St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-12
HOME FROM EUROPE
Mr.. Hugh McClOsky Says
Docks i'm New Orleans
Are Equal to Any
In the World.

81 am businessman, just re
turned from four months absence,
and | am far too busy 10 give up
time for discussion; but will say
this TO you-that the completed
dock facilities of New Orleans are
unsurpassed by any in the world,
except possibly the docks of Liver
pool.
With this brief summary of his
observations while abroad during
the past four months, Mr.. Hugh
McCIosky, president of the Dock
Commission and head of the Nc.
Closky Bros. Co., of this city,
dismissed fiye-minutes discussion
on the subject of his journey across
the globe.
MIR. McClosky was pouring over
an immense stack of accumulated
correspondence and was deIuged
with callers when called upon by a
representative OF the States, and
was not i'll position TO give up
any time 10 discussion of The I'M
pressions gathered by him during
| the extensive tour.
CAT some other time | will go
more extensively into my impress
sions and observations" declared
the head of the Dock Commission,
shut at this time 1t is utterly I'M
possible for me to give you any
time. Of course | saw and stud
led the dock facilities of Europe
and the East; but, understand me,
that was not the sole mission for
the trip. | Travelled extensively
into the interior as well as on the
coast, and was largely engaged in
private research"
England, Scotland, Ireland, Ger.
many, Belgium, Switzerland, ltaIY
and France were visited by MIR.
McClosky. He was accompanied
everywhere by his family and en-
joyed the tour immensely. Ship
pug and business consumed tie
larger portion OF his time, and at
all the points touched on the coast
wise territory Mr.. McClcosky made
ia point to give as much of his
ltlme as possible to comparison
W ith the docking facilities of New
Orleans.
Nowhere in the world, with the
possible exception of Liverpool,
SAID Mr.. AcCLoskey, did he find
docking facilities surprising the
completed facilities of this port.
MIR. McCloskey has been head of
the Dock Commission almost since
its inception, and even before he
was elevated head of the body he
was, as member. one of the mos t
active men in New Orleans in the
advancement of the river front. 1t
has been since his term as presi.
dent that the immense steel Wharves
and new sheds have been projected
and completed. He has been the
most active In all the big projects,
and is known as one Of the most
versatile men in the country on the
subject of harbor improvement and
shipping.
During his extensive tour Mr..
McCloskeY went for pleasant
haunt to the vlclnicy of the Lakes
of Killarney, Ireland, then TO Dub
lin, Belfast, Londonderry, Port
Rush, visiting the Giants Cause
way, Glasgow, Edanburg, Tronscs,
London, Paris, Strausburg, Munich
Vienna, Venice, Florence, Rome,
Naples, Geneva, Luzerne, Mon
treaux, Interlarken, Dresden, Ber'
lin, Hamberg Antwerp, Cologne,
Brussels, thence back to Paris.
London and Liverpool, and re-
turning via New York and Chlca
go to New Orleans.
The itinerary will show that Mr.
McClosky made it a point tc
take IN all the great European
shipping points, including Dublin
Belfast, Liverpool, Glasgow Dres
den, Hamburg, Antwerp and othe
modern shipping ports. The opin
ion expressed by President Nc.
Closkey will carry great weigh
and will attract much attention Il
the New Orleans docks, becaus
of the well recognized authority 0
that gentleman on the subject
Beng identified as one of the mos
competent students Of the subject
his conclusions will be looked upo