The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-04-07
The st. Louis and Red RIVER Trade.

I The St. Louis and Red River Trade.
The New Orleans Times keeps hammerns away al
the merchants of New Orleans for allowing the St
Louis merchants to monopose the trade of Redriyer
We find the following sensible article in its issue OF
the 9th We like the stand the Times has taken in
this matter and feel pleased giveita helping hand
The encroachments made by St. Louis upon the
Red river tsade not, few old New Orleans
fossils would have us believe, of an ephemeral nature
but are the result of long contemplated plan, backed
} MP both by enterprise aud capital. Already three
fine boats are in the trade landing goods at Jefferson
at much lower rate of freight than from New Or.
leans and at per cent less in the way of insurance.
So profitable has the trade inaugurated few weeks
ago, proven that the packet lire now proposes to IN
crease its number of boats to ten. In order to still
further retain its hold upon the Red river section, 1t
is reaching out iron arm to tap, through
Shreveport the richest and most productive portion
of the State of Texas One hundred and forty miles
are already built of road Shreveport which is to
connect at Preston with the Galveston, Houston and
St. Louis road, upon which two thousand workmen
are busiv engaged between Houston and Bryan City.
Within two years this connection will be complete,
and a transportation line opened between Galveston
and st. Louis, with which the Gulf and river will find
it impossible to successfully compete. Any further
delay of railroad enterprise upon the part OF State and
CITY, must therefore, prove fatal to our commercial
interests. Even at sacrifice, both public and private,
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| is to secure the success of the New Orleans Baton
Rouge and Vcksburg railroad and after that to pros
ecnte completion the Louisiana Central. The peo-
pie of Northwestern Louisiana keenly alive to the
importance of these and are ready to aid III
every material way to their success. We can
not hope, much less expect, to retain market which
be supplied cheaper from elsewhere, and nothing
in the world but reducing TO competitive basis
| will effect that end That the ideas of older mer~
chants may be shocked that their enterprise may be
unprecedentedly taxed; that they may be swept
aside rs fungi in the march of Improvement under
taken by new men, developed by wants, matters
but little Even their stability weigh but lightly
in the scale with the necessities of this and future gen
eratons-the solid prosperity and glory of our city.
We cannot afford the luxury of Rip Van Wrinkle
sleep when the awakening is destined TO be ruinous
to sit down and by the roadside while our
neighbors are running the fox to EARTH
TOBACCO sEIzuREs.-The following correspondence
between Supervisor G. +. Creccy and Mr. j. B. Saw
age Deputy Collector for Ninth Division, Third Loui-
sna District in relation to the seizure Of tobacco in
this city is not without interest to merchants. The
Of the seizure owing to completely between
the manufacturers and inspectors to swndle the Gov
ernment and fault of our merchants who purchased
it in good faith. They have recourse the New Or
leans merchants from whom they purchased it. The
following is the correspondence:
New ORLEANS, La, March 80, 1869.
} Savage: Deputy Collector Internal Revenue, Third
District La:
Dctain all tobacco branded by William NJ Robinson
Telegraph me date OF brands and number of pounds
e. E. CREEcY, Supervisor
SHREVEPORT La. March 30 1866?
c. E: Creecy, Supervisor Internal Revenue, New Or
Have seized tobacco branded W NJ Robinson, In
spector. Nineteen boxes, weighing thirteen hundred
and thirty pounds, date October 81 1868 twentyeght
boxes, nineteen hundred and sixty six pounds Noven
Der IS, and fourteen boxes, nine hundred and eight
pounds, November II, 1868.
Respectfully, J. SAVAGE,
Deputy Collector. Third District La
SHREVEPORT, La, March So 1869.
In compliance with your telegram of this date. have
the honor to inform you that made strict search for the
designated brand on tobacco packages and found with
the following named parties, to-wit: Gregg Martin
pkGs., 40 lbs, dated October "a, 1885, Stacey Po-
land pkgs. 205 lbs dated October o. 1858 H. Baer
pkg, 70 lbs, dated November IS, 1868; Walters
Elder pkgs., SIS lbs, dated November is, 1858; i.
B. Jacobs IA pkgs 9S lbs, dated October 24 1868, IA
pkgs $50 lbs, dated November -, 1865 and pkgs
1915 bs dated November IS, 1868. have seized the
above named tobacco as per telegram, Copy
closed herewith and will hold it subject your drec
ton. The merchants of this city desire to respect
fully request that in the tobacco is subject to
you will at the earliest practicable mo-
nent order release.
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Deputy Collector, Third District La.
To c. E. Creecy, Esq, Supervisor Internal Revenue,
New Orleans, La.
New ORLEANS March 81. 1869.
J. 3. Savage, Deputy Collector Third District La:
Detain all tobacco with Hollands brand Telegraph
date of brands, number of pounds and who the
C. E. CEEEcY, Supervisor.
SHREVEPORT, April l. 1862 II AN.
To C: f. Creecy, Supervisor Internal Revenue New Or
leans, La:
have seized tobacco branded i. A. Holland, In
spector; six pkgs weighing four hundred and twenty
seven pounds, date August 4 pkg, seventysix
pounds, date August 25 S F. Flatow, manufacturer
our pkgs, two hundred and ninety nine pounds date
August %, j. d. FiH, manufacturer.
j. Il. SAVAGE,
Deputy Collector, Third District La.
SHREVEPORT, Ia, pril /. 1869.
have the honor to report in accordance with your
Geographic order dated the ls ult have seized the
ollowng list of tobacco branded by l.. A. Holland In
specor: Six pkgs., 429 lbs, date August A. 1885, aud
me pkg 1G bs date August %, 1868, Simon S. Fla
ow. manufacturer; four pkgs, 299 lbs date August
Is, John ID. Fitz. manufacturer.
Ten Of the above named packages were found with
Messrs. Walsh Bosscau. and package with Thur
nond Bowes. Tobacco stock with merchants light {
Major part Missouri and Virginia manufacture. 4
Very respectfully your obedient servant, (
lbs SAVAGE,
Deputy Collector Sd District Tia.
70 c. E. Creecy, Supervisor Internal Revenue, New
Orleans La. ,