St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-08-07
BOGALUSA.
Trip Made to BOgalusa by
Members Of Police
Jury Monday.

| L WIZ u uL " III acceptance VI ILlS a.
vitation of Mr.. W. H. Sullivan, Super
intendent of the Great Southern Lum
Der Company, took the train Monda
morning for Bogalusa on tour o
inspection. The saw mill being on
of the largest in the United States
and the phenomenal growth of tn
town, in consequence OF the efforts o
this company and the New Orleans
Great Nohtern Railway Company
make it place of interest and wei
worthy of the trip.
On the arrival of the train at GIL
a. m. the party was met by Mr.. Sui
liVan and was taken in carriages tx
the company's new hotel, which will
be open to the public October 10. The
first floor of this hotel is of marble
the second Of Oil-finished oak. Every
room has bathroom attached. There
are sixty-fve rooms. 1t is fittec
throughout with modern up-to-date
| fixtures, is arranged for comfort anC
convenience and will undoubtedly re-
ceive the appreciation of the travelling
public and the sojourner who loves
comport. While this hotel cost but
$45, 900, it has the appearance OF haV,
ing cost much more.
From the hotel visit was made tC
the saw mill. We have not the space
to describe the many important fea-
lures of this mill-the g. section Soule
automatic stacker; the five thousand
horsepower boiler room; the steel and
concrete planning mill, which can han
die the entire output of the sawmill;
the lath mill, with production of
$50, ZOO per day; the immense dry
lumber sheds, with capacity of ten
million feet: the large rough lumber
sheds, in fact every conceivable device
for the quick and economical handling
of logs and lumber. The Berlin match
ing machines of the planning mill are
each driven by separate motor. In
the mill there are band saws and gang
saws, and logs seventy feet long are
handled with ease. No labor is done
by hand that it is possible to do with
machinery. To see and to understand
all the workings of the mill would re-
quire week instead of day, and no
attempt would be made to give COM
plete description, even if we had the
space; but an idea of the immense
work of the mill can be obtained in
the statement of Mr.. Sullivan that
last Saturday, in run of twenty-five
hours, the mill cut 612, 900 feet of lum-
Der. The mill is run with day and a
night force, and is brilliantly lighted
with electricity.
After.leaving the mill the members
of the party were introduced to Mayor
w. G. Dorsey, of the little town Of
Richardson, young and rapidly grow
ing town, divided only by a block or
two from Bogalusa, who explained to
them matters of interest and the
hopes of the town for the future.
From thence the offices of the Great
Southern Lumber Company were WIS.,
tied, where Mr.. Sullivan opened a
couple of boxes of good cigars, which
were enjoyed during the short rest
preceding dinner, which was served at
the Commercial hotel. Mr.. Sullivan
exhibited some samples of alcohol
made from the long leaf pine wood of
the company. 1t was made in Eng
land and shows that a high grade of
alcohol can be made from this wood.
After dinner DR.. S. G. Wilson,
head surgeon of the hospital, con-
Quoted the party through the depart
ments of that institution and explain
ed its advantages and the useful and
humanitarian work it was accomplish
ing. He maintains that it is one of
the best equipped hospitals in the
South. On the payment of SLIPS per
month the mill hands have the bene-
fit of medical treatment for them
selves and their families, and have
access to the hospital. Twenty sue
cessful abdominal operations have
been performed in this hospital since
January 1.
The next building visited was the
handsome $25, ZOO school house. Prof.
j. F. Peters said that the school had
252 scholars the past term and ex-
pected to have 1875 at the commence
ment of the coming term in Septem-
Der. This building is also handsome
in construction, we'll ventilated and
conveniently arranged.
On the way to the railroad shops
from the school house the handsome
residence of Mr. Sullivan was passed.
The shops are near the depot. Mr..
Pearsall remarked that whenever he
could secure the land he was ready to
build just such depot for Covington.
In the car shops, undergoing repair,
is one OF the first (if not the tirst)
engines that was run on the East
Louisiana Railroad. After going
through the shops the party was
ready for the return trip and boarded
the 4:05 train for Coyington.
All thoroughly appreciated the kind
attention OF the officials and their eff
forts to make the visit pleasant and
instructive.
Bogalusa has made rapid growth,
due to the investments of the Great
Southern Lumber Company and the
New Orleans and Great Northern,
We cannot refrain from the thought
that some of these benefits should
have been conferred upon Covington.
and we believe a little of that same
whould soon shove aside
any barriers to a depot in Covington
''llke that in Bogalusa.
The party which made the rounds
OF Bogalusa was composed of the fol-
lowing:
Geo. Koepp, Jr., President of the
Police Jury; E. D. Kentzel, Secretary;
=. +. Bierhorst, Crawford Williams,
A. d. Crawford, b. A. Schneider and
j. w. Decker, members of the Police
J ury, and Messrs. E. Esquinance and
L. 4. Layrisson, guests.
If your liver is sluggis,. ara out of
tone and Won feel dali hilin,1s nonrti-