New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-06

4. Bernard OF the New lDerl;
Chamber Of Commerce, thorou2 h
ly versed in the possibilities o
the Teche Valley, said:
"Do you realize, there are mil
lions of people in the North where
the snow is on the ground five o
SIX months Of the year, the pop
ulation ten times as dense will
an agricultural productive season
one half as long as ours, Wht
have to eat and must be fed ?
"Nature has endowed this sec
ton with a climate and soil suffi-
cient to form the garden from
which these millions should be
supplied.
"This section should, and | be-
lieve will be the garden to sup
ply Our brokers in Chica3o. Min
neapolis and the hundreds of 9th
er cities and towns"
Says Diversification
Is Biggest Problem.
What we have to do here is to
raise shipping quantities. not for
getting quality.
Mr.. Bernard. in writing me his
opinion of the value of the pub
lie discussions. notably The
Daily States, says:
II note with interest that yoU
are contributing a series of arti-
cles to The Daily States on what
I consider the most important
subject facing the American
farmer-Diversifcation on The
Farm"
"It takes crisis to call atten-
tion to our defects and our needs,
and this nationwide crisis has
shown it clearly to every section
in the Union-their biggest need
was some kind of cooperative
organization, and being wise,
progressive communities organ
lied and organized to stay Or
ganized.
"The farmers Of this section
particularly have learned or are
learning that they must Board at
home as well as Live at home. ]
have seen farmers drive four, five
and even six and seven miles to
town to buy eggs, butter, meat,
vegetables, fruit and even con-
densed milk, and the corn they
fed their stock was bought from
the Middle West. And this is
not confined to this section. This
kind of farming means only mort
cages and more mortgages.
iberia Is Glad
OF It's Awakening !
with the God given BLESSINGS
of plenty of lain, sunshine and
good land and unequalled climate,
this is suicide.
The one-crop system, to the
total exclusion of everything else,
is ruinious to any country. This
system in iberia Parish is thing
of the past. Disaster spells sue
cess to some people. Iberia is
philosophical.
s'It understands that this crisis
means a new order Of things.
new system and new era in the
AGRICULTURAL up-lift of the Parish
and from it all will be born bet
ter, higher and more substantial
farming unit.
Most Chambers of Commerce
are organized to bring about a
greater development of the In
dustrial and Agricultural inter
ests of the City where organized.
New Iberia has a Chamber of
Commerce whose aim is not only
70 look after the best interests of
he City, but it goes step furth
sr-it has undertaken the devel-
,pment of the Agricultural inter
ests of the Parish.
"The business men of the com
realize that the prosper.
ty Of the City depends upon the
prosperity of the farmers, and to
hat end we are directing our en-
srgy towards a greater develop
nent of the Parish s agriculture
"The work that a Chamber Of
Commerce does is potent and las.
ng and represents the best inter-
.sts Of the community. 1t repre-
ents neighborliness and brother
lood at work and while its work
nay not at all times be evident
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