NEW ORLEANS DECIDES TO BUILD CANAL.
SMALL CANAL FIRST PLANNED.
THE DIRT BEGINS TO FLY.
CANAL PLANS EXPANDED.
DIGGING THE DITCH.
OVERWHELMING ENDORSEMENT BY NEW ORLEANS.
SIPHON AND BRIDGES.
THE REMARKABLE LOCK.
NEW CHANNEL TO THE GULF.
WHY GOVERNMENT SHOULD OPERATE CANAL.
ECONOMIC ASPECT OF CANAL.
CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND CONTRACTORS.
OTHER PORT FACILITIES.
COMPARISON OF DISTANCES BY AND BETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND NEW YORK AND PRINCIPAL CITIES.
