The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24

The largest transaction that has
taken place in this city for a long time,
was closed Saturday. BY this deal
the Gulf Rice Milling Co. sold and
conveyed to Mr.. O. S. Carr, the entire
property of the Welsh Ice Plant, in
Guiding buildings. real estate and
teams and wagons for the handling OF
the city trade. While this deal was
closed Saturday, Mr.. Carr did not
take possession of the property until
Monday morning, when the keys were
turned over to him.
The Welsh Ice Plant is one Of our
newest industrial enterprises, having
been established here last spring,
through the public enterprise and
business sagacity of Messrs. Calkins
and Miller. While these gentlemen
did not expect the plant to be a great
money maker during the first season,
they hoped to be able to supply the
wants Of the city and surrounding
country with home produced ice at
prices equal to or less than that paid
for the imported article, and at the
same time to furnish occupation for
the employees of the mill during the
! or 'Hha ho-
proven a success from the beginning
with constantly increasing demand
| for the product of the plant, surpass-
ing the most Sanguine expectations of
the prOprietorS. But while this was
true, it was found that the milling sea-
son and the ice season would overlap
to such an extent that it would be nee
essary to employ new force for the
plant when the mill started, and as
this would come at time when men
were scarce, the mill company decided
to dispose OF the ice plant.
Mr.. Carr, the purchaser of this
plant is an Ohioan by birth, but has
resided here for a number of years
and established reputation for bust
ness integrity and honesty Of purpose
that is the surest guarantee of his sue
cess in his new enterprise. lie also
has the additional advantage of being
perfectly familiar with the entire me.
chanical structure of the plant, as be
was the contractor who erected the
buildings and installed the plant here
in the beginning. He will associate
with him in the business, his two sons
Scott and George, both well and ia
vorably knownI here. 1t will be the
policy of the new firm to conduct the
business of the plant along practically
the same lines as it has been handled
heretofore, making whatever changes
may be necessary to best serve the
patrons.
In an interview with Mr.. Carr, he
said: 1--WE intend to treat the people
right, and rectify every error which
we may make HIS asks especially
that every patron demand receipt for
their coupon book at the time they pay
for same, and in this way help keep
the account between the plant and its
patrons straight. It is the intention
to increase the delivery force to such
an extent that all ice may be delivered
by nine clock in the morning, thus
reaching customers early in the day
and preventing loss by melting.
This plant is but one example OF
what can be done with capital in a live
community. The ice plant proved a
paying proposition from the start anc
also one that could be readily disposed
of. There are abundant opportunities
for the development of enterprises 10y
capital, which would be as profitable
and as sure as this one has been. One
of the opportunities which, awaits tht
hand of man Of litt,c means tC
push it to success, i, q canning factory
Why ship canned tomatoes from New
Jersey, when we can raise as fine TO
matoes as ever grew? Why ship oul
pickles from the north, when we car
produce more and better cucumber:
per acre than any other territory IL
the world? The same is true of beans
pumpkins, grapes, figs and many 9th
err things which are readily produced
in this section of the country.
Again, a sugar and syrup factor
could be established here with profit
as it has been proved that cane -four
ishes as we'll here as in any sention 0
the state and the products of the same
are world staples.
Men of means, there are openings
; here such as you will find nowhere els
. for the placing of capital which viii
oive q uuirk and sure return on th,