The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-06-22
THE F. & A. RAILROAD


lheio are hut few people in this
'ltN who inlly arr'rclat" IL" tn
! Irtlit,"s TO the commerce ot this
! place Chat Is afforded hy tho ! 4
\ \ Railroad MI 4 g. Lnhhpll,
| u" General Freight and Hasscn
/ gci Agent of TIA" line. sald recent E
\ " HAT I,o feared ne rhalleng" Of
\ the Htat"mrnt that his road was
/ nrw carrying , greater percentage
\ Of II" trrlghfa gong 10 The OuIly
/ ~ country, tributary To this city.
than any OF the lines entering
\ mere
The i 4 A. runs through y ter
rliory practically its own and safe
J FROM Ie competing Influences Of
| the her lines nf this section.
/ Not wlthsian,llng this fact, the
MHnag, nrnt has eve, cXhlhit"d n
most liberal policy towards the
/ people II serves. accommodating
| the IatmolS necessities and faclll
'arIng til" acquisition Of The mcl
chant i needs For the direction
Of the operation Of the trains -
telephone line was built. To The
people al many points along the
llnr this hone affords the only
WI" connection With the outslde
world The rompt4n, has granted
| the free use Of this wire To Ita pa
irons to tn" extent Of directing
I, then shipments. \ merchant, or
farmer. ~ amy point we'd, wlsi'
| ing IN immediate shipment over
that line out ni ihtt city, haa but
10 notify his agent aud the supply
house At this end will he notified
| ~ once, nnd il time sufficient is
given the supplies 80 forward on
the first tram out.
This accommodating policy Of
| schedule especially favorable to
this city are III" agencies which
| have worked to the interests OF
our merchants and supply peopl"
! There has been no design on the
patt of he company 60 dlsrrimin
ate against any other town on its
| IN" ~ favor of New Iberia The
| advantages We hold are those fall
ing I" = logical point goo
graphical position coupled with
| the fact that here are located sev
n,al extensive wholesale establish
mcuta. amply capable Of supply
ing every need of the merchants
of the roads territory
The train which leaves Milton
al ! a N aud arrives here at $40
Il ~ AMI ,rtu,uIng leaves here at
t;Ji =. ~ arriving at Milton at
q y. IN daily, - especially "0nve
nlcnt 10 the people residing in
,, hat section between the points
named They can come to New
iberia, have practically he whole
day here for the transaction OF
their business and return to their
homes Al convenient hour in the
evening Franklin enjoys i simi
lar privilege for that section south
of this place. yet the trade of this
southern section gravitates to the
| larger town of greater facilities.
II is thus clear that the i. a. a.
X T., which originally started out
to 90 hy this city, has become one
Of tie most valuabl. assets to the
commerce Of this place. It's ex.
tension 10 points beyond the Yer
million river means the extension
of the trade radius of this growing
town Such Al extension will be
welcomed by all
While the people, through the
| length Of the line, even encrOach
| INC upon The shadows Of our
town Of the next parish,
have appreciated the advantages
offered 10y this place as a center.
the management Of the road seems
to have lost sight Of these same
peculiar advantages TO it, We
hope til. day is not far distan,
when il will recognize the advan