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NEW ORLEANS GREAT
AS A SHIPPING PORT,
And With Cheaper Wharfage to Coma
Next Year,
With Peeper Water at the Month
•f the Hirer,
Ac9 With the Nicaragua Canal Bring
ing the World Nearer,
She is Pound to Take Front Pank
in the Whole United
State*.
Th# chief factor In building up th«
great city of New Orleans has been Its
•hipping Industry, and, while great in
dustries have developed In o'her Hues,
the shipping has never flagged, and al
though the number of ships does not
compare with the number of small one*
which once came here, the t r.nage and
Importance of the Industry have grown
steadily, and Is continuing to grow tr -.n
year to year. One of the leading «m*p
agents being asked the other uay u
bis business was increasing at present,
looked astonished, and said that it was
bigger this year by far than :t had eter
been before, and that. to... notwjthstatid
ing tlie fact that a number of ships weri
employed in transportation of troops and
supplies to South Africa. 11** saM ili.tt
his company was constantly bunding
n. ire and bigger ships, and that a» S K,n
>.* the South African «var was over a
larg r number of them would be put
into this trade than had ever before been
here. He added that in a shoit time ti e
improvement of Southwest pass would
ba\e been completed, ami then New Or
leans shipping would assume Pr'‘I,ort,"i1*
that would astonish the world, but that
this development would be as nothing
compared with the result to the com
incrclal and shipping deVel >pwent of
gi.jf ports and all other ports whtn the
Nicaragua canal is finished.
Strangers who conie to this city in
the height of the shipping season are
constantly expressing astonishment at
the vast number of great ocean suam
Shlps that they School alongside me
wharves, each a hive of bustling indiis
tty, as the cargoes are put off and tulun
““the number of ships arriving each
month In the year Is accurately shown
ill the report. Including tin* imjn.hs
Seplemlwr. 1898, to September,^ 1 ■
i he figures are as follow' >,,p:ct...|t i.
jagg iu7 October, llo; November. 118.
December. January. 1899. 14;. I eb
ruary, 129; March. 127.: April. W>; May,
III!;5June, 117,; July, 110; A'lgust, lib.
In all there were 1419 arrivals. lhe
gross tonnage was 3,bl>.38i>, and the nit
tonnage 2.017,829. Aiming these ships
were eleven war transports.
The lines of ships coming Into tue
port are: West India and Facrtic, to
Liverpool: Harrison Line, to Liverpool.
Elder Dempster Line, to Bremen and
Dunkirk; Thompson Line, Dent L m,
Mllbuni Line. Boss Line, Sunset Line,
and Cbalmette Transport Company*
Line, for continental ports: Lamport A;
Holt Line, to Liverpool, Brazil and otli
er points; l’rlnee Line, to Havre, Ant
werp. Newcastle-on Tyne. Spani'h. Inr
tuguese and Mediterranean ports; Korlo
Liue to Genoa; Eorenede umr Battle
Line! to Copenhagen; Creole bine, to
Genoa; Hamburg American Backet Line
to Hamburg; Brats Coatlnental Line to
Barcelona, Genoa, and other Medit.tra
neau j.orts; Blnillos and Jover Lines.. to
Barcelona. Genoa and other Mediterr.i
nean ports; Cromwell Line, to New
York; Southern l'acitle Line, to Non
Y'ork. Florida, Texas ports and Havana,
l ulled Fruit Company's Line, for ven
tral American ports: Bluetlelds Steam
■hip Line, to Central American ports.
French Line, to Havre, Bio Janeiro and
Santos: Mexican Gulf Steamship Com
pany. to Tampico, Mexico; Aoglo-Ame.t
can Steamship Line, to Great Britain
and continental Europe; Austro liunga
r;nu Veritas, New' Orleans to t»ia*
Cuban Line, u Loudon and Antwerp;
Glvnn. Serra and Larrinaga Lines, to
(Liverpool; Joseph Holt Line, to Havre;
Avuar Line, to Spanish ports; Head
Line, to Belfast and Dunlin; Benner
Line, Co New York; Camors-Weinberger
Banana Company, to Central American
ports . .
