The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-16
The Prosperity of North Bossier.

The Prosperity Of North Bossier.
Editor Bossicr Banner:
Dear Ser: Knowing that your columns
are always open for good word for Bos-
sier Parish, shall try to report some of my
recent observations in North Bossier.
>Last week | took about sixty five mile
drive, starting from my home and going
by way of Rocky Mount, Ivan, Emma.
Cartervile, Red Land, Plain Dealing and
back to Alden Bridge, and must say that
have not observed so many indications
OF prosperity before in many years. There
IS much new fencing, and nearly all of a
substantial and durable quality of hog wire
and barb wire, fence rows have been
cleaned up, neglected spots and some new
lands cleared, some old, abandoned places
reclaimed, and most of the land plowed
and ready for planting. There are inn
proved hogs on nearly every farm. Cattle
have passed the winter months on the
range and are now in good condition. In
fact, | am securing fairly good beef cattle
that have had no cured feed during the
past winter.
A gentleman from Collin County, Texas,
came to Plain Dealing last winter and
bought tract of land two miles east of the
town. This he has converted into fine
stock farm. He brought with him two fine
stations, a jack and number of mares.
He says he can raise as fine horses and
mules and at a much less expense here on
Boosters cheap lands than on the high
priced lands of Texas. The writer no
doubt has in mind Mr.. w. G.. McCorley,
manager for the recently organized Plain
Dealing Stock Breeding Company
Now, | believe the Bossier Fair has had
much to do with the general improvement
in North Bossier, especially in stock rails
ing, and right here I want to say to the
farmers that Bossier Parish should hold
the biggest and best fair next October it
has ever had. Let us all go to work with
the end in view of winning the agricultural
prize at the coming State Fair. All have
good word for the fair and its manage
ment and no knockers.
| would like for every one interested in
the Bossier Fair to know what it has done
and what has made it success. The fair
has won from the State in premiums, for
the best agricultural exhibits, $1,000 and
the individual premiums won amount to
about $1,000. All of this has been distrib-
uted in Bossier Parish and chiefly in North
Bossier. 1t might be mentioned inciden-
tally that some portion of the $1,000 in
awards to the fair association was used in
Improvements on the fair grounds, but,
after all, the money found its way into the
pockets of residents of our parish A
goodly number of last years premiums, I
am glad to say, went to some of our farmer
friends living on Red River. We expect a
much larger exhibit from the river farmers
next October than heretofore.
Now, can't our Police Jury give a more
liberal support to the fair this year than
ever before? so that the management may
offer more and larger premiums and still
feel secure financially, even should it fail
to win big premium at the State Fair.
There is not another parish fair association
in the State that receives so little financial
encouragement from its police jury and
also there is not another parish that has
taken four out of five first premiums and
one second premium on its agricultural
exhibits. This may be news to you, but it
is strictly true. Aside from this, the first
premium at the State Fair this year will
not amount to $500. The purse is to be
divided into more premiums than hereto
fore. On that account there is additional
reason for asking for liberal support
from our Police Jury. Surely we are not
asking too much, and only that aid and
recognition we justly deserve.
With three long cheers for Boosters
continued and greater prosperity, am
Sincerely yours,
E. NJ. LAUGHL1N.
Alden Bridge, La, March 8, 1911.