New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-08-30


Messrs. Sharp and NUckolls, ar
rangements W. re made during
the present week to build a set
of abstract books for all land and
real estate titles in the Parish.
Train q ahstractors will be en-
gagged on this work within the
near future. and when completed,
an Tp-to-date system of abstract
books will he kept i'll our City.
This undertaking is one that has
been long needed IN the Parish,
the difficulties to be overc ONE UNI
der present conditions, III secur-
inc certified and correct alb
stracts Of titles, b inc at the eX-
penditure of a great amount OF
work in going through the rec
ords to trace title. This condi-
ton will be mitigated by the
compiling of a modern system 81
abstract books from which those
owning, purvhasingi cCnV yng
or mortgaging property can OF
short notice secure a certlhed
and guaranteed abstract OF their
title. We wish for the new ven
tur' It's merlted measure of sue
cess
This year that best Of all
roaring m, steal farce speotacIeS,
"McFaddcn S Flats, coms to
The Elk Theatre on Monday,
September Sth with everything
arranged, sparkling and re
illvenatrd. TIL management has
replaced everything heretofore
used with entirely new up-to-
date material and in cons quence
it is brand new and thoroughly
finished farce comedy spectacular
review of the latest fadS and fun
ny things of the day. Mcfad-
den s Flats has long since
earned the top notch position
among eXtrayagant farces, and
the idea of remOdeling the SCENE
environment and recpnStrud,ln%
the piece Q, morally has been an
annual occurrence, but this sea-
son an extra effort has been made
in the way Of renewing the lines,
atiOns and decidedly re
freshing atmosphere permeates
he entir- performance. "A bril-
liant and prettily costumed
chorus of Youthful maidens as
Sist i'm the attractively arranged
ensembles and the modern pop
,lar music haaves nothing to be
desired in musical way. The
speciaIties are the best that ever
appeared in any musical farce
A wealth of money has
been expended on "McFadden $
Flats" this season to costume 1t
beyond the fOndest dreams OF the
indulg mt public.
Elsewhere in' this journal
appears a communication written
by one of our lifelong citizens,
expressing his disapproval OF the
efforts being made to locate INTO
our midst the Southern UniverS-
ity, which is to be removed from
the CITY of New Orleans to To-
cation better suited for its
philanthropic work. The Enter
prise being public journal de-,
voted to the welfare of the citl-
zens of New Iberia holds open
it's columns for the discussion
pro and con of every public qnes-
ton, consequently, while differ
ing with the author of the article
we could do naught but publish
the communication in question
Did we feel like the writer that
if would blight the community,
we would use our best efforts to
keep it out of the Parish. A
school devoted ito training the
Negro how to become a more use
full citizen intoxicating into his
brain the Importance OF dong
honest labor in an Intelligent
manner, should not be detri-
ment to any community and how
it win blight New Iberia we are
unable to comprehend Were
there an opportunity no procure
a white school here Of the same
nature, We feel certain every
white citizen would donate ten
times the amount subscribed for
the Negro school. AS for the
to New Iberia of a
surplus of negroes we would only
get back about the same ratio
that has left New iberia for 9th
err fislds in search of occupation.
If we wish to make the negro a
w-abiding citizen it is only by
training them that we can ever
hope to better their condition. Is
it not cheaper to teach them to
work intellieently than to let
them run in ignorance which nine
times out of ten means incarcera-
ton in prison at a great burden
TO the Parish and State.