New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-03-26
March 1St, 1910.

March 1st, 1910.
The Honorable James Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture, Wash.
ington, d. C.
Dear SRI would thank you
very much, to inform me if there
could be a soil survey made or
Bayou Teche, Louisiana, at OF
near New Iberia, Louisiana.
The people of that section are
diversifying there CROPS and q
large acreage is going to be plant.
ed in vegetables for early market
Many ty7ck gardening organiza.
lions have been formed. and their
headquarters, judging from news.
paper accounts, seem to be in New
Iberia Surely. soil survey
would accomplish results and
prove of invaluable help.
Awaiting your reply, | am,
Yours very truly
r. +. BROUSSARD.
March Sth. 1910.
Hon r. +. Broussard, House of
Representatives.
SRI beg to acknowledge the
receipt Of your letter Of the LIST
inst, requesting that a soil sur
vey be made on Bayou Teche,
Louisiana. near New Iberia.
The Bureau Of Soils is at pres
ent conducting soil survey of
Concordia Parish, Louisiana, and
all the available force of the Blu
reau is occupied in field work.
While approaching the Importance
Of your request and the many adj
vantages it would bring to this
section, | cannot promise you when
we can take up this survey. Bow
ever, | shall have your request
paced on file in the Bureau of
Soils and assure you that it will
have due consideration in future
assignments of soil survey work.
| have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
JAMES WILSON,
Secretary.
These were handed to President
+. j. Carstcns Of the Truck Grow
ers' Association and the Board Of
Directors Of that active organiza,
ton met this morning and adopted
the following resolution which
will be forwarded at once TO Rep
rescntative Broussard
The Board of Directors of the
Iberia Truck Growers Associa-
ton realizing the great benefit
that would accrue to the Parish Of
Iberia through a soil survey. and
the publishing Of the same to the
word by the United States Gov
and approaching the
great interest Hon. r. f. Brous-
sard, the United States Repre-
sentative from the Third District
Of the State of Louisiana, takes in
the welfare of the Parish and en-
tire section. hereby petitions the
Hon. r. f. BrouSsard to take such
steps as he may deem necessary
to have the proper authorities
make sail soil survey.
The Board Of Directors Of the
said Association believe that such
soil survey. if made, will show to
the world the unequaled fertility
ofthe soil of the Parish, will en-
able the people owning lands to
plant and till the same with a bet
ter knowledge of the uses to which
these lands may be devoted. and
will be of still greater benefit to
those who may be now or
hereafter desire to invest in said
ands.
The Board 81 Directors, on be
half of their organization which
now numbers more than one hun
1red and fifty members, all owr-
RS of lands within the Parish of
iberia, desires to express their un-
qualified approval Of each and
svery step their Honorable Repre-
sentative shall take to secure this
benefit for their Parish and the
District. and to publicly thank
lin for his good work not only |
n this direction but for the better
lrainage of the lands and the
opening Of the waterways of the |
State.
Respectfully,
E. j. CARSTENS, Pres.
A. II. TROTTER.
G. L. LASSALLE,
JOHN BLACK,
J. L. TURNER.
JOS. ST. MARTIN.
Board Of Directors.
/. j. Hill, Secretary