New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-12-02
PURE LOUISIANA BOTTLED
SYRUP.

IlmeS-Plcaylne several days ago
our attention was directed to al
article anent Louisiana syrup
which we would like our reader
to read carefully. If they TAX
heed from the comments made b,
this California n.and insist tina
homemade Louisiana syrup b.
insisted upon when they vi,l
hotel and restaurants. the deman(
our products would be So grca
that all Of the syrup that Louisi
ana could produce would be solo
at remarkable prices and thu
small farmers of South Louisiana
would soon become more pros
porous and at the same time thou
sands of our young people would
be given employment, making ano
bottlino this article that would
be very advantageous to them. II
was our pleasure this week te
receive from Mr.. Luke l.. Der
trand a pint bottle of pure Lou.
isiana syrup put up by him,
labelled Big B brand. or Ter.
trand's Best" this delicious arti-
Gle is undoubtedly the best Aa:trcd
that we have ever tasted, and
from what we are informed, Mr..
Bertrand already has demand for
a large quantity and anticipates
increasing his capacity with the
next season s crop. There is ample
room here for a large factory in
the hands Of a competent man
who knows how to cook the syrup
and bottle it. the same as does
Mr.. Bertrand. A syrup mill in
New Iberia would employ for sew
eral months in the year a large
number of our young people and
with judlcious advertising there
is no telling how great the demand
would be for pure Louisiana cane
syrup. The packages Mr.. Ber-
trand put up are as handsome as
We have ever seen and ''Ber-
trand's Best should be found on
every table. instead of the can
syrup which is advertised as
maple and has never seen a maple
tree.
The communication is herewith
attached:
Mobile, Ala, Nov. %, 1916.
For years it has been my habit
to visit your city annually, and l
always look forward with pleas
ure to enjoying while there your
delicious Louisiana syrup. This
time | was there four days before
l could find a restaurant that was
serving it.
If we made such a delicious arti-
Gle in California we would make
it so famous that we would put
it on every table in America, as
we have done our prunes, raisins,
peaches, ETC., /bv celebrating a
dav when every loyal native son
and daughter sends some e. tte;r
friends throughout the country.
Every restaurant that is catering
to the people Of New Orleans and
Louisiana should b. posted when
they refuse to give their support
to the people that are supporting
them. Especially when you can
buy best syrup on earth today
from 80 to IS cents per gallon,
and they insist upon serviny yau
a thin, poor syrup which they
claim to be maple, but l doubt if
it ever saw a maple tree.
This is a case where the peo-
ple and the state pure food au-
thorities should get busy. When
ever you celebrate Louisiana
syrup l pledge myself to send
a gallon to as many friends as l |
have letters in my name.
drop into some Of your res
taurants and call for Louisiana
syrup. You will get such a look
as though you were asking for|
something hnclean.
The standardizing of our res
taurants il deplorable. I you
drop into q restaurant in New
York. Boston, Chicago, New Or
leans. Denver or San Francisco
the cooking is the same. In few
years each sections special dish
es will have passed away.
NJ. E. CONVICTION,