SHREVEPORT

city and parish seat of Caddo Parish, La., about 170 m. BE. of Dallas at the head of navigation on the Red River. It is the second largest city of the State, and has unusually fine railroad facilities, being served by eight systems, of which the most important are, The Texas and Pacific, Kansas City Southern, St. Louis Southwestern and the Houston and Shreveport The city is the natural market and shipping point of an extensive and rich oil, gas and agricultural region. | It has many handsome public and private buildings, including St. John’s College, Centenary College, City Hall, Court-House and Post-Office. The chief industrial establishments are lumber mills, cotton factories, foundries, machine shops, gla and bottle works, oil refinery factories, stave and barrel plants. There are numerous churches, an excellent public school system, public library, five newspapers and seven banking institutions. Pop. 43,874.