New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-07-17


few years Iberia will he one OF
the leading parishes III the South
i'll the live stock, dairy, poultry
and hog industries.
All Farms Close
To Railroads.
Like a great many other sec
tons of the country, the potato
crop this spring was almost a
failure due to the long drouth.
but prospects are bright for the
largest corn crop III the history
of the Parish. There is "a large
and splendid rice crop in pros
pect while the cane is growing
nicely.
The lands in Iberia are all
, improved and one wonderful fea
ture is that there is no farm in
the Parish more than four miles
from railroad. These lands are
not subject to overflow and pos
>sess most wonderful latent fer
tility.
In the timber section Of the
Parish there is an ineXhaustible
supply of hardwood lumber, while
/. cypress still abounds in great
quantities. Many streams flow
through the Parish and there is a
great abundance of fine fish while
from the Gulf, which washes the
southern shore Of the Parish and
from several lakes, come the
lsrger fish, oysters, shrimp, etc
This is the native home Of the
oranges, fig and pecans. The
two largest pure rock salt mines
Of the world are on Avery Island
and Week s Island. this Parish.
And two Of the most interesting
game preserves are to be found
here, one. the McIlhenny preserve
at Avery Island, and the other,
the Russell Sage preserve Oh
Marsh Island.
So much for the Parish. New
Iberia. the Parish seat. is situat-
ed on the banks Of the famous
Bayou Teche-a stream navigable
at all times Of the year. 1t is on
tEe main line of the Southern
Pacific. 125 miles from New Or
leans. and has the n. /. & n. the
f. & A. and other railroads. while
an electric trolley line runs from
this point to Jeanerette. some
twelve miles away. A model au-
tomobile highway parallel this
line,
New Iberia or immediate terri
tory has sugar and rice factories,
cotton gin, creamery, lumber
mills. tabasco factories. cigar fac
tory, canning facories, feed mills
two corn elevators. foundry and
machine shops. box factory. two
ice factories. sash. blind and door
factories. steam laundry, eto
what Iberia Has
Room For.
What there is room for in New
iberia is a large box factory,
hardwood factory, canning fac
tory and on ac.ornt nf .ho y -
dance of raw material for that
purpose a large paper mill should
be profitable here.
The city is under the commits
sion form Of government and in
the election Of it's officers. the
system of ballotine is .
used. The w'aterworks and cleo
trio plants are municipal owned.
New iberia is an attl active city
and on account of ;ts location on
the Teche and having such won
derful moss-covered live oaks. it
is noted for it's beauty. A few |
minutes ride from New iberia.
takes one to the home Of Joe JEFF {
ferson. to the salt mines the
game preserves and the Gulf.
With its fertile lands. abnn-
dant resources, New iberia has
much to be thankful for and much
to expect in the future. To the
home-seeker. to the investor and
industrialist. to the one seeking q
and of perpetual summer where
It is neither too cold nor too
warm. New iberia extends 2
hearty invitation. and its Cham
Der of Commerce stands ready to
furnish any other information"