Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-10-08
Report of the
Secretary

Since the last meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce, we have accompjishc,
the following:
Through the combined efforts of II,
city oi2cials aud the Chamber Of Com
m"rcc, the Southern raciflcc lines nav,
agreed to give Ahhcyillc new paSscn
ger depot.
We have been notified by the Dis
trict Engineer that ia answer to our
numerous requests toy letter and tclc
gram, the Government is sending TIA,
/ Steamer Hyacinth to clear the ilic>
ont Of NcrmiIion Bayou, and that she
will arrive within the next few DAYS.
Propositions which are being pushed
/ are Is follows:
Plans fer Creamery for Ncrmilion
/ Parish are progressing, and a special
/ representative of an Equipment Co
will arrive soon to give us plans speci
! fications and estimates. AS soon as
| these are receive, a stock com anv will
/ be- organized, the stock sold and ac-
taai hiuldiGg operations begun.
he freight boat between Abbcvillc
and New Orleans will bc put intu op
Grafton rs soon as the parties who are
to purchase the bot have closed their
deal and secured tn cboat. The nee
! rssary amount of freight will be
| promptly signed up by the business men
of Abbeville
The Chamber of Commerce is working
to obtain better mail service and has
just been advised by Congressman Mar
tin that resolutions from the Chamber
| of Commerce of New iberia, the Police
Jury of Iberia Parish, Chamber of
Comcrce of Crowley, Police Jury of
Acadia Parish and Police Jury of Yer
million Parish asking for this service
are essential.
The resolutions will therefore be Sc
cured as soon as possible and sent to
the proper authorities, and it is thought
the desired results will be obtained not
later than November LIST.
The matter of additional train service
on the Southern Pacific between Able
willie and New Iberia is slated for hear.
ing by til Public Service Commission in
November
The Chamber of Commerce put forth
every effort to win this case,
An investigation Of Che Telephone
rates is being made, and although we
cannot hope to get general reduction,
we feel quite sure that certain alleged
Irregularities and Determinations can
be corrected.
Plans for advert sing Vermilion
Parish and the Gambler of Commerce
are being mapped out, and the follow
ing program has been adopted subject
% the approval of the Board of Direct
org.
p A Convention of Secretaries and Pre-.
sidents Of Chamber of Commerce from
al Over the United States viii be held
in New Orleans on October oath. 18th.
I'd 9th and this will be an ideal
time to bring our Parish and orga liza
ton to the attention cf live wires from
all barts Of tn country,
One IF our Syrdp mills is to furnish
500 small cans Of syrup with their label
Oh the cans, thus advcrtisi'g them
selves, with Compliments of tn ever
million Chamber If Commerce stamped
theron, thus calling the Chamber el
Commerce 10 their attention.
The Louisiana State has agreed 10
furnish 500 one pound sacks of rice,
with cook books attached, which will
be given out in the same manner.
Pictures Of rice fields before and ar
Ter cutting, threshing scenes. cane fields
far mhcmes, capals, etc. will Ec on dis
play, nd samples Of potatoes, cane
Craze fruit. etc. will also be shown,
The whole can be accomplished a tprac.
iically no eXpensc aud will c"2atc great
comment, while n writ-up will be plac'
ed in the New Orleans papers,
The Ortaber issue Of the Southern
Investor has been turned over to the
| Th1mhrr Of Commerce II NO Scuth,
n we are planning to have writ"'hp
n that issue, Suggestions ae to what
houll hr i'c'rdo! will he gladly ae'
cutcd
: rtn"i. company has hccn orr"' izcI
tK"Plan Fl ,nc purpose Of building
O." OperatiOg an ice plant. \ large
per cent of the stock is arleady sold
AMI plans for the plant are already
.amplcted. It is intended to have the
plant IN operation before the first of
the year,
The Chamber Of Commerce ut Lake
! Charles, L., has put through a pro.
;cct b ywlich Lake Charles will be able
20 get deep water rates on freight
| fTUuBHl tBtF lUtII ftlN Nv bbdt, anu VIZ
have taken the matter up with them re-
rariing our being bic TO avail our.
elves of this opportunity, and have
lcen assured that we will be given a
very lew rate from Lake Charles to
-Abbevillc. A further investigation
viii be made and il Is possible that
7rdch &C orr New Orleans freight can
5c shipped through Lake Charles at a
great saving in freight.
Work has been begun on Directory
f the Parish, ard the work will III
~"m )lcteI in about siXtr days. mfor
| nation aloIg other lines will hc gather
II the same time, and the office OF
! fhc Chamber of Commerce may then be
Ised rs Bureau Of Information, roth
Cor home people and strangers.
About the last of October a dollar
iav will be given in Abbevillc under
he auspices of the Chamber of Com
merce. Practically every store will take
part. At intervals thereafter sale:
will he held in the other towns Of thC
| Parish if the Merchants want them,