The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-16

sama.ion Of srse traSs 10 the Ss.oual Treasury, tho
matter being simple question OF multiplication and
addion out Of which result the following hFares 80 oo
internal revenue tax on aggregate quantity, OF 80
one cent per pound ooo
Quantity OF moasses in gallons. 35 600 0oo
Internal revenue tax at three cents per gallon 81
Total amount SO, $50 900
The sugar ntsres, Of The submerged Districts and it's
value as well 70 the United States treasury az TO The
trade and exports OF the United States ought to furnish
sncien and indeed imperative reasons why the icvees
OF the Mississippi should bs immediately repaired or re-
euut and The lasting reclamation Of these vass mum
lions, there arises the aggregate OF seventy
seven millions and bity thousand dollars.
Hor Is tbs all That portion o. Louisiana overfoxed
Ia 1909 and 1856 s-the greater portion OF 1t at least as
veil adapted 10 the production of as the produc
ton OF sugar and the cultivation OF the oymcr being
plances, II may be safely predicted that the rice in
tsres, would, tho inundated parishes reclaimed,
RsS Y q sh 9 ssa ss rSa he @ nS
ennsny ADAPTED to the growing OF rice on both banks
of the Mississippi at a mean width OF tsree miles
either side. giving OF about six thousand square
miles The Same area however, Is mos, einincnlly
adapted 10 the raising OF cotton bang wholly of aval
formation and productive, and yields readily at the
rate Of bale per acre throughout nearly lis Whole
extern.
The quantity OF tails s,aple which might be produced
L. therefore, easily aacortainablc Allowing len per cent
Of the tract rs unliiabe tract equal 500 square
miles, or 072 900 acres renaas with average YIELD
OF one bae 70 Tho acre making aggregate of
bales tho possible cotton crop c the tract OF the
portion OF these lnds situated Ia louisiana subject
inunda'on The statistics a'aiaaDle aud EXHIBIT
as the product OF thTtv-sx parishes liable 10 De inan-
dated wholly OF in part estimate of $50 352 baios
averaging l1j ponds per hao and making a least one.
tonth OF tte whole cotton crop ~ the United Satc The
average valuation being twenty-five cents per poull the
following bud 7e OF sastcs concerning the cotton in
tereet inv Owed - cicltsd--
Number of acres nlnid OIL. 53S, 352
Loss in bales TO the aggregate cotton crop Of
tho country 53S 352
Loss 10 pounds .Ii1,b+ oc'
Valuation twenty cents per pound. s53 $50 200
the present rate OF Internal tax cotton is
.hran cents per pound AMI thus may bc ascer;aned
proyinls ely mo LOGS which results annually TO the
ui'ed states Treasury from tne nunde,on OF heee par
ishos The oNo"in2 lget OF sat Res illustrates ;Eo
extent OF tho national negos: appeTt9iuIng 10 TIE cult
vatlon of the Inundated tracts.
,;umboS Of pol nds ol cotton which The mum
S3!sd land, arc capable o. 80
internal revenue thereon, at three cents
po or me Site a. jo3ass aorc therefor
from the failure 50 rebuli tho levees the loss % the
productive interests Oh Tho country -
IN tho SUGAR crop. $50 900 o5o
On the laotre of molasses. II 1000 600
On tho cotton 90, $50. 29o
Making a total Of 1874, s32, 200
The loss ~ thc government revenues corresponding
TO this loss TO the producing interest Of the country Is
% noR'es'''' IVoo 10y
ON Cotton oaooZ-f
Making total Of. sl2 51O,2et
The aggregate interest involved IN this question Il of
course 70 DO estimated by uniting the above hgires,
which giyos tho subj lined 70 suit
Violation OF produces on tho inundated
Internal revenue dawn the.cfr1m ..... 1850 224
Total. sls7, $40, AGA
Meantime tho - 'G tatl0n this year bids fair 10 b,
more serious and ping than usual. and reports
daily received OF tho 'srueon Of promising crops in
the upper par hos ihjls.a IN nundatlon which might
baro been avoided 10 application OF capital
when capital was mo. :: and, as the question has
now become polite. is worth the whilo to cal
Culatn tho interest ahss pertaining
Ancther topic vi suuaa interest Ia the report Of tho
Grand ury concprnius tBe es mt state Of city nsu
TONS the number OF inmates of which are as follows
hnfs SsnzdIp. TotIti.