These statistics show the varied char
a- t'-r of the shipping. There are new
po nts b»|ng deve oj»ed fr in time to
time, ami new sources of business
worked up, and wli -n the cheap wharf
ag** Is secured, next year, It Is believed
that the shipping will receive a great
imie;u». The wharfage is t*> be so
mu;. 11 that, while Jt is not actually free,
it is so small that it amounts to very
little, compared with the present
charges. It will n*»t lie over one third
of the present charge.
There Is a steady development nr the
ports, and aside fiom the great Improve
ments which the railroads ha\e mine
ami are contemplating, the present cer
tainty of 35 feet of water in Southwest
I a-8.With a permment channel in Smith
p.i>s; ihe building f ’.lie naval d v dock
nr Algiers, and the < ons -quent stimulus
to ship building mil repairing <>f a pri
*, ate nature, and the fact that thr- Texas
and Pac'd** Railroad Company through
Mr. Gould, has announce,1 its intention
to put in a line of steamship* from this
city to New York as soon as the ships
can he obtained, all point t * a tremen
dous development in the Part's business.
Of course, the dove!* pmont **f 'he
port depend* on the railroad systems in
d root connection with it and the ac
* ommodation for shipping, especially a*
rcgaids d»ep water channe’s and accom
modation for the great ships that are
tiow roaming the sea, seeking cargoes.
The port of New Orleans, with the pros
pe ts «-f opening Southwest pass, will,
in all these muter*. rank second to no
port in the country, as she has the 1
largest railroad mileage under single con
trol of anv port in the country, and with
the 35 foot channel in Southwest pass,
this will be the largest, cheapest and <
safest port in the country, barring non*-.
lu her geographical position, which is
another important factor, New Orleans
ranks amongst the very first. She is In
touch wl'h the whole central portion of
the United States, and is the natural
outlet for all of the vast supplies of
grain and live stock and manufactured
goods of that vast area, ami is receiv
ing from year to year a vastly Increased
por’lon of it. Besides, the imports are
a b g feature, which Is being developed
from year t-> yen* with ever Increasing
regularly, ami it Is predicted that be
fore many years the bulk of these im
ports will c*me through the port of New
Orleans.
With the deep water at the mouth of
the river, there is no scarcity of depth
anywhere, as the greatest sh:ps that are
In existence can come up the river and
go right to the wharves; In fact, the
d pth of the river at many points is
simply wonderful, being over 20o feet at
gome points, and at all points far in ex
rogs of i he needs of anv ship that can
be imagined. Many people who are
familiar with the shallow harbors of
some ports fall at once to grasp the idea 1
that New Orleans has a harboT
as deep and safe and permanent
as the sea Itself, and without
the objectionable features orf keep
ing vessels continually in sea water,
for the great river has a healing quality
that rid* he bottoms of the ships of
those evils acquired from constant ac
tion of the sea and its barnacles.
Among the directions In which the
development of the shipping Is n >w being
pushed Is that of the shipment of pine
lumber and timber. The aumun' of this
“hipped from the gulf ports is about
750,800,000 feet annually, and while
New Orleans has uot had an equal
share with some other ports In It. she
's rapidly developing lu that direction,
and one of the leading authorities says
that with the opening up of the canal
to connect lake Borgne and the other
lak* s with the Mississippi river, there
will be an enormous Increase 1n the
business, ns the lumber can be loaded
directly into the ships, without rehan
dling. Another big feature of this canal
system will be the bringing of Alabama
coal from the Warrior river direct to the
port in barges, so that there will be no
rehandling of it, and ships can coal dl
rect for the barges.
