New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-09-17
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Editor Enterprise
The people of this country are
awakening to the fact that LouIsI-
ana aboundS in vast resources,
and that the fertility Of It's soII
IS unsurpassed,
There is nothing that will de
Veiop these resources, and build
! up the population of the State,
more than white immigration Of
a desirable class Of farmers and
farm laborers, who will make
good citizens and hell develop
the twenty million acres Of land
now uncultivated in the State.
The New Orleans Board Of
Trade has started Il movement to
assist, not any particular section
OF the State, but every part Of
1t, and what we want IS the help
0f every iight-thinkIng and pro
greSSlye man IN Louisiana.
+ With the idea Of encouraging
Immigration Of a desirable class
and to assist all section of our
S,ate III its developments, the
New Orleans Board Of Trade has
appointed Special Committee on
immigration, which Committee
will endeavor to get in touch with
Officials, commercial organiza-
tons, and newspapers in the diff
ferent Parishes OF the State, to
carry on a campaign of educa-
taon, 50 as to stimulate lmmigra-
ton TO this State.
We have written to the Asses
sors Of different Parishes, and
Mayors Of cliles, towns, villages,
requesting that they send MS the
names OF land and lumber com
panies, as well as those individual
land owners who have land for
sale IN Their respective Parishes
Also if they know Of any parties
needing white laborers, to have
them apply to us for blank APP
plication forms, which we will
gladly send them, so that they
may make reauisitlon for the
class Of labor that they desire,
and we will use our best endeav-
ors to furnish them with a salts
factory class of labOrers.
We make no charges for our
services, We are working strict
ly for the good Of Louisiana, and
we want the help of every one
who has the welfare Of the State
at heart.
According to Government Re
ports. during the year 1909 the
State Of Texas got II, ,456, immi-
grants, while Louisiana got only
l,o39. We are to blame for this,
and the sooner we discontinue our
inactive policy of sitting down
and letting them come and become
rmore aggressive the sooner will
shese conditions change.
When the immigration Station
as established in New Orleans,
these conditions will naturally
change and We are getting in
close touch with the Steamship
Lines and Railroads, in an en-
deavor to have them assist and
stimulate immigration through
New Orleans,
We will be pleased to furnish
reqnisition blanks for farm labor
ers, settlers, domestics, etc, on APP
pllcation.
1t will be necessary to file these
applications with the Department
of Commerce and Labor, on blanks
in the following forms;
Form A relates to trades Of labor
ers; Form B relates to farm labor
ers; Form G relates to settlers
Form d relates to domestics.
When properly filled out, these
forms should be sent to the Com
of immigration United
States Department of Commerce
and Labor, MIaison Blanche Build |
ing, this city? and not to Washing
ton, ID. G., as indicated on the
form.
We are also writing to the diff |
ferent commercial organizations,
Of this State, requesting them to
appoint Committees to work i'll
accord with us, and assist this
In giving us your cooperation,
you help yourself, your Parish
and at the same time you have
The satisfaction of knowing that
you are doing your duty as good
Louisiana AN.
Thanking you for your co-ope-
ration, we remain,
Yours very truly,
r. +. CLERC,
Special Committee on Immigra-
ton.