Description of Country _ x iniMi nI1 of Morgan City is tlio ancient delta of the ^dini Rlvcr The country is threaded with bayous and MUsUslppl Kl'or. rninfoics by them and across them. Soils the Old	This	Is	the	old	sugar	plantation district
“™ ' Old Southo? liseid «nU »‘ory- 01(1 Plantation homes, IIn^ro'eoIon!csS anil U>e l rcnch speaking classes thickly dot the Eovm, shores Corn gron'lns, risking and tor Industries uro n so mnorhtnt. Thousands of acres ncnr the Bull ar„ dyked— £ Is'oBnceland'B Little Holland.”
___ Iberia the Old Spanish Trail
i nionit i..w	Tcclio	past	old sugar plantations with
colonies of negroes .till living In tho cabins of slave days.
____ Morgan City to
along the Bayo"
O d live oaks, cypress and pecan shade the roads homes and bayous. Somo cotton, corn and rice thru here. <U Lafayette all nrnducts mingle, then westward rice fields spread over the country. Southwest Louisiana is one of the greatest rice areas In the U.S. Water Is pumped thru its network of cnnals to flood the lands. Lumber1, salt and sulphur mines, and oil, are other sources of wealth.	,	,	,
In the eastern part are French and Acadian types and the French language, religion, cooking and habits are prominent. Public Improvements, schools and roads are good. In the western pnrt- people have settled from every state drawn by the rice industry. Their eities and homes are distinctively American.
There are thousands of miles of rivers, bayous, lakes, bays and inlets in South Louisiana. Roads among them are good. There aro thousands of acres of wild life sanctuaries including the Sage and the Rockefeller preserves and private club preserves. Conservation has Improved the sport for everyone.
, Old History
The French took command of the vast territory of Old Louisiana by establishing sovereignty over the Mississippi River in 1099. This move by the French divided the Spanish territory in two and became one of the decisive events In North American history. The first settlement was at- Biloxi in 1099. In 1711 (he French settled Mobile. 1718 they founded Nouvellc Orleans; the same year the Spanish settled San Antonio as an outpost to protect their westorn possessions. In the struggle of empires Louisiana was ceded to Spain in 1702. Spain took possession in 1709. Spnin ceded Louisiana hack to France in 1800. Frnnce sold to the United States In 1803. Now Orleans as the frontier post on the mighty river that drains a half of the continent became the melting pot as all classes of people struggled for life, power or development on the North American continent-.
Along the Bayou Techc Is the Evangeline country immortalized by Longfellow’s poem. The Acadians were exiled from Nova Scotia In 1755. Along this bayou today are Acadian homes, towns and cities. Under St. Mnrtinvillc the story is more fully told.
WEST PEARL RIVER. New bridge. Another of the difficult flood-water crossings of the Old Spanish Trail.
SLIDELL. Large brick and shipbuilding plants. Edge of the winter strawberry district that sends out a $5,000,000 crop. Country hotel. Free camp in pines just north of town. Inf.—T. .T. Eddins, Slidell Garage.
LAKE POXTCHARTRAIN BRIDGE. A 15 mi. project. Saves 40 to GO minutes time. Toll $1.35—see p. 5 for details. The Louisiana Highway Department maintains free ferries on the Rigolets—Chef Menteur route. Free bridges will be completed during 1920.
♦NEW ORLEANS. The Port of the Mississippi Valley; strong industrially and financially. One of the most interesting cities in the U.S. Founded 1718 by the French; was under Spanish rule: transferred to the U.S. in 1S03. The old French Quarter is a charming ramble and close to the palatial hotels, fine theatres and inviting stores. Many days can be spent in this fascinating city that has grown from the mingling of the races and types that have battled with and built up the Mississippi Valley.
HOTELS—BIENVILLE, at Lee Circle; DE SOTO near business center: .TUNG. new. moderate: LAFAYETTE, faces Lafayette Square:	LA	SALLE,	new, moderate:
MONTELEONE. in the French Quarter; ROOSEVELT, leads, center of activities: ST. CHARLES, a famous hotel, remodeled.
,mNo camp. Inf—Motor League of La. (AAA) at Bien-uile Hotel; Automobile Club of La.. 514 St. Clmrles St.:

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the Association of Commerce; the N. O. Convention and Publicity Bureau, Inc.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER. Ferry at Walnut St., continuous, 20c to 40c. Several other ferries at Intervals up the river, nil serve OST travel. Oak Street ferry offers short cut across the city. New bridge, .?10,000,000, financed and construction apparently assured.
IVESTWEGO. Industrial settlement west side of river.
LLLI.NG. The Old Spanish Trail leaves the Mississippi River here and turns into southern Louisiana.
PARADIS. Village. Country hotel.
DES ALLEJIANDS. On the bayou; fishing. Country hotel. Camp space.
RACELAND. On Bayou La Fourclie. Center for some 32,000 acres of delta lands, dyked, drained and intensively farmed. ‘“Raceland's Little Holland" is an unusual and interesting country. Like Holland itself men have conquered and driven hack the waters and the rich silt deposited by the Mississippi River thru past ages now serves mankind by growing all manner of products the year around. The Delta Farms and the Grant Smith & Co. projects aro worth a visit. RACELAND HOTEL has clean rooms and good meals. Inf.—See Dr. J. J. Ayo at drug store.
AYO'S SERVICE STA., west side of bayou is best. Drug store serves refreshments, lias rest mis. and other comforts.
*MOUMA. Oa Bayou Black. Fish, oysters, shrimp and fur industries. Centered among the bayous of the lower Mississippi River delta; fishing, hunting and water sports are fine. The drive westward along the Bayou Black is past old sugar plantations. Negro colonies and quaint scenes of the old South. RHODES HOTEL (E.P.) and restaurant. CITY HOTEL (A.P.) Free camp in Sutlion Park. Inf.—Dupont’s store. Good sea food restaurants.
’MORGAN (’STY. On Berwick Bay, the gulf outlet of the numerous waterways tlint constitute the Atcliafalaya Basin. It is said you can cruise, fish and limit for many days out from Morgan City over lakes, hays and bayous noted in song and commerce, and seldom repeat on your course. Of some 2,000 mi. of navigable waters in southern Louisiana, a half are in this basin. This was the ancient outlet of the Mississippi River. The lumber mid fur industries, and tile oyster shell chick feed industry, are extensive. Morgan City ships 30.000.000 early cabbage plants. On Lake Palourde is the Morgan City bathing and camping beach.
COSTELLO HOTEL. (A.P.) Good sea food restaurants. Camp space. Inf.—Association of Commerce.
BERWICK BAY. Day and night ferry, 25c to 35c.
BERWICK. West side of Bay. Camp space along river. Good restaurant, sea food specialities, at (lie ferry. Service stations at ferry.
PATTERSON. Old sugar plantations again, sugar mills, plantation homes, clusters of negro cabins, shaded drives, the Atcliafalaya River and then the Bayou Teclie by the roadside. This is the beginning of the Teclie country, the land of tlie Acadian exiles. Patterson lies near the junction of tlie Atcliafalaya River and the Bayou Teclie. with Grand Lake just above. Here (lie largest cypress mill in the world—tlie F. B. Williams Co. All thru this country are graveled roads, bayous, lakes and salt-water hays: fishing, hunting, boating, bathing; well-farmod lands, old live oaks and pecans—southern Louisiana is an interesting country. Tlie BERNEAUR is a clean country hotel, good meals.
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