One of the lending developments 1c
the shipping during the lust few years
has been the shipment of stock. Large
number* of cattle have been sent through
th“ port to Europe with, the utmost sue
4 ess, and mules and horses are being
.-hipped to South Africa under condi
tions which ate said to be unusually sue
* essful. These shipments have beer
largely devoted to mules, but now* hor“e>
!»i large numbers are being sought here
and several cargoes are to leave al
once.
la tko rfinUf of those who have studlec
the aubject It l» i llaed belief that aa
soon a* the government shall have con
s ructed tha Nicaragua canal there will
be a boom In commerce In this coun
try that will have had no precedent hy
wiilrh to measure It. That New Or
leans la particularly located to benaltt
thereby la apparent, and that her com
merce and everything else will be
doubled and trebled In a few years,
and that there wilt be a great Co miners
rial and maritime community of more
than a million people here, with a inag
liltteent city, encoding from the rush
ing waters of the Mississippi to the
Shores when' l*ont -hartra:u s waters
roll In upon the sandy shore, anti from
the far famed t'halmette to the garden*
of Jefferson. an<l the streets will be
pived from end to end, anti modern utag
alfl'-enre will feign, and all tbi* will
have been paid for with the profits which
come front the vast commerce t f the
Queen ttf the Uttlf. There will be added
to the millions of bales of cotton and
the tens of million* of bushels of grain
which go to supply the wants of the
world, east and west, 'he millions of dol
lars' worth of all kinds of manufactured
articles which the factories of the cen
tral portion of the country will pour
through hi* port to the fust-developing
countries of Asia and South America and
the Islands of ihe sea. and New Orleans
will the synonym of commercial great
ness and Industrial energy.
THE TOWN OF GUKYDAN.
A Desirable Location for Homeseek
ers and investors in Choice Lands.
Climate, Soil anil Opportnnltlea
All Favomble.
The desire to better one s conn,non,
to seck out new und greater opportuni
ties, Is well-nigh universal. That is
why a great many hoineseekers from all
parts of the country have recently lo
cated In the town of Gueydan, Vermilion
parish, La.
The opportunities for securing flrsr
c.aes rice, cane, cotton nnd corn lands,
with ample Irrigation facilities, and to
find homes In a land of sunshine and
health, have Induced an inflow of north
ern settlers. And so the town of Guey
(tuu 1s growing fast, and the country
around It is la-lttg rapidly settled on by
an Intelligent auJ thrifty class of progres
sive citizens. The climate, so.l and
natural resource* of the country make
this a most favored spot, and Insure tile
prosperity of both town und country resi
dent.
The Vermilion Development Company,
Limited, own some 20.0UU acres of choice
irrigated lands lit und about Gueydan.
These lauds are offered to settlers ou un
usually favorable terms, and ou long
credits. Four irrigation pumping plants
and a complete system of canals make all
kinds of crops a certainty. The prin
cipal pumping works has a capacity <,f
mt'.UOu gallons per minute, ami 1* said
to l.c the greatest plant of Its kind in
America.
The -iow Guevdan rice mill furnishes
ample facilities to rice growers, and the
present large storage capacity is being
increased by a new brick two-story ware
house. iEio bv 70 feet, which will soon be
,--nipte ed. Mr. A. Kaplan president of
the People's Independent Hire Mill Com
pany. of Crowley. La , is also president of
ihe Gueydan Klee Mills, and Mr. V. J.
Bier, secretary and treasurer of the Peo
ple's Independent Itice Mills, holds the
same office In the Gueydan mills.
H-itueseeker* and Investors who are
looking for desirable lauds and homes,
or for business locations, should visit
Guevdan. or correspond with the Ver
milion Development Company, Limited,
a; that point. it will certainly pay
them to do so.
A pretty little town with over lh<X>
population'. g-> -1 schools and goal so
ciety and cheap lands, tvh ch are certain
produce g-.ol crops and to Increase iu
v aitie, are the Inducements offered set
tlers. Vegetables, fruits and berries are
prolific, und flowers bloom a,most con
tinuously In Gueydan. The eecti-.n
nround the town has l>een wonderfully
productive of rice, but mixed farming
and fruit raising can also be carried on
,\,;h profit. Gueydan Is located eleven
miles southwest of Crowley, on the Mid
land brum h -if the Southern Pacific Rail
road. and about 170 miles southwest of
-New Orleans.
Crowley, I.a., Is the center of prosper
ity. Write \V. W. Duson & Bro., Crow
icy, La._
OTITER MAM FACTORIES.
Distiller leu, I’nlnt, and Ic® Plnats
in the City.
