New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-12-26
IBERIA PARISH.

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We are in receipt Of a beauti-
full pamphlet issued by the Pas
senger Department of the South
ern Pacific Railroad written by
Mr.. Allen Maui who is in charge
Of that department advertising
South Louisiana. The booklet is
entitled "The Land of Out Of
Season Product" and is teem-
ing with interesting sketches of
this whole Attakapas country.
The write-up of iberia is as fol-
lows: "To a place where labor.
pleasure and real life are mixed
In just about the ideal proper
tions: where climate. soil and
water have entered into a con-
spiracy to bring forth perfect
crops-you've found the end of
your rainbow right here. There
is one sRch spot. Near New
Iberia, in iberia Parish, you will
find your bag. Of gold and your
dreams come true. "Pulling up
stakes" is easy enough for a
camper, but in a home we take
root, and transplanting in new
community is not easy. The
choice of a new farm home is per-
picking. We cannot afford to
make q mistake. MANY things
must be considered. ADVANTAGES
balanced, soil, climate, markets.
range Of products, transportation,
highways, neighborhood - all
studied. A well settled commun.
ity is the newcomers best guar
antee. Iberia Parish. in the New
Iberia section. is well settled. It.
Is now ready for the farmer
best and highest uses. We use
the word farmer broadly. 1t
means a man who lives by the
soil-an independent out-of-doors
man. who will turn the soil
wealth Of Iberia Parish into hay.
grain, mutton, hogs, corn. or
truck crops. This is the one nec-
esssrv man for iberia Parish. and
It is to him that this invitation is
especially sent. Within a radius
Of twenty-five miles Of New Ibe-
ria there are located some Of the
largest sugar refineries in the
world. salt mines. saw mills and
sash. door and blind factories and
! great variety of industrial ope-
rations. The city is attractive
physically. and is blessed in its
location. Almost all Of the beauti-
fnl residences are situated on the
banks Of the Bayou Teche, with
gardens and welllkept lawns
sweeping down to the waters
edge, towering moss-draped live
oaks are everywhere. and the
smell Of the orange and magnolia
Is in the air. Every convenience
demanded by modern civilization
Is here; gas, electricity. water
plant, municipality owned, graded
streets, q good local and inter-
urban street railway, and excel
lent transportation facilities fur
nished by the main line Of the
Southern Pacific and two branch
CA branch Of the Frisco and
the Franklin & Abbeville. The
town has direct communication
with the surrounding country by
! well equipped and operated
electric line. Four banks supply
the city with excellent and ade-
quate financial facilities. Within
the corporate limits there are
three big, modern, well-equipped
cav mills doing an interstate bus
mess and exporting annually to
the extent Of nearly q million
dollars worth Of lumber; two
foundries, one wagon factory, two
ice factories, several hotels, bot,
tling works, one rice mill and
nearly ono hundred retail COM
nercial institu&ions, and all Of
them modern in methods and
equipment"
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