▁miles ▁south west ▁of ▁Wel sh ▁, ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁a ▁rice ▁growing ▁section ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁bo on ▁to ▁that ▁portion ▁of ▁Cal cas ieu . ▁The ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁rail road ▁from ▁Lake ▁Charles ▁to ▁Lake ▁Arthur ▁will ▁open ▁a ▁new ▁country ▁adapted ▁to ▁rice ▁culture ▁and ▁adds ▁consider ably ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁that ▁c ere al ▁in ▁south west ▁Louisiana .” ▁ ▁Events ▁and ▁Char ters ▁ ▁About ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁Christian ▁College ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁present ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Bell ▁City ▁ball ▁park ▁by ▁Martin ▁and ▁Will ie ▁He bert ▁and ▁Dallas ▁and ▁Dan ▁Hay es . ▁It ▁consisted ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁buildings ; ▁two ▁d orm itories , ▁one ▁for ▁teachers ▁and ▁workers , ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁class rooms . ▁▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁Jan ▁ 1 7 ▁The ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Bell ▁City ▁Mer c ant ile ▁Co . ▁with ▁a ▁capital ▁stock ▁of ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁conduct ing ▁general ▁mer ch and ise ▁business . ▁Isaac ▁Der ou en ▁is ▁president , ▁Stephen ▁E . ▁St ine ▁is ▁vice ▁president , ▁Pla cide ▁Der ou en ▁in ▁Secretary ▁and ▁tre as urer . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Paul ▁W . ▁Daniel s ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁first ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Mar ▁ 2 4 ▁The ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Bell ▁City ▁College ▁with ▁a ▁dom icile ▁at ▁Bell ▁City , ▁Louisiana ▁was