Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-05-11
NEW PAPER MILL

million dollar paper Ill., Oy the Gredt SOutnerl LUMBER
Co.. will be hailed with delight by every resident of Boga-
lusa and Washington Parish mild manner of expires
sing the sentiment of everyone Too much credit cannot be
given MIR Walter P Cooke, MIR. W H. Sullivan and the
Goodyear interests for securing the new enterprise for
Bogalusa.
1t was just little over year ago when Mr. Cooke
assumed the Presidency of the Great Southern Lumber
Company and at that time he announced that more
liberal policy would be inauguraed Almost before Mr.
Cooke had made public his intentions there was al i'm.
proved condition in Bogausa More men than was
ever before known given work at the N G. N shops
Others were given employment at the Great Southern
Lumber Company. A few weeks later the magnificent
plant of the Louisiana Fibre Board Co. which had been
idle for months began to get busy and now the plant
has been in operation for several months
During Mr. Cookies visit to Bogalusa last winter he
issued the statement that he believed that Boaausa would
be city OF $4,000 in five years. AT that time the En-
terprlse stated that Mr. Cooke knew what he talking
ABOUT and that in few weeks could expect to know
more OF MS plans. Then came the announcement that
the Great Southern seriously considering the build
ing OF paper mill Now are assured that it will be
built and in operation this year.
The action Of the directors of the Great Southern
Lumber Company in deciding to build the mill here should
be one OF the most valuable lessons to some Bogausa c1
zens When the bond issue was first started some who
were inclined to not favor it, stating that it the in
enon OF the Great Southern Lumber Company to with
draw from the city The fact that they stated they did
care to sell the water system because it good reve
nue. producer, was taken with grain of salt by
Great Southern officials also stated that they we're
anxious to sell the system because it
revenue producer and they did not feel like making the
extensions to the various parts of the city, regardless of
the tact those residents entitled to the service
However they did state that they would sell the water
and sewer system and thereby the city would have reve
nue. producers because the profit on the water system
would more than cover the loss of the sewer system
All of the property that the Great Southern offered for
sale to the city less than 100000 and which in our
minds is worth more than the amount This was the
price set by the Citizen Committee and not by the Great
Southern Lumber Company. Now that the Great South
ern have decided to invest another million dollars here
houd forever put end talk that they ever have or
will consider the withdrawing from the city which they
have made. The new million dollar plant most likely
could have been placed elsewhere which would have
meant larger profit to the Great Southern because they
own thousands of Of land along their own railroad
where the raw material could have been secured at
This alone shows that the officers and directors of the
Great Southern Lumber Co., have the welfare Of Boeausa
perhaps more at heart than the most enthusiastic citi.
zens
All that Bogausa is today and all that she hopes to
be in the future is due directly indirectly to the Great
Southern Lumber Company We do not believe today
that there exists in the United States more liberal cor.
poraton than the Great Southern Lumber Co. To 90 into
details as to what they have done for Bogalusa and Wash.
ngon Parish would require practically every inch of
space in this paper Every citizen knows of some of the
things they have DONE but unfortunately not only in Boea
lusa but every city where there is big corporation
there certain amount Of opposition anything that
corporation wants to do Mayor Sullivan stated at
recent meeting that in Parish politics. for example one
candidate would 60 the country telling the voters
the Great Southern Lumber Co., avoring his opponent
and Immediately there would be certain number SUP.
port the other candidate Mr. Sullivan explained that
the Great Southern Lumber Co., not in politics but
gave this an example He might have cited other in.
cdents just we'll to bring these facts out when eyey
citizen of Bogalusa and Washington Parish are fighting
their own interest when they oppose anything within
reason that the Great Southern Lumber Company want
The time has arrived when every citizen in Bogalusa
must pull together If Bosalusa is to grow and prosper
and be the city which, believe will make it the best
$4,000 population city in the South we have got to Law
aside this "asin it habit
Possibly with one or two exceptions every b,siness
man in BoGalusa today his success directly or in
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