The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-12-03

We ratl.h this week the resolutions
adopted by the steamboat tap'@in' rns 'grd
Ia the Red River and Lake trade bri~~e"
Jefferson, Shire report, and New Orleans
Also .omeresolut,on.adopt-dby the citizens
OF Harrison county. repudsiins the course
pursued hy these sieanboa, captains, aud m
vting other boat, into the trade. We have
not room to inser, the list %! freight charges
adopted b, this steamboat confederation
bat suffice i, To say. tia, the advatce On the
price Of freigh, from New q leans to Port
C.d,lp /. Gom - To -. and 100 P"r
cent oar hr,.,ar. should look into THIS
matter. and we invite all VII az. Interested
to come To oor office aud examine the last
Of freigh,s a- published in the Cad Gazette.
and satisfy themselves Il -au imposition
too enormous for the good people Of Texas
to allow, and We call upon oar neighh"ung
towns and counties, aud all who ship 10y
way of Shreveport. to hold meetings and
y. sist u. Ia putting dawn thi. steamboat
monopoly. Below vii be found the reso
luton. adopted y tie citizens Of Harrison
county.
M,nsuNt T,s,s. Dec. 1t 1853
Ata meeting Of the ellilrus oi Mushrll,
and the surrounding country, ia" i"ll"viu
resolutions we're Unanimously adopted, aud
ordered To- be published IA the Texas Re.
publican aud Marshall Meridian
" uKRrAs. the masters and avn r. uf Steam
Boat. tunuiag IA the Red River aud
Lake trade have entered INTO n cunthina
t,nu t. estort 40 esofbitaut rat. oi iretsht
from Metchan'. and Planter. shipping
into and out at the Lake, We whose names
ar. hefeuuto sub.cflb.d, ir.l II our duiy
to Us. all honorable means to protect
curative, against tn. designs oi sad com
buhttnn.
I.i. Ihefefore be- II Rssoired, That we
regard this combination a. oppressive IA all
lis hraiiug, and IA NOV. b.. which the PEG
pie OF Eastern Texas are t" be u'Jnstly
taxed la enrich AZ uuwarraniahle aud un.
iu-tii,bI. ~ieam Boat monopoly, and that
~e Will submit Ia no such imposition.
Fad R,saired. lint 80 invite three
boat, into the Lake trade, and that We
plrdg. outs, lees that We viii support them
b, uninp them our whole bu-lur.s i,r the
season. At the following rates lor cotton
$ % per bale. measurement good. ID cents
per foot, wet barrels : 90, and other
ir,,ght- n ike proportion.
81 Resoircd. This, our plrdge to sustain
the boat. ". lnst. into the tfadc, be IA toll
force GA the adoption al SIMILAR resolutions
hy the shippers al jefferson Port ado
aud othrf landings On the LGor
An. Rcnired. That >, three other boat.
viii ceirr INTO tie lake trade thu, we will
not psu",ti2e 81 aag Price any boat, master,
or lwnrr, b longing 10 SAID combination,
hut that We vii use our ~ ted efforts To
drive them from the Lake trade, as unwot,
thy ,h, patronsg. OF our people
9TH. Rcnir,d, 1ha, the rl.nteu of
Ea, etp Texas shipping FROM the lake,
together with merchants and shippers
OF Svansens Landing, Port tniio.
Benton, Jefferson, Smithland. Clinton,
Monterey. aud all other landings on the
Lake, be- invited To CO operate with ~ in
lniu, effort tn put down this combinni'on.
Gih Hcsofred. That J. 7. Williams
6 " Nniou. q. G. Gregg. aud d. l.
Wilson, be appointed committee to cor
respond with the shlpping interest of the
Lake, and invite their AID and assistance hy
i.I.I u,, u,..t,,y. Al IN, al .c.s ahnvp named