The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-20


 New Orleans.'
 owned grain elevator, and 1,513 feet of wharf at the publicly owned cot ton warehouse.
 The cotton warehouse and the grain elevator are the latest deveIOpments 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 a profit earning institution while serving the public most economically. The stor. 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 that are backed by the resources of the state of Louisiana and are nego- tiable in financial circles the world over.
 The port of New Orleans is one of the safest harbOrs in the world and provides practically unlimited anchor age space. Vessels are usually anchored in the lower part of the port, the depth of water being 60 to 80 feet at low stage. From the city of New Orleans to the passes opening into the gulf there is a depth of water from 60 to 90 feet. In the South pass there is 30-foot channel at mean tide, and at extreme high tide depth of 31h feet. The govern ment is at present at work creating and maintaining a 35-foot channel.
 The New Orleans inner harbOr, or Industrial canal, now in the process of construction, is one of the worlds great engineering feats. It connects Lake Ponchartrain with the city's river harbor, and the gulf. The route from New Orleans to the sea through the Industrial canal and Lake Ponchar- train will be approximately half the distance via the Mississippi. The canal will furnish ideal sites for in-
 
 tending from the Mississippi to Lake Ponchartrain, six miles in length, will lie entirely within the city limits, and will be served through it's length by the Public Belt railroad. The canal is being built by the dock board and will cost at lowest estimate $12,OOO,- GOO. The Industrial canal will make New Orleans the port of deposit and the industrial port of the South.
 New Orleans is peculiarly situated to carry on a trade with the countries of Latin America. A glance at the map will suffice to show that this large city of the United States is but few hundred miles from the countries of Central America and the northern re- publics of South America. With Cuba and the West Indies also New Or leans has the advantage of location over other North American ports. Via New Orleans is the natural trade route between the Mississippi valley and Central and South America.
 Palm and Pine Flourish Together.
 The climate of a city often serves to give an idea of it that other char acteristics do not The palm tree and the pine grow side by side in New Or leans. It is not too tropical, because that would kill the pine; 1t is not too cold, because the palms could not en- dure. The average temperature for the last AZ years has been 65 degrees. During the last 43 years there have been only 211 days when the thermon1- eter dropped to 32 degrees or lower. About once every ten years there is gentle snowfall Although New Or leans Is situated in the southern most part of the United States, it is cooler city than many in the northern part. During the last 43 years there were only seven days when the tenn perature went to 100 degrees or higher.
 Health conditions of New Orleans are reflected in the remarkably low death rate. Even including the ne groes, who comprise a large percent age of the population, the total rate is only 17.54 for each 1000 population. New Orleans compares very well in this respect with the other cities.
 But not all of New Orleans is cen- tered around it's water front. There are beautiful residence sections and numerous lakes and parks. Because of it's wide streets, extensive lawns, and numerous open squares, New Or leans is called the City of Magnificent