Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-16
Gov. Brewer and Ed BreI of Mississippi, Frank M
 Nally are Purchasers JEFFERSON PROPERTJ
 ARE AMONG FIN, Formerly Belonged to C. A. N and Later Were Among Pr critics Involved in Failure
 Bank Many Years Ago
The Richardson and May

and Planting compahy's plNS tion interests in Arkansas, #D sissippi and Louisiana, compMIE more than 15,000 acres, togMII with all crops, implements, NN and buildings have been acqef for $l,650,000 by a new firm sl1 posed of former Governor Ml Brewer and his law partner 8 brother Ed Brewer. both of ClAI dale, Miss, and Frank McNS a Pine Bluff boy who has N with the Richardson and N. company for 30 years and is# located at Rera Lara. Miss.
 The new firm vii be know Brewer. McNally and Br l and will have headouartera ClarEisdale, Miss. The pr corps of managers on the pl tions in Jefferson county vii
 retained.
 The holdings were acquired the new owners through the chases of the capital stock o
 Richardson and May Land Planting company, incorpo& under the laws of Louisiana.
 immediately after the traIf Brewer. McNally and Brewer to J. F.. Townsend and WI Gidden, both of Clarksdale, a tation in Mississippi of 2,000 F. for $500 an acre or 00,00Q elusive of the cotton thereof
 It was understood here \ night that the Jefferson cd
 places were calculated in
 transaction at $150 an acre.
 exact acreage could not be
 tained, but it was stated tdl
 about 6,OO0, which would
 their sale value $90O,00O. Al
 patch from Clarksdale, quoted Governor Brewer as,
 nishing the following figure.
 the plantations and acreage: ! Lake Dick, 2,700 acres, Ric
 son 2,900 acres, Georgiatown
 acres, all in Jefferson countyI
 kansas: Rena Lara 2,000 q
 Halls Landing 2,000 acres Fl Island GOO acres, all in Missisd Sparta 2,000 acres, Madison
 ish, Louisiana. The Missia
 places are located in Issaqj Coahoma county.
 Places Here Excellent. , The Richardson and May H , in Jefferson county are al the finest in the cotton belt. , are in excellent state of cul , ton, and are understood to I I returned a profit of $50, ,00Q | | more annually. There are ;, stores on each place, a moderI comfortable homes for the n
 gers and assistants, and
 houses for terants and hands ; unusually we'll built and I tained.
 :. Under the ownership of 5 ! ardson and May the places a been directed by Major Penn, 7 made his headquarters in A | Orleans. The Richardson 5 has been in charge of T.sJ. N. ton and Will Walters, with { z Boswell IT,. in charge of tn | counting and the store, Louis r brook and R. H. Bennett are - managers at the Lake Dick y with Phil w. Bogs in charg ; accounts and the store.
 :, The Lake Dick place was
 ginally owned by Capt. w Nichol, late father of Will, J' u Currin Nichol. Captain ! ! sold the plantation to Charl' u Neal, who acquired about
 same time the Richardson Il from Ben and Shelby Richal ;, MT. Neal built what is now ,l Pine Bluff and Arkansas } railroad, which runs through 5 plantations. Neal also orgs $ the First National bank of ,, Bluff, and it was in the CD
 of Meals ventures that Rit l. son and May, New Orleans factors, who had extended q financial aid, came into poss I, ii of the places. They cons K improved their holdings.
 found them so profitable thu
 clined repeatedly to consider
 ing. The late Dr. u F. Sin
 at one time sought to pu,
 the plantations, but was a n that they were not for sale. ( u officials say there has be-
 trouble at any time on the lc ardson and May places, indi w a wise and kindly policy [ tn employees and tenants.
 ',- Frank McNally, one of the e. bers of the new firm, was of and reared in Pine Bluff. I a. tered the employ of Rich' nt and May about 30 years az xe was at Cornerstone for ahf O. years. Later he was sent t
 charge of the Mississippi p of ty, and since has remained mt He started in at about N he month, it was stated last on but has steadfastly built 2 IT, up and acrefully invested hl up ings and his profits. ss Governor Brewer recenS
 ispected the places here.