The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-02-23
GONZALES BOOMING.
East Ascension's New Town Rapidly Grow
ing in Size and Importance.
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Gonzales, the coming town of East
Ascension, is booming. Town lots are
selling rapidly and a large number OF
new residences and business houses
are being erected.
The big high school building now
in course of construction will be an
ornament to the town and a credit to
the New River section. Pierre Chauvin,
of Central postoffce, ST. ames parish,
is the architect, which makes it fore
gone conclusion that the building will
be complete in every appointment.
G. B. Ktmbro & Sons have invested
in lots upon which they will erect a
15-ton ice plant in the near future.
Gonzales Bros. are putting up a
40x90 two-story building which will,
when completed, be occupied by the
Jos. Gondran Mercantile Company.
j. G. Mire & Co. have purchased lots
for the purpose of locating machine
shop and box factory, sawmill and
| Queen Anne cottage. Grille Gonzales.
who has already built a beautiful res
| idence here, is also putting up bakery
which will prove great convince to
our townsmen and neighbors.- l. A
Ambeau is enlarging and otherwise
identifying his hotel, which is already
an ornament to the town and doing a
rushing business.
Joseph P. Salassi has demolished
the old Landry Hotel and built a
large modern hostelry forthe accommo-
dation of guests. He also maintains
well-ordered skating rink and is
now building large ballroom. Mines.
Lucy st. Amant and Theophile eau
treau have each a large boarding and
lodging house and are doing a good
business.
Ogden Gonzales and Servi1le eau
treau have both built themselves beau
tifui residences upon lots they recently
purchased and are now living in town.
Jules Arceneau has also built cosy
frame building for which he readily
found a tenant.
Mrs. Adolph Brand has built an
attractive addition to her house.
P. Ii. Fairbanks and Alex. J. Mar
chand have both opened up stores
during the past month and are doing
an encouraging business.
E. D. Smith has just completed a
beautiful cottage, while Gille eau
treau, Laben. Singletary and Oezme
Bourgue, Jr., are all building roomy
residences now nearly finished.
A shoemaker's shop and fruit stand
is also being erected by Giuseppe
Manno, who has invested literally in
real estate.
M. N. King has enlarged his butcher
shop and is kept busy with an able as
sistant supplying his largely inereas-
ing trade.
The town is supplied with two finely.
appointed livery stables, one kept by
Louis A. Ambeau and the other by
Leo Bourgeois, and both are doing
good business.
The Louisiana Railway and Navi
CATION Company is now running
through passenger and freight trains
to New Orleans, and is handling large
volume of business at this point.
The Belle Helene Railroad Com
pany will resume work on its line
March l, and has only three miles
more to construct in order TO complete
the road to Gonzales. Barring ac-
cidents or unforeseen delays. trains
should be in operation by Sept. l.
Steps have already been taken to
organize bank, and from the rapid
ity with which the stock is being taken
up the proposed institution should be
ready for business by the 1st of
September.
Many purchasers of lots intend
building upon their possessions in the
near future, and other business en-
terprises besides those already men
toned are in contemplation. The
country for many miles around is so
thickly populated that there is no
doubt of its ability to maintain a
good.sized town. It is confidently
predicted that Gonzales will ship 1000
bales OF cotton during the coming
season.
Rumor has it that the Odd Fellows
will put up hall which, judging from
the character of the local membership,
will prove an ornament to the place.
AS we now have the necessary popu-
lation, the attorney general has been
consulted regarding the Incorporating
of the town, and this will be accom-
plished in the near future.
Gonzales is noted for her progress
i've citizenry and nothing will be left
undone to make this a progressive
town in every particular, and we
invite loyal citizens, capitalists and
industrialists TO inquire into the great
advantages which are offered for set
Element and investment among US.
PROGRESSIVE CITIZEN.
theatrical Notes.
The Morgan-Pebble Company, pre-
senting high-class plays at popular
prices, will open four-day engage
mart Mt the Gondpan thaatnr NTH q