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BOGALUSA, LA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1919.
NUMBER 9
USA HAS ONE OF FINEST BUSINESS
BLOCKS IN STATE IN E, R. CASSIDY BUILDING
L» to whom welfare and
lUgrt of the City of Bojralusa
indeed and, incidentally,
K! path for the community is
^ fLsidy Çity Commissioner of
* * ard Finance and mayor pro
( en-es during the absence
fSillivan from the city, also
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City's Finest Busine ss Block—The Cassidy Building
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G. N. rail
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built in 1917, the
and best appointed
l in the city, in fact one
\ be found in the state,
number of first-floor j
second floor being;
and the Elks'
I the modem brick build
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BAER & CO. ADD NEW INDUSTRY TO BOGALUSA
IN HARDWOOD MILL, NOW NEARING COMPLETION
«Mishment of a branch in
iÄjo! the great hardwood lum
of Richard P. Baer & Co.
I a ffiaouncement of exceptional
I to Bogalusa and vicinity.
! »in is located on the North
I fe Wived by the main line
• 0. G. N. railroad, the plant
By completed and is cx
» k* running at capacity in a
I » equipped with the most
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Bird's-Eye View of the R. P. Baer H ardwood Mill
l*sdünery adapted to hard
f »anufacturing, and will
!»ty of forty thousand
with provision made
for readily adding co
' whenever required. This
about thirty acres, with
devoted to the lagoon for
toe logs. The mill and
lighted by electricity and i
* power will be steam ;
IP* "oiler and engine rooms
M parate building, using
Expi
ress
Go Astray
thousand shipments a
to the "No Mark Bu
6 «*press company be
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«Porting to a state.
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■to* 4 **« of the local ex
vania, graduating from the Williams
port, Ta., College, coming to Eoga
lusa in 1909 (shortly after the pire
forests had disappeared from the
town site), and has contributed h.s
full share to the enthusiasm and vim
required to make this the Magic
City" of the decade.
He is past exalted ruler of the Bo
galusa Lodge of Elks, No. 1338, the
second to whom this honor has been
extended, and was appointed district :
deputy for Louisiana, an unusual
distinction to be conferred, as the of
fice is generally reserved for mem
bers of the oldest lodges. On ac- j
count of the multitude of duties re
quiring his time and. attention Mr.
Cassidy resigned from this honor.
It is a conservative statement to
say that there has never been an im- ;
portant movement, the object of
which was the advancement of this
city, county or state, since Mr. Cas- !
sidy made his home here, that he has
for fuel principally the waste from (
the saws.
Richard P. Baer & Co. is one of
the largest and best known manu
facturers of hardwood lumber in the
entire country, and the Bogalusa mill
will, for the present, specialize in
car and railroad stock, arrangements
having been made with the Great
Southern Lumber Company to secure
the hardwood timber from their im
mense holdings in this part of the
South. In addition, timber rights
will be obtained for any other hard
wood tracts in this section and avail
able for hauing.
The construction of the mill and
plant has been under the supervision
of H. R. Duke, who has been con
nected with Richard P. Baer & Co.
f° r a number of years and is a
i specialist in this line.
; A. O. Thayer, the district manager
for the' company, having charge of its
many invests in the South, will
press employees today. At this rate I
25,000 shipments a month, or 300,
000 a year, go astray because tags |
or labels have been torn off, thus 1
removing all means of locating either
the shipper or the consignee.
Agent Cox ,who conducted the
meetings of vehicle men, platform
men and office employees, laid em
phasis on the fact that better pack
sent by express, the "No Mark Bu
reaus" are great junk shops, contain
ing a lot of miscellaneous material
ing and better marking would cure j
this eviL As everything movable is
r.ct been identified with, many times
mailing considerable personal sacri
f.ce to insure the attainment of the
goal. Iie.vh?-3 appointed sa the first
chief of police, from wh ch position
he resigned in order to give more
time to other work.
u.s is the sort of faith in the fu
ture cf the city that increases as the
years slip by, revealing the greater
possibilities additional diversified
manufacturing will bring, yet realiz-l
ing that what is worth while is worth
working for. He has had charge of
several patriotic drives in this city
during the war period and that they
all went over the top testifies to the
efficient manner in which all were
handled, as well as reflecting credit
on the community. A man with many
business interests, possessing un
usual qualifications and withal unas
suming, one whom it is necessary to
know well in order to appraise at his
real worth to the city.
( spend much of his time in Bogalusa
He is one of the best known men in
the lumber world and this city should
be greatly benefited by having Mr. j
Thayer and the company he repre- j
sents identified with the interests of
this vicinity.
G. H. Field, the local manager, will
make his home Here. He has been j
connected with R. P. Baer & Co. for
a number of years and thoroughly
understands hardwood mill operating,
being a production specialist.
Upward of a hundred men will be
employed at the plant and in the
woods, comfortable housing facilities
having been one of the first points
given consideration,
The locating of this mill at Boga
] usa> w jth the almost limitless sup
ply 0 f material suited to its purpose
t 0 be found contiguous to the N. O. !
G. N. railroad, presages great pos
sibilities for attracting other enter-J
prises requiring hardwood exclu
sively.
which the express company has gath
ered together because delivery was
made impossible, due to inadequate
marking and packing.
of the-service.
