Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05

of the southern section of the
United States, New Orleans, is
unique among cities of the
Americas. There is no other like it.
Up-to-the-minute in its modern civic
improvements, typlcally American in
It's aggressive commercial energy, even
ahead Of the times in its city govern
ment and municipal ownership and
control Of public utilities. 1t is never
theless, in some features, one of the
Oldest and certainly one of the quaint
est and most foreign Of the large cit
les Of the United States, says the Bull
letln Of the Pan-American Union. In
the southwest quarter, with its mod
ern business houses and fine resi-
dences, the visitor finds himself In a
modern city Of the United States; in
ten minutes he may cross Canal street,
stroll into the northeast or Latin
Quarter" and find himself In q
quantity medieval city which might be
French or Spanish. In the old "French
Market" section he hears veritable
babel of tongues-French. Spanish
Yiddish. near-English. and some
times several Of these mixed uI
ira ''patois" that is dlstinctively "New
Orleansesque." Even the names OF
the streets reflect something Of the
city's history. It's French origin Is re.
vealed in such names as Toulouse, Or.
leans, Du Maine. Cont, Bourbon
Dauphine. Chartres, etc, while other
street names such as Unzaga, Galvez
Miro, Salcedo, Casa Calvo, Baronne
etc, reveal the fact that ut one time
the Spanlards were in possession
Again Tchoupitoulas street would lead
one to infer that Indians had also had
a hand in the general admixture of no
menclature.
Situated about 107 miles above the
mouth of the Mississippi river, whose
system Of navigable waterways radi
ate 1900 miles through the great
middle section of the United States
and on Lake Ponchartrain, with ac
cess to Mississippi sound water routes
eastward to Mobile, Ala, and thence
by the Warrior river to tn" great Goa
and iron fields of Alabama, the center
of six canals, and the principal ter
mlnal of ten trunk lines nf railways
operating total Of 145,28S miles
New Orleans has become one of the
great industrial centers of the world
It's manufacturing Industries have ar
output of over $140,000,00O worth OF
products annually, while as market
center the city distributes $1,13O,OOO
600 worth of commodities each year, q
tremendous trade that Is accounted
for by the fact that New Orleans Is
the gateway for the Mississippi valley
the great producing area of the United
States. Comprising Al per cent of the
United States proper, this great sec
ton, which includes from an economic
standpoint 81 states, yields S2.4 pei
cent of the nations cotton and cotton
seed products, 279 per cent of its coal
output, 62.7 per cent of all the iron
ore mined, 67.5 per cent of its live
stock, and 31.7 per cent of its total
manufactures.
State owns Port Facilities.
In the harbor of New Orleans is seen
strikingly successful application OF
the doctrine of public ownership and
operation OF public utilities. Sixty
per cent of the port facilities have
been built or developed by the dock
board, state institution. In the II
years this board has had charge II has
expended Sl5,0OO,000 on the wharves
steel sheds, elevators, and warehouses
on the east bank These, with ter
minals built by the railroads, Will give
New Orleans almost eight miles OF
docks. capable Of accommodating al
one time 50 vessels 800 feet long. All
are served by the Public Belt railroad
another triumph of public ownership
Assurance of future port expansion
without fear Of private profiteering is
given by the fact that the title to the
s7ater front for II miles on both sides
oi the Mississippi river is vested In
the public and under the control OF
the dock board. In addition, the board
is now building an inner harbor six
miles In length, the famous Industrial
canal
Terminal facilities erected by the
dock board comprise IL of the most
modern steel sheds, 1924 feet in
length, 4,257 feet OF open wharves
100 feet of wharf at the publicly