The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-16
WHY NEW ORLEANS GROWS.

WHY NEW ORLEANS GKOWS.
If anyone is under the impression that the south
particularly metropolis New Orleans. is not
full abreast Of the times. wide awake and looking
after her laurels from commercial point Of view.
they readily realize II they consider
the developments at that port1
The federal government, showing its faith in the
future of New Orleans. built at cost OF s13.ooooo0
general commodity warehouse and terminal. with
storage capacity $4,000 tons of miscellaneous
merchandise and with floor space exceeding 2ooo-
600 square feet
New Orleans is building an expert coal han
ding plant costing 100000 of public money and
which will be finished early next year. It will be
equipped to load into ships at the 500 900
Y tons hour favorable conditions. This tipple is
being constructed SO that coal can be loaded into
ships from bargss railroad its reserve
age simultaneously.
Arrangements have been made to build coffee
I and general commodity warehouses and handling
facilities which will s3000o.o00 public money
New Orleans has probably spent more public
money in the advancement of it's interests than
any other port in the SOUTH and it is recognition
of this fact that its growth been so tremen-
dous. In spite OF many handcaps.
Already the best organized port in the United
States and second port in volume of commerce, New
Orleans today is taking additional steps in prepar-
Ing for tremendous increase in exports and i'm
ports Realizing that America and the Orient
must support the main portion this countrys ex-
port business. the of vision of New Orleans
have not overlooked anything to add the effcien-
cy OF their harbor facilities.
New Orleans belt railroad. publicly owned grain
elevator and seven miles of publicly-owned steel
receiving and discharging harbor front docks They
serve the people of the Mississippi valley on the
terms they the New Orleans people
who built them.
"A navigation and industrial canal, capable of
taking ships TOO feet in length and "a feet in width
all publicly owned and operated and free. is be-
Ing opened through the city from the Mississippi
river to of the gulf
"As part of its port development work New Or
leans has sought to bring play economies
possible Its publicly owned and operated
houses and coordinated terminal for the and
handling Of commerce supplies excellent illus
tration of the vision of it's port developers.
$50 is New Orleans of the effectiveness of
the economy it has developed as a strategically
located magnet for the drawing of commerce that
its plans and purposes to all other ports,
and well-informed guides provided by the board
of commissioners of the port and by the New Or
leans Association of Commerce for all visitors who
desire to visit the publicly owned terminal facilities
The port of Mobile recently sent commission to
New Orleans for the purpose of studying the port
facilities with view of adopting of the prin-
ciples of efficiency and economy Other seaports
have done likewise.
New Orleans has about 80 sailings month
TO the principal of the world including United
Kingdom. France. Italy, Japan China, Far East,
Latin America, Denmark Sweden, Panama Canal
and South America. 1t is significant that the Unit
ed States shipping board recently alocated Is adj
ditional sailings to New Orleans, giving this port
unexcelled steamship service This. combined with
the large number of railroad trunk lines radiating
east and west. and with the barge service OF the
mississippi and its tributaries. places New Orleans
in position to render unrivalled service to the
shipper of the Mississippi valley.
Through its foreign trade bureau, the association
of commerce will gladly furnish information regard
ing its port, shipping facilities and other data of
commercial value. The association of commerce
and the board of port commissioners working
hand in hand to make New Orleans great port.