Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-07
S1iss!s-iPpi River TranspOrla.
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Ono Of tho favorable ani encouraging
business symptoms IL tho present, indica-
ting sound, growing aud healthy prosper
AZ, Ia the future. il tho increased attention
gwen to making the Mississippi the high
way Tor all The extensive trade OF
the inland States. The argument is
hnown. Wa have stated i. repeatedly.
Business mon know how largo con.
ncciion that transportation has with the
growth OF the West. II is not the argu-
,aent, but esl lcnccs that tho argument il
making an lmprc sion On the public mind,
snd tesst tas riytr ualc will steadily aud
.nss.n nslY increase that the people want
10 Nauw. Aud because OF this, in-
ssad Of an editorial OF our own on
the su' sst, No take this article from the
New NrN B.AchAc which shows that tho
attention OF that metropolis is attracted to
ih's matter The paper says:
fae incroaEiug tendency Of Western
ira t. toward TO Mississippi river route is
a matter II moro than mere local impor.
tancs. An active competition has been in
augarated at New Orleans To attract por-
ton OF tho western commerce, and, so far
IL has met With marked success Heavy
shipments OF Grain IN bulk have been a.
ready made from Chicago. Seventy thou
sand bushels recently arrived in New Or
leans. and arrangements have been made
for regular delivery. and large elevator
Is now IN course Of construction and viii
soon be finished, 20 facilitate this traffic.
Measures are now in progress for the cree
ton opposite the elevator, of . fine wharf
in the upper part Of tho city. Parties from
the upper rivers have visited The CITY. with
avisw 10 the selection Of that route for pro-
duce. The nsw trade in cattle bet ween Tex.
a. aud the Northern States 10 relied upon
60 strengthen this traffic by anording re-
turned ircights Of live stock to the river
transports business men in New Orleans
zee IN this opening trade means for re-
turning prosperity, and are most sanguine
Of the results.
The Western commission merchants all
seem to favor this route, and the fat that
Chicago dealers. with Characteristic enter.
prise, advance funds on bills Of ladine direct
cd 10 New Orleans, the same - to Northern
pcr'a IS looked upon At New Orleans as most
favorable 10 the interests Of that city. Nis
claimed that freight by the river vouts 10
cheaper than BY railroad and canal trans.
portation TO the northern sea board, and il il
70 the interest Of parties in New Orleans to
reduce il TO ~ low . point 20 possible.
There seems TO be but little doubt that tis
strsam ofriver trade 70 New Orleans 10 dss-
tined to flow in An increasing volume. There
10 certainly marked disposition at Chicago
60 encourage il ~ much ~ possible. A few
DAYS ago resolutions were adopted on
caargc in that CITY 10 the effect that The
hsas, tolls on the Erie canal and the north
- -
Niss,sangi river with economical features
thaF rendered !, more attractive to shippers.
The iillaois Central railroad is Also d.spos-
81 10 cooperate with this movement. aud
mas cen'FActsd for the regular transport
taoh ~ gram 10 the south, either for the
coasung or icreign trade.
III IA - muca to tho interest Of the ives,
10 encourage cem citing lines Of transpor
tauon mat II would naturally AID in tho rs.
sumption OF the old direct trade with Now
Orleans. In this movement there il moth.
ing necessarily inmicial in New York
commerce But is desirable that our
business mon aud capitalists should
take nosice OF the active competition that is
taking pace Tor the valuable trade OF the
vest, and take care tina; no portion of i,
shall be lost tor want OF enter rise and en-
srgy.
IL 10 significant that the nor hives, should
be looking out for increased facilities of
transportation by any and every route, and
il should BE- remem bered that we have BY
20 means monopoly Of tho lake commerce
New York has active and busy rivals, and
although there may be no reason to doubt
that Ne shall not always be able to held
our own. ystis to BE- remembered that this
is no; enough. We must not only keep
down any thing like monopoly of canal or
railroad charges, but we should also increase
eur facilities TO suit tho growing develop
lnent Of the west. The valley Of the Mis-
eissippi 10 growing at rate that will for
generations 70 come overflow all the natural |
and artificial routes to the sea board The |
great want Of the west Is increased trans-
pOrtation for its surplus produce to the
scsan. Il 10 just possible that pride 10 our
commercial superiority may provoke .
,nion Of interests between the south and
ne northwest that many not only divert