The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04


tkAi4I neighbOrS. our burg should |
1874 now be recognized as some !
thing of a lumber center |
The sawdust is flying down
this way for sure. Operations are still
under way at the plant Of the H. II.
johnson Lumber Company, the daily
production Of the mill being about
10000 to 1900 feet of lumber. The
owners are still acquiring new tracts Of
timber and, all told. they now have
enough in sight for !; run of say ten or
twelve years. Their railroad now ex-
tends some four miles north. and Il
new convenience employed in load
ing the sticks Of timber Oh their cars
Is steam loader.
Saturday Of last week steam was
raised for the first time at the new
ThomaSon-I.ewis plant and by the time
this is seen in print operations should
he we'll under way. This is big mill
with Il daily capacity of about 10000
feet Of lumber-and planer outfit yet
to he installed. The company's railroad
now extends about three miles into the
timber belt. Some years will he re-
quired to saw out the timber already
acquired.
Doyle 4 Grayson who recently saw
ed out at CouchwoOd. have put in a
mill some miles southwest of Prince
ton. Oh the old Wire Road. They are
said to have cut fully half million
feet of lumber since starting up about
three months ago.
Mr.. +. f. Burrage. who last fall put
in Il two-Stand gin plant, has added to
it Il saw mill rig and is saving about
10000 feet of lumber each day. Mr..
Burrage is merchant and farmer.
having settled here some years ago.
and this new industry is merely side
line with him.
And then there are the two mills in
the Bellevue country. much of the prod
uct of which is shipped from the new
lumber CENTER We are growing, sure
Mr.. w. +. ThOmaSon. Of the new saw
mill firm, is to have pretty and COM
modious residence. 1t Is not as yet
quite completed.
Farming operations hereabOut are
backward. hut it il safe. all right. to
| report that there are already some fine
garden prospects in the community.
Mr.. H. II. Jonson has recently erect
ed ut his mill site. now known as Les
| lie. large and attractive bungalow.
He and his family have moved into 1t.
Mr.. Herbert Johnson and his bride Of
some months have moved into their
new home. The young man is still as.
sociated with the H. H. johnson Lunl.
Der Company.
The ThOmason-Lewis Lumber Com.
pany recently erected here a large
building to he used as cOmmissary
Also, they have completed Il number OF
houses to be occupied by their work.
men and more are being built.
The two pipe lines that intersect the
Princeton country Oeading from the
Homer oil field to connections will
other lines at Ceder Grove) have now
been completed and the wOrkmen have
moved ON. Also. a number OF negroes
Of the community who had employment
on account of this work have been lait
off. and attention may now he given t
the work of the farms-if they can b.
won back to their old calling One o.
the pipe lines is half mile north ani
the other Il quarter mile south. The!
are the property Of the Louisiana Re
| Hy,in md f1,n Il IysH
Company. respectively.
4 number Of cases of influenza hav,
been reported in the community. Also
} there have been some few cases O
small pOX-in mild foHm. As If nj
this were not enough to struggle alon'
under. some of the neighbOrs say the.
are expecting an outbreak of mump
almost any Gay. TRAVELLER.
Oak Grove.
. Monday. March Now for som
real nice windy weather.
Mr.. \. H. Logan has installed Il tele
: phone at his farm.
Mr.. Charles II. Giles was busines
visitor to Sarepta Saturday.
Mr.. w. Il. Allen was j business vi.
, itor to Shreveport last Thursday.
Quite number of our people hav
had Influenza. hut most all Of them ar
now able to be up.
Mr.. John Farmer made trip HON
. last Friday. He returned to his wOr
in the oil fields Saturday.
Thursday Of last week Mr.. and Mr.
I. Il. d. FOy visited relatives residin
|. near Plain Dealing. They We're accon
| panied home by Mrs. Foy's sister. Mis-
Rubie Arnold.
Messrs. l. F. and c. II. Collie hay
just arrived from Cleveland. TEN
Mr. |. +. Cole has been Visiting rel,
=. tives living near Cleveland and NJ
+. &. H. Collie accompanied him upon h
:. return home-to visit friends and rel
: tives residing in this community.
i Quite crowd of our tie-mak'
II friends have returned to these parts
make erossties. They have travelt
q extensively since leaving here last fa
l. Int have found no place better tha
"Old BoSsier.'' GOOD EYE.
PhiIlinS HILL