Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-10-14
Football Star VIII
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Walter S. Ayres, industrial COM
missioner for the N. 0. G. N. railway,
spent several days last week in Bo-
galusa and adjacent territory on the
line. Mr.. Ayres' headquarters are
maintained in Chicago because of his
easy contact with prospective bust
ness investors, and especially North
eFn farmers looking for new fields in
agricultural and live stock develop
ment in the South. He says he en-
joys his frequent visits South and
each time tries to bring some distinc-
tive agricultural or industrial asset
to the territory served by the N. o.
G. n. railway.
The Enterprise has made previous
mention from time to time of the
purchase for farming settlement near
Isabel of 8,421 acres by the South
ern Investment Company of Indiana;
also the purchase of $500 acres by
Oklahoma stockmen for a shorthorn
cattle ranch near Warnerton, La. /;
also the purchase of 1900 acres by
an Indiana live stock man for a ranch
near Columbia, Miss; also the sub
stantial farm settlements at Push,
Stein and Varnado, La, all of which
enterprises have, in the main, been
brought in by the industrial depart
ment of the n. D. G. N. railway.
The farm settlement at Stein is de-
veloping high community spirit, as
is shown by the steps taken to build
a good road north and south through
the community to connect with grade
county roads. The Stein settlers
have voted a special tax to build a
graded school, and in this undertake
ing w. H. Sullivan and his associates
have exhibited the usual progressive
ness of the Great Southern Lumber
Company by extending not only
moral, but material aid to the Stein
school.
VIM. E. Ferris, vice-president of
the N. o. G. N. railway, has antici-
pated the farm, live stock and timber
activity at Warnerton by erecting a
depot building at that
point to meet the increased demands
Mr.. Ayres brings with him this trip
A. M. Ewart of Michigan and L. o.
Petty of Texas. Mr.. Ewart has
evinced his faith in the country by
buying $40 acres Of land in the Stein
farm settlement, which he has al
ready taken initial steps to develop, !
and Mr.. Ewart has also, as previously
taken over the White City !
movie and amusement corporation of |
Bogalusa and is going to rebuild and !
same and make it in every |
way an up-to-date picture and vaude- |
vile show house.
Mr.. Petty, although he temporar-
lily halls from Texas, was born and |
brought up on an Illinois farm and |
Is an alumnus Of the Agricultural |
Department Of the Illinois State Uni ]
versity. Mr.. Petty has purchased a /
section Of land near Columbia, Miss,
which he will develop into a practical
and scientific stock farm in the inn
mediate future.
Mr.. Petty is q stalwart, physically
IS well as mentally, having played
IN important position on the Univer-
,ity Of Illinois football team, which
captured the championship in the
Western Conference last season. Mr..
Ayres put Mr.. Petty in touch with
he Y. M. C. A. Of Bogaluss, where
md all-winning football team is now
,eing organized Of which he petty
viii form a valuable member, thus
further the policy Of President Good
rear to inculcate clean, manly sports
among the army Of toilers in the rail-
Dad and Great Southern Lumber
Company.