Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
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ana all the Wooo-NQJkla8 Ata.AsliEt y
including the wood lathe and handle
machinery. The saw mill had been
brought from the building down b. Tie
railroad track where It stood before !
left.
Proceeding from the shed still fur
Their north to the shed adjoining lhe
concrete dry kilns. found an entirely
new industry, namely weIl-equipped
brick making plant The machinery
was installed and am told that with
only,a few more facilities, it will have
a capacity Of 10000 brick a day. A
kiln Of 100000 brick was then being
fired, and has since been completed
with the success anticipated. Those n
charge are confident that ean
easily sell and use all the BRICK we can
possibly make. The near future viii
see this great and thriving industry.
Between the saw mill and the brick
yard has been installed an excellent
100 horsepower boiler which supplies
steam power for both plants. This.
too, is a newcomer since / was here.
We went few steps further east ali
found the print shop in the old com
crete building and a new frame
laundry building erected since | had
gene, with new washer. extractor
and mangeI. all purchased and ins;
led since my departure It Certainly
was pleasure to see this equipmens
in operation. knowing what relief it
is to those who do the work.
From here we went up on the hill
near the hotel. We found the build
ings substantially as they were. not
ed no change, except a nice lawn had
been grown where formerly a small
garden was planted.
Then we went across the Colony
garden, where we saw an abundance
of cabbage and lettuce, and carrots
and beets growing and quantities Of
other stuff being planted.
Going through the garden We soon
wended our way to the dairy and hoa
ranch. Here we found good dairy
barn built since left and BY its side
two sllos, one new and one moved
from the old barn north Of the hotel
both having been filled last fall with
a good supply Of food for the stock
during the winter.
The cattle were just being driven
IN from the pasture. They were n
fairly good condition for spring stock
with an abundance of pasture upou
which they will soon grow fat. The
hogs are located here also. and are an
in exceptionally fine condition.
mong them were few that we had
brought from California and many otb
ers that had found their way into h
world since | had gone.
AT this place is also located the Bee
ranch, which is in fine condition. most
all the hives being strong and active.
From here we went through the pas
ture where the colonists were cutting
and loading wood, which was being
drawn by the Fordson to the brick
kiln. Beyond this pasture, we passed
the orchard which was set out this
year and which is doing exceedingly
well. Beyond the orchard is a fled
planted to carpet grass for pasture.
Coming back from the fields, we
walked up the railroad, passing an ex-
cellent cane patch which the colonists
IN the farming crew had planted in
the flat where the long lumber runs
stood when we came. When | left We
had just finished removing the run
ways and on my return the rubbish
and underbrush had all been cleared
and burned. the land had been blow
ed and planted to cane. and the shoots
of cane were showing all over the field.
We have transformed that field from
ruin into a garden.
From here we went east through
narrow strip Of woods to an open
field, made open by many dav Of
hard work. just before left we be-
gan to cut the trees They stood thick
with heavy underbrush. On my re-
turn the trees had all been cut, The
logs sawed into wood or hauled to the
mill and made into lumber, the rub
bish and underbrush piled ad burn
ed, and almost all the stumps had been
pulled, and the land made ready for
the plow. There on log we sat for
hours, and talked of the past and pIan-
ned for the future.