The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-04
the new MARIA
The Dedicatory Ceremonies
on last Sunday Attracted a
Great Crowd Of Visitors.
Steamboat and Railroad Ex-
cursions we'll Patronized
by Visitors to the GonsOu-
lin New Refinery, near Lo-
reauville,

On last Sunday afternoon by ct
ting ceremonies in appropriate set-
ting the New Maria refinery was
dedicated in the presence of a
very large gathering Of the people.
The wholtA,ffair was quite nniqne
in cha, acter-prol,ably not hing Of
the kind ever l~fOre occurred in
the history of .his section. II
was truly an occasion to bo long
= mtmi,ered
BY courtesy Of the Southern
Pacific railroad the steamboat
Sugar Land and barge was lent to
Mr. A,iri~n GonsOnlin for the aft
ernoOm for 4 free excursion
from tins city TO the refinery and
return. Ab0nt $50 LADIES', gentle
men aud children avsiird them.
selves Of ,he privilege Of an e"j"y-
able afternoon boat ride ~ the
Trclle. The weather was ideal.
Aboard with the excNrsiOnisiS was
the Drcuir Band, which contribat
I'd much to the enjoyment Of all
on this occasion.
When the excnrSiOnixts reached
lie refinery they were bit sur
prise.i tu fiml that some Thousand
or twelve hundred people had
gai brrrd there lnfO.e their arrival.
Mr. AT, ts.s, linna.,ulim and his sou,
rlnn,as. met the new cOincrx By
barge aud had y cordial gseeiing
f"r all When the special rxcnr
lion train II. ~ is"si Barre over
,l,s. New lt.Iia & Northern Rail
,.ad (",.nthrr c,mplimrnta,y con
i, ,i,uiion IL the sut:cess IT the o.
rnsi.,n, ~i,h free fares for the ex
''", si".i>'r) arrived, nearly an
hour later than the boat, the
{, ,Owd assMun..si very irsl,+ci able
innr-qaits large enough
10 make l...ii,ical stamp speakers
nGviOus.
Against the weHt wall Of the en-
gins 10 NJ u small platform had
lD4~m erected aud was used Om thiA
s.caxlOn ~ u rs'strmM IL Wan DE-
:ssratesi with n..wcrs. sugar cane.
white sn.l blue hunting. snd pref
" Eirlx AiMv1 il on lb- wall !
hung two ls'rirai.s IT the u nfin~ry
ONE of the former mill and one
II the new plant 1t IL day With
lh~s~ pictures w.s suspended u
y.sAi portrait OF Asirirn GOmrOl,
|is, whose energy, pluck .nd pro-
Z, esslvr x;.isit prompted the re-
II the Maria ,efinrry 80
quickly af,r, tle 6re OF January
10 u 1911. The white and blue
war fe~t0MUti about ths.
R.llr and stalks Ut cane, sli hold
IDg their tops we're gracefully
grouped in NAVY places Long
sifeamerx IT white and blae rlO
bOns assembled at ! c0anlni,n l0fnt /
sbove the great esgiiss. which Was
destined to vltal - the plan.
Cha other euds Ot these ribbons
were held ~ the al.0nsOrs, who
gently pulled slaras 1t the proper
caising The release Of =
hottie IT champaign. wh,cl, fell
emsl lDaiA:z Ed the engine.
HuB. l'Os ts.us 4. burke Of this
risy Opened the csr~,nOnirs by d.
Nv. ring = htsst aaldiresa In ~hicl'
lbe Ous lined h~ l,u@iurxs policy Of
he management which. promises
lhe nsas, cordial rclaiious between
he ralse groveps and d. great
Dense1l factory.
.t1dgs 4 ., Hasker followed ~
g Sides de)ivSgUd h Fsrbch. H.
uhicb he ootlinrd the develop
uleaf aild progsrss u ibe sci~nc.
& aaknr = lkise. fesnl,ing iO the
: 6ssn plsat q to-day amply ex
! irnpllned q thu srl+ndid facAsy
fAe5 wer6 70 dsy dedicAtinE.
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fafh<s Laaeloie, q Nrw llserIs.
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