he had in his
pocket the contract and agreement of
forfeiture referred to, and he thought
the proposition was one the people OF
Colfax would do well to. accept. He
and his company felt great interest
in the progress and prosperity OF the
town because it's prosperity meant
business for their railroad, but aside
from the financial aspect, they had o
true and kindly interest for our citi-
zens, who had always treated them
handsomely. He had especially
worked up the present enterprise in
the interest OF the town, and ne slE-
cerely hoped the citizens OF Colfax
would make sure Of its location here,
because it's prompt acceptance would
settle the matter at once and estab-
lish confidence in the stability and fu-
ture OF the town.
j. a. McNeely. DR.. w. j. Roberts,
J. ". Duncan, H. g. Goodwin, and
Others expressed their views Of the
proposition. In the course Of the
discussion II vas announced that Mr..
Hz Corr, one p The pfincipal