The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-08-25
A Short rrie.
EDITOR IBERIAN:


Business called your cOrrespon.
dent from New iberia short dis.
lance into the state Of Texas dur
ing this week and it occurred to me
that yonr readers might enjoy a
few lines about tho country through
which l passed.
took the LOB local train as far
as Beaumont. On leaving Iberia,
the sky was overcast with heavy
clouds, which looked as if they
wished to tease the public by show
ing the Immense volumes Of water
they were holding over their heads,
to be let down at any moment they
the clouds) SO wished.
Dust developed before we
reached Lafayette, and Rayne's
streets were decidedly dusty. At
Duson we passed boarding train
on which were working a large
number Of Mexieans, at least a
hundred, presume. They seemed
to be employed in cutting weedson
the right Of way, in putting down
new switches. etc. | learned they
are gradually working eastward,
and New Iberia will ere long be the
scene of their labor.
At Crowley Mr.. W. Price, once
of New Iberia but now Agent for
the Singer Sewing Machine at
Crowley boarded the train and in
formed me that he was going to
Esthrwood, where big ball was
to be given that night, and Of
which he was to be MasttT of Ger
emonies. The BrOussardville string
band of five pieces was in the car
ahead, and were to furnish sweet
! music fOv the occasion. This gentle.
man anticipated q delightful eve
ming, and his face beamed with
pleasure as he left the train at Els
tierwOOd.
Somewhat west Of Welsh sta
ton, We saw several Of the cars Of
| the wreck on the road some two OF
three weeks since. The locomotive
and tender had been moved away,
the baggage, mali and two passen.
ger coaches had been taken to a
switch some distance away, but
three other passenger coaches lay
apparently as they fell, one on the
left, two on the right of the track.
The two last were on their sides.
Wreckers were busy repairing the
damage done and in a few days all
evidences Of it will have been re.
moved.
Our destination was High Island.
the rancho and hotel belonging to
Messrs. Cads & Co., and as we ar.
rived in Beaumont just in time to
catch the regular Saturday eve
aing train from that place to High
leland, Roll Over and Galveston
we had bat little chance to see the
improvements during the eighteen
months since our last visit, but
were told the town is forging
ahead rapidly, and that rents and
real estate values are very high.
The streets of the, town are in very
poor condition-worse than any
We have in New Iberia. In speak
Of this to some of the citizens Of
the town who were on the eIur-
sion, they replied that the town
bad really outgrowu it's streets,
but that preparations were being
made to pave three miles of her
principal streets and to shell all
the Others during the next twelve
months.
On We went reaching High
Island about $50 p. m. and about
forty five Of the excursionists got
of to speD6 the next twenty four
hours in surf bathing and the gen.
eral pleasures of the seashore. We
found here among the guests these
Iberians; DR.. J. II. White, Mrs. J.
7. White, Miss Lizzie White, Mr..
John X. Taylor and j. M. Weeks.
The hotel seems to have had a
DrOSDerOu6 Se8SOn and to be grow