The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-23
IN THE OIL FIELDS
Office, e241 w. II. PECK Residence 244a
Residence 2442

A N"N'I idtes Apply over the whole
OF the above mentioned areas out OF
New orleans and the day will come
when barges carrying products
southward down the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi river will return with
cargoes OF refined oil products. TO
be delivered to distributing stations
situated along these two great
rivers.
Besides the above mentioned
facts, this port offers wonderful
facilities for export trade as well as
the Dunkerlng OF oil burning vessels.
New orleans has often been
! spoken OF as two distinct cities
within n city. one portion OF the
city, that situated below Canal
street, which is the main business
street OF the town, represents the
old French and Spanish section OF
the town with n history dating back
many hundreds OF years. Here can
be seen such places OF interest as
the old Cathedral Cabildo and old
! French governmental buildings.
which are all situated around Jack
son square and which were original
/ ~ the seat OF the government OF
Louisiana at the time OF the French
/ dominion.
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ancient Royal hotel which has now
been torn down. and where tho
| nobility Of France and Spain always
stopped. II was also in the rear of
this hotel where the slave market
was situated, before the days OF the
/ Civil war.
! Several blocks west from jackson
| square is located the site where once
stood the famous old French opera
| house. which was destroyed by fire
a year ago. In this section OF the
town is also situated one of the old
cemeteries which is an extremely in
teresting place TO visit, as some of
the original settlers OF Louisiana are
buried here. together with many Of
! tho victims Of the several epdemics
| OF yellow fever which ragged at GER
! tain intervals in this section of the
country In ancient days.
Going on down from the old
French and Spanish quarters. one
comes to Chalmette where the bat
| tie Of New orleans was fought. 1t
! is near here, also, that the immense
| refineries of tho American Sugar
company IL situated At the foot OF
Canal street Is located the famous
Metarle and Greenwood cemeteries
one of the show places OF New
Orleans. No trip to the crescent
city Is complete without visiting
these beautiful burial grounds, as
some OF the finest pleqes OF sculp-
ture in America can be seen here.
Near the above mentioned ceme-
teries Is located the city park, one
of the many beautiful parks OF New
Orleans and 1t is especially famous
for its wonderful oak trees centuries
old and under which practically all
of the old duels were fought. In the
city park is also located the Delgado
Art museum, A short distance from
The city park Is located the Fair
grounds, where one of the finest
race tracks in the country is estab-
lished. Visitors to the convention
will find that they can be provided
with many thrills here, watching
the ponies, but they had best save
car fare I'm their side pockets, as the
| book makers are sIrewd and great
in number.
Turning LETT Mt the foot OF Canal
street, one crosses the bridge across
the New Basin canal which extends
from the Illinois Central station
near the heart OF the city TO West
End on Lake Pontchartrain. Just
near the abouve bridge is the New
Orleans Country club, the finest es-
tablishment of its kind I'm the south.
A fine paved road extends from this
point to West End and Spanish Fort,
which two places correspond to Con-
ey Island.
The new section OF the city all
lies above Canal street, and going
from the old Spanish and French
quarters to the up-to-date resident
al portion OF New orleans Is ST.
Charles avenue, a wide beautiful
street lined With palm trees, in the
center of which runs the electric
cars, the auto ways being on each
side of said neutral ground.
Mile after mile OF beautiful resi-
dental parks, as well as costly
homes, can be seen along St. Charles
avenue. which follows in a general
way the line OF direction of the flow
OF the Mississippi river until 1t
reaches the banks Of same at Car
rolton avenue, which Is really an
extension OF St. Charles avenue and
which in turn extends on and inter-
seCts Canal street again. Along st.
Charles avenue may be seen such
show places as Tulane university.
Loyala university, Audubon park,
etc.
To make ones trip complete to
new OiltdilHt Ollf toNb q
trip by boat along the river front
and view the magnificent dockage
facilities, as well az see the immense
amount of shipping business that Is
carried on at this port.
Above the city, on the river front,
may be seen the large oil stations
of such companies as Mexican Pet
roleum company. Royal Dutch Shell
interests. Export Oil corporation etc.
Good refinery sites up the river as
far as Baton Rouge and perhaps be-
yond this point, and large tankers
can negotiate the stream up here
at all seasons OF the year. The
Standard Oil company's great re-
finery is situated at Baton Rouge.
Finally. the celebration for which
New Orleans is most famous. name
~, the Mardi Gras, Will be in full
swing next week and this celobra-
tiOn that Is famous the world over.
New Orleans Is also famous, as
everyone knows, for its WONDERFUL
French cooking and Antonines and
the LAUSANNE should by all means
be visited II one has stopped at the
right place and procured several
appitizers.