The industries of New Orleans, her rank, resources, advantages, trade, commerce and manufactures, conditions of the past, present and future, representative industrial institutions, historical, descriptive, and statistical . ^ upon individual proprietors. The State law permits an ex-penditure of but $250,000 for repairs upon public works, a sum entirely in-adequate. The levees of the State are reported to be in better conditionnow than they have ever been before. The sum of $160,000 is the amount set apart by the Mississippi RiverCommission for levee building in Louisiana this season. The amou
The industries of New Orleans, her rank, resources, advantages, trade, commerce and manufactures, conditions of the past, present and future, representative industrial institutions, historical, descriptive, and statistical . ^ upon individual proprietors. The State law permits an ex-penditure of but $250,000 for repairs upon public works, a sum entirely in-adequate. The levees of the State are reported to be in better conditionnow than they have ever been before. The sum of $160,000 is the amount set apart by the Mississippi RiverCommission for levee building in Louisiana this season. The amount available for the dredging, removal of obstructions, andgeneral improvement of the rivers and bayous of Louisiana is $107,059, butMajor vStickney, of the U.^S. Coi-ps of Engineers, has asked for $178,856out of the funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, TRADE AND COMNIERCB. TT7 HE activity, spirit and characteristics of the New Orleans merchants areI well displayed in the numerous Trade organizations that flourish bytheir patronage. The citys commercial interests have been protectedand the public welfare intelligently promoted, by the services of these practicaland utilitarian associations, as can readily be seen from the following accountof them. Only the most important are mentioned, the many minor assemblieshaving only a local influence and bearing. THE NEW ORLEANS COTTON EXCHANGE. Current interest, inspired by the Exposition, taking in all matters relat-ing to the cotton traffic, would not be satisfied with a mere reference to thatinstitution whose remarkable perfection of organization, illustrates, as muchthe sagacity of the New Orleans merchant as the continuous expansion of thetrade in the great southern staple. The cotton interests are better protectedat the port of New Orleans than elsewhere in the world, and this Exchangesp
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