The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-02-19
GOOD ROADS BOOSTERS.
An Automobile Excursion
visited Model Roads of
this Parish.

engaged this week to take an eXcui
sion yarty of New Iberians out int
! the country to see the work OF roa
building recently completed, othe
sections where road building is nov
going on, and to visit a short stretc
of "old sty lie parish road" now need
ing the mystic touch of the modern
izer. DR.. w. +. Carstens and Mr.. La
zard King were the prime movers o
this undertaking, which had for 1t
purpose the demonstration Of the ad
vantages of a direct and straight road
with thorough drainage system
The 35 cars were usually driven b.
their owners aud carried besides
number of persons who are too muci
absorbed in the details of their owl
business affairs to know the details
aud true character of the country
roads OF day.
The party, numbering about rs
persons, gathered on Thursday after
noon, on Main street in the viclni y
of the post office, at the appolnte d
hour, 3 O'Clock. Some few cars
which had been promised, aud some
few parties who had accepted invita-
tions for the trip. failed to show up
promptly. These appointments
without previous notice made it neces.
sary to make many new assignments
| OF passengers so AS to provide for all
who did respond. Naturally, Messrs.
Carstens and King were IA busy as
bees in tar-buckets getting every BODY
comfortably seated. As soon as cars
were loaded they were ordered to
take position at the foot of Center
street and to await orders. As things
were cons derably congested on Main
street, somebody suggested a
Move up" The order OF "haltn
never again reached the lead-car
The procession was off! And without
leader! 1t would have required high
power cylinders, a steady directing
hand, and cool. collected nerve, TO
direct any car capable of hating that
stampeded bunch of automobiles!
The Commanders IN Chief were left
at the stake
The few cars left in town were lost |
and forgotten. When the cats bear
Ing Dr. Csrstens and Mr. king got |
beyond the city limits there was no |
trace to be seen of the headIess excur-
sion, which had headed for Avery's I
Island. The leaders took the road /
out into the Petite Anse section. in
the neighborhood of Minvielle's store.
and saw nothing more Of the estray
road BOOSTERS!
If good roadn had lead on
southwest, across Vermilion Bav and
the Gulf OF Mexico. the Lord only
know where that headless excursion
would have stopped! Fortunately the
sea was ahead of us, and that Autos
are not good sea-going craft At the.
mines office halt was effected 1t
was then realized that the leadc re-
were lost" After waiting some
minutes for them to 'catchupn each
ear started on its own hook for town
some by devious ways of old and for
gotten and not much used paths.
We had the delights of this trip
while enjoying the comforts Of "A seat
n Mr.. Emile Simon's up-to-date
Studebaker. Congenisl companions
prevented there being dull moment.
While gliding along over splendid
tretch OF new model road, as though .
We were soaring on the borrowed
wings OF Mercury, Mr.. Simon sup.
,ested that he believed he would
ather see the cost of paving Main
treet OF this city applied to the ex.
ension OF the good roads system of
his parish. We grasped the wisdom
u this preference, which preferred II
he facilities for moving country pro-
nce In all kinds of weather, to beau.
itul paved streets in a city surround
q by-a system of dirt roads which
ould be safely counted on during De.
iods of drought.
Yesterday forenoon DR.. Carstens
dviscd US that the intended itinerary
the'trtp OF the day before con EN-
lated run out Center street: over
he parish roads to Minvielle's store.
yer the new road now building to
r. lhelesphore Robich eaux's. where
ne could gain an appreciation of
ossible shortening Of road to Alb
evf The parish road machine
nder the direction Of Mr.. Willie
ourd and Mr. L. NJ. Turner, is now
work on the Robicheaux road. AL
us point 1t was proposed to change
lie course TO road leading to the
ait NJ mes. passing through Rynella.
~ nee to take the old road to Jno
estates, and Oscar Deroueps place
the bridge crossing the New Iberia
'uthern Canal. At the f. &c A. r
crossing of this canal IT was in.
n led to stop and listen to few adj
esses on the questions Of good
ads, completing the canal. drain
e, etc. DR.. Carstens, DR.. IL A
ing and Mr.. Jules Drey fus were 4
aonR those who we're slated for
ks Then the party, it was intend /
. should follow the newly graded /
al on the dnmp. on the bank of the
nal, back to town. -" /
It Is hoped that the miscarryino ne T.
pans Tor this trip will not dis -
courage Or. Carstens IN his en-
' :, ior good roads; that he
y UNDERTAKE the organization of an
'e, "Trip ior the same purpose; and
!, ne Will, on the next occasion.