Lower coast gazette., 1913-09-06
LATEST NEWS.
STATE, NATIONAL And FOREIGN
STATE NEWS.

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STATE NEWS. 7
Louisiana has two salt mines, Win ;
a combined annual output OIL zoV'ooo
tons, Both are located on the oouth' .
arn Pacific r. R., II at Avery, IN lDe-
ria Parish, and the other at Weeks, IN
St. Mary Parish. The Avery mines
we're discovered in 1862, the weeks
mines in 1897.
The south's cotton crop this year is
the second largest on record. Its est-
mated value is $920,630,oOO, against
$3.50, $40, 600 for last year, the con-
sumption of cotton is greater than pro-
Guction. Nearly 40,OO0,000 acres OF
Southern lands are planted in cotton.
The Louisiana crop this year will totai
about 100000 bales.
Louisiana products are worm auhu
ally over $500, OO0, 1000. During l9l2
Louisiana produced 36S,l21 Daies OF
cotton. valued at SIS, 1O0,439; 25,455,-
OSe bushels of corn, valued at sl9,o35'
4S9. 256, 7O6,74 pounds OF sugar, val
ued at $685. ,942; 2S9,2S1 barrels OF
syrup and molasses, valued at S2,ISl.-
SIS: 406,374,359 pounds OF rough rice,
yalued at 1928, 901; 439,S5O bushels
Of ~peanuts. valued at $3332,2o5: 2,9S4,'
e3O bushels of sweet potatoes, valued
at s1,251,542. 1,125,s 900 bushels OF irish
potatoes. valued at $1,015,613: 322,S4O
ions of hay, worth $5,653,527; 79l,4lo
bushels of oats, valued at S4o2,47O;
9OS $50 boxes of oranges, valued at
s25s.O25; 1872, 900 pounds of tobacco,
valued at SOC, 45O; 9S1 carloads OF veg
etables shipped, valued at $26o,9So;
COS carloads of strawberries, valued at
s5S2 1850; 12,516,4OO barrels OF oil, val
ued at 1887, 900; $4,000 tons OF sui
phur. valued at So, 100000; 100000 tons
of salt, valued at 81, 10000; 4,.46,H5
gallons of milk, valued at 5 1,293,92o;
1919 carloads of cattle, valued at $44o,
76O: 1923 carloads Of hogs, valued a
s77,S30; 3,944,316,7S6 feet of lumber
valued at $39, 2,135. Output OF l5'
other factories valued at $l5,067 900
output Of q canning factories valued
at $685. 100.
About / $4,000, 900 punches of banana
will be imported through New Orlean
and about %. 600, 900 cocoanuts. Thes
figures are based upon the figures 10
the past portion of 1918 now available
Refugees from Mexico arrived /
New Orleans penniless. An 1ntefh'
tional claims commission will .
named to decide settlement OF clam
against republic, Mexico may nave
nav $500, OOO, 900 indemnity for loss'
sustained by Americans in the Nader
and Carranza revolutions,
Judge P. J.. Hamilton, OF the feder
district of Porto Rico, sailed from Ne
Orleans for Porto Rico last week.
was accompanied by his family.
had been a class-mate OF PRESIDE
Wilson. He was one of the first W
son appointees. He is a native OF N
bile; It is believed he will be CIV
the %governorship of the island.
President w. B. Dunlap, gene
sales manager T. J.. Garvey, and Fra
Randolph, publicity agent Oh
Southern Rice Growers Associate
have severed their connection W
that organization. Garvey ana \
dolph quit, it is said, because u
we're unwilling to associate thenlsel
with the new milling association.
Moving pictures depicting scenes
New orleans and Louisiana We're $
TO, Panama to be exhibited IN the
nal Zone in accordance with the ue
Of the State immigration Depar'm
to bring some of the canal worker
Louisiana when the canal is COM