The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-11-22
PROUD OF THE METROPOLIS,


New Orleans States. 4.
Our venerable confrere, Gen. John
McGrath. Of the Baton Rouge Truth
has the following kind words for New
Orleans In a recent issue of his ex.
cellent paper:
Texas may boast OF her ports on
the gulf and Mississippi OF her deep
wnter harbors that are yet In the
womb OF the future, but New Orleans
is, always has been and will remain
the greatest commercial, financial and
freight receiving and shipping city OF
the South. While all liberal mi nded
men are proud OF the progress In
strides made by other Southern ports,
local pride demands that Louisianians
should recognize New Orleans as the
greatest city of the South and to feel
that the spirit Of progress will keep
her in advance OF all others in the
future as she stands today. IL Is
claimed in some quarters that certain
towns-towns mostly on paper will
5000 compete in ~sea-gOing freights,
and are already looking upon them.
selves As rivals Of the Crescent City,
but New Orleans has grown into a
great shipping port, while Pensacola,
Mobile and other places directly on
the gulf, Notwithstanding their early
settlement are dwarfs' in comparison.
Its all very well TO talk OF open gulf
fronts, but in a section of frequent
storms and cyclonic disturbances the
ships will seek a land.locked larb0r.
such AS we have at New Orleans.
The Crescent city Is too far ahead in
commercial Importance and shipping
facilities to be 0utstripped by towns
where the stumps arc not yet out Of
the streets; she possesses too much
capital. too great n population, too
many up-tO.date municipal improve.
rnents, too many warehouses, eleva.
tors, docks and other valuable real
and personal estate to ever be over.
taken by cities which look upon them.
selves as rivals or coming rivals. She
Is the metropolitan city OF the Mis-.
sissippi valIey-the Queen OF the
South. She is the star and crescent,
settling Of the constellation OF the
Southern cities.
1t gives the States pleasure here to
reproduce such hearty expressions OF
good will, coming as it does from The
.goodly little city Of Baton Rouge.
There ought to exist the most cordial
relations between New Orleans and
all the smaller towns in this State
and the surrounding country. There
is no legitimate .antagOnism between
this ity-and other cities and towns
OF the States tributary to Us, and all
concerned would get along much bet
ter by c~ultivating a friendly spirit of
cooperation. New Orleans Is too big
TO entertain spiteful prejudice
against any other city or section; her
position In the worlds commerce Is
fixed and her efforts ought to be d.
rected towards encouraging the
growth and promoting the prosperity
Of the smaller towns In the contiR
uous territory. The more Of prosper.
,i!ty that comes to the country towns,
the greater will be the benefit that
accrues to New Orleans; the greater
New Orleans becomes, the more able
will she be to help her sister towns
On the road to prosperity. New Or.
leans wants the friendship and good
will Of all the neighboring towns and
in return she is ready to rejoice 10
the progress any of them make and
to assist them by every legitimate
means at her command. F..