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

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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
its kind in existence, and is a profit
earning institution while serving the
public most economically. The Stor-
| aga facilities offered the cotton grower !
by the warehouse, coupled with the
! low insurance rate, make it possible |
| Cor him to hold his cotton until such |
| time as he may see fit to market il |
while at the same time enjoying the
use Of bankable warehouse receipts
that are backed by the resources of
| 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
provides practically unlimited anchor.
age space. Vessels are usually
anchored in the lower part of the port
the depth OF water being 60 to 50 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 al
mean tide, and at extreme high tide
a depth of 311a 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 worlds
great engineering feats. It connects
Lake Ponchartrain with the city's
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
: dustrial plants. The inner harbor ex.
tending from the Mississippi to Lake
. Ponchartrain, six miles in length. will
lie entirely within the city limits, and
: will be served through its length By
the Public Belt railroad. The canal
5 is being built by the dock board and
, will cost at lowest estimate $4,000,
! 600. The Industrial canal will make
f. New Orleans the port of deposit and
/ the industrial port of the South.
[ New Orleans is peculiarly situated
t to carry on trade with the countries
: OF Latin America. A glance at the
4 map will suffice TO show that this large
i city of the United States is but a few
s hundred miles from the countries o.
:, Central America and the northern re
i publics of South America. With Cubi
e and the West Indies also New Or
: leans has the advantage of location
c over other North American ports. vi;
r New Orleans is the natural trade
l. route between the Mississippi vale,
i and Central and South America.
n Palm and Pine Flourish Together
: The climate of city often serve
u to give an idea of it that other char
acterlstics do not. The palm tree ant
the pine grow side by side in New Or
n leans. It is not too tropical, becaus
Il that would kill the pine; it is not to-
q cold. because the palms could not en-
Y dure. The average temperature TO
e the last AZ years has been 65 degrees
K During the last 43 years there hav
Z been only oil days when the thermon
IS eter dropped to 80 degrees or lower
$, About once every ten years there is
IS gentle snowfall Although New o.
r leans is situated in the southern
e most part of the United States, 1t is
IL cooler city than many in the norther
1T part. During the last 43 years Their
IL were only seven days when the ten
d, perature went to 100 degrees or higher
p. Health conditions of New Oriean
N are reflected in the remarkably lO'
is death rate. Even including the M
lie groes. who comprise q large percent
IS age of the population, the total rat
In is only 1854 for each 1000 population
Of New Orleans compares very well i
I'd this respect with the other cities.
TX But not all of New Orleans is ceI
al tered around it's water front. Their
are beautiful residence sections an
ne numerous lakes and parks. Becaus
st of its wide streets, extensive lawn
in and numerous open squares, New o.
IS, leans is called the City of Magnifcer
iy Distances.