The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-06-05

w NhllN. ~ lIRl ON
MISSION OF GNENT IMPORT
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lNlFHrSTS OF rus CIvN
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rHupER NANIG ATIoN sTo, X
COMPANY Is HIIN.; ORGAN
lIlp
est tahlial, the atran,Loni trnsir that
fln,i,qhcd ,ratq ago letWccn Nov
o,leana and ~" Hasnu Fcoh
St"na a,r nov ia,ng talJrn tnWa, I
organizing = qtocl compan, 10 op
crate y at.onihoot lin" hoi ueru the
j'o,n'e ~ question, ~ nlqu ~
have tho gnVeininent d.N.lnr =
,u,ie hctuceu The hayouq ~ rlo
upn,nc anI Tpnhr Captain VIII
I lnnoq. ~ Franklin. ia one nf III,
promoters - th. r,ornqeI cnn.
UanY
CAPTAIN Joncs uas ~ Nov -,
loana Yesterday nn huq,,,.qq IN con
reit,on With III" nov aira,nlna
tine According tn hiq statement
the npou,ng o. the rla.,nemiup
a. L.,
the Ravou |poho ", ron, 81,
hal, aho,te, than tha formo,l>
need ~ til" boats that tradaI vita
New Orleans Io operate ipai4o ~
the 81" desired. however. Vi Wo,,I "
I've necessary ~ have the water
course between the loeka and thr
Itchn do"pourd SURVEYS 80, this
have attcad, boon made Nv th
government, anl ne belief - thn
il viii ho pushed ahead ~ complc
ton. Representatives Hrouaqar
" ho took ~ active part il havino
he locks at Pla luen,,ne completed.
IS lending his efforts to hava the
proposed water route dovelopeG.
" hich Woul mean rcnaun ni
iteamhoat trade Tor the Veche
For several yeara prcviouq -
Sai, CAPITA Ionea was supcrinten
lent and manager Of tho Hayol
Ceche Packet Company, that In
wo boats IN the TRADE with New |
)rleana The entrance to the W.
or course leading to tho Toehe
vaa at that time at Rel Rive
,nnding. about loo milps ahova
'laJucminc. Vhr opening of the
oeka, therefore. hap cut Of about
'ali Of the distance on tbr rivor.
'laluemine being ahou 700 milo
hove the city. The waterway
rom the locks to the Terhe i4 also
hotter than was the fotmo. course
rom Red River Landing, ao that
he proposed rouie would ha only
bout $50 milee. or about one-half
{ the original route, which Wa4
At wecn 100 aud 500 milea
BANOUS FILLED UP.
IN 1871. Captain Jones said. The {
ayou Tochc Packet Company dis
Dntinued ita service on account
7 the filling NJ Of the bayou
,rming the waterway between the ,
ver and 81. Mattinv;lle. 20, 4
w years later boats made ocea I
Onal trips to Now Orina ~ Iut =
nee 1908 trade bet wecn the Trrhe
nj New Orleans has harn wholly E
I
The mOVemcni that ~ Now on >,
} have water routa developed .
,tween the Bayoua of pla ,uem;nc /
vi Teche. so Ps 10 make possible /,
10 re-estahlishing q, this boa, !,
ade, is really the active renewal I
n movement began ~ far back I
tho 'Qno Nconr,I:nn l., tl,n l,;,
rv .; this mo, emcnt, given Nv 1
,ptain ,Ionca. the late Sanato, y
lffrey was one Of those interest
in the project. and il was I,
rough his efforts that an 40 q
opration oi St000.0O0 waa 60 -
red. Beyond the building Of the o
cks NJ Plaguemine, however prao st
ally nothing has been dove fur r,
cr than the making Of surveva e,
This survey has been made along
q route which the parties pres
tlv Interested desire to have the c.
opposed water course bet Wcen Il
aauemine and The Teche de "
topped. The course. a,tcr pass n
q through the locks. is bv way 9,
Bayou Pla1uemine to Grand riy l.
thence Nv Bayou Big pigoon to il
and Lake, thence through lower v
To Baynl IpchP. Thg "
opposed steamboat Company plans g,
have its terminus o. he Techo, -
her mt New Iberia o. 81 Martin III
lie. y.
BY the original surveys tn ha NJ
ue OF both Little and Rig Pigeoh to
,re included "a possible routes, 81,
I the placing Of a gove,nmpnt "
ut at Rig Pigeon would seem t" in
iicate that that is the route that hs
, government has decided on al
AN IMPORTANT ISSUE
HE renewal OF this steamboat
de with the Teche has come 80 ra
an important issue. not only hy M,
lson oi tho opening Of the Pla nf
,minc locks. hui also through ~,
development! Of the intercoast d., Dr.
canal. When constructed. vnat of
u route the canal should follow, he
Teche district will he benefit ~
and the value of the scetion
a trading district Tor New Or
ns greatly enhanced.
aptain Jones said that the com
rcial bodies Of the various toWnS
[ would be affected by the re va .aS
o, the steamboat w
le were unanimously in favor OF nmn 49,
development o, the water ~
rse already referred to. He is "''
: preparing data on the subject ~
submit TO the various bodies '"
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