The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-10

rusty, and things looked rather
gloomy for Lotions future gener-
ally, there was . change which has
resulted in q great revival of bust
ness along ali lines and the assur-
snce of q bright and promising fu-
ture for Lotion.
The above named change was ef-
fected by the organization Of the
Bradford-Kees Lumber Co. with
q paid-up capital stock Of $50, 900,
with Capt G. H. Teal, of Colfax,
as president; 81. F. Bradford, Of
Welchton. vice president; w. w.
Wilmington, Jr., of Alexandria.
secretary and treasurer; while Hi
ram Bradford, formerly Of Brad
ford Bros, of Georgetown, has
charge Of the mercantile depart
ment il. Payne, also Of George
town, handles the saw lever, and
r. E. Barron, of Forest Hill, has
charge of the logging department
]. N. Fletcher and j. n. Nugent
are silent stockholders, while last,
but not least by any means, comes
my good friend ]. L. KEGS, who is
one of the largest shareholders,
and holds the position of general
manager, and is our most high"
around town here. The share
holders who live here are r. e.
Barron, j. ]. Payne, Hiram F..
Bradford and ]. L. KEGS. These
gentlemen work hard in their re-
spective positions, and are made of
the right kind of material. Each
of them had to hustle and undergo
great hardstips to get a foothold
in the financial world. It goes
without saying that employees here
are treated exactly as an honest la
borer should be, therefore all is
harmony, peace and good will
among the people.
/ came near forgetting to say
that the excellent Mr.. J. J. Payne
has received the appointment az
postmaster for the Office here, hav-
ing already received his commits.
sion.
After organization the mill start.
ed up in December, but did not dc
much owing to the bad condition
of the machinery. but good rnr
was made in January, and ovel
800 600 feet of lumber shipped
which Melted the company q SINUS
profit.
A good school is in progress
here, with Prof Patton as teacher
The attendance averages abouI
fifty, and an assistant will soon b
employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. White, o.
Trout, Catahoula parish, were her!
visiting relatives the FIRST part o
this week.
! Enough cross-ties have beel
made to make two miles of the log
ging road, likely to be named Gul
of Mexico and Lake Michigan
Railway, and work will begin OF
the road some time soon.
j /. Roy, chief engineer. returne'
] from a visit to Selma last Wednee
day night.
Owing to . break down last Mon
day the mill had to suspend opera
tons until Wednesday.
j Hiram F. Bradford, store man
, ager, wants his customers to kno'
that he has just received . fres
supply of choice fancy and stspl
groceries, and is also opening up
: new line of spring and summe
: dry goods. His prices are the a
traction of the community, and b
is already enjoying a good trade.
Andrew Jackson Smith, saw file
: and mill foreman, is putting In
> new boiler, which will arrive in
: few days.
The Grant and Vim parish Lin
is about two hundred yards fro
1 this town, we being across the In
1 in VIM, therefore our people Al
. not desperately afflicted with Il
. whisky election which is to stril
: Grant with cyclonic force on Fe
e Goth. l am open for offers to