Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-25
ALL WATER ROUTE
70 south COASTS
COMPLETION or PANAMA CANAL
MEANS DISTRIBUTION OF
BENEFITS EVERYWHERE
new ORLEANS FEELS EFFECT
New Conditions DO Away With Steam
Boat Days-Twcnticth Century
Time of big Bargcs.

BY its geographical position New
/ Orleans will be one of the cardina
points that will most Immediately
/ and probably most endurinEly fee
/ the effects Of the Panama canal.
The old romantic days of the
French colony are of the past. The
palmy days Of the Mississippi river
passenger trade-'When the Bod
Lee and the Natchez had the big
race" nave gone forever. The era OF
lOO-ton steel bargcs is just coming
in and will gather from a thousand
wharfs for the intrepot-New or
leans.
As far as the one article coal, its
present handling is far from econom-
ical. II either comes frob Pittsburg
or by railway haul from the Ten
nesscc-Alabama fields, thence by the
wonderfully crooked Mississippi river
to New Orleans for transfer to Ocean
steamers.
The United States by a series Of
locks and dams have about made the
Alabama river nayigable to the Ala
bama coal fields, Southern coal can
therefore be shipped that way to New
Orleans for export.
As most people know, Lake Pom
chartrain connects by arm with the
sea, which is SO sheltered by islands
as to receive the name of Lake
Borgne Sheltered by these islands,
bargcs could come from the coal fields
on the Coosa to Lake Borgne and by
a newly constructed canal into New
Orleans.
There the city has eliminated all
private wharf rights and now await
the maritime commerce of the world
especially canalwise.
The new owners of the Lage Bor-
gne canal have decided upon an eX-
penditure of more than S1,000,000 for
canal betterments in connection with
their plans for barging coal from Ala
bama to New Orleans.
Although not especially for the
city or port Of New orleans, 1t is
well to notice the preparations that
are being made at the several "other
ends Of the line for the new route.
Argentine railways have almost
made physical connection with the
roads Of Bolivia, Buenos Ayres and
Montevideo can soon go by way Of
Lake Titicaca to the Pacific coast
Brazil has the Amazon for water to
the mouth or and partly up, the Ma
Gcrla river. Where the rapids and
falls preclude navigation, the new
MADEIRA railway re-opens the trade
route. From Buenos Ayres to Nalpa-
raiso the railroad is open and every
port is being developed throughout
South America. Miles of new wharfs
and docks Of unusual large area and
depth distinguish Rio de Janeiro. AT
Callao are the largest docks on the
West Coast. Valparaiso Is spending
on dock facilities. Santos
the worlds coffee port. has followed
American methods at an enormous
cost and has exterminated yellow
fever, which, with each recurring
year. decimated the crews of vessels
as well as the residents.
Montevideo has spent millions in
the Improvement of her port. Steam |
lines of vessels are being improved |
by the sale of the older type of yes
sells and the Introduction of larger |
and more powerful boats. Railroads |
are building in every part of the |
South American continent and from
the southern bank OF the Panama
canal to the ports of Chill and the
accessibility will promote
trade, And there is one market for |
the United States.