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Show New Southern Industry. The advantages of New Orleans as a port were emphasized In the opening of a canning factory for the distribution distribu-tion of real green-sea turtles. With the exception of a small factory at Key West, it will be the only establishment of its kind In America. The factory has been situated at Miami, Fla., but the excessive freight rates and a lack of steamer service to Central American ports led to its removal to Bay St. Louis. It will handle nothing but green-sea green-sea turtles caught In Central American waters, and these will be put up In four different forins clear green turtle soup, thick green turtle soup, turtle beef In Creole style, and "calllpee," which Is the meat of the turtle taken from the breast, back and flippers. The factory will turn out about 15,000 cans a day, or a total of 700,000 pounds a year, including all products. There Is also a by-product called turtle oil, used medicinally. Fishing Gazette. |