La Junta tribune., 1910-05-28

- To the city, which saves
them from falling into the hands OF
monopoly. thus enabling the city
10 control the commerce OF the coun.
try that comes TO and goes from
this city on vessels. and becomes al
the same time source of revenue.
Here | saw ocean vessels OF all kinds
and sizes. from all parts of the
world as well as vessels that ply on
our rivers and trade between our
own ports. ships laden with merchan.
disc from Japan, Australia, Jamaica,
Brazil, Peru. Africa, Amsterdam. Liv'
erpool Hamburg. Bordeaux. Cuba and
everywhere. saw two vessels load
I'd with sugar. unloading at the
American sugar refinery. This refin-
cry Is the largest refinery in the
world, being fourteen stories high.
with smokestacks two hundred feet
high. tried to secure admission TO
see this great institution but, while
the manager was courteous and talked
with me for a long time, he said he
had strict orders not TO admit any
one into the refinery. He said
could 20 and see them unload the
sugar az the dock, which | did The
sugar was from Porto Rico II is
put up In bags OF about $50 pounds
eight OF these sacks are punched and
drawn up by cable weighing ton
head track, by carriage in which a
boy sits 10 guide and direct, propell
ed by electricity. The track is TWEEN
ty.fiye or thirty feet high and winds
by many a curve. first running along
the wharf aad then by a graceful
double curve. II turns into the great
refinery. where the sacks OF sugar aie
piled mountain high There are prob.
ably eight hundred thousand or more
sacks OF sugar In this great refinery
one hundred thousand tons. the
greatest pile of sugar in the world.
This sugar Is shipped from the sugar
plantations OF the West nGics. in
IT'S brown damp state. and Is Lere
refined to white granulated srGar.
Today was an important day with
the public schools of New orleans,
Forty thousand school children gath.
cr from every school In this city
into Lafayette square. Just opposite
the city hail. and there decorate with
flowers the statue Of John MELON
ough. and march and sing songs. and
bury the base OF the statue with the
most beautiful flowers. roses. lilies,
sweet peas. carnations and other rare
and fragrant flowers There were
wrcaths and crowns and harps Of
flowers Every child carried a flag
The children then marched through
the city hall. In many ranks. and
greeted the mayor with rousing
cheers and class yells John MELON.
ough was "a man who lived Ia an
early day at New Orleans lie came
from Baltimore lie had hard be
ginning. running ferry skiff. with
his own hands and by the help Of an
old negro. across the Mississippi river
from New orleans to McDonoyillc. ON
the south side. He later became
lawyer. "a great man, and. by his
practice and investments In real es-
tate In and about the city. amassed
a great fortune. lie fell In love with
a Spanish countess. but the countess
refused his suit and he never married
Upon his death he left his vast os-
tate to the city Of New orleans and
the city of BALTIMORE. to be devoted
TO the schools of these cities. There
were. believe, but two conditions
one. that music should be taught In
the schools and the other that the
Bible should be read In the schools,
Thitiy.two school buildings have been
erected Ia New orleans out OF this
fund. and they are numbered John
McDonough No. l." and John Nc.
Donoush No 3" and NO ON TO No.
.! Probably there are half mil
lion or more still In this fund. The
people OF New orleans viii never for
got John McDonough. his name being
thus Inscribed upon 80 many public
school houses, This annual memorial
Of flowers In hts honor will also lm.
plant his memory and nam. In the
hearts of the generations OF ycstcr.
day. today. and tomorrow. 40 that he
will be loved and honorcd not only by
the children and their parents. but by
every citizen and stranger within the
limits OF this city who witnesses this
beautiful pageant
Near bs in another park Is a sitting