The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
New Orleans is the Chief Port
Of the Mighty Valley Of
the Mississippi River.

ready existing are beclouded by the
gayety OF fete days.
New orleans Is not only the greatest
cotton market on the continent and city
of great rice mills and sugar refineries,
but its business in general manufactur-
ing is OF great magnitude and impor-
tance. .
Without attempting TO cover in detail
the present Industrial enterprises OF the
city II may be possible to emphasize this
fact by q brief enumeration or the lead.
ing manufacturing pursuits at present
engaged in here. There are two cotton
mills, six big cotton seed oil plants one
big nrolasses distillery and two cordial dis
tilleT1es ten molasses refineries, three
tilizer fadtories. three large cooperage
plants three furniture and one rattan
factory and nine rice mills. The second
largest cigar factory In the world II To-
tionery manufactures, as many DIG
cracker bakeries, two extensive mannfac-
tories OF drugs. knitting mill. three pot
teries and one of them produces ware Of
exceptional quality, large hreworks es-
tablishment. about 20 foundrtes. seven
machinery manufactures. about 80 hm-
Der mills and " plants or this kind are
extensively engaged in producing manu-
featured goods, three tanneries ana three
large carriage and wagon factories. New
Orleans is said 70 be the biggest centre re
the world and has about 20 houses en-
ployed In this line. Among other manu-
facturing enterprises extensively pur-
sued here are wooden and paper pox.
soap. mustard. pickle, umbrella, show
case shirt, spring bed, mattress, saddle
and harness, perfumery ornamental
glass, elevator and iron fence making:
boots and shoes are also manufactured
here on q quite extensive scale, or by lS
factories, and so are iron and brass de-
vices, gas machines, harness and chains
and wood preservatves, while the largest
cypress lumber concern In the country Is
located here, and the city has tnware
plant which can compete with any In the
The best posted citizens Of New Or
leans agree that the city will never full
hll Its destiny until IL becomes as great
a manufacturing centre as II Is z com
of the country who find competition too
keen at home will at least find IL inter
,sting II not profitable to look over the
ield presented by this city. II is place
or those who want to get where fuei
md raw materials are the cheapest and
facilities by land and wat
IT are unexcelled.
n New Orleans today II would appear
hat II offers the strongest or Inducements
or the building of a score. BY locating
n the largest cotton market In the coun-
ry, mills could purchase their stock at
III seasons Of tho year, thus saving the
,ost Of transportation. handling and com
,ressng-an item OF not less than ! per
cent per pound. An advantage 1t Is not I
1inicult to appreciate.
As for furniture factories II is only |
necessary to remark that about 50 per |
cent OF the timber wealth Of the United /
States Is located In the South and Louis
ana is as rich In this resource as any J
,f It's sister commonwealths. In this state
lone, Ii Is estimated, are So 600, 900, 900 feet
,f the finest quality Of pine, and II has
hardly a rival for wealth IN cypress.
There are also great growths of oak, ash, |
magnolia, walnut. beech, persimmon |
rum. cottonwood and naples distributed |
llong tho tributaries OF the Mississippi |
md this timber can be cheaply delivered |
n this city at all seasons.
That there is field here for rolling |
nils Is conclustvely shown by the amount |
4 bar iron consumed and shipped from |
ere. and what is being accomplished in |
alabama In iron and steel making ought |
o mean big shipbuilding enterprises in q |
eep water port with such direct and |
heap communication with Birmingham |
nd Ensley City as New Orleans COM |
lands. II has direct communication by |
all or water with some OF the greatest
70 and fuel fields In the United States.
nd the best bltuminous coal can be pur-
hased here at $40 per ton by the car
'ad.
This Is q great grain port today Nil | ,
ons OF bushels are brought here annual |
;, and most OF II Is transhipped to FNi- |
,pe. and it IL hard 70 understand why |
D nour mill has been built here TO supply |
le local trade II nothing more. :
In fact, New Orleans Is a city which | l
full OF manufacturing opportunities. | 1
nd there are thousands OF acres OF land | 4
ong the water front and elsewhere 1
hich are available at fair prices for
'ctory sites. Moreover by constitutional ] 4