The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-25

From The Providence Herald

From the Providence Herald
The plans and objects contemplated in the forma-
ton of the National Bolivian Navigation Com
papy. to be organized by Col. George h. Church,
formerly of this city, very important In their
re atoms to the commercial interests OF tnis
country A decree was made by the government
of Brazil, in 1867, opening the Amazon river. RE
yious to this time Peru and Bolivia, lying at the
head waters of the Amazon, were compelled to
send their products across the Andes, ship them
from Pacific ports around Cape Horn, and then
northwsrd past the mouth Of the very river which
was the natural outlet for this commerce, The
advantages resulting from the opening OF the
river were very promptly seized upon by Bolivia,
and that country Is already sending her exports
along this highway at about half the former cost
for freight. Though France, England and Hol-
land imme diatey offered to put steamers upon the
Bolivian rivers, yet disregsrding these proposals
Bolivia has chosen to establish commercial rela-
tiops by this means with the United States alone.
This gives to Americans the commercial control OF
the head-wsters of the largest river on the GLOBE
aud of q region OF rare fertiiity some Two anu
half millions of miles in extent.
Hitherto our commerce with Brazil has amount
ed 10 nothing directly, the foreign trade OF the
country having boon entirely monopolized oy
Europe. The articles OF concession made by Boz
lyia TO those who shall constitute the above
named company are published in recent number
of the New York Herald. By them it is pro.
yid.d that the company shall be organized with q
capital of one million dollars. IL Is, moreover,
stipulatsd that it shal, within the period Qftwen
ty-one months from the time that certain PRIV.
leres are obtained from Brazil. place two steam.
ers on the river MADEIRA, the principal tributary of
| the Ams zon and also send engineers to survey
routes for canals around the rapids which const-
tute the main obstruction TO the passage OF ves-
| sells. The Bolivian government agrees to give to
| the company square mile OF State lands In each
of the populated ports, and two square leagues OF
| the same in each new port which may be opened;
also $40 600 in gold, the right to cut wood for
burning or expectation in the forests which have
/ no private owner. and to collect 5000 head oil
| horned cattle from the State herd.
The government also guarantees to the com
| pany the free expectation Of the products OF the
country, the exclusive privilege Of navigating the
| waters Of the Bolivia for twenty-f five years, and
the right to build canals and roads between the
centers of population. The company Is to carry
the mails under an equitable contract, and to re
| ceive from the government all the protection !
| requires. These concessions are, OF course, ex
tremely liberal. They are made only because
from inability to practically open the navigation
its own rivers, the nation Is brought TO the verg'
| of dissolution. The country which these thres
rivers drain is three times the size Of France, an
has a population of 1000, 900. Among the pro
ducts OF this vast region are Peruvian bark, gums
India rubber, medicinal roots, balsams, the fines
and the rarest cabinet woods, tobacco, Gomez an
| chocolate, all Of unsurpassed exceilence. ana
be obtained at prices fabulously small. A prom,
able Geld for American enterprise 10 thus opened
which will be ct once recognized and specify
improved. If l.-eHf-i iF1