The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-08-24

norsA of II, s9saliy with ssssslvss
psstsksrs u al iupsoseasats hsrs-
afssr 70 b sads 10 The ssvigatioa Of
the sppss RsA siv9. This sssesa y
the sesshssn hsssissy Of the 6ssss
for aistssec sqaal to im lssgtA
from Shreveport 70 il aostA saa
FROM The eastern boundary Of IL
State, IL now aavigsbls for small
bosts shout w hssdrsd niles.
Il Ia tho~gk. ~ saAitiosal
han drsa miles u Air high water
asvigssisa eould b secured BY =
WY aoall appsepriasisu foe The re-
nsval II sons eksala. All that por.
'tion bordering 90 III rivse frsn The
Sassers boas1asy Il H. saats, - far
~ o. bea's SOW ., before he var,
vss tribatasy 70 ohssvsport 10 high
water. Ahevs sAs peins Of savies.
dos tAs tssas vss 70 JsGsrsoa.
Nncs The vas, however, - mach
less cctsss haa hssa raised, . largs
part Of Tie Fisr ssttos has besa
haulsd to JsGsnoa. Whs>svss d..
rsetiou, vhsthss v Jcaersoa o. 70
Shreveport, tAs sotaos Of that ~.
gica will hereafter psrnasssuy take,
10 iuaaterial, 70 far % tie interest
AID The right Of Texas are coscsrn-
I'd, In the property and improvement
Of Red rivss. The sppss psstios Of
The sEssa = = nseh Tie property
Of fssas a. tAs lover portion V the
property II Losissns, ssd both
6ASss bavs ~ sqsal isssssss 10 shs
inpsovsasat Il II navieatiea. Az
~ StAas of ArksssS 10 slso lister.
ssssd, Il night - aspsalsd 70, 70 ~
sist II tAs inpeovs9sas u H. ssrsaa.
We have - asshl that vpea tAs
joiat aPpAsaGisa Il sAss staass,
Coagrss oosld hereafter b isdussd
10 I'D the sssk, Aad especially II ~
Stssss themselves ~ takes he iai.
dssivs BY appropriations through
tAsir respective Lsgislssarss. We
think rot oaly tAas sll this u prsssi.
cable, but thai il 10 . necessity. aud
will b dose. How soon, will De.
pend chiefly upon The interest the
parties themselves will sh~v and il
y clsar to ~, the sooner they act in
The matter Ne bstass for themselves.
Now, every bale II Gotten eoaing
ffo~ the fsxas rsgios % upper Red
river by ths river souts, pays, il
freight and Insurance, from I've TO
eight dollars 70 FsssA Shreveport, and
about one.half Of this IL . tax on
the obstructioas 70 savigation, or
yearly double = uueh % Il costs
fron Shreveport % New Orissss.
The ohstEuctioas removed, thsrs 10
no reason Why this Texas cotton
should pay more II charges thas cot
ton shipped RON Shreveport &C
cofding 70 distance. This consider
asion, With thsir risAs In tbs river,
entities the prodsssss Of this coun-
Try to dssasnd, II consideration Of
fsiiroad compositions, such assistance
IN improving their river navigation
ss win be an equivalent to the sd-
ysntagcs Shreveport derives from
Texas railroads, OF course, exact
equivalents cannot b. given or OK
changed By the paroles. Az W can
~ ss&inses 10 the dollsr the amouns
N ksos6t from their railroad enter
Psass, m tAey could not ssk or e1-
~ ssy specific sun for river Inn
ysevsmsnts, But they have . right
70 dssand ~ equisalsst, sad u this
ssssot b. sbsslsts rsad Axsd, thsy
skoald control The sssdss epcraadi Of
iaProving tie river. With this con.
troll, Jsfsr,on eosld sad would great
II, improve the navigation Of the
Cypress BY dsspssiag The ostlsts
ssouBd the "a. As1 this oosess.
sion W might make besA ~ . natter
Of equity sad policy. siass no ether
Improvement y ct ~ pssstieable, asd
this 10 following OFT the natural
changes noe goiag o., 70 srrsst
which. and thsrsby injsrs The in
proving nsvieesies y Js1srses, an
a., he opssaaise Of pssssst sssses,
would b " eutih ~ attempt ~ Tie
s1sst to run Ne waess up stream.
whsthsr ~ lssl or aid 10 assist
he sPsrstiea Of thaps wafer changes
y net, sAsy viii - % y hsfsss-
u.ors Aad aoss vaAss will b tskss
Atsa tAs old ehasssl Of The river,
sad thrown, thsessh " ostlsts vset
Of ~ paft, into Tie lsks. The II.
ibet Of thi i, II cousss, 70 back up
~ vssss of the bsyoa, and henss
~ overflow Of : pass Of Jefferson
he prsssai ana Ne pass year asd
hsass 40, ths splssdid saltwater
savlgatioa Of the bayou itself this
sprise
snRRv.roRr AND JBpysasok--NAT.
uRAL ou1Lnfs-fMBia PROPER
RAJLAoAp CONNECTIONS.
The natussl ouslsts for IL eom-
Rssss Of Ill that possion II Texas
lying sorth Of he 37d degree oflat-
itude, are H. two ports Of sArsvs-
Port sad Js1srsss. II, BY Tie uai-
isd sHorts u shs etstss bordering on
Red river. sssisssd By The gsssrai
Govsrnmsst " asvigaaios Of the
river could b. successfully opened
~ hundrsd miles shove 10 present.
limits, no eompssaaE port Of ship
msnt could b fossd a6ovs.
The iaassssss Of both cities are
Identical, because ths growth Of both
depends upon The material develop
msht II the imnssss region tribu-
tasy 70 thsa.
3 W. hsvs slssAAy isaisssd ~ psl-
Wy Of the two pIscss, IN The nsaas,
Of rivsr ipprovsnSst They have
tho same identity u interest - %
their railroad con nss>ions; asd both
hsvs gone far saoseA hsyeaa he
pupilsfs Of villsgsA 70 overlook the
prsity compstitioR Of their early days,
i osasidrs their paramount iatsrsats
sna vort together b aid Of them.
Thtg are snhsyo s,sts- new, with .
su6s;sst bssk cnasby sasA, = l..
isessP isas dlss lila Nenpab, II
~ sssts : viss ~ o. thsir posi.
tiaes aaA tAsis povss. fhsir united
- sAssla - 70 Develop he nstsrsl
resources u As supporting bsst
eoaeosy. AID v spscsstrs@s ssd
losaliss dksis aims ana efforts, tAs A.
laatisa, ~ in1ussess sad resources