New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-06-28
OUR INDUSTRIES SHOULD BE
ENCOURAGED.

II was our pleasure tins week
to visit the Sanitary Laundry rec
emily erected here at a great cost
to the owners. and much to our
surprise we found being sent
from their offices the subJoileu
letter appealing to the citizens OF
New Iberia to accord them sup
port that really they are entltie"
too. when taken into eonsldera-
tion that their Plant, with the
exception of our saw null, employs
the greatest number Of people OF
any pay roll within the confines
of our City, and from our ooserc
walton their work is as good IL
not better than any Laundry IN
fhp State. New Iberia can never
thrive as other cities IN an INDUS
trial way. until its citizens APP
preciate the Importance OF giving
the men WHO iidN' ~
here the proper encouragement
and financial assistance. II we
want industries located here wa
necessarily have TO give them the
proper support even tho they
employ but few. The letter Is as
follows:
We trust that you will pardon
the liberty we are taking IN al
dressing YOU this communication,
however. this is one of the many
we are sending to those whom
we believe are interested IN the
manufacturing development OF
such enterprises as are now with
in our City
We assume that YOU know
that business conditions could be
greatly improved if New Iberia
had a larger pay roll. The prop
osition that is being more gen
orally discussed among our bus
mess men is how to secure fac
tories so as to give labor to the
unemployed.
We also assume that You
know that quite a large number
of our men and women have left
our city in the past few years in
order to find profitable employ
ment.
con our files are applications
from % or more young girls and
boys who are out of work and
who are anxious for something to
do. 1t would be possible if we
received proper support and en-
couragement from those inter
ested in the commercial growth
of our City to place many of them
on the pay roll.
"Our plant is a first class one
and would do credit to cities
many times larger than ours. 1t
was built on the most modern
lines. Every machine is up to
date.
"From a standpoint of sanitary
equipment We invite your severest
criticism. If YOU will take the
trouble to investigate the places
where YOU send your clothes and
how they are handled you will
probably open your eyes unless
you are now doing business with
us.
6 We do not know what it will
take to please you, however, we
can assure you that no other
laundry plant in the South is
turning out a higher class of
work than we are.
eff you are interested i'm the
upbuilding of your City and in
securing factories that will give
labor to your own people why not
give us a chance.
arrangements are being made
by a selected committee for a
brilliant Fourth of July Ball by |
the popular Fire Co. America
No. 2, at their large hall on
Hacker street. The services OF
the New Iberia Orchestra has
been secured to furnish the dane
ing music which will delight all |
lovers of the terpschicore The !
Ladies Auxiliary will sell ligh.
refreshments at reasonable pri-
ces This Fire Company being
one OF the most active in New |
iberia deserves the patronage of |
the public and their balls have
always been success and is a
guarantee that none will regret
their appearance there on the
evening of Fourth of July.