New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-10-18
New Iberia Sanitary Laundry.

rettcan was, that they were 'un-
fit to be in one S back yard, much
less in the Court House square.
Remarks like the above coming
ION a visitor should bestir some
one who has authority to get
busy at once and remove the UNI
slightly benches from the grounds.
The Southwestern Traction
and Power Company received
their new car last Monday di
rect from an Eastern factory and
it was Immediately put into ser
vice between this City and Jean
erette, though the ear is intended
for the st Martinville extension
as soon as the line is construct
ed The ear bears the inscription
st. Martinville on one end while
the othew is lettered Jeanerette,
and is a good indication that they
anticipate an early start on the
extension to that point. The
new car is about six foot longer
than the others in use and has a
smoking compartment In con-
junction with the baggage room
and as whole is much more
comfortable to ride in than the
others in service. The first trip
was made last Tuesday with Mr..
Frank Delahoussaye in charge.
1t would be an accommodation
and a great convenience to the
conductors were the local people
to pass over their fares as they
enter the car instead of making
the conductors walk through to
collect between the different
stops, some of which is only
a few hundred feet as it IS
impossible for them to help the
ladies on and off should the
patrons compel them to run after
fares.
Whether or not the negroes
of this vicinity will succeed in
raising the necessary bonus for
the establishment in this Parish
of the Southern University, We
are unable to state, but up to the
present they have received by
subscription from their own race
something over $1,000, very
creditable showing when taken
into consideration the condition
of this section due to loss of crops,
which necessarily means a string.
ent money market. We noticed
a few days since in special sent
from Baton Rouge that the cltl-
zens there had voted special
tax of 500, 1000 to be used for the
purpose Of constructing a High
School for the use OF the
negroes, the tax being voted al
most unanimously with thousands
Of dollars for internal improve
ments. such as extending the
sewerage and water works sys-
TEN. The maintenance OF that
school once it is erected will re-
quire not less than $4,000 addl-
tional to be taken out Of the City
treasury. In the case Of the es-
tablishment here of a training
school where they are to be
taught farming and other trades
which will fit them to make an
honest living the outlay for the
buildings alone will be something
like 100000, the appropriation
being already made by both the
State and Federal Government,
conditionally upon the site being
donated by those interested. To
maintain a school of that nature
it will require not less than $4O,-
600 per annum which will also
be circulated among the business
houses of this City for the neces-
sary food stuffs and clothing OF
those in attendance as boarding
pupils. If the school is good
thing for Donaldsonville, Alex
andria, Baton Rouge and other
cities we can see no reason why
an effort should not be made to !
assist the negroes in raising the
bonus to locate the school here.