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PUTS RACING FIRST AS AN ATTRACTION. "If New Orleans does not have the biggest winter tourist travel in its history, it will not 1! the cj.ty s fault, but due entirely to the lack of money all over the United States." This is the way W. ... Riusell. passenger traffic manager of the Louisville and Nashville, sums up the situation, and Mr. Russell inclines to tho view that, the financial stringency is not severe enough to Keep travelers away from New Orleans, ,v Q"- 1S of the cities of the country that i should be a drawing card this winter," Mr. Russell said, "and there is no city offering a finer or greater line of attractions, including prettv nearly everything to please. Sum up the attractions yourself, and it is easy to see that they are not to be surpassed. High-class racing, guaranteed clean sport; twenty-round boxing matches ; high class theaters and operas; magnificent parks and nearby watering places; restaurants that are recognized as the most excellent in the land; big, modern, up-to-date hotels; an atmosphere tvplcal of old world cities, and. liest of all, a climate tlm like of which no other great metropolitan city can boast. "I believe these attractions will lie sufficient to "draw the people, even before the opening of the Carnival, which in itself is a wonderful magnet. e expect the real rush to begin just after tiie Christmas holidays, and we are making every pro-vision to take care of the rush." New Orleans Times-Picayune.
