1892 Biography - L. B. Baily

L. B. Baily, merchant, planter and stockraiser, is a native of Louisiana, his birth occurring February 17, 1857, he sixth in a family of eleven children born to J. N. and Caroline (Humblat) Baily, natives of Mecklenburg county, Va. and Louisiana respectively, the father being a merchant and planter by occupation. L. B. Baily was brought up to a knowledge of both these callings by his father, and up to the age of seventeen years was given the advantages of the common schools. From that time until 1883 he was engaged in various callings, after which he began merchandising in connection with planting and stock raising. His first independent venture was in picking cotton for his brother in order to obtain means with which to start in business for himself. He now carries a large stock of general merchandise and does an extensive furnishing business, being also a registered pharmacist and carries drugs. He is the owner of four plantations, amounting to about 600 acres, and has 400 acres under the plow. He handles about 300 bales of cotton yearly and occasionally does his own shipping. For eight years he was quite extensively engaged in stock raising and keeps a good grade of beef cattle. He carries a stock of general merchandise valued at about $2,500, with which he does a business of about $15,000 yearly. He attends strictly to his business affairs, and as a result, and also owing to his proper methods of conducting his affairs, he is now in good circumstances, with a fair prospect of becoming wealthy. He is unmarried. In 1888 he was appointed a member of the police jury.

Contributed 2021 Nov 04 by Mike Miller, from Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Louisiana, published in 1892, volume 2, page 258.