St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23
CLARION COMPANY
TU ERECT A HOME
Newspaper Corporation Buys
Market Street Property From
Judge Estilette
MODERN BRICK STRUCTURE
TO SOON GO UP ON SITE
Permanency of the Institution
Signified by This Latest Deal
and City Will Have Anoth-
er Ornament as Result


Opelousas is to have another
brick structure, located on South
Market street, next to the Rise
man building, and as result The
st. Landry Clarion will own its
own home-a modern structure
which will house this newspaper,
its mechanical plant and business
and editorial departments in com
fort for years to come.
The Clarion Company, Limited,
publishers and owners of The
Clarion (neWspaper) purchased
Wednesday from Judge E. D.
Estilette a lot on South Market
street, adjoining the Riseman
property, paying spot cash for
the building site. Plans have
been drawn by Architect 7.
George Chaehere for a modern
newspaper building to be erected
on this lot within short time
and after the building is com
pleted and ready for occupancy
the entire mechanical equipment
of this newspaper will be moved
in and housed in its own home.
The plans of the new building
contemplate the erection of such
a structure best suited to the
needs and demands of publication
of a modern weekly newspaper,
and to that end substantial floors
will be laid down and a full sup
ply Of light and ventilation pro-
vided for in order to facilitate
the employees in their ardous
work of composing the type re-
quired in this publication.
The Clarion is the Oldest news
paper in this parish, having been
established in October, 1890. It's
original owners and editor have
joined the silent host but the re-
suit of their work yet endures.
1t was established as the organ
of the anti-lottery faction IN this
parish, as at that time the question
of rechartering the Louisiana
State Lottery was paramount i'll
this commonwealth and The
Clarion represented that great
body of people in this parish who
opposed the continuation of the
lottery company. The history of
the camaign has been written and
the cause this newspaper es-
poused was successful.
Early in its history The Clar-
ion purchased lot and erected
thereon frame building. This
building and the mechanical
plant were destroyed by fire III
September, 1898, and for some
months thereafter the paper was
printed on a small job press and
of necessity appeared in an alb
breviated form until the purchase
of new plant. Since that date,
however, The Clarion has always
lived in a rented home and the
present owning company, after
considering the matter from all
angles, decided that it would be
best to erect home for this
and to that end
bought the property above men
toned and have completed all ar
rangements for the construction
of the brick building.
The Clarion has been the Off
cial journal Of this parish and
school board almost since its first
appearance in the field OF ST.
Landry journalism and year after
year the contract for the publica-
ton of the official proceedings OF
the police jury and the school
board have been awarded this
paper.
It has long been recognized
that it was fixture in this city
and parish and, though it has ex-
influence or the place which It
perienced, like all other news
papers, It's seasons of adversely
and prosperity, it is today as
firmly established as any rural
newspaper in the state and the
future holds out much promise
for it and the moving spirits be-
hind the publication are deter
mined that its prestige will not
be dimmed or that it will lose its
inuuence or the place which it
holds in the estimation of the
people of Opelousas and OF st.
Landry parish.
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