The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-10-01
FURNACE FIRES.

When one stops to ponder tht
full meaning Of such legend, on.
realizes that many things have Il
; be done. 1t was, however, .
worthy ambition and means
growth---nOt stagnation 1t mean.
more industries; bigger enter
prises; more people; more EN-
plOymen'; greater opportunities
more Of life and living more.
We, Of New iberia, could make
no mistake in adopting .uch a mot
to and then living NJ to il. 1t
would be . worthy mark for the
aim Of our best manhood that
manhood which can see, think and
live for something more than self
Our critic may ask, 'Ilow car.
two furnace fires be accomplished
and maint aimed where we now
have Onpi'
The answer would bc--opcn tie
way. Take down the bars agains
our development. Create the chan
mel of opportunity. Encourage
those industries yOu now have by
making better facilities to get the
raw materials and of reaching the
markets. Give the man of small
means chance. Open yoar gates
and extend u cordial welcome to
the trade Of all that section which
may lie within the radius Of q
days travel.
How shall this be donci
There are 425, 900 cubic yards
Of earth today lying, as q barrier,
between this city and natural or-
portunities. Remove it. That
amount of earth, if removed from
y possible channel between Bayou
reche and Bayou BOutte, would
open to us the commercial pOssibil
tiles of the fishing banks Of Grand
Lake and its tributaries, with
shorter hauls than are now enjoy
ed by the towns which monopoIize
this trade.
The great timber regions Of the
swamps, to the east of us, would
10 brought at least 80 miles nearer
to US. In many instances the
present distance would be shorten
ed y hundred miles.
Hard wood fuel could then be
had in abundance ut prices not
prOhibitivo. The saving il the
cost of fuel alone would 90 a long
way towards pay the interest
on the cost Of such al undertaking
The fur trade OF the great
swamps, within our radius. is
worth from $1,000 70 $40, 900 a
year-we are not now getting a
dollar Of It, nor of the trade grow
ing out II It.
The swampers ars getting their
supplies through the shortest
channels Of least resist ance. New
Iberia can 10 made the terminal
OF such channel. Their trade
many thousands Ut dol
larn pe: annnm. We are now
but very few hundreds
Of it.
From here 10 Mo,gan City, a fu-
lure seaport, Ivy water is IL miles
'Sday. The Isoutte canal would
;ut rs miles IF that distance and
give bigger water III which 10
travel
Tho time r. quired !" accomplish
he distance frO,n here to Morgan
,;ity by boat under present condl-
ions IL from - 10 - hours. With
sOutte open it could DO dOre in 4
o q hours.
It il possible 10 reach Phque.
n'ne IN "a hours travel by boa, !
a,day. With BOutie open YOU t
;"uld take an early breakfas; here
md eat your dinner the saWr day
q PIaqurniur. O {
The gam, products of the lake I
country are both valuable and de.
irab!c. They are too far away to |
)e practicable under present con I
|itiO's Open BOutte and they '
viil bc within two hours travel Of j
ID. n
Open Bou:te and u polluted =
'rche will s"on be forgotten; y
4 e1Nl,OOO will be saved to thu y
ity in the future care Of its SAM =
ary sewag';
1t will ma +rially aid 10 making
he town more hraithful :, !
Il will open new doors to rccrpa :.
on and pleasure :
II will make New Iberia posi- :,
10 ~ y winter resort for mort hern ~
)ulists. ;,
II would probably bring to us 9,
,cupants fOs some of our vacant y,
and result in the build. n,
z Of more houses. te
1t will make the proposed Teche Of
'nnectiOn Of the New Iberi. pI
Canal donbIy valuable. &
II will open shorter route to
g Mississippi river than will be 81
torded by Uncle Sam. Inter di
oastal Canal, a. presently out. ne