The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-10-13
TEcHE- -BouTTE CANAL
Would Probably Cost the
Sum Of $45,OOO.
a Project Proposed for the CONNER
cial Development of New
Iberia and EnvirOns.

! has been quite correctly sai'
Of tins Immediate section iha
"Nl!u"c has done all that i, wa
possible 10 ,o, without doing +,
ali She has even thrown ou
the bloadcst suggestions of wha
we should do FOR ourselves in OF
der to gain incstimabIe benefits
Size has placed just enought on
S'ac cs IN our way to make rs ex
cIt ourselves in our own behalf.
The bayou Tcche at this plac,
flows in a southeasteIly direction
Above Tins city II makes q gIea
loop back into the Fausse Point,
country. Alta point Il short dis
tanrc above Belle Place tho Tcchs
and Lake Fausse POInte swing il
very close together, the intcrven
ing distance being not greater
than four miles. AT that altic
ular point Nature has dropped
one of her very pointed suggcs
tions bayou Houtte 1--WE ar.
advised) starts from the the lake
heading towards the Tcche. This
little bayou has a vide mouth and
for a short distance its channel
is very deep. Altogether it leads
back some three quarters Of a mile
from the lake shore. a canal Of
three and one half miley won Il
connect the Teche with The lake.
Suppose that the people Of this
section should exert themselves
IN their own behalf, accept Natures
suggestion, and cut a cana con
Meeting bayous Teche and Bcutte.
what would be the resultsg
We would greatly shorten dis
tances to many objective points,
VIZ:
Up the Teche 8! miles to the
canal, through the canal b miles,
bayou Bontte I of q miles; total.
lO3 miles travel would put you in
Lake Faussc POihte
by this route PlaquemiDe locks
would be but 53I miles from New
Iberia; and New Orleans but 164
mics distant; Morgan City, 494
miles.
II would give us a short route
TO the great timber swamps Of the
lake regions and be Of great al
vantage to our sa xmills and
shingle mills Of the upper Teche.
1t would put cord wood upon
this market in inexhaustible sup
ply at a moderate price.
1t would make it possible to es-
tablish at this place barrel aud
box factories to work up cotton
wood and ,upclO gum.
Other wood working factories.
established here, could get the
materials for the manufacture of
oars, ax-haDdIes, spOkes, fellows
and the many articles Of domestic
use.
We would bc but lOY miles dis
taut rom the finest fishing banks
of the lake region. Fish pack cries
would follow certainly at this
point, giving employment to large
numbers Of men and small boats
Those engaged IN the swamping
trade would find New iberia ad
vantageously located for their
homes. Its convenience in ship
ping facilities, both to the lakes
and to other markets would com
mand their trade III great part.
NJ lions of crOss-ties would find
a market through this place.
The moss gatherers OF the lakes
would find practical avenue To
good market.
Existing industries aud business
here would be greatly
and encouraged hy
the advantages Of sucl, an avenue.
IL would materially increase the
trade If the town. 1t would as
sist in developing new industries
1t is what New Iberia needs.
IN her w ople afford TO underl axe
~
IL they will but caref lily inves-
tigate it they vii; certainly bs
tempted to undertake the cutting
Df the canal.
CharentOn is lost to us--:et us
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