The Rice belt journal., 1919-12-06

miles III length, the famous Industrial !
canal.
Terminal facilities erected by the
dock board comprise 1S Of the most
modern steel sheds, 1924 feet in
length, 4,257 feet of open wharves,
1,2OO feet Of wharf at the publicly
owned grain elevator, and 1913 feet
of wharf at the publicly owned cot
ton warehouse.
| The cotton warehouse and the grain
elevator are the latest developments
in port improvements. The former is
the largest handling plant for an agri-
cultural product in the world, is the
most efficiently equipped structure OF
it's kind in existence and is profit
earning institution while serving the
public most economically. The St0r.
age facilities offered the cotton grower
by the warehouse, coupled with the
low Insurance rate, make it possible
for him to hold his cotton until Such
time as he may see fit to market IT.
while at the same time enjoying the
use of bankable warehouse receipts
that are backed by the resources or
the state of Louisiana and are nego-
table in financial circles the world
over.
The port of New Orleans is one OF
the safest harbors in the world, and
proyides practically unlimited anchor
age space. Vessels are usually
anchored in the lower part of the port
the depth of water being 60 to so feet
at low stage. From the city of Ne"
Orleans to the passes opening INTO
the gulf there is depth OF water
from 60 to 90 feet. In the South
mass there is 30-foot channei al
| mean tide. and at extreme high tld'
! depth of 31A feet The govern
ment is at present at work creating
and maintaining a 35-foot channel.
, The New Orleans inner harbor' O
, Industrial canal, now in the process
of construction. is one Of the Woriu
+ great engineering feats. 1t connect
Lake Ponchartrain with the city
river harbor and the gulf. The rout
Q from New Orleans to the sea throus
q tho Industrial canal and Lake Ponchar
! train will be approximately hair IN
= diYtonce via the Mississippi.
:. New Orleans is peculiarly situate
9 to carry on trade with the couhtrle
of latin America. A glance at IN
- mon will suffice to show that this lafg
!, citv Of the United States is but 1e'
- hnDdred miles from the countries {
= central America and the northern r.
= nuhlics of South America. With CuD
end the West Indies also New "
!, , Icons has the advantage OF locatlo
= ovor other North American ports. VI
+. Now Orleans is the natural lFao
rou+e between the Mississippi VaIIie
y =, and Central and South America.
palm and Pine Flourish Together
Tbe climate of city often serve
- 70 give an idea o. it that other cha
- q oc+eristics do not. The palm tree al al
d ID the pine grow side by side in New =, y
~ w leans 1t is not too tropical Decau'
~ y +bat would kill the pine: it Is not e
y, =, cold because the palms could not e
- - dure The average temperature l
,s ,s tho last AZ years has been 90 degree
q a' During IN the last 43 years there ma
@os @ heen only 211 days when the the[lhol l
- - eter ~ dropped to 80 degrees or loW' v,
- About once every ten years there y
- gentle snowfall. Although New =
81 ~ leans is situated in the southeL q =.
~ n most part of the United States !. - .
~ ~ l cooler city than many in the nortne
H. ~ mart mart During the last 4S years the ne
~ rp were only seven days wnen lhe M Ie
Ja IL nerature went to 100 degrees or nlgn' T
he 70 Health conditions of New s'1, oriea =,
90 90 oro reflected in the remarkap,F \
90 90 do death rate. Even including the |
Of If proes, who comprise a large perez :,
I'd ID ace Of the population, the total r. r.
~ ~ Sse is only 1854 for each 1000 populatl'