The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-07-04

ratings on the upper balconies are .
solid mass of this iron lace work. and
all OF 1t is very pretty Small balconies
OF this homework hang at every opening
on the walls Of the buildings. Our guide
facetiously remarked that they were
built SO that the housewives of the
early days could step out into them and
gossip back and forth. But this iron
work is very definite and noticeable
part of old New Orleans.
An Old Slave Market.
AS we Travelled through the streets
OF this enticing old city, an object was
| pointed out to us that stirred the in
! terest OF the visitors from the North.
1t was an old slave market. In the
center stood the slave block from which
at one time human beings were sold
bartered off in the same manner as
were cattle and other chattels The
black boys and girls were knocked
down TO the highest bidder, sold down
the river One New Orleans informant
told us they sold for as high as ST. 500.
and he then remarked: They wouldn't
think OF doing such a thing as that
now-now you could get two whites
for half that money
This reference to the slave market
and the black boys and girls recalls
statement made by our entertaining
guide. He said: I'VE have a saving
down here in the South II is that Lin
coin freed the slaves, the South edu-
Gates them and the North has to put
up with them. The South has found that
the quickest way to get rid of the negro
IS to educate him. Then buy him a suit
OF clothes and railroad ticket TO he
North and that negro is disposed OF. =
tie insisted that statistics prove here
are more negroes in the North than in
the South, although it was hard FOR
Mrs. Rowe to believe that after hav-
ing passed through the black belt" in
Mississippi
Widest Street in America.
In my opening remarks | said one
could step across street into the land
OF romance, That street is Canal street
which, as | remarked, separates the old
from the new city 1t is beautiful
and is said to be 100 Feet
Wlde-180 feet from curb to curb, the
widest street in the United States
Down through the center of this street
are tour street car lines, if my memory
does not fail me. Then on each side of !
the street-car tracks there are thor
oughfares sufficiently wide for four
autos to travel side by side. These
tnoroughfares are really one-Way
streets as the traffic moves in opposite
directions on the two sides OF the street
with the car tracks between the two
streams of traffic.
This street hears the name of Canal
street because when the city was Young
an open canal ran its entire length. The
canal is still there but it is now
covered.
This, believe, is enough for this in
'tallment, as too much might weary
you. There is worlds more than can be
written about this delightful Southern
'lty. Next week we will tell you about
ne gnarled old oaks hanging with
spanish moss Of the cardinal birds-a
lame OF fire in a mass Of green foliage,
u the palm trees, of the beautiful
ZONES, OF the mansion of Huey Long
'art OF which we are to get when Huev
in dividing the riches Of The
and and making every man king.
II the reference made to Huey one
hight in a theatre and Of the burst Of
lerlding laughter that instantly fol-
owed the remark, Of the song of the
hooking birds, of the mighty river and
ne busy port, Of the swanky racing,
Tub that had its course converted into
grave yard as an act Of revenge. Of
ne outstandinglv beautiful parks, and,
! course. we should say little re-
arding the editorial convention.
Oh, yes, there is sufficient material
or another chapter on DELIGHTFUL New
orleans; my only difficulty Is 10 choose
What to mention and what to leave out.
Q until next week we shall put down
ne printers mark Of 80, which means
That is all :"