The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-10

the streams 1nteTsceting the main ca
n3l Wo"td alord communication 90,
! watrf facilities that must result in th,
grandest realization OF wealth nm,
prosperity
hr u 4. Liable moved to appoint .
committee composed of three from
etrh parish to draft suitable article,
~ organization The chair appointed
hc following gentlemen ON thus com
nIttCc: LAFAYETTE NJ EilIcaud. .lr.,
f. '. Mont IN. r.. a JBurkette; Ner
Mtlloa q. 4. Eroussafd, II j. Mon
trgnc, Adolph Rrnsscaux; st. Martin
G. =. Domcngcaux, +. 4 Gullbcatl,
i j. burdin.
superintendent Sharkford addressed
tie convention by request and gave
assurance ct the Southern Pacilic's
hearty endorsement Of The canal pro
l1cct- showing how such Improvements
benefited railroads in the general lie
velopmcnt OF The country. The sue
cess Of this scheme depended simply
on Carrying out the details of the plan
rs all concerned were SO thorouphI,
IN accord. Engineer Babin and Minis
were asked questions rs to the water
levels in the Tcclc and Ncrmlllon and
PROMISED to give AL information nc
cessary. Senator Gncydan drew Mt
tcntion TO an adverse report submit.
ed several years ago by w. H. Mar
shall of the United States survey corps
rs 10 the advisahility of dredging a
SIX foot channel IN the Ncrmiion TN
to Lafayette, and said this should BE
rcctiiicd by the people Of Lafayette.
lie stated that frequently these re
ports were reversed and this should
| De done IN this instance. The govern
ment was now building great snag
and drcdge three parishes should
make a strong boat for Louisiana wa
terways and the pull to secure first
service. The governments estimate
was twenty five cents per cubic yard
for Nermilion river, while the Canal
Was being cut for seven and eight
cents.
Mr. 7. Y. Mouton for the committee
on Organization. reported the fJIlow "
:ng which was adopted:
That thr tiiie Of tins ofsapizati'
be The Nermiiion, Teche, Atcuata
yl u ainage ana Navigation Assoc
ton, and its officers shail be: Pres
dent / }. ..nbbe; Ntce-pres,dcn': !
pfi Hickey NJ. Billes III, Jr H. y.
'.ei her son; .t..y and rcA~nre
+, Y. Monton; Assistant Secretars
NJ. Smith Executive Committee, d |
Z. Liable. J. J. Burdin, r. 7 Guilboau
James Martin. DIR. A. J Bnrketto
DR.. G. X. Delaroau, G. ID. Gallery,
T.. L. Broussard, X. j. Montague, {. J
Edwards; Finance Committee, Albert
Bienvenue, ;. 4. Parkerson, Adolph !
Brasseaux.
oThe officers and members Of the rs
sociaiion shall constitute it's Board 0,
Directors and its dcmicilc shall be at
Lafayette. The objects and purposes
Of the association are hereby declar-
cd TO be, first, to open the waterways
of southwest Louisiana for drainage
and navigation and. secondly, to con
struct drainage and Davigtion canal
from Schooner bayou to the Vermilion
and the Tcchc. thence to the Atcha-
ialaya and Mississippi river with The
view of having the route adopted by
the government as the route for the
intercOastal canal.
Senator Liable took the chair and
by motion the following committee Oh
resolutions was appointed: st. Mar
Bicnvenue, James Martin;
Lafayette DR. +. f. Girard. Chas. ID.
Gallery; Vermilion ID. J.. McPherson
X. J. Montague.
The following delegates participate
ed in the convention: Lafayc.te-Mav
or G. 0. Mouton, G. y. Gallery, J. G.
st. Julien, p. l.. DcClouet, Sheriff l..
Lacoaste, Assessor Albert Trahan,
Judge VIM. Campbell, J. A. Roy, I.
Y. Moutor and S. X. Parkerson;
Breaux Bridget. ID. Domenge aux;
v. j. Jaeger, G. s. Babin, Phil Hickey
Vincent Franklin Stein
,r, Dr. A. /. Burkette; Abbeyille- .
Mayor Adolph Brasseaux. @. G. Brous- ;
'ard, d. L. McPherson, X. J. Mon
agne; st. Martini. J. Burdin, Al A,
,ert Bienvenue. +. T. Cuilbeau, DR.. D.
J. Liable, Ned French. +. i. Delahous-
aye, DR.. J. r. Olivier, Ed Knight
los Ducharme. J. J. Martin, Jas. Ly ,
e1, Il. Veuillement. Senator T. J. Lab
,e; Broussard President Police Jury
II. Billeau,!. Jr., DIR. q. X. Delaureal
Andre Biileaud, Mayor X. U. Ber-
,ard.
After the convention the delegates !
epaired to the Gordon Hotel where !.
umptuous repast was spread and until i
! late hour fellowship and good cheer
eigned supreme. F. V. Mouton acted !
we're given by the following: Mayor ,
Iouton, Ducharme, Liable, +. 7. Gull
'eau. Jas. Martin, Senator Gueydan.
Or. J. X. Oliver. c. Z. Broussard, d.
;. McPhe rson, Dr. +. L Girard and
'tbers. {