New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-12-20
Communicated.
GOOD WORK BY THE SOUTH
ERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.

How many of our people have
read and thoroughly appreciated
the beautiful booklet "A Int
tie Journey Down the Teche Z,
recently published by the South
ern Pacific Railroad. How many
really consider what is beng
done by this great corporation TO
unvail TO the waiting world the
undiscovered wealth and resour-
ces hidden away under the sod
in this beautiful Teche land w"
are vet an undiscovered country,
waiting for a Peary or an Allen
Maull to bring it to the atten-
ton of those who have the enter
prise, the perseverance, the
initiative and thrift necessary
to develope the latent wealth u
this section of the Sunny South.
Just at this time when our PEG.
DIE are suffering the results OF
two crop failures and too mllch
tariff legislation, the Southern
Pacific with a view to the eXten-
sion and enlargement OF It's busl-
ness and because it has the fore
SIGHT to see what is not apprf
hended by the wilfully blind, IS
sending all over the country,
North, East and West those beau
tiful booklets with facts and r"-
nance to appeal to the magma
lions of thousands of our people
who "having enough of this
worlds goods and to spare are
looking about for something new
under the sun; somewhere off the
line of travel, some land of re-
nance and of story. To this class
of people, Allen Maull's little
booklet Ca poem in prose- appeals
with irristible force, "A Little
Journey Down the Teche" de
votes most of it's pages to New
Iberia and its environs and
it will undoubtedly direct many
tourists this way. Florida has
been developed and built up
largely by tourists, why not this
section of Louisiana? Every
man and woman in New Iberia
should apply to Mr. Dimitry, the
courteous public spirited agent
here who has converted the
ground about the Southern Pa
cifc depot into a miniature park
just for beauty's sake. Ask
him for one Of these booklets,
read it and absorb it and then
fold it into an envelope furnished
by one of our modern hotels and
address it to some acquaintance
in the frozen North, as a sugges-
ton that he (like others Of the
migratory tribes) turn his face
to the sun taking the "Sunset
Route" of course and stop off at
New Iberia where he may now
be assured of every modern.
comfort and convenience, and if
he will remain during March and
April the charm will be complete. |
Rev. R. R. Holland once said to a
northern visitor to New Orleans
April here is Heaven" Thirty |
years ago I came from the North |
and spent March and April in !
New Iberia and | made up my
mind that it was the only place |
to exist, so We came bag and bag
gage; and have never for one
moment regretted the change. 1t
is a country kind to the aged and
a perfect paradise for children.
1t is impossible to exaggerate the
natural beauty and charm of this
Teche land.
Some lines written by a north
ern visitor here some years ago
conclude as follows:
"We thank thee Lord for this
new day
In land where beauty and plen-
ty Astounding
Awakes the glad echo. Thank
God we are living,
In memory's chamber this pic
ture in words
Is ever recalled by the singing
Of birds, /
And an inference soft as the in
cense of prayer i
Steals over the sense; and for
getting all care /.
wander again meath the shade
of the trees, i
feel on my cheek the soft south
breeze, L
And a garland I gather fragrant
and fresh /: