New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-10

? kind of factory that we have tn
material for and that is a hard
wood concern? 1t is not onl,
, possible, but it will be absolute
, Iy fact. that a huge Box anC
Crate Factory will be built ano
operated here, as a direct result
of our work among the farmers
The war has tied Jp to grca,
extent our splendid cypress
plants. box factory is not need
ed unless you have need for these
boxes and crates and hampers by
having something to ship in them
Therefore as we develop Oul
trucking industry as we are do
ing now. just as natural as it is
for water to flow down stream
you will find as a natural Sc
quence. a box factory growing
and commensurate with the crops
we shall ship, just as the moro
green stuff we ship the greater
will be the increase of the ice
plant for ice will be necessary
for refrig orator ears, just as a
canning factory will come as a
result of stuff in sufficient yuan
titles to can. is raised, all the di-
rect Outgrowth and result of the
proper development of the soil
The factories don't IVORY me, for
capital will invest where oppor-
tunity lies and our box factory
will spring into being as soon as
our trucking industries call for
containers. SO will our hotels
be crowded with buyers when
quantities of stuff is for sale.
One thing develops another, one
thing is the outgrowth of anoth-
er, prosperous city with money
in circulation at all times of the
year instead of at one period only,
is the natural result of the highest
development Of our agricultural
possibilities. Liberal minded,
patriotic business men realize
these facts and have organized
chambers of commerce for the
purpose Of developing the UNIT
to the highest possible extent, to
the end that the good of the
whole is the best possible way to
secure the highest good of the III
dividual. There can be little if
any civic progress when each i'll
dividual selfishly clings to the IN
dividual idea of individual mon
ey-making. Money-making fol- i
lows and becomes a part of a
well-organized system of com
munity development. The good |
of the whole is the best possible !
insurance of the good Of the in I
dividual. The Western people
quick to recognize this fact and
Chambers of Commerce developed
the West, not by cratic displays
at progress but by studious and
persistent efforts along rational
lines.
"Our idea has been to develop
a system Of agriculture that
would produce revenue every
three or four months and thus
place money in circulation at a
time when we never had it be-
fore. Whel! farmer has mon
ey. he needs building material to
improve his place, more and bet
ter implements, clothing, staple
groceries, medicine, and what not /
and these bills along with the doc
tors and lawyers are paid !,
and then money is
placed in the bank. Along this
line, we believe we have made re-
progress, considering
that changing a system is har1
and requires patience, but the
movement we have started, this
gradual transition, is basic, it is
substantial, and our farmers
mean business and it is only a
question Of time now that the
new order of things will be com
plete. / have in mind town that
has been organized for three
years, has secretary and two
stenographers, and yet their
acreage in Irish potatoes for in
stance is not equal to ours in this
Parish, and our work has just
begun.
Let me call your attention to
the fact that heretofore, we
didn't raise enough Irish pota
toes to supply home consumption.
This Spring we expect to ship
some $4,000 to 100000 bushels.
We shall follow this with the
largest sweet potato crop in the
history Of this section. We
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