St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
PENNSYL VANIANS DE-
PART FOR HONE.
-Four Days Pleasantly spent ln Empire PARISH.
Excursion TO Sevaral PoInts Saturday.
WILL RETURN NEXT JULY.
are Delighted Win tha Progress oglhe SehaR
Canal, ID Which Thsy aPe Heavily
Interested

The party Of prospecting PennsyL
yanians has returned home, after
spending five days in st. Landry, j
short period of this time being spent
in Acadia visiting the irrigation canals
of that parish.
The party arrived here Oh Thurs
day evening Of last week, and left for
their Pennsylvania home Tueadag
morning.
They came here primarily to look
into the work done by the Union Irri-
cation Company, the big canal scheme
promoted by ]. Franklin ScheIl, and
the success of which seems assured
Many Of these PennsyIyanians were
already stockholders in the companv
while others came to personally view
the situation with the idea Of invesf-
ing. We have the word Of one 81
the party that those who had alreadv
invested were highly gratifsd, ana
those who came prospecting went
home stockholders in the big ditch.
At Washington the party was en-
tertalned layishly, and several enjoy
able entertainments and feast
ings were rendered the visitors.
Thursday afternoon, shortly after
the arrival Of the train bearing them
to Washington, a ride over the levea
work Of the irrigation company WIS
taken, and that evening bouillon was
served to them. DR.. E. Lazaro of
Grand Prairie and Mr.. Thos. II. Lewis
Of 0pelousas welcomed the visitors,
and response on behalf of the visitors
was made by Rev. w. II. Rowe. of
Johnst0Wn, Pa, and Nil. j. ID. Herr, of
the Pennsylvania State Agricultural
Department.
Friday morning the party visited
the Union Irrigation Company 8 pump
ing plant. Office and dredge boat, and
IN the afternoon, in local launches
furnished BY the Washington people.
went down the Gourtableau ID Port
Barre, and returning went up the
Garron TO The dredge boat to look at
the work of the dredge.
Friday evening was spent at their
special car, which remained at Wash
ington, and at the several homes Il
that town.
On Saturday the visitors. and
number Of 0pelousas and Washington
people, were the guests of The 0pel-
ousas, Gulf & Northeastern RaiIroad.
The Washington party and the Penn
sylvanians came over the Southern
Pacific from Washington, and upon
their arrival at 0peIousas SuDerintsn-
dent Flanders and General Passenger
and Freight Agent Jordan took charge
of them.
From 0pelousas che excursion went
TO Crowley over the o. Gee, stopping
at Church Point and Rayne on the
way.
At Crowley they were shown
through the rice mills and given
carriage drive To the pumping plants
on the outskirts Of the city.
AT Crowley. after visiting Che
pumping plants, the car was switched
onto the Colorado Southern, New Or
leans & Pacific, and they we're taken
to Euniee, where they we're royally
received by some Of that towns erl-
terprising citizens, some Of whom
joined the party for d trip to Mamou,
which was made over the Rock Island
road, necessitating another change
Of tracks. Manon il the end of the
main canal Of the irrigation company.
The Pennsylvanians were deeply
impressed with the vast expanse of
agricultural lands, and the possibilities
Of the country. They saw how feast
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