The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-06-16
Diversion of Trade from Shreveport.

lima, hacogdoches Rusk Cherokee and Pamela, and a
goodIy portion of Desoto. Our correspondent re-
marked that Just sure as the sun continues TO
shine will this trade be diverted from Shreveport with
out an earnest effort 10 secure it, It has been demon
strated past winter and spring, that cotton be
delivered from Logansport to Galveston at lower figures
than * car be delivered in Shreveport By wagons.
Galveston ia proposing to furnish money buy ali the
Gotten that the Sabine. Already men Of CAPT
tai are preparing to erect connodous warehouses on
| that river
We cannot believe that these are false of alarm
When consider the wvetched condition of our roads
and how little effort is being made to remedy this cry
ing evil need aot be surprised that trade will
| eagery look for some other outlet. We were the
other day surprised be told by Of merchants
who formerly did business in Tyler that merchants
,here could get their summer stock of goods trans
ported from New York via Galveston much cheaper
| than by way Of Shreveport. This, however, was in
great part owing the to freight rates up Red River
| We alarmiss, but could our business and
property holders read Texas exchanges for few
| weeks, and note how completely alive our neghbors
to all works of improvement they, too, might well
he apprehensve that while they sleep in fancied secu
rity, trusting natural advantages" large and
profitable trade will slowly but surely slip through their
fingers. If none were to build railroads improve
highways of travel our natural advantages" might
.ufce but the world moves and must needs move
with it. Or be left far behind in the race of material
| advancement aud prosperity.
In connection with this subject call attention to
the following correspondence OF the Galveston News
1t has for years been favore belief Of that the
sabine could be made navigable Nor can it for
many months in the year. but what may not be done in
the way of transportation in those few months when
it can be navigateds II we are not misinformed by
steamhoatmen boats can be built that will carry four
hundred bales of cotton twelve inches of water Is
not this simple fact
BuENA VISTA, Texas, May Is, 1869.
| desire through the columns Of your paper to call
the attention Of your merchants and business men to
an enterprise Of much Importance to your city. al
lude the navigation of the Sabine river, with view
diverting the trade or East Texas from Shreveport
to Galveston. This project is entirely practicable as
the river has been for number Of years past, boat
able from four to six months in the year.
To place the success of this undertaking beyond
doubt, it ia only necessary to place upon the river
suitable number Of boats adapted in capacity to the
depth of water and to inspire confidence In the rega
laTiry of their tripe.
The heavy expense and extreme difficulty OF getting
off the last crop has awakened general desire the
part Of the people to and easier access TO mar
ket Accordingly, meeting is to be held to-day at
San Augustine, for the purpose of organising com.
pany, whose object is to purchase and equip suti-
cent number of boats, to estabs direct trade be-
| tween East Texas and Galveston.
| need not dwell upon the advantages accruing to
all parties concerned from the contamination of this
enterprise as they will readily to the mind OF
every one at glance. Parties here already max
ing arrangements to repair to the river, with view OF
erecting warehouses, &c. Among whom would in
stance hessrs. Turner Baines, young men expert
eneed in business. of strict integrity, of fire quaca
tions, and unsurpassed energy Merchants others,
desiring to correspond with them, do 30 by ad
dressing them at this place.
Please call the attention Of your citizens generally,
and of your commercial and insurance bodies pa,ticu-
larry to this enterprise, and urge upon them the i'm
portance of prompt and efficient cooperation with
planters and business men of this section.
Yours truly, JAMES II. SCALES.
DEBow's REVIEW FOR MAy.-We are in receipt of this
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acceptable that account. We cannot too strongly
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age OF our readers As organ of the material and
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worth times the price Of years subscription. If
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before the war; support and extend it and be guided
by its suggestions, should soon cease to hear Of
Northern capital and the necessity of skilled labor
develop the resources of the South Foe the fact is
We are sufficient in ourselves for the promotion and
development of our own South. We no more need
Adventures to legsate for us The amount of enter
prise exhibited by farmer despite the depressing
accidents attending their pursuits since the war; ia the
simplest guaranty of what will and be done when
make another good crop and have surplus capt.
tai to invest This will 20 necessarily into railroads
and manufacturing establishments. We shall! hare
this surplus another year let begin now to can
the means of investment and how best to utilise
our home sgences in the great work of material deVel
opment. DeBows Review is its best organ, and we
again, as have done before this, recommend it to
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