The Carlisle independent., 1919-08-14

ln one body, now stands as the best organized and equipped farming institution in this sec tion Of the state.
 Mir. Ducharme, unlike many other rice farmers, was not a farmer when he came to Arkan sss, but a business man, and while making a signal success of his business from the farming standpoint. he had systematized every detail of his vast enter prise aud it is being conducted on the very best of business systems.
 Mr. Ducharme first came to Arkansas from Illinois in 1904 and after looking over the yari ous propositions presented to him, bought tract of land em bracing 800 acres, which he ex pected to personally develop within very short time after hls return to his home town. In this he was disappointed, how. ever, for just about the time he intended moving south. his wife died and he remained at his home at St Anne to rear his three young daughters, as he feared it would not be wise to bring them to the farm at that time without 0 mother.
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 Before going to St. Ann, Mr. Ducharme taught school at Kan kakee, Illinois. and he was in the drug business for fourteen years after which he became cashier of a bank at St. Ann. 1t was while he was iii the drug business. that he heard of the wonderful opportunities waiting for deyel opment in the state of Arkansas, and although 10th to leave his Illinois home and friends. he fl nally decided to try his luck with the man from Arkansas and made the first trip to this sec ton. He went home. filled with enthusiasm over the wonderful fertility of the Grand Prairie country. and anxious to return at once, in order to undertake the great development proposi- tion he had in mind.
 Mr. Ducharme remained in St. Anne five years before leaving for Arkansas to engage in the rice growing industry, reach. ing his property in 1909. He at once began the work of develop ment and has for the past ten years been steadily bringing to reality his visions as he saw them when he first visited this won derful country.
 During this short time the un- developed land he first pur- chased has been changed into a wonderfully beautiful site on which the hundreds ot acres of green rice form background for bis handsome home. while just across the entrance way is a row of seven tenant houses and large boarding house that would do credit to a residence street in large city. In this connection it would be well to state that Mir. Ducharme is not bothered with labor problems as are many big planters over the country, because he always looks after the comfort of those em- ployed on his farm, sees that they are well housed and sup plies them with many conven- fences they do not enjoy in the larger towns and cities.
 The first 800 acres were soon absorbed in the scheme on which Mir. Ducharme was working and he added to bis purchase an ad- joining tract embracing 6e0 acres, making a total Of l6SO acres, all of which is being nti- liZed to the utmost advantage. The miracle lFas not wrought ia one year. however, and it was not done without the expendi ture of much money, energy and hard work Ever since reach ing his farm, Mir. Ducharme has been one of the busiest men in tee county, personally superin tending everything he has ac- complished, and the work would often lag while waiting for ship ments of machinery and mater
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