New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-10-16
OUR. OIL FIELD-ITS PROMO
TON AND DEVELOPMENT.
October 18th, 1920.

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column space to spare, the op-
portunity to present to the pub
lie few points in favor of that
much abused and misunderstood
specie.
The Promoter-This is the old
age. Not the stone age. Condi-
tions that prevailed before the
food do not prevail now. The
modern man is not the bearded
beast. Why? Because some fell
low promoted the razor.
The OK cart is a thing of the
past. Why? Because the steam
engine, the automobile and the fly
inc machine have been promoted.
The world owes its deliverance
from crude methods to the pro-
moter. The promoter has brought
us knowledge, convenience and
happiness.
The fig leaf has been super
seeded bv the seal skin. Woven
silk has taken the place Of straw.
Why? Because the promoter has
been busy.
Instead of the tallOw candle We
have the electric light. Why
Because some crazy individual got
a brilliant idea and promoted 1T
successfully.
We know that the earth is not
fat Why? Because Columbus,
a great promoter, proved that it
is round. Our religion, the best
on earth, is the work of the
world greatest promoter-Jesus.
He was crucifed.
In spite of his magnanimous
character and splendid works,
the promoter has been discredlted,
lied about, maligned. 1t is too
bad. But it is a human trait. The
fellow that does the most good
gets the least credit, especially IN
his own time and generation.
Yet promoting is the grandest,
noblest business on earth. ! The
promoter has brought order out
of chaos. With barbarism as his
only raw material he has devel-
oped civilization. He has hui
manized, christianized and CIV
ilized the cave man. Democracy,
the highest and best form of hu-
man government yet evolved, to
perpetUate the principles for
which this Nation has recently
given its best blood, was orig
inally the idea and later the
achievement of the promoter.
Freedom of thought, freedom Of
speech, freedom of action-the
right to live-we owe the pro-
moter.
The declaration of Independ-
ence and the Constitution of the
United States were the promo
Sons Of oppressed peoples.
Moses promoted the Ten Com
mandments and the Golden Rule,
first in its negative form and later
in its present, positive, perfect
form, as enumerated by Jesus,
stands out as the star promotion
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Fulton promoted the steam
boat; Howe the sewing machine.
Harvey promoted the knowledge
of the circulation Of the blood;
Newton that of the law of grav-
ity; and Darwin promoted the
idea of the survival Of the fittest.
Edison promoted the monograph;
Wright Brothers the air boat,
Marconi the wireless, and Ford
the tin lizzie.
All the big jobs have been per-
formed by promoters. They are,
have been and will be the restless
spirits who dare to venture into
unknown fields, to risk their for
tunes, their health, their lives, it
necessary, to open new fields,
new MINIS. to make new discov-
cries, to develop new countries
to build new industries, to obtain
new information, to apply new
ideas and to try out new plans
Through their efforts the race is
teSsed with ansend,ess series OF
progressive changes, leading con-
nt,v to rrenter human comfort,
fuller and better lives.
Certainly there have been bad
promoters. just as there have
been bad preachers. bad teachers,
bad husbands, bad wives, and bad
children.
We are frank to admit that the
devil himself was some promoter.
America was first discovered by
a promoter and then promoted by
other promoters. The United