The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-05-28

RES, child born of European pa
rents in the colonial possessions of
tnoSe Two nations in Ameri a or At
RIGA Hence, the progeny Of an Eu-
ropean father and of an Indian or
AFRICAN mother, and vice versa, was
NOT a Creole according TO the legltl-
mate sense Of the word. For this rea-
; son. the negroes, the mulattoes and
ind4dhS hsEer We're. strictly speak
ing, entitledssto the appel.ation Of
'Creoles' in Eoulsiana.
THE Canadians and Mexlcans. on
the other hand, we're evidently Gre
oles, according to the accented mean
ING or that word in French and
spanish, hut / believe it was never
applied 70 the colonists Of those coun-
lr3es. II Is not Acknowledged as prop
{ cry English by that great lexico-
sFapher. DR.. Samuel Johnson, and it
Is not TO be found in his famous die
! tionary. But 1t is admitted in Web
ster ana recognized by other Amer
!raH authorities, as having the mean
ing Fnleh / have mentioned in the
preceding lines. 1t is. therefore, sin
guar that probably the majority of
she population Of the United States
nave ADOPTED the strange idea that
SIgo4e means a colored person, par
elaliy OF African descent. when in
Iaet II is the reverse. and signifies
only one of pure and unmixed Eu-
ropean blood.
me word Creole rejected In
/ canada easily domi,iled itself in Lou
| iStaha, probably in consequence of
me ne proximity of that colony to the
west indies, and ii soon assumed
a broad signlfcation. 1t meant al;
tnat was born, created. manufactIr.
ca ana produced within her limits.
| pc II animate or inanimate objects
FOR instance, there were standing ex-
presslons: Creole negroes, Creole cat
tie. creole horses, Creole corn. Gre
ole sugar canes. Creole eggs, Creole
CllcKens, Creole shoes. etc. II we ad-
nere 10 the primary sIgnitication of
ne wofd. there are very few natives
" LOUISIANA, now living. who can,
since the cession OF that territory to
tne United States IN 1903, appropri-
ateiy cau themselves Creoles. be-
cause they were not born of Euro
peah parents in a French or Span
iSh colony. Etymologically speaking
the CreoIes persisted when colonial
existence ceased for them, and eyolv-
ca INTO native Louisianians. But, if
lne Noid creole is used simply TO
uss.g nate nowadays the descendants
OF the Ancient French and Snanisb
population Of our State II NAV he
considered as not being imDro3erIv
emp.oyed and may even be fondlv
cherished rs recalling TO their memo
~ an origin of which they are Justly
pIouhd. IN this sense Of the word
the Creoles are the Knickerbo ,kers
or Louisiana"
To revert to
The QUESTION OF THE TRADE
RELATIONS OF NEW
ORLEANS.
II may be truthfully stated that tho
natural inference land the correct
ohe) Is that every line of trade Is
n ny ana securely esta blished in the
crescent City. Counted Among the
most important industries Of the
citiessare the foundries. where iron
ana steel may be twisted and turned
alto every piece of mechanism for
manufacturing purposes known to
| modern use. The rapid growth Of the
metropolis may be imagined when
II Is stated that twenty years ago
New Orleans had S15 establishments.
with $S.00.000 involved and employ
ing $500 men; to-day there are over
5000 establishments, with 10000 work
Ing people and an annual output of
$4,000 900.
1t may De added that the whole
sale trade of the city Is yearly in
creasing. 1t is to-day. despite high
water and drought. and other evil
influences, ten per cent larger than
II was the same time last year.
Twenty Of the thlrty-six wholesale
grocers
HAVE AN AVERAGE ANNUAL
TRADE OF 81 600, OOO
They do not represent but small
portion of the Wholesale trade of the
city, either. There are the wholesale
dry goods dealers and the clothing
houses. notion houses. etc, which go
to make up the wholesale trade of a
great city.
New Orleans has an internal trade
peculiarly its own. In the rear Of the
city is the placid Lake P0ntcnartrain
and schooners are constantly plying
between New Orleans and ports in
Tanglpahoa and st: Tammany par
!shes The cargo of these schoon5rs
consist principally Of charcoal. laths,
sand, cement. lumber. brick and
shells. There are two bodies of va
ter leading from the lake shore and
PENETRATING TO THE VERY
HEART OF THE BUSINESS
SECTION OF NEW
ORLEANS.
These are the Old basin, which 10 d.
rectly under the control of the Cana,
Bank. and the Ne~ Basin, which IS
owned by the state and controlled
directly by a special beard OF Al
rec tons. The basins are lined with
whar4es on each side. and arr pro-
yiaed with numerous suspension
bridges. As might be expected. the
amount Of trade conducted in this
way annually s eonsijeTa bic
The prominence Of New Orleans
AS A COTTON MARKET
10 disputed by none. Its reputation
in this r gard is unass8iiab Bile. the
Crescent City l. the first cotton mar
ket of America and the second of
tha world Liverpool IS perha-s the
greatest cotton handling port in OK
isrence. but this is due tc the fsct
that cotton is received there from I'll
countries where the stap!2 is raised,
for the largest cotton manuf factories
are in England. Nearly one-third 1T
the cotton product of tha United
states is received at New Orleans
and shipped from there IT, foreign
norris. The cotton carrying steamers
arr largely in the majority j. this
Pie subject Of cotton is more fully
Fea,t with in another article OF this
lssue 1t viii only be treated of in a
General way here. But the person in
farasted in the welfare Of New Or
leans could find no stronger proof
~ the Importance OF this city as 4
trade centre than is furnished by
the statements Of the cotton Stats
4iaiare New Orleans is
VIRTUALLY THE HOME OF KING
COTTON,
for although the receipts at Liver
nool are greater. taat city Is not as
close to the "hite Helds or Lou -slanA
where the staple is cultivated.
THE RICE INDUSTRY