St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20

Southwestern Reflections


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didly to the Prosperity Cam
paigenr1 rallies rallies eeff the SolthWes
Louisiana Development Bureau
Meetings at Morse, Estherwood
Church Point, Rayne and lot;
were in a high degree satisfac
tory. At Crowley a combination
of circumstances prevented
full attendance at the meeting,
but the business men have taker
up the work and assure the Blu.
reau that Crowley will certainly
do her full part.
The speakers who made q
whirlwind tour of the parish in
the three days, beginning Feb
ruary 10th were President Chap
puts, Hon. J. G. Medlenka of
Crowley, DR.. Fred j. Mayer of
Opelousas and the manager of
the Bureau. Mr.. Claude Chap
II puts, a young attorney flashed
his maiden sword" and made a
graceful and enthusiastic address
at the Estherwood meeting.
Letters from other gentlemen
who were prevented from ap-
pearing at meetings at which
they were scheduled to appear,
express disappointment at their
inability to attend, good wishes
for the success of the campaign
and hearty assurances of sup
port. These series of meetings
demonstrated most conclusively
that the business men Of Acadia
parish are IN line with the Bu-
reau's plan to bring prosperity to
Southwest Louisiana, and are
enthusiastically keeping step
with the procession.
The party crossed over the
Acadia lire and entered St. Lam
dry with a most remarkable
meeting at Eunice Friday night.
The meeting was remarkable,
not so much for its members,
but for the quality of those who
attended it and for the earnest
spirit in which those present en-
tered upon the work. One hum
dred members were promised the
Bureau by the progressive COM
mittee in charge of the matter
and that number was endorsed
as a minimum by those present.
AT Rayne fifty members seem
assured, with corresponding
numbers In proportion to the size
of the towns, pledged from the
people at the other places visited.
Ais the party proceeded from
point to point, putting the alter
native plainly up to the people to
maintain the Bureau in such
manner as to increase it's useful
ness or to assume the RESPONSE
bility for it's liquidation there was
no hating between two opinions
and the Bureaus Prosperity
Campaign became a triumphal
march, insofar as the places
visited were concerned. The
best men everywhere enlisted ,
for the campaign and assured it's ,
success. y
Next week the campaign will !
BIS continued in the Calcasieu !
group of parishes and every in !
dication points that there will be :
40 tagging there and that Acadia +
will have to look we'll for her :
|aurels. n
A most encouraging feature Of {
remarkable Prosperity :
Campaign is the calibre of men :
are taking part in the work
ind who are pledging their active
work in its behalf. Bankers and
merchants, big planters, lawyers,
doctors, and railroad officials are
expressing a desire to assist in
he notable movement, which
GEMS to have struck the psyche
1gical moment and to gather
lomentumas it goes.
Gentlemen of Southwest Lou
'iana, it is absolutely up to you. ;
! Is the most potential move
lent ever inaugurated in this !
Do you want a hand in Z
he monumental work. or will I
,u be a drone? Act quickly, or
u out Of the way of the chariot t
Progress. h
Meeting Called.