In a Quiet way New Orleans has estab
lished several distilling plants which
have proven successful, and one started
about two months ago gives promise of
becoming a big institution, If the home
product can get the support which It
deserves. It represents a capital of $o0,
ikhi, and at present gives employment to
a s ore of persons, who work under the
direction of an expert, whose experience
was gained In the nest liqueur distilleries
r»f Europe. It Is essentially a home en
terprise, being owned by New Orleans
people, and employing home labor, and
also patronizing home industries. The
heavy Import duty on liqueurs and cor
T. iIs* ought to be an encouragement for
:be establishment of plants of that char
ucer here. This concern lias quite an ex
tensive plant on Magazine street, and
is Interior gives every evidence of Indus
try. its products are in every way the
[•qua 1 of the Imported, being made In
•xacfly the same manner, ami put up In
«pc dally made bottles, and in very at
tractive form. Vermouth, Kirschwasser,
r<»gnac, Chartreuse, Anisette, Creme de
Slenthe, Maraschino, Kummel. Cacao, Cu
ra coa, Renedlctlne. Cassis, etc., are all
made, not in imitation, but In the genu
ine, original manner, and many of*them
have been pronounced by connoisseurs
vjnal In every respect to the Imported.
Phis concern has already begun to build
ip a trade in the country, and it has a
• right future before It. It has a capacity
•f r*4X) gallons a day.
There Is one other liqueur distillery
lore. but It has not been In continuous
>peratlon. It was started about six years
igo, but met with some reverses.
There are half a dozen syrup factories
here, will h have built up a good trade
among the retailers.
There is one large distilling plant here
which makes high spirits In large quan
tities, and represents an Investment of
aver a hundred thousand dollars.
PAINTS.
While the superior advantages offered
by the Crescent city for the distribution
of nil classes of manufactured products
should have attracted the attention of
investors to the advantages of manufac
turing paints in this city at an earlier
date. It appears that there is no record
of paint manufacturing being attempted
at any time prior to the year 1884, when
a small plant was established on Lafay
ette street. Tills plant was not success
ful, however, and was dismantled after
a short existence. A few years later a
number of gentlemen prominent In the
paint business lu this city organized a
white lead and color plant, which enjoyed
for eight or ten years a most successful
career, distributing their products In near
ly every state lu the union, and success
fully competing with the manufacturers
lu England and Germany in the central
i and southern markets, proving beyond
question that where this business was
properly managed no city In the union
possesses greater natural advantages for
the economical manufacture and distribu
tion of paint than New Orleans. Owing
to personal mismanagement of one of
the executive officers, this plant has re
cently been put into the hands of re
ceivers, who are now conducting It suc
cessfully, and with every promise that
the business will be shortly reorganized
and permanently established In a carcei
of profit to Us owners and of benefit tc
•the city, as a means of distributing a lib
eral pay roll to a large list of employes
The oxher successful plant is situated I
In the heart of the shipping district, on
South Front street, ana Is the result of
years of experience In the Jobbing and
manufacturing paint trade, and Is con
sidered by e xperts to be one of (he most
completely equipped In the country. This
plant manufactures ererythlng In the
palut Hue. and Its products go to Cuba,
Central America and Mexico, and have a
wide sale In the southern and western
states. It Is estimated that the total in
vestment In the two paint manufacturing
plants now In business in New Orleans Is
not less than $100,000, and that under
nor.iytl conditions their output will be
very n^r $500,000 per a ear. with i pay
roll to employes In proportion.
ICE PLANTS.
There arc half a dozen large lc<? plants
here, which not only supply the local
trade, but also the contiguous country.
The output aggregates hundreds of thou
sands of tons, and represents an Invest
ment of nearly u million dollars, with a
largo pay ro'L
— ■ ♦—
Building Up It* (•innierce by Fur
nishing Floe Facilities.
Constantly Attracting New Lines of
Trade This Way,
Besides Affording Excellent Passen
ger Serrlcc te the Valley
and the West.
During the last eighteen month* In
dustrial development In the *outh has
gone forward with giant stride*. This
does not apply to any one particular
branch of Industry, bnt to all Industries
that can be utilised In this section of the
comi try.
During this development the Illinois
Central Railroad has secured Its share
of the factories of a diversified natnre.
