The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-12-27

I'c'iihihui't. diio ilSHi flON NiNh
to say 10 you that this is the plain
common sense plan upon which
imany cities of this country have
become important manufacturing
centers.
Let us take as an example some
of the things that have been ac-
compllshed through the patriotic
work of several members of the
New Orleans Progressive Union.
In April of this year, the National
Association of Manufacturers
held a convention at indianapolis,
Ind. 1t had been planned by some
of the leaders of that body to
meet at Pibbsburg in 1903, and
the State Of Pennsylvania sent a
magnificent delegation to the In
dianapolis convention, and soue
of Philadelphia were SO kind as
to give New Orleans unasked ad-
vance advise that they would
waste their money and lots of
their time by coming to Indiana
polls to secure meeting of this
body for Crescent City.
| Without attempting to complt.
ment my home City, | am proud
to say that we were better organl
zed than either Pittsburg or Phil.
adelphia, and with defeat staring
us in the face, we went to Indiana
polls and won most signal vic
tory, and ! believe the meeting of
that great industrial body in the
metropolis of the South will be
the most important industrial
gathering ever held in the United
States.
/ The delegation that went from
New Orleans paid its expenses
either personally or from subscrip
tons made-by enterprising bust
ness men, and those who wen
we're not only out of pocket, bu,
made sacrifice of valuable time
and this is necessary to win sue
cess
Il Out Of the organization that has
I been made in New Orleans, in tb,
+ name of the New Orleans Progress
I sive Union, other great cOnven
tions have been secured Th'
{ famous trip of the New Orleans
business men, through the Stat,
/, of Louisiana and Texas was &C
6 complished, and although we di,
y not stop at your beautiful City o
New Iberia, where we all know W
would have had a hearty welcome
! feel certain that you were prou'
of New Orleans, and as heartll,
wished the enterprise success a
!, though You were residents Of til,
metropolis.
Il Now, want TO say to you tha
the Progressive Union, as an OF
b ganization, made this trip POI
a sible, and that the individual
{. who composed the party made til
!, trip at their own expense, assiste
: by few outside subscriptions
just as was the case in the visit
:, Indianapolis.
: One of the effective things i
I, organization is that it gives a con
:. munity an opportunity to act Q
:, many occasions when that actio
would be wanting without th
consolidation of varied interest
: Don't you know that it has been
!. great advertisement. for New O
: leans and Louisiana, and, in fac
!, the whole South, for US to put U
:. the claim that we had a popul,
- :, commercial body with a. larg
: membership than any other SINH
organization in the United State
IA The very fact that this is true h
~ attracted an enormous amout
n attention to New Orleans, and Il
"a direct advertisement she has i
,t ceived as q result Of this gre
ID membership has been many TIM
II, more than all the cost i'm mon
n and the great amount of person
m effort the active members of I
q. Organization have made,
I'd Are you aware tha6 an acti
Id popular body builds up home pri
ch in the community, and constan,
Id encourages the citizen in siyf
on good rather than evil of his hon