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THE greatest port and metropolis
of the southern section of the
United States, New Orleans, is
unique among cities of the
Americas. There is no other like it.
Up-to-the-minute 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
ies of the United States, says the Bul
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 a
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 a
quaintly medieval city which might be
French or Spanish. In the old “French
Market” section he hears a veritable
babel of tongues—French, Spanish,
Yiddish, near-English, and some
times several of these mixed up
in a “patois” that is distinctively “New
Orleansesque.” Even the names of
the streets reflect something of the
city’s history. Its French origin is re
vealed in such names as Toulouse, Or
leans, Du Maine, Conti, Bourbon,
Dauphine. Chartres, etc., while other
street names such as Unzaga, Galvez,
Miro, Salcedo, Casa Calvo. Baronne,
etc., reveal the fact that at one time
the Spaniards were in possession.
Again Tc-houpitoulas street would lead
one to infer that Indians had also had
a hand in the general admixture of no
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Situated about 107 miles above the
mouth of the Mississippi river, whose
system of navigable waterways radi
ate 13,900 miles through the great
middle section of the United States,
and on Lake Ponchartrain, with ac
cess to Mississippi sound water routes
eastward to Mobile, Ala., and thence
by 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 145,288 miles,
New Orleans has become one of the
great industrial centers of the world.
Its manufacturing industries have an
output of over $140,000,000 worth of
products annually, while as a market
center the city distributes $1,130,000,
000 worth of commodities each year, a
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 41 per cent of the
United States proper, this great sec
tion, which includes from an economic
standpoint 21 states, yields 82.4 per
cent of the nation’s cotton and cotton
seed products, 27.9 per cent of its coal
output, 62.7 per cent of all the iron
ore mined, 67.5 per cent of its live
stock, and 31.7 per cent of its total
manufactures.
| State Owns Port Facilities.
- In the harbor of New Orleans is seen
a strikingly successful application of
the doctrine of public ownership and
operation of public utilities. Sixty
per cent of the port facilities have
been built or developed by the dock
board, a state institution. In the 17
years this board has had charge it has
expended $15,000,000 on the wharves,
Bteel sheds, elevators, and warehouses
on the east bank. These, with ter
minals built by the railroads, will give
New Orleans almost eight miles of
docks, capable of accommodating at
one time 80 vessels 500 feet long. All
are served by the Public Belt railroad,
another triumph of public ownership.
Assurance of future port expansion
without fear of private profiteering is
given by the fact that the title to the
water front for 41 miles on both sides
of the Mississippi river is vested in
the public and under the control of
the dock board. In addition, the board
Is now building an inner harbor six
miles in length, the famous Industrial
canal.
Terminal facilities erected by the
dock board comprise 18 of the most
modern steel sheds, 17,924 feet in
length, 4,257 feet of open wharves,
1.200 feet of wharf at the publicly
owned grain elevator, and 1,513 feet
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
age facilities offered the cotton grower
by the warehouse, coupled with the
low insurance rate, make it possible
for him to hold his cotton until such
time as he may see fit to market it,
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
tiable 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 80 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 a 30-foot channel at
mean tide, and at extreme high tide
a depth of 31% feet. The govern
ment is at present at work creating
and maintaining a 35-foot channel.
The New Orleans inner harbor, or
Industrial canal, now in the process
of construction, is one of the world’s
great engineering feats. It connects
Lake Ponchartrain with the city’s
river harbor, and the gulf. The route
from New Orleans to the sea through
the Industrial canal and Lake Ponchar
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canal will furnish ideal sites for in
dustrial plants. The inner harhor 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
is being built by the dock board and
will cost at lowest estimate $12,000,
000. The Industrial canal will make
New Orleans the port of deposit and
the industrial port of the South.
New Orleans is peculiarly situated
to carry on a trade with the countries
of Latin America. A glance at the
map will suffice to show that this large
city of the United States is but a few
hundred miles from the countries of
Central America and the northern re
publics of South America. With Cuba
and the West Indies also New Or
leans has the advantage of location
over other North American ports. Via ;
New Orleans is the natural trade
route between the Mississippi valley
and Central and South America.
Palm and Pine Flourish Together.
The climate of a city often serves
to give an idea of it that other char
acteristics do not. The palm tree and
the pine grow side by side in New Or
leans. It is not too tropical, because
that would kill the pine; it is not too
cold, because the palms could not en
dure. The average temperature for
the last 47 years has been 65 degrees.
During the last 43 years there have
been only 211 days when the thermom
eter dropped to 32 degrees or low;er.
About once every ten years there is a
gentle snowfall. Although New Or
leans is situated in the southern
most part of the United States, it is a
cooler city than many in the northern
part. During the last 43 years there
were only seven days when the tem
perature went to 100 degrees or higher.
Health conditions of New Orleans
are reflected in the remarkably low
death rate. Even including the ne
groes, who comprise a large percent
age of the population, the total rate
is only 17.54 for each 1,000 population.
New Orleans compares very well in
this respect with the other cities.
But not all of New Orleans is cen
tered around its water front. There
are beautiful residence sections and
numerous lakes and parks. Because
of its wide streets, extensive lawns,
and numerous open squares, New Or
leans is called the City of Magnificent
Distances. _
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