Since Jan. 1, 1899, up to the present
date, IlieT# have been located upon the
Hoes of the Illinois Central Railroad
sixty-five manufacturing plant*. These
Included manufactures of brick end tile,
bicycle*, packing hous* product*, con
densed milk *nd creamery, saw mill*,
tow miD, cannery, knitting mill, starch
factory, beet sugar plant, cotton mill*,
brewery, butter keg staves, wag-m stock,
plows, apokes, match splint*, hand farm
ing tools, banana packages, butchers'
skewers, cotton bagging, wooden dlahes,
broom handles, clothespin*, Iron furnace,
paper mill, planing mill, buggy factory
and colled hoops. Of these 05 Industries
48 were located in the aouth, Mississippi
taking the lend with 30. Kentucky 8.
Tennessee 0 and Louisiana 2. The bal
anc* were distributed a* follows: Illinois
32, Iowa 4, South Dakota 1, Minnesota
1 and Wisconsin 1. During tha tlmo
mentioned there were located In the state
of Mississippi 18 saw mills, 1 tile plant,
fl cotton mills, 1 manufactory of mateh
sprints, 1 spoke plant and 1 planing mill;
In Louisiana, 1 cotton mill and 1 manu
factory of hanana packages: In Tennes
see, 8 cotton mills, 2 colled hoop fac.
torles anl 1 spoke plant; In Kentucky,
1 saw mill, 2 stare plants, 1 manufac
tory of farming tools, 1 brewery, 1
knitting mill, 1 fluorspar plant and 1
Iron furnace.
As showing the possibility ftrr future
development In cotton milling alone there
are to-day projects, more or less ad
vaneed, for the location of local cotton
mills In twenty-three towns on the lines
of the Illinois Central Kallroad, and a
large number of these will undoubtedly
go through. The appropriation of J40,
000 by the legislature of the state of
Mississippi for the Installation of a tea
ttle school at the Agricultural and Me
chanleal College at Starkvllle will prove
of very great advantage In the develop
ment of this Industry, as It will give
the practical means of education to the
young men of the state In familiarizing
themselves In the manufacture of cotton
products.
It has been the soores of comment
nmongst New Pngland manufacturers
for a number of years thst Mississippi,
with all Its advantages, has not come
more to the front In cotton milling. The
action of the different communities In
that state during the past year, snd the
prospective action In the communities
which have now under consideration the
question of locating local cotton mills, will
not only produce material wealth to the
stats, blit will at the same time direct
the attention of eastern cotton mill men
to the advantages of the state for the
location of larger plants. This was done
In North and South Carolina originally
by the location of small local cotton
mills, snd as soon as they wers shown
to be a success, eastern millers, who
were forced by (he changed condition of
trade In cotton factory products to look
for new locations, had their attention
directed to that section of the south
where cotton milling had been demon
strated to be capable of success.
With the opening up of new roads
through the timber sections tn the state
of Mississippi there should be consider
able Influx In the development of Indus
tries for utilising the timber of the state.
The Illinois Central Railroad has taken
an advanced position In helping to devel
op the natural resources of the states
along its 11ns and will continue to do so
and win bs glad to furnish Information
concerning the different locations on Its
lines to all Inquirers.
In other matters the Illinois Central has
for years been taking the molt advanced
position, and In none more than In Its
facilities for safely and expeditiously
handling traffic. Particularly noticeable
In this connection Is Its passenger service
from the south to the north. Two fast
trains, carrying through equipment, leave
New Orleans dally for Louisville and for
Cincinnati; also for SL Louis and for
Chicago. The equipment consists of the
latest pattern of Pullman sleeping cars,
free reclining chair can and coaches, also
dining-cars and a recent Innovation in
the way of passenger equipment, namely,
a buffet-llbrary-smoklug car. Thla last Is
the only thing of the kind In the south
and has proved yery popular during the
last season. This service makes the best
and most direct connections at ths north
ern termini for all points in ths north,
| east and west, including Buffalo, Pitta
r burg, Cleveland, Boston, New York, Phil
’ udelajiia, Baltimore, Richmond, St. Paul,
Minneapolis, Cfmana, ivapeaa City, Hot
I Springs, Ark., Denver and Colorado tour
ist points.
