The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-01
The Commercial future q Shreveport.


The Commercial Future Of Shreveport
-3ir. E6itor-Ide geographical position 81 SareFe-
pott IS most favorable 10 its future commercial pros
perity Surrounded By wide stretch Of country that
is naturally tributary By reason Of its river connection
with that flood which drains valley that viii contain
hundred millions of people within the present cen
tury needs but the additional advantage of railroad
connections with the great commercial entrep0fs to
make it large and prosperous city. Over 10000
bales of cotton have been shipped here since the close
OF the war and from the radius of fifty miles rounda-
bout this fall, will be shipped well nigh l00 600 bales.
With railroads stretching still further into Texas, and
draining the region between the Red and OuaeIita
rivers, this business would be doubled at
The people Of st. Louisa city as entirely identi-
fed in feeling and interest with the southwest as with
the norhwest-suffeTs an immense drawback annually
by reason of the freezing up the Mississippi. To OBJ
yate this the leading Of that city have proposed
an airline road from st. Louis to Galveston which
would take Little Rock and Shreveport its
with the slightest DETECTION. That such road will
be built is beyond doubt, because it is commercial
necessity. The connection of Shreveport and Vicks-
burg by railroad can rebound to 10 great good to
either city; indeed, that is detrimental to our
local and sectional interests we should seek to find
outlet for all our surplus products to the southwark
The st. Louis and Galveston airline road would be
mutually advantageous; byits means Galveston would
become the largest cotton exporting city in the Union
il would drain large extent of virgin fields, while
st. Louis would supply people with agricultural
machinery, iron etc, of which she is fast becoming
celebrated With her inexhaustibe supplies of iron
and coa-the prime requisites for successful manufac-
turing-She must not only seek to extend her home
markets, but to find via Galveston or Sabine City
reader and uninterrupted to West Indian and
South American ports With such airline road,
Galveston would oustrip New Orleans in twenty years
and it behooVes that sow.oggng city to look TO its
laurelsn We, as a city, must not sickle on State
ntrl,ita Of 4 orio =
being passed by If New Orleans fails stretch
out its iron to reach the commerce of Texas and
louisiana it will be recorded of her that she died of
supineness and folly.
A writer in the New Orleans Commercial proposes a
road from Nevada to New Orleans via Shreveport
Though not of immediate probability, it will become
necessity within forty years. and the business men
of New Orleans could not promote their welfare
etfectualy than by extending the Opelousas road to
Shreveport, and thence to Fort Smith. The contri-
buttons of the country to be thus drained would mate
rally swell the prosperity Of the Crescent city.
Let repeat that no city has a more glorious pros
pcct before it than Shreveport. Let people build
permanent notwithstanding foreign capitalists
enforce healthy morals-and do all they to invite
good fortune and prosperity. CENrArE.
UNITED STATES SENATOR PROM PENNsYLvANA-The
Memphis Bulletin, Of the l7th nit, says the contest
FOR THE scnaorship in Pennsylvania becomes an inter
cstiug incident in political struggles of the country
senator Coyans term expires next March He is
leader Of conservative repuJieanism in the senate, of
distinguished ability and such spotess reputation that
even loruey dares not breathe upon it. There VIII
bc no democratic aspant, and this election will be
the first illustration Of tile results Of combinations
between democrats and equally sober republicans
for the purpose Of destroying the potency Of radical
ism. Forney too, is a candidate, and Simon Cameron
Thad. Stevens is authoritatiyely announced
"Forney IS immortal, because Of his apothcoss
pronounced in February by Andrew Johnson Pin
eahering fq Immortality, he suddenly indocktcd
by Andrew johnson into realms Of historical glory.
The breath Of Simon Cameron and cxhalations
from Forney faint the atmosphere of honor Their
names are synonyms of political and personal infamy
While Forney bribed witnesses to destroy womans
fame; Simon corrupted those who made his countrys
laws Thad. Stevens may be honest, but his fierce
passions would make the Union fiery furnace like
that which rebel armies destroyed, whence he drew
his wealth. and above which rises the smoke of his
smouldering hates and deatLless cnmtes.
"The contest will be narrowed down to Cowan and
Stevens Its result will be seriously affected, perhaps
determined, by the action Of the Philadelphia conyen-
ton To control tie congress is the business of
this convention and it must SO shape its action that
Cowan will triumph over Stevens. It becomes very
apparent, therefore, that the south should send to
Philadelphia its wsest thoughtful and conscrva-
tive statesmen. No narrow prejudices or sectional
folles should have representatives in that body"
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THE GREAT JOHNSON MEETING IN New ORLEANS