New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-02-15

or tTe cOlStTuc JlOl VI Soou io"''
,hrughout the Parish of Iberia.
Addresses will be made by mem
Ders of the Pole Jury, Judge Jas.
Simon, District Attorney Muller
and others. This meeting Will be
followed by others IN the different
Wards and we are satisfied when
our farmers are explained the ne
cessity of the bond issue the 70
lice Jury will have their endorse
ment TO raise money in that man
ner.
Lime, brick and cement at Ber-
trand Lumber Co.
The subjoined letter was re
ceived this week by Mr.. f. j.
Carstens from the Landre'h Seed
Company. the largest dealers IN
the United States and speaks Tor
itself: eve have noted receipt
of your favor Of the list ana
have read with interest descrlp-
ton of vegetables produced III
Iberia Parish. 1t does seem that
your section should make a gooc
truck producing section and We
trust your efforts will be reward
ed. and that in time New Iberia
NAV be known as one OF the fore
most truck producing points OF
the South. We have never seen
so large Caulifowers as described
in the newspaper article.
Last Sunday evening the pa
lational Steamer "Polly" OF St
Louis. Mo-, owned by Mr.. Alex
ander Gratz, millionaire rope
manufacturer of that chty ar
rived here with a party OF hvc
ladies and gentlemen who had
made the trip from the above
mentioned place to New orleans
where they witnessed the Carnlvai
festivatives after which they came
down to New iberia on the beau
tifuf Teche. The party spent all
of Monday at Avery Island where
they visited the Salt Mines, from
+ here we understand they made the
trip to St. Martinville where they
spent a few hours in the quaint
old town after which they re,
! turned to New Orleans homewaro
bound.
On Saturday evening last Mr.
Jules Dreyfus, our wholesal'
grocer suffered the loss OF three
mules which was killed bN the
Southern Pacific West Bounc
train. his driver having a NOR
row escape with his own he
The accident happened when Ms
LARGE wagon was returning homo
at the crossing a few hundred
feet from the Segura refinery, be
ing completely hid from view by
a HIGH brush along the ridge a
that place, he drove upon tn
track when the team was struel
and all three of the animals
killed outright. Something shoult
| he done in that vicinity to ware
off the danger, otherwise some
accident will happen there whe'
lives will be lost as has happened
before.
We were shown this week b.
Mr.. F. w. Crosby, general mana
GER Of the Southwestern Traction
and Power Company, a. copy o
| the blue print for their new Pow
err House to he constructed OF
their property adjoining thel
present plant. The building vii
be 1OOx1SO feet of reinforced cor
crete and brick, sufficient for tn
installation of six 500 horse pOwe
boilers. two 1850 killowat tan
hines and one of 5000; six 50
killowat transformers; 400 kill'
watt motor generator. The pre-
, iected Improvement will cost NJ
, less than $2O0,0O0.0O an
will have a capacity sufficler
TO furnish current for the oper'
ton of all the proposed exte,
sions. The present building WI
be used after the other is con
pleted as a modern machine she
! to repair all of their rolln
: stock. An order has been place
for another car which we unde
y stand will also be used for tt
service between New Iberia al
q Jeanerette.
n Mrs. Julia Truitt Bishop,
k representative Of the Times-Del
J. ocrat arrived here this week
IS the invitation of the Civic Leag
Of New Iberia for the purpose
giving this City, through the G.
. ,mns of that cosmopolitan journ
:. a write-up that will be of mu
;, material benefit to the City al
its inhabitants. The distingras
> ed lady met few of the membs
, Of the Civic League last Thursd
q at the residence of Mrs. Gallia
= and they together with some Ct
! tlemen interested in the welfa
!" of our CITY, furnished her WI
u statistics that should prove
:, much value from an advertise
:. standpoint when put into PR
:. Every since the organization
= that band of noble women, tn
= have striven hard to inaugur'
~ movements for progress and a D
q ter governed City and have 9
ceeded admirably in their effo
M in that respect. They have
NO good wishes Of all the cite
ne who appreciate the imports
q work they are doing. Last nj.
a. a reception was rendered M
'er Bishop in the Elks Parlors, a mt
: iber Of gentlemen being prese
wbo ovnrossad their gratlficatl