The Central's latest enterprise of magni
tude haa been the opening of a now
through line over Its own tracks between
Chicago and Omaha, on which modern
and efficient service Is given in successful
competition with the old established Hues
between the same points. Taken as a
whole, owing to Its well ballasted road
bed and heavy steel rails. Its modern and
powerful locomotives. Its substantial and
elegant equipment, and Its progressive
ami systematic but careful management,
tbe Illinois Central (with Its SObli miles,
Including tbo Yazoo and Mississippi Val
ley) In Its relation to tbe public and all
that peTtalns to a safe and agreeable
Journey over Its fines. Is <f the highest
tyve of railroads In the country.
THE STATE FAIR.
The Idea Started Here Only a Trai
At*
Has Horn* Good Fruit, and la Al
ready a Prominent Sew Orleans
Enterprise.
The Loiitlana state fair and Indus
trial exposition Is an Institution of tbls
city which was started as a venture in
Imju, sud coutlnued this year with In
creased success.
It Is under the auspices of the Pro
gressive l xiIon. an organization of pro
greasive citizens of New Urle.tus, whose
object Is to promote the material pros
pi-ilty of this city. In looking over the
tost means of bringing the country peo
pie to this city, the idea of au anuuai
state fair was suggested, and 1 turned 1
a'ely found favor. A subcommittee of
the union was placed in charge of the
matter, aud us tiicy progressed the plans
developed, ami the scope of the fair was
broadened until it too* the form of uu
exposition. The merchants and the pub
lic rallied to the support of the enter
prise, and when it opened its doors, in
May, 18UU. for the hist time. It was an
unqualified success. Started without a
dol.ar of capital behind It. In the course
of three weeks it cleared $50U0, over and
above all espouses. Over a hundred
thousand paid admissions were recorded.
The exposition this year is tully equal
to that of lust year, but the had weather
during the early days Interfered mate
rially with the attendance. Subsequent
ly, with fair weather, the attendance
picked up. and there Is every promise
that it will be a financial success mis
year, ns it was last year. This is rather
an unusual record tor a state fair.
Thc object of the fair is to bring the
merchants and the people closer together,
and to do that effectively a senes of
amusements are provided from day to
day. which do not fall to attract good
ctoieds. There are two large buildings,
tilled with the exhibits of a commercial
nature, while the agricultural resources
of the state arc shown by an excellent
display under the auspices of the de
partment of agriculture. There are cat
lie shows, poultry shows, swine show's,
and other features, which appeal to tue
agricultural element of the population
of a great state like this, aud that these
ar» appreciated by them Is shown by
the fait that a large proportion of the
visitors to the fair come from the coun
try parishes. They have come to the
fa’ir from parishes as far north as those
bordering on the Arkansas line, showing
the widespread interest In the enterprise.
The Louisiana fair is unique In many
respects, but most of all in the fact
that it is given In the spring, lustead of
tin* fall. That time was selected because
Louisiana Is then garlanded in her rich
est and freshest robe of green, and the
men of commerce. Just concluding a
heavy winter’s season, are able to de
vote more time and attention to an en
terprise of tbls character. The country
man can then llnd more leisure time to
come to the city to enjoy its delights,
and last, but not least, the weather, as
a rule, is the most delightful of any
part of the year, and rarely marred by
the anger of the rain god.
Inhibitors for the stock and cattle
shows have come here from all over the
country, for va’uable money prizes are
offered, which it Is the purpose to in
crease from year to year. The horse
show, usually a society event In the large
cities of the north, east and west, has
been made one of the features of this
fair, and some of the tlnest animals have
come here to participate. Gentlemen
who have won prizes In the St. Louis and
Kansas city horse shows are here this
year with their best horses and latest
traps, and are elated at the manner In
which this show has been conducted.
The flower parade has become the draw
Ing card of the fair, and the tirst time
it was nut on It attracted twenty-five
thousand people.
