The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-03-30

to the New Iberia Northern Raj
road convention are 10 meet i
this town for The purlmse of furtl
CT maturing plans tina. were out
lined ~ the at. Ma,tinviIle meet
ing, held las. week. There viii
be - good many new ideas To III
presented and there will DO quit,
n deal Of new work to be accom-
iIi~Ird.
In the creation III q directorate
to handle the matter, lM ria par
ish IN certainly emitted 10 Z great.
CT representation than was out.
lined at the last meeting. This
assertion il based upon the follow
Ing facts:
1he assessment of Iberia parish
1908 represented - OO?, C7l, while
that IL st. Martin parish for the
same year represented only g.
43O,37O. These figures, for 1908,
are quoted for the reason that VI.
have not ~ hand for ready refer
ence later figures Of ST. Martins
parish. Whatever increase the, Q
may have been since in the H.
easements Of the parishes has pre-
bably hut recent uatcd lberia's IN
terest IN the pIojcc., based upon
q mill tax.
The assessment IT tho Sixth
Ward Of Iberia parish alone will
very nearly equal the assessment
Of 81. Martin par ish.
Another view Of the matter may
be taken from the point Of pOpu-
latIOn. iberia han more pOpula-
ton to 10 affected by the road
than tho other territories com,
Iberia shows q population
Of 40. 70 per square mile; st. Mar
tins, 38.4i. There IL not the
slightest reason why these claims
should not be properly %appreciat-
I'll and allow effect. IT NAV he
true that there would he no spe-
cial advantage to iberia In grant.
ing the claim, for If the road be
II will shed the light Of it's
upon all sections that il
will traverse alike, vet that much
due to lberia's initiation and
and financial interest.
10 the presentation Of this ques-
Ion It should be distinctly under.
.to0d that II IL entirely foreign to
t. purpose to create friction. The
Of the claim should present
tself to all praties holding a com
non interest In the hoped for r..
'ults II it does not, then Iberia
IAN veil afford to he mamgnanl.
nous enough to wave even what
night I've considered y right.
The boundaries Of the districts
pom which any special tax il to
Q imposed will have to be carful-
considered. They should be
r0sd, for the reason that the in !
uencc of such = connection will :
. very far reaching. This az. {
lea IL the entire length OF the :
nd. 81
The rate Of taxatlon Tor the var v
a. districts Or snh.divisloDs is :,
I'd for careful masticat,On. RI
In preparing the way for this
Z proposition the taxpayer OF \
ID city should he safe-guarded n
ON any over.burdeu. They have :
,ted upon themselves two posi-.
9 railroad taxes. One OF these Is
'act'cally- though not positively
'solete 1t this time. II by any !,
Iance Of fate this regarded obs0.
10 should tax lie reviviAsi with
the next three mnnths, tLs tax.
might, with more than = sem
ance OF reason, regard the last !
'Ol.0sitiOn with disfav0r &C.
. present moment There.
Ie. Il possible, the Iberia dele
tes Or directors ehunld deter.
~ the actual standing It THE
: aud advise the people of the :
'u1t II Il b. out IT the way,
y there can b. little question !!
to what will " the will Of ali
II ~ perfectly saf. 10 :
that they will support this
tant proposition with the san-
nimlty that characterized their
9 tor tho the tax N benefit Of
Ovens and Central roads
he present proposition 10 lntet r
With uausual public favor, ,hr