The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-06-06
"vISIT LOUISIANA"
Effective Appeal to Farm
Editors.
Favorable Letters Come From
All Over United States to
the Local Committee.

bIlC lLOldI NJOlll Ill lbbCC.
Editors of the leading agricul.
tural papers of the country are
coming to Louisiana as the guests
of the State They will be shown
the land and It's possibilities, the
many resources and the vast op
portunities. They will be fur
nished photographs to remind
them of the things beheld The
rest Is up to them. Ii they
choose to write anything about it,
Louisiana will be greatful. Ii
they do not, LouisianiaDs will be
glad the editors have fully posted
themselves, and that there will be
less chance for untrue and harm
full stories concerning this section
to appear in the influential col
umns Of the farm papers.
Invitations signed by Gov. Hall
and other officials viii go ont In a
few days, but that will he a mere
formallty, for by that time The
committee willknOw exactly how
many to count on. S Il Tetwi-
Ter, secretary of the committee,
has already written to the prlnci-
pal editors, sounding them upon
the prospect of their coming, and
80 far there have been seven fe.
vOrable replies for every ten invi
tatioDs. Ii This ratio keeps up,
there will be more guests than ex
pected, and the committee will
have to do some more busting
The various towns and parishes
along the tentative itinerary have
responded handsomely. Shleve
port Is sure, though It's contribu
ton is few days late. Alexan-
drla has not been heard troD.
New Orleans is raising her share,
and her fund will be completed
next week.
The party will assemble at Chi
cagO and leave there on June %,
reaching the Louisiana line the
next day. Two days will bp
spent on the way TO Baton Rouge,
and then three days will be dev0t
ed to the important projects iii
the vicinity of New Orleans
Hence the car will be taken along
the Southern Pacific TO Shriever,
Houtna, Morgan City, Franklin,
New Iberia, jennings, Crowley,
Lake Arthur and Lake Charles.
The Kansas City Southern will bp
utilized to reach De Ridder, Mans.
field and other towns on the way
to Shreveport. The journey will
continue along the Queen and
Crescent to Monroe and Tallulah.
The latter place is included be-
cause Madison is the only parish
free from cattle tick, and three
large stock farms are located
there. At Rayvllle the car will
be transferred to the Iron Noun
tain for visits to Winnsbor0 and
Concordla. The Texas and Paci
&c will bear the editors to New
Roads, Donaldsonville and Bayon
Gouia, and the trip will end at New
Orleans, the dual program being
still undecided.
EDITORS WARM in PRAISE,
THERE'S considerable enthusiasm
over The State ut the prospect OF
the visit, and This is justified by
some. OF the replies received. con
les OF Which have been sent to the
intended hosts Here are q few
pertinent excerpts:
I. M. K,ngshury, Editor Of the
Indiana FarmeT-ssI have been IN
some parts OF tie South, but new
er in Louisiana, but am very deem
~ en- crested am anxious foI
see for MI self the conditions
tb-le, to sre hem Id The summer
when Northern people suppose
the South il disagreeable place
To live in, and TO see the crops
when they are in bearing and are
being harvested
j. w. Jarnagus, Editor OF the
iowa Farmer am glad for this
opportunity Of visiting the South
am an AmeIIcah aud am in
thorough sympathy with any
"a 'vement that has for its ohjec,
tie development Of any portion OF
on common q un'ry We bav,
the sands Of Joung farmers Who'll
are Going just what our fathers
did IN AZ earlier period--looklne
for cheaper laDds. Thus far Can.
ada has been getting the greater
number Of them simply because
that country IN season has been
T'ere'steDt in setting before them
thu advantages offered under the
dominion Of bic ip.a highness.