The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-12-23
s0ME OF TklLUlAH'S
PROMINENT CITIZENS
And MERCHANTS
LAGOON ICE AND COLD STORAGE


Lao because they are perfect indus
rial plancs. This Is true in especial q
:. the Johnson Ice and Cold Storage.
A, inspect.cn Of this ideal industrial
nl.u, is a real pleasure. for II reveals .
,ho fac, that not Only Il the most ap- .
,,oved and modern machinery known .
70 this Important manufacturing
branch used in is every department, .
h,, that the cleanly. sanitary and ny
x,euic methods that should never Te .
shsent from the manufacture OF prod
,,c,s Intended IL anyway for human
consumption Is here relig!Ously CO.
ea-vsa, Ard this fact coupled with
rar material supply Of the purest va
ter and perfect machinery. has prob
obly been a potent factor IN giving IN"
nrsduct Of this company the repu;r-
r,su II enjoys as being the best ice
made In North Louisiana.
Tho Johnson Ice and Cold Storage
n,,nt was erected n 1904 and since
that year lag been the main reliance
not only OF Tallulah. but CT al cities,
towns and hamlets on both the Iron
Mountain and V. \. and P. Railways
N, q distance Of 80 miles or more in
.yery cardinal compass direction FOR
This necessity OF the heated term.
The capacity Of the plant is 95 tons
psr day and It furnishes employment
to acme dozen hands, the wages Of
whom ia no small factor in supporting
the city's throbbins trade.
The builder OF this plant and sole
owner Of this company Il that pr0gTes-
siva citizen, ]. VI. Johnson. Mr.. John
son is also president OF the TalluIah
State Bank. large property owner
Interested IN various barks OF business
venture, has contributed as much to
the city's material advancement and
moral welfare a. any other individual.
and Is generally esteemed AZ one OF
Tailulah's first citizens.
keIM a WILLIAMS.
A Breeders Of the ArIstocrats OF the
Chicken World Are Liable. and In
ceed Likely, 70 Make Taiiulah as
Famous For the Production OF the
Finest rea.hered Bipeds as the IN
cusator institute Of Petstums, Ca
On a purIIn Pedestal in the Hall g.
Her Fame.
Give me my books" said Eugene
Aram when death seemed imminent.
-one hour OF the schOlar's vision -
worth a lifetime OF dwarfed intellect
But that is another story TO be late'
required 10 in this brief sketch. tn
writer's immediate purfose Is 10 te'
Journal readers and the public little
something abou, very important i
dustry now incuhating into vtrtle llf'
in Ts,lu!ah.
Along about the, first CT the ORE sen
yea- ". c. Keim Of this city and E'
WTilIps. the we'll known traVeiin'
ga!.sman OF Memphis who. BY the way
Is cousin OF the Ron. John Shari
Q, statsman fame, being old acGuaint
snCcs :nd having lots Of z mll3r*v AZ
close kin. both as literary delitante
and lovers Of bloOdpd animal, hal
and feather. and quadruped and o'
Tod. co-iointiy arrived al the conclu
zion that the strain OF the LOuislan
chicken ought 10 be improved. an
straightwfv took diligent. intelligent
" practical steps toward this desiri
ble Gnd. IN word. az lovers OF VI
pcdfzreAd stock Of all animals an
fowls. they determined TO here put th'
predilectiou TO practical business pu
poses by propaga'ins al TaIlulah %
arisfOCrats OF the chicken WoT!C
breeding none but tine best olood'
stock Of this featheved family ina
plays such a utilitar!au and usetN
part in a gastroromy ard culinary =
gard in the scheme OF human HE.
a result they have today al tAp
model T-lluilh hcnnNry, that Will
later herein told OF. III" nucie'
broods ct a quartet Of the rneSt IAN
lies OF chicken fowls the world KNOW
Of viz: tho japanese SILK. the VIII
Crested Black Polish, the Single Con
Brown Icghorn ard the Silver spa
gled Hanlburgs. that connoisseurs Z
world over recognize as the reigni
PROMISES OF royal blood, the quee
nv Ienial descent OF the chicken e
pire..
or these breeds the Japanese 81
80 named because their dress coVeri
isa soft. silky down in line or tea'
,rs. have a distinguished geologic
tree. so to speak. The eggs frC
which they were incubated ~ere ID
IN Japan and hatched in Bsen
Avres and as trio OF chickens, I
bullets and a cock. they came into |
possession Of Mr.. Williams al y
Orleans. who forwarded them 10 J
Keir A. Tailulah. Undoubtedly
Japanese Silk chickens OF keim
Williams are, because OF this Inca
III. puresl pedigreed OF these dist
Euished and aristocratic toiWs OF
some $50 now II the United States
The japanese silk is probably
most valuable breed OF Chickens
the country. They are hardy
easily raised. a peculiarly about IN
being that they have FIVE toes on
foot. this much facilitating their 4
foraging ability. Their meat Is O
ieaden hue. resembling the pheasal
and II is fully as tender as that
the latter famous bird. Il would
pear that there must be an an
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