The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1915-12-11

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have reached the food maIs 10
oo, L yislo and valus The United
States mas been truly blessed
with Peace aud Plenty, while
millions Of the buman race have
been So aorely afflicted oy the
scoufges or war In tbie lmme'
diare section our people have
been spared the horrors OF WA;
but il seemed fop long while
that all powers were combln Dg
TO crush and impoveIish every
line OF business IN this fair see
ton. Repeated crevasses and
river foods carried disaster 70
broad areas around us; early
freezes completed the disaster 20
the III pst promising cane crop the
conntry had ever known.
These Ills the people would
have grinly borne, and would
have Illuminated their connie
nances and cheered the hearts
a, d minds with the promises oi
I be morrow, had not the Demo
pratic party, flushed with recent
successes. after an abst from
power for two decades, launched
upon us with the suddeDness of a
thunder bolt from clear sky, q
"free trade" experiment with our
chief industry, an though bent
upon rewardiug the 40 years 10y
atty of the people TO the Demo
cratic party with complete and
utter ruin Apparently deter
mined that this "eden of LouIsi.
ana" should not longer enjoy it's
accustomed song of prosperity,
the fates and the country's ola
political loves, combined and
cOnsplred to the wrecking Of es
tabIished industries; the wiping
Out OF fortunes which it took a
life time to build; the conse.
quent depreciation Of all values
of inv stments in industrial pur
salts; follow ed by political rev
OlutiOn and u suspension of III.
dustrIal development and exten
sion. Thus, this sugar bowl of
the union has been made to know
the taste Of the gall of disap
pointmeat in your life long poll
tical Allegeapces. @
We think We now see the first
Trays of promise of new era
confidence is returning, lnves:
meDts in improvements are being
made. The dominant party has
been q .lf-persuaded of the folly
Of its "free trade" policy and
| will retreRch at this session oil
congress. PersisteDtrumois arr
in the air Indicating the possible
rebuilding Of Segura Retiney
From every hand comes the IN
formation that farmers have
m ade extensive Preparations fo
increasing their acreage in snga
cane. The trolley line may sool
see the wisdom Of attempting I,
carry out their original projec
tons. Oar idle mills may b
N ado TO hum again--as soon n
lprOmisos are IN Ade certainties.
| Mr.. Rome Viator, the owner o
J, tho dairy farm formerly estab
lished by the late A, r. Widney
has just purchased 107. arpent
of land from Mr.. Dudley Pee bile /.
I'd joining and immediately, bac
Of bis place. The price Of til
new acq aisitiOD was s4000-or
little above $40 per acre for III
improved land.
Mr.. Fl p Gates has jnet col
cluded = long term lease wit
Mr.. Carl Richter for the latter
property On the east bank of tn
Teche. There are 127 acres i
the tract--formerly the Lour'
tract, opposite the upper portio
Of this city Dir. Gates will us
this place W . dairy farm, wher
be will undertake to breed fin
J dairy cattle, ana where he vii
raise poultry on III extensiv
scale. He proposes to clear an
use every acre Of the tract. an,
. ralee ell Of the feed used on tn
place.
Other transactions now pend
ing, of which we have been re
Questsd to withhold mention o
the names of principals unit
deals are completed, indicate
returning confidence and a prom
! ise Of . reaw skening OF ever,
, line of trade.
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