New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-03-19
ONE THING NEEDrUL.

But one thing is needful to make
this section of the State and by
this section, we mean all that por-
ton South of u line drawn through
the middle, and all east of anoth-
err line drawn through the center
is to bring it properly before the
attention of the world at large.
With its increasing railroad ia
cilities, its immense richness OF
soil, and its cheapness in price
there lis positively nothing to
equal it IN the entire United
States.
But il might as well be in the
wilderness, so far as the rest OF
the world is concerned. Ninety
nine one hundrcdths Of the peo-
pie Of the Country do not even
know that there is land here that
is far superior to that from which
they draw their money. C-ily
one hundredih part of the people
even know that there are any clt-
les and towns and railroads here,
and less one per cent OF the en-
tire population Of the Country
know that for health there is no
other section that compares with
This.
How then is it to be expected
that the richest part OF The Coun-
TRY can grow and produce what
it should. How then are values
of lands to go up to the proper
figure
These are questions that should
be settled as soon as possible III
order that Louisiana can come
into her own.
The very. idea that lands here
that will produce from two to four
crops per year should be selling
from $40 per acre up when lands
in the North that will not pro-
duce one quarter as muck are sci
ling anywhere from 800 to $500
per acre. strikes one as rldlcule.
But it is the ease, and for the
welfare Of the property owner 1t
would seem that it is urgent that
this condition of affairs should
be changed.
And there apparently is but one
way in which to bring about a
changed condition and that is to
place before the people ON the
world true picture of things as
they are here. If that is done
there can be no doubt of the re-
suit.
Little by little the truth is be
coming known. A few people are
coming in, seeing for themselves
and buying "A few tracts of
hand are being taken up by
strangers, but the buying as yet
has hardly reached noticeable
proportions. Nor will it be as
active as it should be until some
method is adopted to spread the
truth TO the world at large.
There is only one means of tel
ling the truth bo the ignorant
northern people and that is 10 adj
vcrtise in judicious manner.
But advertising is expensive and
therefore the land owners fail to
use that medium. The conse-
quence is that the North is still
kent in ignorance when the chill
dren there in the schools should
be learning that the nearest APP
proach to an earthly paradise is
'iipieht here in the valley of the
Teche and its tributaries.
A store Keeper in an enlight-
ened communicable tell you that
it pays to advertise. And if it
pays the man in trade to tell the
world about his wares why Will
it not pay the land owner to DO
the same thing. especially WIEN
he has practically a monopoly OF
the best land on the continent 7
The advertising Of this section has
got to come some time. Why not
now" Why let the people OF the
next generation benefit when
those of the present can gain the
profits by using publicity to ex-
plot their wares.
These are the times to tell what
we have in the right way not Some
other time. even if it does cost
us something. GJt the tide Of
travel started this way and it will
flow in so fast that there won I
be room to put all of them who
are after this rich dirt of ours.