The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-01-10
NEW IbERIA'S FUTURE
As told by Rea Nye, at the
Elk's Theatre, on Friday
evening of Last Week.

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| Last week Reg Nye, the palm
ist and clairvoysnt reader of he
future, Was the attraction at The
opera house N this city, attract
ing largeiaudienoes almost every
night. an of her performances
were interesting aud some of
them were startling, so pointed
and direct were her answers 10
many questions, dealing with
facts aud paIsons in manner
that mystibad her audiences, it
not being apparent how she cou d
have gotten the information she
so readily gave.
Her stay III this city of one
week, together with her observa-
tions gathered on u similar brief
previous visit could hardly have
warranted her forcastiDg the fu
ture of this town with any assur
aDce of accuracy. Yet, many of
the things she fore-told appear to
be easily possible and may take
place. About some Of the things
che dealt with we might ask,
"wbo told you9" abe had them
down so pat. Here are some of
her
PrOguUstications:
The future of New Iberia, for
the next five years. will be pro
gressive aud fairly prosperous.
see no boom.
In the next two years you will
have paved streets and good
sewerage system.
Within the same time your tele
phone service will be very much
improved. Your present system
will be superseded by the fash
light system. There will be more
girls employed in the Office and
their labor will be considerably
ligbtened.
can see your iDternrban line
considerably extended before the
close of 1914. This will prove
profitable TO the company aud
will encourage greater extensions,
which will bo made in 1916, and
in 1917.
Within the coming balf.decade
period | foresee two splendid new !
buildings for this city-a new
Court House building and new
High School building.
There will be number of build !
iDgs erected during the next five
years, but these two are the on,
ones that stand out prominently |
as marking for the progress Of |
the city.
You have all the stores yoa !
need and | nee no new ones for
you In the coming five years, !
mean there will be no big new
stores established in that time in
New Iberia. The stores you have
are capable of dong the business
and will do u much better bust /
nese during the coming five years
than they have done during the |
past five years.
! foresee the establishment of a |
good steamboat line to New Or
leans in the near future.
Within the next two years you
will have a canal to the lakes east |
Of your city
The greatest good that / can
foresee coming to your city in the
next five years, which will mean |
many good things for You aud
greater accomplishments for sue.
ceeding years, is the organization
of a "Boosters Club" This Boos-
ters Club will take the place OF
your present. "Knockers Club
The Boosters will advertise the
great and inexhaustibie natural
advantages that surround tins
city and will attract, rather than
repell, many new corners, who
will co operate 10 building a pros.
perous future. The Boosters will
use to good effect the growth Of
the trolley line, the new boat line,
the opportunities that will be op
ened by the canal, together with
the fact ;hat you have splendid
soil all around you in every dlrec
tion which will grow almost any
thing successfully. The Boosters
will be the means of bringing
here two new lumber mills, a can
ming factory and several other
small manufacturing plants, all OF
which will grow as they develop
their trade relations. The Boos.
tiers Club will become quite popu
lar in time until the Knockers
will no longer have any sympathy.
Put your Knockers out OF busl
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