New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-09-23
Eastern Capitalists to Make Paper From Our

2 wards making New Iberia tn
/ leading metropolis of Southwe.
Louisiana.
Many Of our people will b
= eager to learn how the Chambe
: of Commerce interested thes
capitalists in establishing fac
tory here and for that reason W
will give them further insigh
into how this was accomplished
Some two years ago "The Enter
prise kept advising our peopl
upon the need of a live business
organization and succeeded il
getting number Of gentlemen to
gether and a civic society: knOwr
as the Chamber of Commerce wa,
ORGANIZED. As suggested by us Z
paid Secretary was employed and
Mr.. A. c. Bernard was chosen to
devote all of his time and talents
to New iberia with the assistance
of the Board, composed of Messrs.
+. II. Buffinton. A. Daigre, Fritz
Dietlein, Alphonse Davis, d. A.
Dimitry. Ed. l.. Estorge, NJ. w.
Fisher. Dir. II. A. King, P. A. Ian
dry, s. Q. Nuckolls, Alfred Rem
oudet. John R. Taylor and Luke
L. Bertrand.
Sometime about a year ago, we
believe, while Mr.. Bernard was in
vestigating what products New
Iberia had that could be offered
to cause some factory or industry
with a pay roll to locate here it
occurred to him about the great
quantity Of bagasse that was be-
ing used as fuel by the sugar re-
ff1eries, more to-vct it~ddt-uf ny
way than for its heating value, and
it occurred to him that while the
Of making paper out
of bagasse had not proved entirely
satisfactory, still he had not lost
confidence in it as paper making J
article. After looking up the
matter and studying it carefully |
ne became convinced that it could ,
De manufactured into pulp right
1ere and thus create an industry
hat would employ great numbers
# both. skilled. and unskilled
aborers. Just about that time
1r. Bernard picked up Miss
ssippi newspaper and saw a small
our line article relative to North
rn capitalists establishing al
'aper plant at Greenwood. Miss.
0 be made out Of cotton stalks.
~ little effort, Mr.. Bernard Sc
ured the address Of the parties
ack of the projected enterprise
nd he Immediately wrote them
bout the bagasse. They replied
, him that they were not interest
| in bagasse as an article for
lie manufacture of paper. Mr..
ernard was not discouraged, but
'rwarded to them another com
unication insisting that the sub.
ct deserved consideration, and
, would. if they permitted it,
lrnish them with such data rela-|
We to bagasse that would inter- \
t them. A reply then came that
emed to be favorable and all Of
e information that could be OBJ
ined was sent forthwith. A few
onths thereafter. Mr.. Bernard
rs apprised of the fact that
ese people whom he was in com
with had secured
tent for a process of manufac-
ring paper out of bagasse. With
1t information before the Cham
of Commerce, President Ed
rd Estorge lost no opportunity
rough the Secretary in keeping
I'M posted on the advantages Of
$ section and Mr.. E. Fl. Buffin-
!. the general manager of the =, =,
W Iberia & Northern Railroad be
a map made showing New ha
ria the central point Of all the =. -
.ar factories and the distance a.
every factory from New iberia. do
well as the numerous railroads ~ y,
versing. which would also be m
means Of moving baeasse from acl
mills to the pulp factory at -! y
Y iberia. A few months later. ~ ~
Secretary Of the Chamber of on
was apprised that =. II.
eidiafy company had been or iS1
It'd - tako -. the Qnestion !
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