The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-09-30
NEW IBERIA
SOUTHERN CANAL.

DIR. w II. Caratena has again
taken MP the project Of improving
the N l, Southern Canal, and oi
making 1t pavigablo canal all
the way MP To the corporation
Limits Of this city In order 10
bring the proportions ioIcefuIly
TO The attention ~ the Taxpayers,
he proposes 10 take patty Of our
oitiEens, numbering about 100 in
autoa down to the T. 81 A Il Il
croRsiug, and from there to take
the entire party in motor boats on
down the canal aud Bayou Callin,
ont Oh to Weeks Bay a picnic
dinner will be icrved the entire
party II IL also proposed that
the memhera Of the party shall
not be compelled to dunk sea wa.
ter tn slacken their thitat.
l he proposition proposes that
the aionista shall meet ut
somo central point early on the
morning. about o'clock, Of Octo
Der 9Th. enter autos and proceed
without delay TO the boat landing
This will doubtless be a delightful
outing for the busy, Office confined
man, and the Doctor indicated
hat his lat was very rapidly fiji.
ing M When he will have regis.
tered az many az may be safely
carried IN the eight chartered mo.
tor boats the liat must close. An
unfortunate probability ia that
thip trip will have 10 leave many
behind for want of boat capacity,
The NAN object Of this excur
sion ia 10 make our people ac
auainted with the possibilities ~
ing dormant nj their doors, await
ing the magical touch of proper
initiative, and incidentally To af
ford every member of the party |
RnCh good time that he Will ever |
after long for the next opportupi
~. which should be for the initia
ton AT an early date of seawater
navigation into our city limits.
Capt. Il A Pharr and Sheriff g.
L. Cade were among the frat To
promote canal to the sea. In
that day, for the want Of drainage,
just after u downponr of ram,
skin was started by w. ID. Cou
uron from the south side of Cen
ter street and row.d down to the
PEBBLES plantation. The skitf had
no difficulty In passing over the
top wire, of the fences then in ex
istence, in low places Good
roads and cultivated fields are
today along the route
Of the voyage of that skltf
The present canal has accom-
pllsbed wonders for the improved
drainage Of the country; but it
has not quite caused the whole
dream Of its promoters TO come
true. They dreamed Of fresh oys
ters and kicking fab from the sea
TO our kitchens, to be made ready
for the early morning meal. This
can be best realized through a ma
vigable canal entering our south
ern boundaries. Such a canal
would bring the privileges Of a
bath 10 hundreds Of our
people who will probably never
have such privilege under exist
ng conditions. Ii would bring
he products of the sea to us
quickly and cbeaply 1t would
serve both the purposes of en-
,loyment for persons Of small
means, and for pleasure and re
,reations Of those who seek the
lamp for hunting and fishing
This canal was originally au
horned by the people of this I
,lty, when they voted bond issue Z
II $50, 600 to run for a period of
Is years, some Ia years ago.
Since then the citys assessment z
las more than doubled. This in
,reaae In the assessment has re
ulted III the accumulation of a
urplus fund Of above 800, 1000.
The present proposition proposes
o employ that surplus plus the
mount which will accrue during
he years the tax has yet to run,
n improving the canal, and in
Completing il along the lines upon
vhlch il was originally projected.
DO this, OF end the collection of
he tax when an amount sufficient !.
o retire the bonds will have been