The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1915-02-20
SOUTHWESTERN
REFLECTIONS.

u
didly to the "Prosperlty Gam
paign" rallies of the South W es,
Louisiana Development Bureau
Meetings at Morse, Estherwood
Church Point, Rayne and Iota
were in a high degree satisfactory
AT Crowly combination Of cir
cumstances prevented full at
tendance at the meeting, but the
business men have taken up the
work and assure the Bureau that
Crowley will certainly do her full
part.
The speakers who made a
whirlwind tour of the parish in
the three days, beginning Februa
ry 10th were President Chap
puts, Hon. j. &. Medlenka of
Crowley, DR.. Fred. J. Mayer of
OpeIousas and the Manager of the
Bureau. Mr.. Claude Chsppuis, a
young attorney ''fleshed mis- maid
en- sword" and made graceful
aud enthusiastic address at the
Estherwood meeting.
Letters from other gentlemen
who were prevented from appear
ing at meetings al which they
we're scheduled to appear, express
disappointment at their inability
to attend, good wishes for the
success of the campaign and
hearty assurances of support.
These series Of meetings demon
strated most cOnclusively that the
business men of Acadia parish are
10 line with the Bureaus plan to
bring prosperity to Southwest
Louisiana, and are enthusiastical-
ly keeping step with the process.
sion.
The party crossed over the Aca-
dia line and entered st. Landry
with most remarkable meeting
at Eunlce Friday night. The
meeting was remarkable, not SO
much for its members, but for the
quality of those who attended it
aud for The earnest spirit in which
those present entered upOl the
work. One hundred members
were promised the Bureau by
the progressive committee in
charge of the matter and that
number was endorsed as a mini.
mum by those present.
at Rayne fifty members seem
assured, with corresponding num.
bers in proportion to the size of
the towns, pledged from the peo-
pie at the other places visited.
As the party proceeded from
point to point, putting the alter.
native plainly up to the people to
maintain the Bureau IN such man.
ner as to increase its usefulness or
to assume the responsibility for
its liquidation there was no halt
ing between two opinions and the
Bureaus "Prosperity Campaign
became a triumphal march, in So
far as the places visited were
concerned. The best men every
where enlisted for the campaign
and assured it's success.
Next week the campaign will be
continued in the Oalcasieu group
of parishes and every indication
points that there will be no lag
ging there and that Acadia will
have to look well for her laurels.
A most encouraging feature of
this remarkable "Prosperity Gam
paign' is the calibre Of men who
are taking part in the work and
who are pledging their active
work ID it's behalf. Bankers and
merchants, big planters, lawyers.
doctors, and railroad officials are
expressing a desire to assist in
the notable movement, which
seems to have struck the psyche
logical moment and to gather mo-
mentum as 1t goes.
Gentlemen of Southwest LOnisi-
ana, it Is absolutely up TO you.
1t is the most potential movement-i
ever inangurated in this section
Do you want hand in the monu
mental work, or will you be a
droneq Act quickly, or get ont of
the way of the chariot of Progress.