The fair Is given at the Fair grounds,
where the wiuter race meeting is held,
un ideal place for the enterprise. This
piot of ground w as set aside for the very
purpose of a state fair many years ago,
and a fair was conducted there, but for
some reason the project did not succeed.
I niler the management of the Progress
ive Fnlon. and with the support of the
people of the city and state, it will now
become an annual institution, growing
better each year.
WHERE THEY DINE WELL.
One of New Orleans' Most Famed
and Popular Cafes Is “Drasco's**
There Is a charm about a well-pre
pared, properly-served dinner which
leaves a grateful remembrance and a de
sire to repeat the pleasure. That Is why
the fame of well known caterers Is con
stantly widening, and why some hotels,
restaurants and cafes have an interna
tional reputation among travelers.
Among the places which hare given
New Orleans a reputation for good living,
and which are known to visitors from
everywhere, is Hrasco’s. “A man who
dines at Tony Brasco’s dines well,” was
the compliment of an old sea captain,
who, like hundreds from all ports, who
make this harbor, find the viands served
at Brasco’s exactly to their liking This,
too. Is the Judgment of a host of w'ell
knowu New Orleans business men, for
bankers, merchants, professional men,
members of the various boards of trade
and exchanges. In brief those who are
fond of good living among all classes, can
be met at 740 (Travler street, for Mr.
Brasco Is heated In the heart of the
bank and office and Cotton Exchange dis
trict. Mr. Brasco also owns another
very popular resort, familiarly known as
“The Smile,” at 113 Baronne, where
the oysters are always delicious and the
erages the finest produced.
Thirty years of experience as a caterer
to the most discriminating class of pa
trons Is a good record for any establish
ment, and Mr. Brasco has spent nearly
a third of u century In that line. Every
dealer knows that only the best must be
sent to Brasco’s and the best the market
affords is the rule here. Expert chefs
and capable and polite service ore the
added attractions at this popular place,
and the moderate prices for such gen
eral excellence Is an especially note
worthy feature of this noted restaurant.
Whether In the main cafe or in the pri
vate dining rooms, up stairs, the best of
everything Is the invariable rule.
The building used by Mr. Brnsco has
been known as a restaurant for forty
three years, for the first catering was
done there In 1857. One of the original
cards of the place, looking almost as
fresh as If Just from the press, Is one of
Mr. Brnsco’s relics which Is not for sale,
and which lie keeps in the safe.
Money lhvesrted in and around Crowley,
La., will pay the largest dividends. Write
W. W\ Duson & Bro., Crowley, La.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT
Come Earlier la Louisiana thaa la
Other States,
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And tbe Farmers Find Ready Mar
ket for Their Prodace at
Good Prices.
Few people unacquainted In some prac
tical way with the business realize the
vast amount of garden produce shipped
from this state and soutuern Mississippi
every year to the great cities of the
north and east. For many years there
has been a prosperous gardening busi
ness In this city and Its suburbs, and
along the railroads near by, but In the
last decade, and especially in the last
few years. It has assumed immense pro
1 tortious, aud Louisiana has become
mown as a center of that business all
over the country. Better railroad sys
tems and better facilities for sending
such products by express and fast freight
have uelped to develop the business, and
now the roads Interested run hundreds
of cars specially prepared for the quick
aud safe transportation of such goods.
The prices, too, are good in the winter
and early spring, and the gardeners and
shippers are making money out of the
bus.ness.
Many of these products are raised out
of doors at a time when nowhere else
can they be raised at all without hot
houses, and seldom even with them.
The principal winter vegetables shipped
extensively are cucumbers, lettuce, tur
nips, beets, celery, cauliflower, etc.
These go to all the northern cities, but
more especially to Chicago and Boston
and New York. From Cunago they are
r< shipped to other points, aud go to
the aristocratic hotels and the wealthier
tamllies in the great cities. After the
cool weather of wiuter is past the varie
ty of products shipped is greatly in
creased. The early spring vigetablen are
cabbage, cucumbers, lettuce, parsley,
beuns and peas, carrots, radishes, tur
nip*, potatoes, endive, corn and onions.
