The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-13
new ORLEANS
AFTER STORM
Not in Such Bad Shape as First
Reports throughout the
Country Made It.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1s-Newi.
Orleans weathered the storm Of
September 80 Sustained wind We
locfty ninety miles an hour. extreme
velocity 100 miles for twenty sec
'ondsl without damage other than
wrecked fences and trees, rather
genral but In most cases very slight
Damage to roofs. some weak walls
down down, some poorly construct
ed buildings demolished, and wide
spread ENHANCEMENT of telephone,
telegraph and electric current wires.
Flytng debris caused the death of
twelve people In New Orleans. There
were, no other deaths in the city.
A liberal estimate OF the damage
done In the city is $4,000. 900. The.
figure Is made large by the fact that
the high wind caused so many slate
roofs to leak, thus necessitating re-
pairs.
New Orleans is ITO miles from
the gulf, and its location was Sc
lected in order to give the city pro
lection from Just such gulf storms.
Nearer the gulf, exposed settle
ments suffered to greater extent,
snecessitating the sending of aid to-
some $500 people. New Orleans be-.
gan sending this aid six hours after
the abatement of the storm.
The people Of New Orleans are
engaged In so equtpping the port with
o-ordinative river-rail- ocean termi-
nal and storage facilities as to en-
able 1t to serve the commerce Of.
the Mississippi valley In q truly eco
nomical way. This work has not
been interfered with in any particu-
lar, and is progressing without in
fterruption. The New Orleans dock
board has over twenty million dol
lars In available and unexpended as
sets with which to carry ifs careful
~ made plans to conclusion.
The worlds greatest and most
economic cotton warehouse now
stands complete on the New Orleans
river front.
Within two years great nayiga-
ton canal. offering ship, boat ana
belt railroad side industrial indus
trial sites will have been opened
through New Orleans. The bond is
sue has been authorized by a vote of
the entire state.
Within year New Orleans viii,
possess probably the most Complete
vocational school for the trainine
of labor in the country. New 7Or.
leans has $1,000, 900 in the bank for
this purpose.
Recently Louisiana. at the re-
quest of New Orleans, so changed
Its fundamental law relating 10
business and investment capital as
to ME 1t the most favorable in the
United States. 1t now imposes no
restrictions and no taxes In any
form on business and investment
capital.
On the edge Of New Orleans, arti-
fetal drainage and business enter
prise have turned $500 acre
marsh into the worlds largest or.
ange grove. All the marshes around
New Orleans are being drained and,
turned into groves and gardens.
New Orleans has solved its health
problem through installation Of
modern sewerage, drainage and
|, pure water supply, at a cost of $780,
900 900: is rat-prootng the city at
q cost of $500, 900 and has elimi-,
mated cisterns, thus destroying mo-
sQuito breeding places. #
In all this work there Is q den-
mite, well conceived purpose. The
citizens of New Orleans are making
their city commercially and indus
trially efficient to the last degree.
The storm has not checked or de-
layed this work. ON the contrary.
the storm has destroyed many ugly
old fences, shacks and sign-boards
which will not be replaced except
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