The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-25
With Deeper Water at the Month
Of the River,
ana With the Nicaragua Canal Bring
ing the World Nearer,
She Is Bound to Take Front Rank
in the Whole United
States.

tlOuZl the nQmpCE Va cAiiS 49,
compare with the number Of small one.
which once came here. the tonnage and
Importance of the industry have grown
steadily, and is continuing to grow from
year to year. One OF the leadlAs sur
agents being asked the otAef ga!
his business was increasing at present
looked astonished, and said that " Was
bigger this year by far than II hau eNSi
been before, and that, too, notW thS taHu,
ing the fact that a number OF sh'Ps WIZ
endowed In transportation Of troops and
supplies to South Africa. lie saId ihat
his company was constantly uu''u'H l :
more aud bigger ships. and that as soon u
ps the South African war was over
larger number of them would ne pu.
Into this trade than had ever before oetn
here He added that in snort tIlhe lne
Improyemeut of Southwest pass would
have been completed, and then New Vt
leans shipping would assume proportions
that would astonish the world OUT Ln ma,
this development would be as ho'hIn ;
compared with the result TO the coul.
merclal and shipping Development OF
gulf ports and all other ports when the
Nicaragua canal Is finished. IT,. 9,
strangers who 'bs com. climbing n season are
constantly expressing establishment at
tie vast number of great ocean steam
shIps that they behold alongside ine
vharves, each a hive of busting INDUS
nv as the cargoes are put OF and taken
The number OF ships arriving each
month in the year is accurately snoWn
In the report, including the months from
September 1898, to September, le9S
The figures are as follows: september
1895, f07; October 10; NoyemDer' nl9'
December, 1$$: January tSg r;i ! nf. Nav e
113; June, 115; July, 10; August d no,
In all there were 14l9 arrivals. Inc
gross tonnage was 3.0l5.3s6, and the nel
tonnage 2Ol1 SO. -o among tneSe 'H'p'
The lines OF ships coming into the
port are: West India and Pacihc, 70
fyerP9oi Harrison Line. E Bre heHrpa and
Milburn Line. Ross Line, Sunset Line.
and Chalmette Transport Company
Line, for continental ports; Lanp99rc otS ~
Holt Line, to Liverpool, Brazil ana ON
er points; Prince Line, to HaTre, Ant
werp, Newcastle on Tyne. Spanish por-
tuguese and Mediterranean ports; IoIIo
Line. to Genoa Fore1e Tea,s u1 Jnr to to
Genoa: Hamburg American fack9t L'ht,
to Hamburg; Prat's CoAtinen'at In 1i!,. ~
Barcelona. Genoa. and other Meultefra-
mean ports; Pnillos and lover Llnts, ~
mean ports; Cromwell Line, to New
YORK; Southern Pacific Line, TO New
York. Florida, Texas ports and havana
United Fruit Company,s Line, for Zen
trail American ports Bluehelds Steam
ship Line, to Central American ports
French Line, to Havre, Rio Janeiro ana
pany, to Tampico. Mexico; Anglo-Ame?L-
can steamship Line. to Great mn Brl,n an
and continental Europe; Austro- huhsa,
ran Veritas, New Orleans to GA -, ,
Cuban Line, Il London and Antwerp;
GIynn. Sierra and Larrnaga Lines, 10
Liverpool; Joseph Holt Line, to haVre
Aynar Line, TO Spanish ports neaa
Line. TO Belfast and Dublin; Benner
Line. to New York; Camors. WeinOerser
Banana Company, to Central American
these statistics show the varied char
acter of the shipping. There are new
points being Developed from time to
time and new sources OF buslne
worked up, and when the cheap wharf
age is secured, next year II is beIlrvei
that the shipping will receive a great
impetus Tie Wharfage Is to be. so
small that, while 1t is not actually free,
it is so small that 1t amounts to very
little. compared with the present
charges. 1t Will not be over ohe-tnlru
of the present charge: a.,
There is a steady Development Of the
ports, and aside, from the great improve
nentS which the railroads have mlde
and are contemplating. the present Ger
tainty Of 80 feet of water in Southwest
Iass, with permarent channel IN S9uth
pass; he building Of the naval Dry u9ch
at Algiers. and the consequent stimulus
to ship building ana repairing OF a prl-
late nature, and the fact that IN" TeAas
and Pacific Railroad Company, through
Mr.. Gould. has announced Its intention
to put in a line of steamships from this
city to New York as soon as the SHIPS
can be obtained, all point t. trGlhen-
dous development in the ports business.
OF course, the development of the
Dort depends on the railroad systems in
d rect connection with it and the ac-
commodatiOn for shipping, especially as
regards deep water channels and accom-
mediation for the great ships that are
now roaming the sea, seeking cargoes.
The port Of New orleans, with the pros
pc Is Of opening Southwest pass, Will,
nj
port In the country, as she has the
largest railroad mileage under single con
troll of any port in the country, ana with
the So foot channel IN Southwest pass;
safest port in the country, barring none.
In her geographical position, which is
another important factor; New orleans o.,
touch with the whole central portion of
he United States. and IS the natural
outlet for all OF the vast supplies or
grain and live stock and m9nntactured
goods Of that vast area, and IS receiy,
ing from year to year vastly increased
portion Of it. Besides, the imports are
big feature, which is being developed
from year to year with ever Increasing
regularity. and it is predicted that be
fore many years the bulk Of these i'm
ports will come through the port Of New
Orleans.
With the deep water at the mouth Of
the river. there Is no scarcity of depth
anywhere. as the greatest ships that are
20 right 20 the wharves; in fact, the
depth Of the river at many points is
simply wonderful, being over 200 feet at
some points. and at all points far in ex-
familiar with the shallow harhors OF
p9rts fail at once to grasp the Idea
as deep and safe. and permanen
as as the thea sea Itself: .. and withoG
ing vessels continually in sea water
for the great river has healing qualit.
those evils acquired from constant &C
tlon Of the sea and Its barnacles.
Among the directions in which tn
development Of the shipping is now ben
lumber, and timber. The amount of ,'thi
100000, 900 feet annually, and viii
New Orleans has not had an equ'
Is rapidly developing In that direction
and one of the leading authorities say
that with the opening up of the can
10. connect lake Borgne and the 9TH
will be an enormous increase in II
business, as the lumber can be load,
directly into the ships. without reha
ding. Another big feature of this can
coal from the Warrior river direct to t
port in barGes, so that there will be
rehandling of 1t, and ships can coal I
rect for the barges.
the shipping during the last few yea
has been the shipment of stock. Lar
numbers Of cattle have been sent tbroui
the port to Europe with. the utmost 81
shipped 10 South Africa under con,
lions which are said to be unusually ST
cessful. These shipments have be
largely devoted TO mules. but now hors
hahn hnl