The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-27
coLFAz GRANT PARISH La. SATURDAY. OCTOBER u
Saw Dust Strings.
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\ ASset " AA"A SIS ~hoASn, AsC mltCn
from Verda, is all the rage just
now. Each train brings more del
egates and more solemn looking
preachers, with long coats on.
They do not tarry long among the
vulgar herd around the depot, but
Immediately wing their way up the
road toward the divine gathering
of the Lords flock of lambs, where
they intermingle and have a ''high
old jubilee" 80,
1t is now settled fact that
Verda is to have another saw mill,
and big one too. 1t will be locat-
ed just above the depot on land
recently purchased from Mr.. C. L.
Purvis. This mill viii cut lO0,-
600 feet of lumber daily and will
be built to assist in the manufac-
tare of body of pine tin:b Il adj
jacent to Verda and containing l70,-
600, 600 feet. With new saw mill,
skating rink and millinery shop,
Verda will be able to stand alone,
and may cut a new jaw tooth.
The Ozone Lumber Co. are do
L
ing a 'land Office" business now,
running night and day, with your
Cousin Ike at the levers for the
night run. l have at last decided
that l am the best sawyer I ever
saw saw or try to saw from Arkan-.
saw. ass
"Skidoo," writing from Mont
gomery to the Grant Parish DEM
ocrat, wants me to tell why I let
niggers come here against the
wishes of the citizens. Well, old
Skeedaddle, / looked on the map
and found out that this neck of the
woods had not been reserved by
the U. S. Government for exclusive
white population, then l consulted
my attorneys. Z. s. Murrell, Notnry
Public, and u. E. Dewitt, j. r.,
and was informed that the law said
that niggers had an equal right to
go anywhere he wanted to, outside
of a white mans private home.
Being an inferior class of human
beings, presided over and manage
ed by whites, he would go any,
wherethe white man directed. Mr..
Murrell, WHO is one of the most
accommodating men l ever met,
having been born and reered in
Grant parish, informs me. that the
dusky tribe of Gods people (nig-
gers) are found in all parts of the
United States and Canada, also
Africa and Catahoula. They are,
Mr.. Murrell informs me, even in
such large places as New York,
Chicago, New Orleans, Alexandria.
Colfax and Aloha. And, behold!
upon examination of the map of
Cuba aud United States census of
1886, l find that the ebony hued
Ethiopian (nigger) is found in
Montgomery, La. Now, this is
where my friend "Skidoo" has his
resting place, and will he kindly
tell US why he don't make 'em
skidoo, it they are so bad about
running the morals of commuui-
ty. You see, it's this way, ''Skee-
daddle, thelaw protectsthe ''shine'
same as you or I, and being a law
abiding citizen l don't give a con-
tinental-thing to stop up creek.
1t will only be a short time now
until the first Issue of my news
paper will appear in print, and ]
want your help. gentle reader. In
stead of calling the paper "The
Verda Gimlet," / shall call it ''Saw
Dust Siftings," and the policy of
the 'Siftings" shall be to labor
first for ten-hour day and a week
ly pay day for my brother, the saw
mill iaborer. When this is ac-
complished in Louisiana, lswless-
ness and llliterscy viii cease 10
some extent, and among saw mill
laborers there will be a much i'm
proved state of affairs generally,
and ere long we can take our place
along with other laboring classes,
some of whom only work eight
hours day. 1t is an outrage for
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