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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
10
The document lists officers: President J.T. Austin, First Vice-President Sig. Haas, Second Vice-President J.S. Bloch, with I. Sugar noted among the names.
The article extols Louisiana as a rich, temperate farm land with a long growing season. It highlights cotton corn rice sugar cane and early vegetables as major crops and notes strong markets, irrigation for rice, and profitable fruit groves while advising cautious land purchase and focus on markets, crops, and efficient management.
The Monroe industrial area features several plants including the Louisiana Stave and Heading Co and the Monroe Shingle Co. The Grayling Lumber Co and Hardwood Manufacturing Co enhance Monroe's reputation as an inland manufacturing hub. The North Louisiana Shingle Co. lists a daily output of 206,000 shingles with sites along the Ouachita river.
Public notice extols Monroe Ouachita Parish as a thriving commercial center with plants in West Monroe and Monroe Mill Works. It highlights Dixie Bedding Co. capacity, Union Oil, Peppies Ice, and local rail routes while praising water power, streetcar service, churches, schooling, and a strong Chamber of Commerce inviting investment and migration.
The page lists companies including Dixie Bedding Monroe Mill Works and Supply The Louisiana Sand Gravel and Construction Company West Side Lumber Monroe Manufacturing Co and others along with rail line references LR M Ry and New Orleans connections indicating a continuing directory.
Local agriculture markets report strong demand for Ouachita Parish grown produce this season. Farmers note steady sales across markets as buyers seek fresh crops and farmers push harvests to meet rising appetite.
Monroe sits in rich agricultural country with two to three feet deep soil and favorable climate. Crops include corn, cotton, sorghum cane, hay, and alfalfa. Cotton yields three quarters to a bale per acre, corn 40 to 56 bushels per acre with 2 to 4 cuttings, alfalfa a bale per acre with 3 to 5 cuttings.
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