The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12


Ohio, Tho Louisville q Nashville rail-
road has 4s15 miles Of track in tho States
nessee, Georgia, Kentucky, illinois and
Missouri. The Texas a Pacific syytern
operates 1906 miles OF road, exclusive OF
II rsaesss rs t Ds ns6 s6 tas Gsss
Colorado. The Yazoo & Mississippi Val.
Iss TirSsa and .ss the ss Illinois Central sG
aeS MsssDp ss 5COe Sss states Re
s9Sky Illinois Isdsna son1n I0wS
line crossing the entire country from
the Great lakes TO the gulf.
The map shows the immense territory
as railroad centre. This territory ie
bounded on the west by the Pacific
ocean, on the north by the great lakes.
Lake Superior near the Wisconsin and
Michigan boundary along Lake Michigan
to 0hac9gS cGssi1s S SsoqtSS;esstsrly nS;o
between Cincinnati and Louisville and
thence to Charleston, $. G. In the terri
tory included within these limits every
thing necessary to the life Of man Is
produced, and nearly everything neces-
sary 10 his health and comfort Is man
ufactured. The flour. beef and pork pack
this territory. and are nearer by many
miles to New Orleans than 10 the other
great ports Of the country.
from New Orleans by the railroads IN
clIIdes wheat, rye, corn, oats, barley,
-four and other mill products. all the
rice. coffee, salt, butter. hides. wool,
dressed beef and packing house products,
poultry. fish and game OF all kinds, for
eatte tfers eotaSn aaos seeS eS ime BRICK
stone. sand, clay thing. household goods
and furniture. vegetable and mineral oils
tar and tar produc.s, Venaeies cSsr.r Ioois, s
ings, iron. rails, ali kinds OF ores. lead,
ice. coal, coke. hay. horses mules. cattle,
sheep hess and ss lance The rail-
roads handled 5,573,oo2 cons OF freight in
the fiscal year ended In 1898, As compared
with 4,sa2,2l2 tons the year previous In
B ooo. 900 tons and less were handled: Tho
average rate of increase has been to 10
per cent annually.
the Mississippi is greatly reduced per:
centage of the total tonnage az compared
with 20 or even 10 years ago. but still IL
srs engaged in the trade is $50, with q
OF 12S, 500. These vessels bring to |
New Orleans annually about 3oo 900 bales i
8, 900 hogsheads and 455, 900 barrels of SUI |
rar, 154 900 barrels of molasses, 1N. 600 |
lacks of rough rice and largo amount
4 miscellaneous freight. They also take
way from the city heavy tonnage Of
gricultural implements, supplies. etc
The big packets ply to the lower coast,
ourche, UP the Red river to Shreveport
nd jefferson, 500 miles up the ouaohita
sns sons Art *. up prs.r sas Ya10S of %st
smaller lines ply to the small
+. 'Fs Ser aGs % 9Sysss wssa. EhHs In. e90y sIo.
ne days of passenger traf1o on the Mis-
Issippi are gone, but the freight traffio.
heaply carried on. Is made profitable,
lay be increased.
Sugar. MoIasses ana Rico.
81 sugar molasses Glasses It's by-product. ana
he Importance OF sugar TO Louisiana
nd TO New Orleans. where about half
the state product is refined, and
led can hardly be overestimated.
Inc sugar cane was introduced into /
ouisiana in lI5l from San Domingo. II {
at entirely for the molasses, most OF {
hlch was converted into rum or tafa. s
17SS a sugar mill-a mill for the man 4
ew Orleans by Mr.. Dubreull. Some O
Igar Is said to have been made by the i
hevalier de Mazan on HIS plantation b
10 art OF sugar making. IL II was ever | Q
art. soon became a lost one. In 1891 a |
gar house was erected bv Mr., Soils al | c
In the parish OF St Ber- | 4
Ird; but 10 was not until 1926 that com
etc success In the eranulation OF sugar q
az achieved by Mr.. Etenne de Bore en | n
s plantation, now part OF Carrollton | q
rhs total consumption OF sugar IN the | r
1ited States IS somewhat in excess OF n
pounds per capita, or 1.oo3.sts tons for | 4,
. whole mass OF the population. Only | o
out one-nfth OF this sugar IS produced | X
the United States. and 90 per cent OF | =
. domestic product comes from Lou | n
ana. =,
These estimates indicate~the desire OF =,
,uisiana to encourge the production OF n
gar. both cane and beet, and the Inn | A
anse interest which New Orleans has | -
the increase OF domestic production s'
Jperts say that this country can make | =,
the sugar needed for home consump- ~
IN. and they predict that beet ralsIug .,
r sugar will occupy a most important ~,
ice In the nations Agricultural pursuits in
a keep at home the 500. 900 900 10 500. g,
900 which IL annually sent abroad 10 ~
y for importation OF raw sugars. Lou ~
ana can raise more sugar cane than N ~
es. but tho limit would soon be reached 4 ~
4 the Increase in home production ~ -
" sugars must come from beet raising ss