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Rich 8ulphur mines are found in Louisiana, and wells for the extraction of sulphur by means of hot water and air at the surface are in operation. In 1911 the petroleum output was 10,720,420 barrels (valued at 5,668,814 dollars). Another mineral -worked is rock salt. Total mineral output in 1911, valued at 12,710,958 dollars.
The manufacturing industries are chiefly those associated with the pro- ducts of the State: sugar, lumber, cotton-seed, rice. In 1910 there were 2,516 manufacturing establishments which employed altogether 8,103 clerks, &c., and 76,165 wage-earners. The material used cost 134,865,000 dollars, and the outi^ut was valued at 223,949,000 dollars. The following statistics of the more important industries are given : —
Industries
Capital
Wage- earners
Cost of material
Output
Dollars
Number
Dollars
Dollar.s
Sugar and Molasses . . .
54,872,060
5,815
.'■;9,508,310
73.786. 6.^;9
Lumber products.
37,385,028
26,353
8,796,944
35,192,374
Cotton-seed oil and cake
8,686,711
1,605
11,477,219
13,187,608
Rice-cleaning, &c.
6,138,228
923
8.973,084
10,718,311
Bags (not paper) ....
1,145,384
370
3,644,300
4,076,226
Foundry work and machinery
3,943,989
1,608
1,228,661
3,149,209
Cars, railway works
1,474,097
2,434
1.114,180
2,635,290
Brewing, confectionery, printing, and other works are also prosperous.
A large international trade is carried on through the port of New Orleans where in 1910 the imports amounted to 12,294, 052Z., and the exports to 31,043, 750Z. The exports consisted of cotton and cotton-seed products, wheat, flour, rice, and other produce.
The State has ample facilities for trafiic, having, besides 24,900 miles of public roads, the Mississippi and other watei-ways, with 4,794 miles of navigable water. In 1910 the railways in the State had a length of 6,271 miles, beiig an increase of 197 miles on the previous year, besides 250 miles of electric railway track. The principal lines are operated by the Illinois Central, Queen and Crescent, Louisville and Nashville, Texas and Pacific, and the Southern Pacific systems. The telegraph systems had a mileage of: pole, 1,080 miles; wire, 19,182 miles; cable, 66,362 miles. The telephone companies had mileage: pole, 3,125 miles ; wire, 30,321 miles; cable, 6,250 miles.
The bank clearings in 1910 amounted to 987,491,234 dollars at New Orleans.
British Consul at Neio Orleans. — H. T. Carew-Hunt.
Books of Reference.
The Repoi'ts (biennial) of the various Executive Departments of the State. Johnson (C), Highways and Bywavs of the Missis.sij)])! Valley. New York and London. 1906.
P/jeips (A.), Louisiana. In ' Amei'ican Commonwealths ' Series Boston, Mass
