Show NEW V ORLEANS AS METROPOLIS The New Orleans Picayune recalls a prediction b by Dr Draper f f the NewYork Now New York Commercial made in 1906 the gist of or which was that if New York was as to tobe tole be le th metropolis and financial center of the tho world New Orl Orleans an 3 was the heir apparent The Picayune concludes a are re review review re- re view view of thin thins things 8 that have hao tended toward New Orleans Orleans' increase thus thul Nations and cities have hn been made and unmade in every even ago age of tho the world worl by changes chancos in the currents of ot commerce commer e and while New Ken York may JUay not lot suffer f through the thc opening of a n navigable channel through the Central American peninsula Now ew cw Orleans n will enormously gain ain by it it becoming thereby virtual virtually a Pacific ocean orazi port pure pun 01 OL of trade a as us z it 11 H J is is a Pacific ocean orazi port pure pun 01 OL of trade a as us z it 11 H J is is already an Atlantic port The United States will soon have more than of inhabitants tho the greatest proportions proportions pro portions of whom will dwell ell and carry carryon carryon on their vast and multifarious industries in the Mississippi valley whose chief ocean gate ato will wil be e c tho the mouth of th the vac valleys valley's 8 mi mighty river river With this r river cr carrying an immense O commerce throughout through through- lJ out its entire length and upon it its numerous nume flume rous zeus navigable tributaries a trade sup supplemented supplemented by great north south and-south ra ral ways not even ceu an inspired prescience is required to forecast a n magnificent future futuro for New Orleans And New Orleane Orleans Orleans Or Or- leans leane as the prophetic Draper demand demanded od ed will be re regenerated as to sanitation and by hygiene iene and will pOS possess posse every condition condition con con- and requirement re to make it a 3 world metropolis |