Squashes, canteioupes, etc., come later,
. with eggplants, garlic, leek, kohlrabi,
LOUIS P. RICE & CO.,]
Jhe largest Manufacturers Of 4
/harness and j
«Saddlery... j
in Alt Jts £ranches i!
in the <Jouth. j
Traveling Representatives Visit the Trade in $
all Southern States. jjj
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£iverpool and ®
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Agencies throughout the World.
TO ENCOURAGE THE BUILDING
OF FACTORIES IN NEW ORLEANS
WE WILL QUOTE
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FOR POWER
WE HAVE TWO OK THE BEST EQUIPPED AND MOST MODERN
PLANTS IN THE COCNTRV AND CAN SUPPLY CURRENT FOR
EVERY BRANCH OK ELECTRIC SERVICE. 1
WE LIGHT THE CITY
EDISON ELECTRIC CO.,
317 BARONNE ST., N. O., LA,
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tumatoe., etc. Okra Is shipped to «om« .
extent, fcut raised largely for ^jnltg
here. Shallots are extensively rais'd an
shipped, and are considered a great den
o«i (»V.
There Is a special class of commission
merchants who handle such products
largelv from this city, while many ox
the vegetables are shipped direct from
the gardens along the railroads, esPe*
daily along the Illinois Central and the
Louisville and Nashville, the railroads
co-operating with the producers by fur
nishing shipping facilities, and reaping
a large return from the business. How
ever, the producers complain of high
rates. _ , .. M
Strawberries and a few other varieties
of fruit are shipped extensively from
Louisiana, and Mississippi ships a great
many peaches. . . .
One of the experts on the subject of
gardening in this state says that In this
climate, where truckers are able to sup
ply their customers In midwinter with
fresh legumes from their farms and gar
dens. gardening was comparatively easy,
as long ns it was carried on In a primi
tive way, and only the home markets
were supplied. Years ago there were
few nurserymen, and greenhouses were
scarce, ana hotbeds were to be found
on the premises of one or two of the
leading truck fanners, who raised their
produce for the home market He adds:
“Since that time gardening has ad
vanced In a’d Its branches. The Intro
duction of now varieties, of plants by
some of our wideawake nurserymen, the
coming together of the nurserymen and
florists Into a Horticultural Society, and
the animal floral exhibitions, creating
a sort of rivalry among them—all these
things awakened the Interest of the
public, and especially of our flower-loving
ladles. It became fashionable to have
a conservatory, and many greenhouses
were built iii private gardens of our
elty, and near many a country home.
The demand for good and well grown
plants Increased, and a business that
once supported but a few became at
once lucrative, not only supporting a
good many, but enabling them to be
come well-to-do, if not Independent.
“Not only floriculture, but truck farm
ing. has made great progress. With the
Increase of shipping facilities to north
ern and western markets, our truckers
found an opening for their produce. Es
pecially was this so for early varieties.
As our climate is such that almost with
out the aid of any other artificial heat
than that created by the fermentation of
horse manure we can raise early vege
tables and bring them to the markets
ahead of any other part of the union,
with less expense. Our open winters fre
quently allow us to shin from out of
doors almost the entire winter, and large
quantities of lettuce, beets, carrots, etc.,
find their way to northern and western
markets, netting fair prices, and. were
It not for the exorbitant transportation
charges, would leave n fair profit in the
hands of the producer.
"With our truckers It Is as with our
florists, a business that years ago sup
ported but a few. now supports thou
sands, and although It may not pav as
handsomely as the florists’ business. It
enables them to make a living, and. If
the worker Is wideawake, to lay a shll
ling aside for a rainy day.
"Gardening lias certainly made a good
deal of progress In our southern states,
especially in the last twenty-live years.
Tlie old and slow methods’ have" been
dene away with: new ones have been
adopted. Improvements have been made
wherever practicable, new varieties have
le-en Introduced In the vegetable line
by some of our seedsmen, while the per
S'rynien and florists Introduced all that
was worth cultivating, thereby showing
that they are net behind their northern
brethren In energy and thoughtfulness
“Gardening lias progressed ro far. and
will progress year by year. We have not
reached the limit vet. and the-o 's no
telling at what perfection we will arrive
if we continue to preg-ess with the same
strides as we nave for the lust ten
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