The Rice belt journal., 1919-12-06

.uE greatest port and metropolis
# tbe southern section Of the
limited States, New Orleans IS
nntoue among cities Of the
4. There is no other like IT,
,o.tbe.mlnute in its modern civic
a.,oyoments, typlcally American In
.,,,ossiye commercial energy, even
,,..d Of the times in its city govern,
St and municipal ownership anu
g,tro of public utilities, it Is never
s.l.oo in some features, one OF the
s.st and certainly one of the quaint
and most foreign of the large cit
!, the United States, says the Bull
An Of the Pan-American Union IN
3 authwest quarter, with its mod
4 bnsinpss houses and fine resi-
5,seps. the visitor finds himself In a
rojern city of the United States; IN
1, minutes he may cross Canal street,
s.oIl INTO the northeast or Latin
0uayter0 and find himself in a
suslntly medieval city which might be
spnch or Spanish. In the old 'French
Ysyset section he hears a veritable
.sbel Of tongues-French, Spanish
Yndlsh, near-English, and some
lines several of these mixed uE
ia upatOIs" that is distinctlvely New
orleausesoue." Even the names OF
A. streets reflect something of the
dtys history. It's French origin is re
ysaIsd In such names as Toulouse, Or
sns Du Maine. Cont, Bourbon
DsHDhine Chartres, etc, while Other
street names such as Unzaga. Galvez
gIo, Salcedo, Casa CalvO, Baronne
III reveal the fact that at one time
ia SDaniardS were in possession
ana Tchoupltoulas street would leat
aeto Infer that Indians had also hat
sAand in the general admixture Of no
uadature,
Situated about 107 miles above tn
mouth Of the Mississippi river, who's
system Of navigable waterways rad
ale 1890 niles through the grea
middle section Of the United States
thd On Lake POnchartrain, with al
cess to Mississippi sound water route
eastward to Mobile, Ala, and theme
the Warrior river to the great cos
nd Iron fields Of Alabama, the cente
4 SIX canals, and the principal te
nllal Of ten trunk lines Of railway
fstlng a total Of 1928 mile
aew Orleans has become one of th
peat Industrial centers of the worlt
lts manufacturing industries have q
output Of over $140,000,OO0 worth
Rotucts annuslly, while as q marko
enter the city distributes $1,130,00
M worth Of commodities each year,
tremendous trade that Is accountG
~ oy the fact that New Orleans
lls gateway for the Mississippi vale
ne great producing area of the Unite
saies
State Owns Port Facilities.
q the harbor Of New Orleans is set
ltrikingly successful application
as doctrine Of public ownership al
'lstation Of public utilities. Six
% cent Of the port facilities ha
g built or developed by the do
ld' q state institution. In the
h this board has had charge it h
9snded $l5,OOOOOO on the wharv,
sheds, elevators, and warehOus
iae east bank. These, with t,
saals built by the railroads, will gi
9 Orleans almost eight miles
' capable Of accommodating
tre 50 vessels 500 feet long.
served By the Public Relt railro,
ines triumph Of public ownersh
lialee Of future port expansi
laout fear Of private pro8teering
sn ey the fact that the title to I
g mont for Al miles on both sic
lie Mississippi river is vested
public and under the control
oek board, In addition, the bog
aow building an inner harbor