The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-17
New Orleans and Montqomerv,

The Alabama Journal of Tuesday last contains
the following interesting letter from this city, on
the subject of steam communication between this
city and the head waters of the Alabama river by
a regular steamboat line. 1t is subject of great
interest.to our citizens and should command their
earnest attention
NEW ORLEANS August7, 1879
sure but may hear from me more frequently in e 10
eome-wben your little city brought more nearly into d.
every guaranty that the opening he business season this
most 3y @ be sSf. aeS' e {oa place al
experienced commandene Cspt fHffls, well known the
Mississippi Of the most energetic steamboat propre.
tors and gentemanly attentive captain in the country
now building splendid boat at PsbuTg expressly to run
here BY the 18th NOvembsr she S oaeased 10 oa 4ye 9s
pses a cotton on ne rye but Is bis intention to take
entTe safety in less than six feet Capt Tufts thinks he
your place and back Your citizens and Others Interested
in the trade, will am sure, be pleased with Capt TUFTS
ing line boat for the same trade. am not advised of her
eapao,te9 The ~ A Ogden, Capt Havland, well known
on your river will also be put upon the line The boats now
running will doubtless be continued and probably oheg
the Isl December five OF IN f5e bost en- in III t9
between this and MONTGOMERY and if properly enoour
aware that all that required on Inc part Of your
merchants and planters the Alabama rver to insure d.
certainty Of regular and permanent facilities for Transporting
5 oS PfoGuGe sna meFehandlze to and from This can
tepnse aIe gentlemen that do not know what 70 have
1hough the es adjustment Of this line
npe 20 me benefit Of this city, the greater gain The
pal OF me shippers. will explain why This IS The best
eIke IN the uhem country for the sale Of cotton as Il
Ahowh as the largest market, heavy orders from Eng
ae sent here, and almost every order from France
~ 70 tIepgh houses here You will also observe from
~ liverpool Fuees Current that cotton from tbis Dori al
Moba e eaae' hnngs from sd to Id more Than from
,s, tn q the opinion that cotton from your State sent A.
presS ~ daIAeI VIII bring prizes and above Mobile
s4 sunelent 10 cover all expenses OF Shipment Tbor
Si reasons why this should be the case Freipbta 81
hat tbs a US sa lower from this place for The Iesson
ma SIjs ~ tghteng 10 be done here az in hobs 49,,
Mobs would require three or four ,geegs Ia iosj .,
ebsp~s o ne loaded here in Eve days at the levee E
bIss ~ IAN Always be sold with more fauitv sr5 =.
os5cb5 ass ~ psiculsy in tight times Fyoas
ibe me- q tshsel o. common intelligence knows tbsi
exchange. - s"o la1es Oh freight and
ihe shsi advantage to be GAINED by a direct iptsco
hs ~ mat meIchandse, provisions etc osp ~
Point This the point to which The produces ~ ~ Otnei
west centre, and may be considered As Inc head
WHICH some htieen States pour the wealth Of their soi
when consists Of udnI, pork bacon, lard vbskev ia
shot, baggng, rope etc. OF o0une very pretty ns, '
20 oe saved BY the purchase Of these articles from NJ;
hands, instead Of going 70 second and Grd nnohsSs XII
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