Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-04-10
A VISION REALIZED INLOUISIANA
-BOGALUSA

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government
The passed reconstruction lie ahead The city
twelve DID, many interesting
trasts to its early days.
great operation largest min in the world
has
who predicted disaster
methods for handling Of lumber.
voluntarily Of beautiful
nnehO golf
ton Of country club To managers great enterprise
who developing touch they "send
office reports production output
hospital used? wing to be to
operating there
equipment $4,000 and the win
America any employee the $3.50 month to in
himself and his family all the medical treatment they and
good medical treatment you find n America
do Of the kick about putting this money!"
"They would kick they didn't Think of what
to married with large family have good medical this
rate" answer.
buildings city
approached
building
It's membership embraces practically white the city Here
classes domestic Red Cross instruction for mothers and
young
swimming clubs the
linaI
There great city by
successful business But the
cash business No one either required to boy from Or
operated primarily stabilize the trade stu
charges of exbant character the necessities
Down at bottom
viii sawmiH
50 millions dollars invested in mills It is estimated
supply the forests of East
So as the city learns paper established
affected and employment for the people
viii not be lacking vhen The timber mill stops.
conditions attractive surroundings for or attract
labor And because people attracted other mills and outside enter
prses have help build the community
provide $4,000 pOsffee for the
city permanent buildings be erected Bonds
provide model rOadways to nne it with the Gulf Coast
The great attraction city village
the theory that string of shaeks
with few stores and saloons constituted its destiny began TO
looked but q BLESSING 50 after eav
standing and planting many more the city fathers jour
neyed afd $500 myrtle trees one idea being
always to have flowers blooming in the town.
great from forty day Some OF
this land viii grow mills Most Of it will eventually
have been established and sold It IS paucuary ~
the buying these lands and turning them INTO
practical turn the countryside INTO prosperous farms
The hotel ba. "panned OUT The people did
city filled with travelling with business people
with The manager wants 70 have an annex Ou " accom-
I the busines he has to away
the question arises why no
effort homes for the people OF
who would flock 10 the ozone they provided with
facilities South Carolina and Georgia have such
the mild winters OF the South ana Dy the
It would be unfortunate all gave that this mill
aOng South had tried to consider the
in embag great commercial enterprise What is interesting +
anticipated standard Of living the part OF its
that planned and built great scaie ana tna pAnhu
great SCALE sought the permanent founding and develop
of important that what were looked upon
nessena and Injuries living pved themselves to be OF per
~
city think Of it and what they wish 1t 70 De-
great contrast life of the average country ia n
South Of twenty-five the living conditions q tnat fanny
| transplaned to city.
South LAUREL MISS mas ratne $1,000
ont for recently stopped IN this Louisiana
% be had finished his business invited to play golf His
game spoiled his anxiety to get back e Laurel ana ~
golf in
What IS most important the effect on the average earn
ing power the average Of pleasure and
from what has been PROVIDED A.
hasn beenpr
idealsm, individuality devoted
period Of years to establishing enterprise and founding city
that stands out in practical results as an an
q The eounisc and the sOeHst the times For the