The weekly Iberian., 1910-11-05
The FINAL WORD.

Before another issue OF tI'
? weekly newspapers shall 20 +
press the people Of Louisiana vii
have decided AT the polls whethc
they desire that Congress shall 10
cate the proposed exposition /,
New Orleans or al San Francisco
1t ia not probable that single
right minded person IN the STATE
would wish to see the choice go &
San Francisco, though not all may
understand that the defeat Of Tho
two amendments relating I" ths
exposition IL equiv alent TO instruct
ing Congress that Louisiana does
not want the exposition.
San Francisco. being the only
other contestant for the honor,
will get the prize bv default and
that city will reap tho vast beneh,
that under a broader and wiser
policy would come to us. Az this
IL the last word, it is permissible
perhaps, to epitOmize in desnltory
way some Of the suggestions ad
vanced from time 70 time to show
that not a single vote in Louisiana
should be cast In opposition t.
amendments numbers one and two.
1t is we'll to bear in mind that
without the tax there can hc no
expOsitlOn: hence, in order to get
the exposition il will be necessary
to ratify the two amendments.
II IL important. furthermore.
that no possible ground should br
given tho most exacting critic to
question the integrity Of the bal
lot or the correctness Of the count
We shOnld 20 to Congress next
month with clean hands, with ou'
financial arrangements beyond
question and with the people Of
the State united and enthusiastic
In their support of the movement
The tax upon property in th
country parishes is 80 insignificant
but 379 cents per thousand dol
lars Of assessment-that 1t Ia I'M
possible for it to TO burdtnsomc
upon any. A dozen eggs will pay
the tax on a thousand dollar as
SeSsment
The benefits to be derived arc
uDquestionable. 1t has been es
timated upon tho basis Of a six
months exposition. that no less
than ten million visitors will he
attracted to the state by the big
fair! We lack the capital to de
velOp our abundant resources, to
enable us to convert our raw ma
terials into finisbed products and
to put our State in the van OF
progress. Capital ~ this country
and Europe is looking for just
such opportunities to invest az
orr resources offer to them; and
he exposition will bring Investor
and opportunity face to face.
Not one per cent Of the people
Of Louisiana could hope to visit
m exposition held on the Pacific
Coast. The cos. beth IN none,
aud in time would he prohibltlvp
Hundreds Of thousands of them
could visit III New Orleans, and
pay the expenses Of their visit out
1t the increase profits which the
exposition woul Id give them on the
sale Of their country products; for
/ must be remembered that the
'en million visitors must be fed
md 1t IL the business Of the farm
n to feed mankind.
And, finally, proper State
Dride fOrbids that we should re.
cot this opportunity to put our
state forward in this most mo
nentOns undertaking. louisa
mans have never yet failed to
Measure up 10 the standards Of
luty required Of real men and it
9 impossible that they should be
I'm to fail now. The remaining
states Of the South, of the Missis
'ppi Valley, or the West, "f the
1Ortb and East--all are looking
o Louisiana TO make good in this
rlstR, for our success means i'm
leasurabIy more than can be told,
0 us, to them, and to the entire
alton.
POsterity would be ashamed of :
: AID rightly 10, should we reject !
he most rare opportunity to ,
chieve great results N a great ,
ny.
Those who do not want the Ex. i
osltion TO 70 to San Francisco Il
Ill vote for amendments One and y
wo on the official ballot. =
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