Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-11-23

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you to show your appreciation Of.
your good fortune. You can show
that appreciation in no better way
than by making it your business,
each aud every one Of you, to keep
alive and increase the splendid civic
spirit which now prevails here; to
encourage and continue the whole
some life the people are living, and
to frown upon and do all in your
power to discourage any influence
of any kind which tends to change
these conditions and by doing your
full share to make the work which
is done in this new building broad
and helpful in every way; for only
as the spirit Of the work that is to
10 forward here is one Of the sweet
ness, generosity, helDfulness and
tolerance will this gift be a fitting
memorial to Josephine L. Goodyear
Mrs. Daniels and Mr.. Goodyear
were escorted to the corner stone
where they officially laYed the great
granite stone which concealed, for
years to come. many interesting ar.
ticles and facts regarding the
foundation and progress Of the city.
Following the laying Of the corner
stone Mayor Sullivan, representing
the citizens Of Bogalusa made an
address without doubt the best
Of his career. His speech in full
was as follows:
My Friends:
This is inspiring. You know that
we hyae the best women. the best
men and the best children in all
the world here. It is very remark
able how we came here, and | want
to tell you in q very few words
what led up to the establishment,
in a very big way, Of the numbering
operations In Bogalusa. About ten
years ago. nearly this time Of the
year, standing over near where the
office building is now located. the
genius responsible for this splendid
city and the operations Of the Great
Southern Lumber Compay said to
me and others standing there;
Sullivan, let's build the best saw
mill and lumber town in the whole
world; let's build q town where the
very best people engaged in lumber.
ling operations will want to live and
build their homes BY the help Of
these brainy men whom you see
here today, who have assisted Mr..
Walter P. Cooke, our President
both by their personal efforts and
their financial backing, that splend.
lid prophesy has been fulfilled and
we have been able to accomplish in
Boealusa the wonderful things we
have. am proud Of the city, ! am
proud OF the people, | am proud Of
these growing children here TODAY
who are to be Our citizens Of the fu'
ture, and | know it is an inspiring
sight to these young people who
were good enough to donate the
building to be erected on this site
There is no better way by which We
Can show our gratitude for, and ap.
Ip,eclation Of this building and
other ADVANTAGES which we EMO,
than by our accomplishments from
day to day for the interests and
welfare Of these great manufacturing
plants Of which we are all a part
Our appreciation Of what they hav'
done for us will be shown by GU
united efforts, by the working men
efforts and by these children's eli
forts as they grow to manhood an,
womanhood.
This is going to be a great cit,
within five years from now, a cit,
Of $4,000 people, for we are going /
spread paper mills all over thi
community so that the city Of Be
galuSa Will be enduring There