The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-11-22
A FEW WORDS TO THE PUBLIC.

With hat i'll hand make my
bow to the people Of New Iberia
and take great pleasure III saying
! TO them that / have come to this
beautiful city with the hope and
intention Of remaining permanent
". have made business ar
rangement with nj. Willard to
aid and assist him III the conduct
of his large printing business.
Having pursued that line all my
life, [ trust to be Of material as
sistance to him, and shall devote
my best efforts to the upbuilding
and extension of the fine trade
which he has built up by hard
work and honest endeayOr. The
people Of New Iberia enjoy the
reputation Of being the most warm
hearted, fair minded and hos
pitatable of any in the state, and
this is saying great deal. | come
among you a comparative stranger
to most. but not all, of you, and In
order that you may form prop
err estimate Of me, [ will let one
of your own people speak III my
behalf. Here is what Mr.. Chas.
Fontelieu, u. S. Marshal of the
Eastern District of Louisiana, has
to say on the subject:
New Orleans, La, Nov. II, 1902
To the People of New Iberia:
My friend, Capt. A J. Reynolds,
intends to locate in our beautiful
city, and / take great pleasure in
: introducing him to you. He is, in
every sense Of the word, the true
type of d gentlemen. Any favors
and courtesles extended him vii
be highly appreciated by
Yours truly,
CHAs. FONTELIEU.
The Iberville South, published
, in the town of Plaquemine, La.
? from whence / came, and the lead
. ing Democratic paper in that sec
: zion. spoke these kindly senti
ments of me the day | left fo1
!. New iberia:
e 'Mr. A. J. Reynolds takes hi
b departure to-day for New Iberia
+ which place viii be his future
home. His family will remain her,
for some weeks and then joil
him there. Mr.. Reynolds IS ;
journalist of ability and has con
Quoted newspapers in this fowl
for the past eighteen years. 81
is a good writer, a, skilled printer
. and is in. every respect a first-clas
newspaper man. He has laboret
here faithfully, and if success ha
not crowned his efforts, the faul
is with those who wanted the per
,spicuity to distinguish the tru
e from the false, Our relations wit
Mr.. Reynolds have always bee
of the p.easantest nature, and 1T
with regret that we bid him fare
: well. He goes to New Iberi
among strangers, bnt we assum
that as soon as his true worth j
appreciated he will be given a col
dial welcome. The South wishe
him well and trusts that his futur
NIL he full Of success and prom
q Use =
'e The Daily Times, Of Donaldson
o vile, where ] resided for man
. years, had this to say of me in il
issue Of tie 18th inst:
le "a. J. Reynolds, until recent
editor Of the Plaquemine Journa
has: resigned his position to &C
| cept control of The Weekly Ibe
! ian. Mr.. Reynolds left Monda
morning for his new field of labe
to which he is followed by til
best wishes Of a legion of friends
N among whom The Times count
" itself not the least sincere. w
: congratulate Bro. Willard on sc
: curing Mr.. Reynolds services an
9. predict for The iberian, under h
+ management, prosperous an
pleasant future. y
r This should be sufficient to civ
the people, among whom | hope
p cast my future lot, all the lnfol
y nation they may desire, and
trust thatin due time | shall wi
the friendship and good will
~ every man, woman and child
nr the community which is my wis
III and desire, and for which | sha
Iii strive earnestly. So with kin
Nc wishes for all, malice towards non
or / make my bow to the people an
earnestly ask that they will gi,
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