. New Orleans, city of old romance and new oportunity. Southern railway system. JOST of the streets of New Orleans are wide—and there are 520 milesof them; the houses are built upon ample grounds; there are manyopen squares and quite a few one end of the city, is Audubon Park, with miles of live oaks, palmdrives, spreading palms, and canoe streams. At the other end, is City Park,216 acres, breathing beauty and romance in every leaf and flower. It was herethat the high spirited bloods of a former generation settled, under the duellingoaks, just a pistol shot apart, the difference
. New Orleans, city of old romance and new oportunity. Southern railway system. JOST of the streets of New Orleans are wide—and there are 520 milesof them; the houses are built upon ample grounds; there are manyopen squares and quite a few one end of the city, is Audubon Park, with miles of live oaks, palmdrives, spreading palms, and canoe streams. At the other end, is City Park,216 acres, breathing beauty and romance in every leaf and flower. It was herethat the high spirited bloods of a former generation settled, under the duellingoaks, just a pistol shot apart, the differences of political opinion or the rivalryfor some fair hand. ENTRANCE TO CIIY PARK DRIVE. Tage 12\>~ The beauty of the foliage and flowersthe year around, the lawns and gardens,the handsome homes, the charm of thepeople, the yachting on Lake Pontchar-train with its 800 square miles of sur-face; the races and Mardi Gras; thehunting, bathing, fishing, tennis andgolf, all the year, add never ending de-lights to the city. Side by side with the palm, flourishesthe pine tree. This typifies the climateof the city. It is neither too hot, nor isit too cold. The temperature averages54 in January and 82 in July. Duringthe last half century, the thermometerhas dropped below 32 an average offive times a year; and it has gone above100 degrees only seven days during theentire period. In health, the city ranks among themost favorable of the United death rate for whites is only 1,000 inhabitants. ABOVE FAMOUS DUELLING OAKS IN CITY PARKBELOW- AN OAK DRIVE IN AUDUBON PARK
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