New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-12-12

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pold King; Master at Arms, G.
w. Compton; Inner Guard, D.
A. Dimitry; Outer Guard, Frank
Briganti; Grand Lodge Repre-
sentative, H. H. Winters; Alter
nate, H. 7. Hall. Trustees of
General Fund, Drs. w. F. Car
stems, H. A. King and NJ. w.
Fisher. Trustees of Widows and
Orphans Fund, John A. French,
Lazard King and Earl Hall.
Mouton says: Some candy
line. Zoe to $1,000.
! This week witnessed the COM
pletion of the taking off Of the
sugar crop Of the Parish, the
Maria Central Factory and Nor
bihan finishing the early part Of
the week while the Orange Grove
will stop their mills tonight, aft
er run of only a few weeks.
From what we under stand there
was only a fourth of the usual
crop harvested, but the sacch-
rine test was very good, striking
the general average of other
years. AS a consequence OF the
small amount of cane ground
there will be but little sugar MAX
ing money in circulation among
the merchants Of this section. 1t
goes to prove that all of our eggs
should not be in one basket if We
hope to ever enjoy that degree OF
prosperity we are entitled to.
We are pleased to see such plan
tation owners as Hon. Henry n.
Pharr setting the example by go
ing Into the dairy and beef rails
ing business on an extensive
scale, which should be emulated
by others who are in possession
of large tracts Of land in this
Parish. On last week the good
news was sent out that the j. n.
Pharr Sons had secured the con
tract to supply the Charity Hos
pital at New Orleans with all
of the milk necessary for that in
stitution. The contract calls for
$50 gallons of milk per day and
was awarded to those progress
sive planters at $4,000 per year.
We understand the supply will
be shipped from Orange Grove
and Berwick places. With our
own Creamery buying cream
from our small farmers here and
the skim milk being fed to the
hogs we hope for complete
change in our farming methods
within the next two years.
Mouton says: Post Cards,
Booklets, 1c to 10Oc.
The condition Of our Main
thoroughfare during this present
spell of weather is eritable
disgrace for a community the
size Of New Iberia and is GER
tainly a poor recommendation
for strangers to locate amongst
us, as we would like. 1t is true
this section has been hit hard,
due primarily to short crops for
the past three years and Incl
dentally to the small price paid
for cane by the Vaccinations of
the American Sugar Trust. When
stranger visits our little sister
city Of Jeanerette and then
meanders to New iberia as was
the case with more tourists who
passed through this week en-
route to California, we feel GER
tain the impressions created upon
their minds is that something is
radically wrong with the town.
It is almost useless to enumerate
the towns in Louisiana that have
paved their streets, but when
such small communities as Jean.
erette, Donaldsonville and Ope-
lousas see the urgent necessity of
making these necessary sanitary
improvements we think it TIME
our Commissioners get busy and
do something to ameliorate the
conditions here before their terms
Of office expire. Almost daily
some visitor to New iberia is ex-
pressing his surprise when he
sees our mud despatched streets
and our disinterestedness. New
iberia is entirely to large to
have its principal thorough
fare looking like it is to-day.
When the dirt was placed there
it was intended for farming pnr-
poses only. Now that we have
become a little City and not a
plantation, let's keep abreast
with the times and see if we can
MT hv como mode IF nrOc adurp.