Bogalusa enterprise., 1916-11-09


Of BOgalusa some idea Of the good
accomplished BY the visit last week
of Commissioner Parry and his
party to Bogalusa. This story from
the Times Picayune is only one Of
the many that appeared in many
papers.
VIII A. Parry, commissioner Of
the Federal Trade Commission: DR..
William Compton, economist. and
William Parker, chief Of the Bureau
Research. government officials, who
have come South to investigate the
yellow pine lumber industry, and
the score Of lumberman who went
to BoealuSa Tuesday to look into
the operation of the Great Southern
Lumber Company's plant, returned
to New Orleans Wednesday night
at 8 o'clock and left on the II
o'clock Southern Pacific train for
Lake Charles, where they will
continue their investigation.
The federal officials are examin.
ling physical conditions Of the indus.
try. to be able to understand better
the testimony gathered in connection
with the business and the statistics
being gathered by agents through.
|out the Union in respect to the
Lumber trade. 1t is a fact accepted
bv the aoyerment the lumber
industry hes reached q trying period
of its existence, and most Of the
|llmbermen are not making money,
II they are NOT losing. The price OF
lumber has remained stationary
while the price Of other commodities
|has scared. hence the purchasing
|price Of a thousand feet Of lumber
has declined greatly. 1t is the pnr.
Ipose Of the government. so far as
may be, to look to the stability Of
an industry necessary to the welfare
Of the whole country, and the result
of the investigations Of the cover.
ment agents may be the recommen-
dation to Congress Of the passage Of
legislation simplifying and perhaps
modifying the existing laws on the
subject Of the regulation Of the
activities Of associations.
The federal officials who made
the trip through the Bogalusa
company's property have reached
no conclusion about the status Of
the yellow pine industry because
they have examined. only one
. company, and that, perhaps. the
. best managed in the country. The
. officials, who have been to different
. parts Of the country, say the plant
. they visited the last two days is
exceptional, in that its prosperity
does not rest altogether on the
manufacture Of lumber, but varied
enterprises are conducted growing
out Of the saWmill business.
For example, the timber for the
.
first two years is bled for the tur.
. pentine, and one asset Of the Great
Southern Lumber Company is the
proceeds Of the sale Of $4,000
gallons Of spirits Of turpentlne and
$4,000 barrels Of rosin annually.
Much Of the material that goes to
waste to other lumber concerns is
converted into paper, and more will
. be used as other paper mills are
built. The mill makes daily fifty
. five tons of paper. worth $50 a ton,
and the new mill the foundation Of
which is being laid, will make 125
!. tons of paper daily and sell IS tons
. of pulp to other paper concerns.
These are but two Of the auxiliary
. industries growing out Of the opera
. ton Of the mill The greatest Of
. these auxiliaries is, Of course the
!. New Orleans and Great Northern
railroad, which could not have been
. built but for the mill trade.
. YET TO STUDY SMALL MILLS
The government officials under.