The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-17

q United States, New Orleans, is
unique among cities of the
Americas There is no other like it.
Up-to-the-mnute in its modern civic
improvements, typically American in
its aggressive commercial energy, even
ahead of the times in its city govern
ment and municipal ownership and
control of public utilities, it 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
letin of the Pan-American Union. In
the southwest quarter, with its mod
ern business houses and fine resi-
dences, the visitor finds himself IN q
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
quantity medieval city which might be
French or Spanish. In the old French
Market" section he hears a veritable
babel of tongues-French, Spanish,
Yiddish. nearEnglish. and some
times several of these mixed up
in a ''patois' that IS distinctively "New
Orleanscsdue" 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, Charities, etc, while other
street names such as UnZaga. GalyeZ,
Miro, Salcedo, Casa Calvo, Baronne,
etc, reveal the fact that at one time
the Spaniards were in possession.
Again Tchoupltoulas street would lead
one to infer that Indians had also had
a hand in the general admixture of no.
| menclaturc.
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 10 Mobile, Ala. and thence
/ ny the Warrior river to the great coal
/ and iron fields of Alabama, the center
/ Of six canals, and the principal ter
| minal of ten trunk lines of railways
operating a total of 145,28S miles,
| New Orleans has become one Of the
great industrial centers of the world
It's manufacturing industries have an
output of over $1400O0,000 worth OF
products annually, while as a market
center the city distributes $1,1300 00
900 worth Of commodities each year, &
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 u states, yields S2.4 pei
cent of the nations cotton and cotton
seed products, 27.9 per cent of its Goa
output, 62.7 per cent Of all the ir0r
ore mined, 67.5 per cent of its liv,
stock, and BIT per cent of its tota
manufactures.
State Owns Port Facilities.
In the harbor of New Orleans is seer
, strikingly successful application o
the doctrine of public ownership ant
/ operation of public utilities. Sixt.
+ per cent of the port facilities hav
0 been built or developed by the docl
board, state institution. In the
years this board has had charge it ha
? expended 100000 on the wharyes
steel sheds. elevators, and warehouse
on the east bank These, with tel
minals built by the railroads, will Civ
: New Orleans almost eight miles o
7 docks, capable of accommodating a
;. one time so vessels 500 feet long. Al
e are served by the Public Belt railroat
t another triumph of public ownership
Assurance of future port expansio
q without fear of private profteering
given by the fact that the title to TIL
) water front for IL miles on both side
! Of the Mississippi river is vested
:. the public and under the control G
10 the dock board In addition, the boar
IS is now building an inner harbor 81
, miles in length, the famous Industris
% canal.
Terminal facilities erected by th
dock board comprise Is of the mo:
# modern steel sheds, 1924 feet i
n, length, 4,257 feet of open wharve
c. 200 feet of wharf at the nubIic]