The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-05-24
The Progressive League.

ldSU 4uCoudy CNCuIuS, anu u dHSuCl-
ed some Importance business.
After the reading and approving
of the minutes of the last meeting
motion was presented and adopt
ed requesting the members who
had siged firm names to the Con
stltution to change the signatures
to those of the individual men,
bers. This resolution is not in
tended TO effect the signatures of
corporations.
The Secretary reports that he
had paid over to the Treasurer in
cash and checks the sum of 500
and one note for sc.
The committee OH charter report
ed that after examining the law
carefully it was found impractic
able to attempt to charter this or
ganization under the laws of this
Stateas they are presently written.
Therefore the committee had fur
nished Mr.. P. r Burke, our re
preventative at Baton Bouge, with
a copy of an amendment to the
existing laws with the request to
endeavor to have same passed by
the present Legislature.
A resolution was adopted grant
ing the privilege to firms domicil-
ed outside the parish and repre-.
scented in this city by an agent or
one member thereof of signing the
Constitution as members, same as
Corporations.
The committee on extension of
membership reported the follow
application:-Jno. r. Taylor, Luke
Trainor, 0. G. Dupre, N. Blanch-
ct, Alexis VOORHEES,, The Satterfekl
Co Limited, Mlstrot Bros. & Co
Mich Muller, J. E. Schwing
Julian Ewes, Portus R. Burke, and
Leopold King. All the applicants
were duly elected members.
Mr.. W. F. Wolfe, of Chicago,
representing the Mississippi Ri-er
Commission in descriptive and
illustrated work of the Misssisip-
pi valley, was introduced. He re-
presented that he had the endorse.
ment of the Police Jury Of Iberia
Parish and their appropriation of
800 to aid in defraying the ex.
pense Of making proper presen
tation of this parish in the work.
A further sum of $3.50 to 5000
would be needed. The League
was requested to take charge of
supplying this deficiency. The
matter was referred to a future
meeting for final action.
A resolution was then adopted
and ordered spread upon the min
utes, expressing the regrets of the
League and the business people of
New Iberia, that the gentlemen
composing the Merchants Ex-
cursion from New Orleans, which
passed through this city this week
ON its way to Texas points, should
have SO palpably sighted New
Iberia by neither recognizing nor
stopping here. When 1t is re-
membered that this city, during
the yellow fever epidemics in the
Crescent City of late years, main
tanned a very liberal policy; that
our doors were open to mail.
freight and travellers under pro-
per restrictions while other recog.
nlzed towns maintained shotgun
quarantine against both New Or
Orleans and this city, the latter on
account of her liberal policy to.
wards New Orleans during the
epidemic that our trade with New
leans has always been liberal and
n volume, the slight is very strik-
ing. When it is furthe remem
bered that this town is tile fourth
in point of population in the State:
that towns of thousand popula.
ton within the limits Of the State
were recognized, the slight is more
striking still.
A resolution was adopted re-
questing our representative in the
State Legislature, to introduce a
resolution in that body memorializ.
ing the U. S. Senators and Con.
gress men from Louisian to actively