Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-06-03
BIG ENTERPRISE FOR ST. JOSEPH

BIG ENTERPRISE FOR ST. JOSEPH
The purchase some months since
by the Chicago Mill & Lumber Co.
Of large timber holdings in Tensas
parish, and recent activities along the
same line, strengthen the belief into
certainty that this concern means
shortly to erect an immense saw mill
in close proximity to st. Joseph, very
probably in the Price Field, adjoin-
ing town, option having lately been
secured to same, and funds having
been deposited in the Bank of St.
Joseph for the purchase of rights-of-
way for the proposed tram-road, to
be constructed from the Mississippi
River, through st. Joseph, northwest,
to the Tensas River, near New Light,
and across the Tensas to a point in
Franklin parish, where they also own
large timber tracts.
II is understood that the mill and
railroad will together employ at least
a thousand hands, which means that
half as many families, mostly white,
will locate in our parish, the ma
jority at st. Joseph.
The likelihood of this mill and road
coming to st. Joseph has been known
to a number of our people for some
time but the Gazette has deferred
until this time to make announce
ment, as we preferred to await posi-
tive confirmation, believing it unwise
to raise the hopes Of the public for
the establishment of such a gigantic
enterprise in our midst until assur-
ance of It's coming was unquestioned.
This assurance we now have, and al
ready preparations are being made
by the company for the Inauguration
of work. Engineers have been in the
field for some time and the route
for the proposed road has already
been established. 1t is not the wish
OF the company, as We understand,
to secure sites for mill and build
ings and right-of-way for road by
donation. 1t is their purpose to buy
every foot of land required for their
enterprise. Hence it will be seen That
Tensas is doubly. fortunate in Sc
curing this great concern as an asset
to our parish. Such an enterprise will
be blessing TO our people, as it will
afford employment at remunerative
wages to many local people of both
races, besides importing much skilled
labor, the pay roll perhaps attaining
the stupendous figures of a million
dollars year, which will m ian great
revival along all business lines in
this parish.
In this connection we are also
pleased to announce that the Kemp
Bend Gravel Co. is establishing head
quarters for their big venture at
Goldman Landing, in Tensas parish,
and will build tap line from the
river to the MISSOURI Pacific Rail
Road at Goldman Station, for the
purpose Of handling gravel on con-
tract for the State Highway De-
parament Of Louisiana. Headquarters
for this concern have been located
at Vidalia, but much unnecessary
expense incident to handling the
gravel can be overcome by location
OF the company's works at Goldman
with better and closer rail facilities
and consequently cheaper rates.
The coming Of this big enterprise
to Tensas will mean much to the
life of our people and
the pay roll for this concern will
alone mean several thousand dollars
. week.
Thus with the light before us we
feel satisfied that our parish has
golden future and we have mucf, to
look forward to and we can hope ere
many years to become the banner COM
mercial as we have in days past been
he banner cotton parish of Louisiana.