The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

| ALLuDING to the transportation of grain and
flour from the Northwest by way of the Mis-
sissippi river to Europe and South America
the ST. Louis Democrat says:
| A good many cargocs of -four were shipped
rom New Orleans to South America long before
the war, the greater portion of which reached
the Gulf port from this section of the Missis-
sippi Valley. A lot of one thousand barrels
was expressly manufactured by the old and ia.
nous 'sunited States Mills" of this city for the
Brazilian market, and reached its destination
as sweet as a nut If we remember correctly
the St Louis bGaRd was pronounced equal to
any quality ever furnished by the Richmond
mill There is strong demand at this time
for Western flour from the South American
mark cts, and the New Orleans papers are de-
ploring the inability of their merchants. on ac-
count OF limited capital, to meet the require
/ ment, and re-establiSh their former commercial
relations with that part of the continent
| There is no reason, really, why -four from
this section should not be able to stand voy
age of any kind. If, as some suppose. when
grown in warm or mild climate produces an
article superior in this respect, we have grain in
the southern portion of this State and of Hi
nois, and even from Tennessee, that can claim
all the advantages of the Virsini, yield. As
to the manufacturing process, with the pertec-
ton to which steam power has been reduced,
We suppose no advantages or superiority can be
claimed anywhere over the mills of this city or
section. 1t is true that for a long number of
years the principal shipments of -four to Bra.
zil were from the Potomac, and the opinion
was general that the Haxall mills of Richmond
possessed knack in manufacturing the article
precisely needed; but that was a good while
ago, and iu may be doubt:ul-if -four supplies
are the means of ommunication-whether the
South Americans are yet aware ofthe conda-
grafton which took place in the capital OF Vir.
ginia.
The Mississippi river-the upper portion Of
it's closed about four months in the year,
while Buffalo harbor is sealed against naviga.
ton from Eve to six. All that appears rePui
site for the adoption of the river and ocean
route, is the establishment of elevatorage fa.
cilites at New Orleans. During the close CT
the river navigation, it is contended the Illinois
Central Railroad will afford transit for grain
to Cairo, at a very material reduction on the
charges Of the lake route. The Company, it is
said, will grant every facility for the coastruc-
ton of elevators at Cairo, and with such ad.
vantages as these confer, the charges on
bushcl of wheat from Dubuque to New York
via Cairo and New Orleans, are estimated at
forty eight cents, a saving still of seventeen
cents.
Let the subject be agitated. The erection
OF large elevator at this point will prove an
enterprise of vast importance. A season or
two will develop the fact that it is the initial
step in progressive movement which is dcs
tined 10 confer important commercial advan.
tages on this valley. With free river and IA
free ocean Oh which to convey the products Of
the country, combinations and state assess
ments are at the defiance OF the public, and
transportation charges are rendered less liable
to that upward tendency which results from
rush of freights. 1t is now evidently within
the power Of our citizens to effect change in
the carrying business of this section, of the ut
most Importance to the interests of st. Louis
\ few slight changes are only required in our
vessels to consummate the revolution.