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MLXIOAN GULP COAST ILLUSTRATED.
the close of whose term he was retired by the incoming administration. In 1888 he was again appointed to the office. lie was tendered the nomination for Congress at one time but declined on account of his health.
W. E. Champlin, Esq., the editor of “ The Mentor,” published at Handsboro. is one of the most active and energetic young men of the Coast. Born in Louisiana, hr came to Harrison County with his parents when but a year old and it has ever sine,, been his home. At the age of twelve he began the battle of life for himself. For nine years he was in the postofflce at “the Pass:” was appointed notary public in 1888. In 1889 was elected County Assessor and has been twice re-elected. In 1891 was married to Miss Rosa A. Leger of Handsboro, and has since resided in that town. He served in the role of reporter several years and a love of journalism took a firm hold on him. He launched the “Mentor” into his chosen field in 1892. as its editor and proprietor. In it he has steadily worked to promote the interests of his town, but of the Coast also. He enjoys the confidence and esteem of all classes of the community. He has well-earned the prominent place he occupies.
LONG BEACH.
Sixty-four miles from New Orleans on tbe L. & N. R. R., is a new and growing place appropriately named Long Beach. Its sea-front is three miles long, and affords a magnificent view of the Gulf. Men of means in the Crescent City have purchased land at Long Beach and built or are building summer residences there. Some of these are the following: L. W. Brown, city engineer of New Orleans; F. Jahnecke (widely known in connection with the Schilinger pavement); Pierre Michel; J. P. Douglass, Jr., Union Pacific Railroad Agent; Herbert Palfrey, Jas. McDonald, Henry Wellman, Emile Crusel, C. N. Snell, G. G. Garmand, M. Borges, Jas. Bailey, J. Boken-fohr, M. Suites, George Meuinger, J. H. Kamlade, C. M. Soria, J. J. Griffin, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Barrett, Mrs. Angell, and a number of others. The fine location, it will be seen, has arrested attention, and within a few’ years the price of front property has more than quadrupled.
Fruit growing and truck farming has rapidly developed into an important industry around Long Beach. The pioneer in this direction was Mr. W. J. Quarles, one of the most enterprising and active business men on the Coast. He was followed by Thomas Bros., J. T. Riddle and others. The land is sandy, but by intelligent cultivation with the aid of fertilizers, it produces good crops. This is shown by the fact that large quantities of vegetables are annually shipped from Long Beach to New Orleans and also to northern markets. A single illustration furnished to the writer by Mr. James Thomas will serve to illustrate this matter. Thomas Bros, planted the past Spring three-fourths of an acre of radishes. The cost of fertilizer for this plat was eight dollars; the labor cost three dollars—total, eleven dollars. The net returns from three-fourths of an acre were ninety dollars.