New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-04-06
c0OD ROAD TRAIN AT NEW
IBERIA, APRIL 9Th.
Stores will Close From z to q
o'clock p. m.

Watch for the Good Train. The
Frisco Railroad has furnished a
special train to demonstrate to
the farmers what good roads
means for the welfare of the lar
mer.
In an address delivered by b. f.
f. Yoakum, Chairman OF the exc
cutive committee Of the Frlsco
Lines, before the National Good
Roads Association at Niagara
Falls, he said:
"The United States Govern
ment statistics tell us that it costs
our farmers 25 cents, or 10 cents
more, to haul one ton one mile IN
this country than it costs IN ELL
rope. The products OF the farms
of the United States last year
amounted to more than two hun
dred and fifty million tons. The
government shows that the ave-
rage haul was nine miles, making
this difference Of Is cents per ton
an additional cost to- the Amerl-
can farmer of $1.35 ton for an
average haul of ton nine miles.
Chairman Yoakum points out
that this saving would build and
keep in repair good roads for the
farmers besides building up the
immense expense Of territory that
is fine farming land but is now
inaccessible to the railroads on
account Of the bad condition OF
the roads. This land which is
now useless would be increased IN
value many times adding millions
of dollars to- the pockets Of the
farmers.
The Frisco Lines are furnishing
train Of four cars to the Nation
al Good Roads Association to
make the trip through this coun-
try. AS many stops as can be, will
be made in order to demonstrate
to the farmers and members Of
the different local good roads as
sociations what good roads mean
d how to build them. One ear
is equipped with all the parapher-
MALTA for the use in the cOnstruc-
ton of good roads and miniature
stretches of good roads that have
ever been built.
Another car is QUILTED for the
lecture and stereopticah views
which will be thrown on a scren
to show the good work associa-
tions have done. The seating ca
pacity is for sixty persons. The
baggage car is equipped with a
gasoline engine to run the ex-
hibits in the exhibition car and
for the baggage Of the party. The
fourth cars the bunk car where
the members Of the party eat and
sleep. This demonstration Of
what good roads mean and how to
build them with the attending
lecture, is wonderful sight.
Everybody is invited to come, and
it is the duty of the farmer to
study the good roads question.
The object of this tour is to
arouse interest in the subject Of
better roads, to teach the farmers
and road officials the fundamental
principles of road construction
and maintenance and to organize
LEGAL good road associations.
Poor roads isolate the farmer
and his family from social inter
course and not only impoverish
him financially but mentally. The
building of good roads means to
the farmer what the free public
schools at first meant to the chill.
dren Of this country.
Excerpts Of the minutes of the
New Iberia Board Of Trade
meeting held, March 26, 1912:
ION motion, duly seconded, it
was resolved that;
Our merchants and business men
be, and are hereby requested to
close their respective places of
business from 2 to 4 o'clock on
the p. m. of April 9th, the date
The "Good Road" train is due
here, in order that all so desiring
may visit the train and view the
and that the secretary
circulate petition for signature
our merchants agreeing to
lose.
Be it resolved; that our coun-
.ry friends be invited and urged
o come to town on that day and
'isit the Good Road train. No |
loubt they will there find much
hat will be instructive and In
eresting."
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