Pointing out the tremendous
growth of the express business in re- !
cent years, Agent Cox stated thatj
more than 300,000,000» shipments a
year are being handled *y the Amer- j
ican Railway Express Company, 1
which is operating the express busi- j
ness on all of the railroads of the :
country. About 135,000 employees |
are now engaged in various branches 1
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GOVERNOR SANDERS RESIDES IN BOGALUSA;
OPERATES FARM BETWEEN POLITICAL BATTLES
The City of Eogalusa is known far
and wide as the site cf manufactur
ing plants that go a long way to
ward shaping the destinies of similar
enterprises the country over, but a
city is also adjudged by its illustrious
men, who carry a message to the
slate or country at large, never for
getting the community which is al
ways home, even though engrossed in
subjects of international importance.
Governor Jared Y. Sanders, one of
the best known ciiliens of the state
of Louisiana. Governor Sanders is
now the representative in Congress
of this, the Sixth Congressional Dis
tr'ct. Govern. Sanders was the chief
exseutfvè of the state cf Louisiana
and v hen seeking that office, at
which time ha was lieutenant gov
ernor of the state, Bogaitma was be
ing founded. He announced on a
visit here then thA at tha expira
tion of h : § term as governor he would
locate in Bogalusa—the city with the
greatest future cf any in the South,
lie kept his word and for six years he
has resided here and has as much
pride in Bogalusa a3 the Magic City
hu.. in Governor Sanders. And Gov
ernor Senders is no retired citizen cf
Eogalusa, he takes an active part in
eve y movement for a greater cr bet
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ter city, has done great work in
many instances and is one of the
most enthusiastic fighters for good
roads, not only in the city but in the
parish.
ONE OF FINEST FORD SERVICE STATIONS
IN LOUISIANA IS LOCATED IN BOGALUSA
Bogalusa lays claim to one of the ,
finest and most modern salesrooms ,
and garages in the state in that of
the H. E. Rester Company, distribu- !
tors for the Ford Motor Company. 1
Mr. Rester obtained the agency for
the Ford car for Bogalusa and vi-jcity
cinity a few years ago. He gave the
business his undivided attention and
unusual service to his patrons. His
Partial View of Rester Motor Co., Ford Representatives
business continued to grow until
j three years ago, when it fairly be
1 gan to run away. Since that time
j there has not been a day that he did
: not have orders waiting for Ford
| cars. About four years ago he erect
1 ed a large frame garage on Austin
j street and a few months Jeter the
Tne rise of Mr. Sanders, from a
poor country lad who had a widowed
mother to support, to the highest of
fice in tha state of Louis'ana within
the gift of the people is a story
which would require much space. He
overcame obstacles which would have
disheartened most youhg men, but he
worked all day and would study at
nights and the knocks he received
when a strip of a youth makes -him
one of the leading self-made men of
the South.
He is a native of St. Mary parish,
Louisiana, where he resided all his
life until he was made governor. Hë
represented the parish in the state
Legislature and the Senate prior to
becoming lieutenant governor. On
coming to Eoga ! u;a he purchased a
few acres of land within the city Em
its and has added to his property
from time to time until he row has
one of the most modem farms to be
found anywhere in the South. A
beautiful home, artesian water, fine
outbuildings, registered stock of sev
oral kinds, the fret dry kiln for po
lices in the parish are just a few
of the features of the Sanders farm.
He devotes much time to farm work,
when the duties of his office will per
mit, and the relaxation and enjoy
ment he gets from the work is only
second to that of political battles.
He was elected to Congress in 1916
and in 1918 was returned by what is
believed to have been the greatest
business grew to such an extent that j
the quarters were too small. The •
building was moved to the end of his |
lot and a fine brick building, modern j
in every respect, was erected, giving
him the only business block in the
vi-jcity which runs from one street to
another. He employs only the best
mechanics, sells no car but the Ford
and carries no parts of any car but
the Ford. He follows absolutely the
suggestions and policy of the Ford
Motor Company, to which he at
tributes credit for much of hi^ suc
cess.
Mr. Rester recently took the
agency for the Fordson tractor,
v$ich promises to develop farming
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majority of any candidate who had
opposition to that office in the his
.ory of Lcu,s:ana —and he is more
than making good in Congress. With
a reputation as a statesman known
at Washington long before He arrived
there, he was given a welcome and
standing by members of Congress
that could not have been acquired by
others in several terms. His record
in Congress show's that he was back
< f President Wilson in evefy patri
otic bill. Any question which came
up that would be of value to the
people, and especially the South,
fourid.Governor Sanders working day
and nicht for the bill. He is a mem
ber of one *of thé most important
committees in Congress, that of the
Interstate Commerce Committee.
A few days ago Governor Sanders
succeeded in having an appropriation
for $75,009 for a federal building
for Eogalusa included in the report
of public ' buildings, which was fa
vorably reported by the committee
to the House of Representatives.
Due' to Mr. Sanders' efforts more
ihan any other one person in the
state, the ratification of the amend
ment to the Constitution for nation
al prohibition v as passed last sum
mer.
| Governor Sanders has one son,
; J- Y. Sanders, Jr., who at the out
break of the war enlisted and is now
a captain in the U. S. Army, and has
! been in France for many months.
here faster than any other one thing,
The first of the year he gave a dem
onstration here which attracted hun
dreds of citizens from every section
and was attended by Governor Theo
Bilbo of Mississippi, Commissioner
of Agriculture Harry D. Wilson and
other prominent men. Mr. Rester is
a great believer in tlie future de
velopment of the city. He has al
ways been a booster and has given
his money and time to many civic and
patriotic movements.
Mr. Rester is also the Ford repre
sentative for a section of Pearl River
county, Mississippi, and has erected
a building at Poplarville, which is as
fine as the one in Bogalusa.