New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-01-21
THE ENTERPRISE
AND OBSERVER, ConsoLiDArzD
Published by Enterprise-Le
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Subscription $3.50 Per Annum.
LOUISIANA LEAGUE DOING
MUCHWORK.

| Every section Of Louisiana vii
be well represented III the mem
bership Of the Louisiana Develop
ment League, while most of tn
parishes will be Represented b.
vicc-presidents. The League ha
been organized for the purpos
of turning widespread, yet con
certed effort and enterprise to tn
fullest possible account III behal
'of the rapid deyelopm, mt Of tn
now unuultiyated lands Of tn
state. The leading spirits in tn
movement are the men who car
iried Louisiana wealth OF sol
and climate before the investor
and farmers of the country at tn
Chicago Land Show III Novembe
last. when, through the carryin!
out of a remarkable publlcIt,
campaign, the favorable attention
Of millions of people all over th'
| United States was attracted to TIM
state. AS a direct result OF TIM
work thousands Of letters of in
quiry have been received, an,
many thousands more are expect
ed to be received. The answer
that are going back north, cas-
land west have begun to bring II
settlers and investors in numbers
The object Of The Louisiana De
velopment League is to keep W
this good work, enlarge upon th'
original plan of the South Loulsl
ana Land Shows Association, edu
cate the people of the entire coun
try up to a clear understanding
and full appreciation of what Lou
isiana has to offer the thrift,
hemeseeker, supply information
promptly and efficiently, and t
keep the members of the league
| informed as to who is showing al
Interest IN the agricultural affalr'
of the State.
But the attraction of homeseek
ers is only the beginning of thu
work outlined by President Il. NJ
Pool in little talk to the mem
bers at a meeting held a nigh
or two ago when a constitution
aud set Of by laws were adopted
"We must also look after and i'm
prove the conditions surrounding
the homseekers af!er they come,
said Mr.. Pool, "There is now
market for all the products growI
lin Louisiana, aud II Is a goot
market, too. But well directed
and sustained effort by thu
League will surely broaden tha
market In many ways. increas'
the demand for Loudsipnk pro
duets, and cheaper the cost OF
sending them to market. Louisi
ana badly needs complete system
of good roads which the League
will aid in securing. There ar
many now unused natural navlg
able waterways, and many navig
able drainage canals are being dug
The use of these waterways un
der proper conditions will great.
lessen the cost of transport"
to the farmer, thereby increasing
his profits. The League will a.
all that it can do to encourage
waterway transportation in Lou
lisiana. Then there is the question
of interurban transportation. Th'
highly developed states of tn
north enjoy, through the rural dis
tricts, a system of electric ca,
Transportation which is fully a
efficient as that Of most larg
cities. The development bf 'oul
marsh and cut over pine lands will
increase the population of ou
rural districts, and as far as pos
sible we must anticipate that IN
crease in population with rapi'
Transit facilities in such a wa.
as to permit rapid transit in tur
to encourage more homeseekers t
come.
"The Louisiana Development
League is a state organization i
every sense of the word. Its men
bers believe that every dollar II
vested in Louisiana and every fal
mer that comes into the State Wi
attract Others all of which wi
mean more business for the mel
chant. the banker and the under
writer, more work for the Labor
er, more people to contribute the
mite to the good roads funds, I
the schools and to all the othe
great projects that go to make
community prosperous, coHfor
able and happy.
"Almost any acre OF Loulslar
land, when properly cultivated
will produce more wealth for tn
owner than will any similar acl
in any other state in the unlol
"By making these facts plal
Ito the people outside our Stat
. we will attract them to us. III
more Of them we attract the grea
er will be our growth and the mol
rapidly they come the sooner wi
everybody in Louisiana reap II
benefit Of expanding commerce
and enlarged opportunities.
"The success of the plans Of Il
Louisiana Development Leag'
will mean nothing less than tn
the present generation of Louis
: anians will enjoy the opportuniti
and the advantages thai woul
|, inevitably come to the next ge
, Grafton were We to~sit still awai
e ing natures gifts unaided by ma
/ Ito bring in the capital and II
workers needed to place this Sta
lin the front rank of prosperity.
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