The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-06

ly philanthropic. This school has
been maintained by the voluntary
contributions of our citizens for
three years. Is 1t open only to labor
ing men and boys. 1t gives them
the advantage of grammar school
training and also practical instruc-
ton IN mechanical drawing.
New Iberia has four churches;
VIZ. Catholic, Episcopalian, Metho.
dist and Presbyterian. They all
have solid brick structures and are
presided over by resident rectors
or pastors. There has never been
continuous vacancy In any of
them. A Jewish Synagogue has been
organized, lot has been purchased
and soon an imposing building will
be erected. A 10, has also been do
mated for second Catholic church
there the service is to be in the
English language. AS the moral
and religious training of the pupils
of the Industrial College must be
lett largely to the churches these
facts are of superlative Importance.
Another great moralizing In
fluence in New Iberia is the organI-
zation know as "The knights of
Temperance. This body was or
ganlzed little over year ago and
has had a marvellous growth. 1t
now numb bers over 200 members
more than so per cent of whom have
been reclaimed from drunkark's S
lives. For young men, at the for
native period of their lives, such a
salutary influence is lncalculable.
HEALTHFULNEss
New Iberia has been as conspicuous
among it's neigbors for health as
prosperity. While other towns IN
our vicinity have either had epe-
denies of fever or have been closely
quarantined for fear of fever, New
iberia has been healthy and open
to the world. 1'he close proximity
to the Gulf of Mexico has always
made our climate salubrious and the
briny hreezes have been reliable
antidote to malaria. There has
been no yellow fever here since
1867.
MATERIAL FOR THE BUILDINGS.
Our various manufactures ium bel
mills; shinglc mills; sash, door ant
blind factories; clstern factories
foundries; aud brick yard-wlll fur
nish au ample supply of choice mat
erial for the construction of th'
buildings. Our architects and skill
ed mechanics are ready at hand Il
rear these materials into educationa
structures of art and beauty.
HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES.
Should the Industrial School no
be supplied will buildings TO
dormitorles or refectory, New
Iberia has a number of first elias
/, hotels and home like boa-dln
houses, where professors, pupils an
visitors can be comfortably locate
land epj,y borDtlsu'ly supple
table. Should the Industrial SchoC
have its own refectorY, we have on
of the best supplied market beneat
our new $4,000 City Hall whlc
can be found outside of large city
RESUME
We have end sav ,red carefully an
Y thoroughly to present TO your homo
i able body the true value OF Ne
b Iberla's bonus for the Southwestel
Il Louis ana Industrial institute. W
" bava acted IN this matter as the Gil
!. of New H1e ia AID not as the pa
A. lsh OF iberia. We have asked
assistance from the surroundiI
g. wards whatever. We Le'leve
rs much in the future progress OF o.
is city, that we rely on its energy al
,f dete rmination to carry on gre
N movements nnalded by the paris
10 We have enumerated Its great a
es vantages as a commercial and ed
is cational center. Every sign ind
ates a further growth of these a
a vantages. In calculating the val
IN of our five jill tax at ss0,o25,
- have had dae regard to mathema
70 cal precision. 1t only remains
- us to emphasize that our hearts a
18th .h;s rraat movement In ii