Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-09-25
ADJUST YOUR AFFAIRS TO MEET CONDITIONS.

THE ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED AT THE
plant of the Great Southern Lumber Co. Tuesday has
every indication of being the most serious accident that
has ever occurred in Bogalusa and is frankly admitted
that there is possibility of the mill not operating be-
fore January /. Bogausa has so long depended upon
the operation of the Great Southern plant that the cl
zens of Bogalsa realize what close down pf the plant
means With approximately l,5C0 men out OF employ
ment many will be forced to seek work elsewhere and
in the event that the Great Southern cannot sell their tim
Der fair price will that the plant Of the Boga
lusa Paper Co.. The Richard r Bear Co., the Bogausa
Veneer Co. and possibly the Colonial Creosoting Com
pany as we'll the camps will also be forced to close.
Every department Of the mill was closed Wednesday
cept in departments where few men were needed and
now that the plant down expected that several
pairs and improvements will be made which will give
employment to few men, as compared with the entire
number the pay roll. Several monthly men were
layed off Wednesday and tits expected that this will in
until all Of the office forces will be greatly re-
duced The business and social life of the city, too will
keeny feel the effects of the accident because every line
Of business in Bogalusa depends to a certain extent
upon the operations Of the big plant.
Even in the supply of fuel, with winter coming on,
the accident is going to inconvenience So much
of the wood which has heretofore been used for fuel has
been used at the plant Of the Bogausa Paper Co. and
result the Great Southern has been selling wood to
employees only Practically in Bogasa has their
winter supply of fuel laid in which means that there
will be greater demand than ever and that many car
aOads of coal will have to be shipped here.
Bogalusa has seen the mill close down for short
time and two years ago was closed for two weeks when
the mill pond broke and then rebrOke The effect of this
is
there is no need of trying to keep the fact secret La
boring men, business men and professional workers will
have to suddenly readjust their affairs just like the
try has been trying to do since the signing q the arms
as result Of the close down. but there some consoa
ton in the fact that if they have lived here long enough
they will return when the mill is ready for opera
ton because there is question about Bogausa being
the best city in the entire South
The officials Of the company state that under
NAL conditions it would require thirty days to have the
new cylinder head made but owing to the strike in the
various steel plants of the country that it may require 80
DAYS which would make the starting Of the plant about
Christmas. 1t is to be hoped that there will be an i'm
provement in the steel industry just about the time the
order reaches the plant that this job be given
some very particular attention The Enterprise suggests
that no one get alarmed the situation but to adjust
your affairs to meet the condition and that when the
plant does start that it will the beginning Of new
era for Bogalusa.