The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-03-30
SOMEWHAT REMINISCENT
Visif to Old Home Prompts Conn
n1endabie Comment on Part
of DR.. j. N. Scanfand.
Shreveport's Growth and Potential
Possibilities Are Mentioned In
His Brief Contribution.

1T HAS now Do6l something more than
thirty-one years since l first left Bos-
sier Parish old Bellevue. Since that
time have been hack to the parish on
visits a half dozen OF more times land
would have been glad Of the opportu-
nifty to come oftener) and have always
made an effort to spend at least por-
ton Of the time in old Bellevue.
This visit back home (such prefer
to call it, has been Of exceptional In
terest for number Of reasons First,
because 1t is the spring Of the year.
that gladsone time when nature begins
to unfold and develop and bloom and
give us again the wondrous beauties
and joys of season. This is especially
noticeable and enjoyable to ME, as
now live In cold and severe climate
When left my Montana home every
thing was under snow--in fact, we had
not seen the ground since about No
yemher 1st
was born in Bellevue-most Of the
Scanlands were-and still love the .'old
home town. for its memories Of d
happy childhood. and for It's beauties
and advantages Of nature. But / had
come to regard 1t as the deserted vii
lage, and a fond memory. Now, how
ever, ] find that Bellevue is back on
the map because of It's nearby wonder
ful shallow field of oil recently discoy-
cred So, apparently. the old town is
about to come into its own again. "A
few days ago visited Bellevue and the
new oil field and found much develop
ment already done and much more
under way, and learned OF plans for
ar, II,
tiOn, and exploration contemplated,
which mean great things industrially
and commercially for the section and
Its people, and In fact, for all Booster.
II seems the old fiat woods are good
FOR something else, after all, than
squirrel hunting.
Shreveport has grown into modern.
up-to-date, thriving city since the. days
when lived there and began the study
OF medicine at The old Charity Hos
pital Modern buildings indeed sky
scrapers few. and miles of paved
streets, beautiful residences, with at.
tractive lawns and yards. some almost
with the pretensions Of botanical gar
dens, and other features Of develop
ment and progress are evident every
where in and about the city.
The plans for the immediate future
Of new public buildings and extensive
| civic improvements and additions will
commend this metropolis further to ali
who come to see. and to many, no doubt
who will come to stay.
| The country around Shreveport and
between that city and Benton looks
we'll cultivated and thrifty on the
| whole, but 1t seems to nle even on so
short visit that a greater acrenge de-
voted to truck farming would pay even
letter than present methods of farm
Ing, since the city Of Shreveport, ia
near, must furnish a constant and
ready market easily supplied by the
convenience Of good gravel-surfaced
roads and the railroads.
| Dafrying, too. one would think,
should prove most profitable, and seem
tnglv this demand. as well as that for
the growing Of all table vegetables and
the small fruits. IL most apparent.
On the whole, this section. til e
Shreveport territory, appears more
prosperous than any other section Of
the country far as have leeil able
to observe or learn-and this has been
so very pleasing to ME, for, after all,
| it il home. -. N. q.