The Coolidge examiner., 1935-10-25
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IT OUiSIANA TO the average
layman means New Orleans.
L. Wherever the visitor goes In
Louisiana. be starts from and re-
turns to the metropolis OF the Delta
state. He may End Il necessary to
travel over many states TO match
In some measure the varied features
and resources OF Louisiana he will
travel the length and breadth of
the land and yet never encounter
another New Orleans.
To the business man. Il Is a great
port. second In the United States
. ln tonnage OF foreign imports and
exports; to students Il Is the seat
81 three splendid educational in-
stitutions. Tulane. Ioyola and New
comb: to the artist Il furnishes a
rich Geld for work.
one can imagine that after the
astute and adventurous French Ca
madam. Jean Baptiste lie Moyne.
Sleur de Bienville. had selected the
site for the future city OF New Or
leans In IT'S. he said 10 his en-
gineer and city planner. lie Blond
de Ia Tour. Lets have a cup OF
coffee while we discuss the details
OF our new settlement"
At any rate. few affairs OF Impor-
tance or otherwise have been dis
cussed In New Orleans since that
historic date except "oyer a cup
OF coffee" Here. as In the Near
East. business seems 10 function
more easily 10 the accompaniment
Of sips OF the bitter. black. French
Z drip" than IN any other way. and
the most harassed executives VIII
pause for ten minutes In mid-morn.
F ing. leave their Offices and go 10
7 the restaurant or the hotel In the
same or the next block for a cup
OF cofIee-nothlng more.
{ OTTER few weeks In New Or
leans the visitor Is led 10 wonder
how the great two-mIllion-1ollar
coffee terminal Is able 10 handle
the imports OF the brown berry for
the states own use. much less pro-
vide for the every third cupful con-
sumed by the nation"
They All Drink Coffee.
on the top noor OF one OF the
most progressive banks in the state
and In countless other establish.
ments, no doubt--there is a spe-
+ clal kitchen and dining room TO
which the employees retire when
the bank doors close 10 the public
al three; after their cup OF coffee
they return 10 their desks. In one
big manufacturing plant every work
man brings with him each morning a
small coffee pot. which he depos-
It's under the pet steam-ieaking
valve. so that. as the condensing
hot water drlp-drip-drips constantly,
he provides himself with small
ouaffs OF the beverage throughout
/ the day.
But coffee Is not New Orleans
sole contribution to gastronomic
indulgence. In no other city In the
country IA a visitor within the
gates invited TO dine oftener or
more lavishly than here. The Gre
ole tradition has handed down for
900 years the French respect for
food and art In its preparation.
/ In the old French quarter. which
looms so large in the life OF New
/ Orleans. but which In area occupies
only a few blocks In this city
snreading over nearly 200 square
miles. there are half a dozen res
taurants whose reputation is nation.
wide. Their appointments are not
lavish and they are modest In
size but when, for example, one
Of the Alcitatories welcomes you TO
hIs establlshment-ther are two
branches OF this family OF famous
restaurateurs. each a bitter rival OF
the other-and you ask him to plan
vour dinner. you will feast upon
dishes over which the original Lu-
cullus might have gloated.
The visitors first impression OF
his table is that II has peculiarly
"bare" appearance. Then he real
izes that salts and peppers and
sauces are conspicuous for their
absence. When you are served with
lat ms saw, some of those marvellous
baked oysters on shells imbedded
in salt crystals to keep them hot
and garnlshed with mysterious
spinach concoction. you may be sure
that they are seasoned exactly tc
the tasre.
or course. II you have a "boor'
ish" taste, and require more salt
or more tabasco. or more whatnot
YOU may have 1t for the asking, but
II will not be fattering to your
vanity 10 catch the feeting CLINT OF
| contempt In the eye OF your servi
+or.
In It's physical aspects and prob