uated is New Orleans will be seen from the
following comparison of distances:

[Illustration: SHIP LOCK on the INNER HARBOR NAVIGATION CANAL at
the PORT OF NEW ORLEANS

THE LOCK COMPLETED]

COMPARISON OF DISTANCES BY AND BETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND NEW YORK AND
PRINCIPAL CITIES.

(Distances in statute miles, furnished by War Department.)

New York New Orleans
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Atlanta 846 498
Baltimore 188 1,184
Birmingham 1,043 348
Boston 235 1,607
Buffalo 442 1,275
Charleston 739 776
Chattanooga 846 498
Chicago 912 912
Cincinnati 781 836
Cleveland 584 1,092
Dallas 1,642 515
Denver 1,932 1,356
Detroit 693 1,100
Duluth 1,390 1,340
El Paso 2,310 1,195
Galveston 1,782 410
Indianapolis 827 888
Kansas City 1,335 867
Little Rock 1,290 487
Louisville 867 749
Memphis 1,156 396
Minneapolis 1,332 1,285
Mobile 1,231 141
Norfolk 347 1,093
Oklahoma City 1,643 856
Omaha 1,402 1,070
Pittsburgh 444 1,142
Philadelphia 91 1,281
Port Townsend 3,199 2,979
Portland, Oregon 3,204 2,746
Salt Lake City 2,442 1,928
San Antonio 1,943 571
San Francisco 3,191 2,482
Savannah 845 661
Seattle 3,151 2,931
St. Louis 1,058 701
Toledo 705 1,040
Washington, D.C. 228 1,144

COMPARISON OF DISTANCES BY WATER ROUTES BETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND NEW
YORK TO PRINCIPAL PORTS OF THE WORLD.

(Distances in nautical miles, supplied by Hydrographic Office, Navy
Department; land routes in statute miles supplied by War Department.)

New York New Orleans
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Antwerp 3,325 4,853
Bombay--
Via Suez 8,120 9,536
Via Cape of Good Hope 11,250 11,848
Buenos Ayres 5,868 6,318
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