Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-18
from she DAILY P.,0'.
Lew Pressure STEAMBOATS, on the
m~iaaiaaippi River.

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Lew Pressure steamboats, on the
Mississippi RivuF.
The inseperable connection be-
tween cheap transportation and
low pressure steamboats,, and their
universal use on every body OF
water except the Mississippi river
and her tributaries, have often
given rise to many pertinent in
qulries as 10 the occasion of this
exception. Especially have these
questions arisen in the minds OF
the planters aud merchants who
for a long time have felt the full
weight Of the OnerOuss tariff oil
charges on the products Of the
soil, and the merchandise trans.
ported over the various thorough.
fares Of the Southern country
Not only do they complain, but
the people in every department
of life throughout the State com.
plain Of the heavy contributions
that they are called on to make to
those who carry on the business OF
common carriers. When we con
trast these charges, whether by
rail or river, with the compare.
lively light freights of our sister
States Of the North, they might
almost be said to assume the ma
turc OF eXactions. How is this to
be remedied? There is not an
individual in this State who has
not an interest in the solution of
this question. We believe that
IL can he satisfactorily answered by
every individual who has ever
made any observations in relation
to this subject. In every part of
the world water transportation is
the cheaper, save in the South.
and there we find that the railroads
are making alarming inroads on
their commerce. Ii has long since
been demonstrated that water car.
rage was the cheaper, and it has
been so in every other part of the
country it has been enabled to
regulate the carriage BY rail. while
the competition between the two
modes Of conveyance has reduced
the charges for freight to the mini.
mum point.
We have observed, that low
freights seem to exist wherever
low pressure steamboats, are in
universal use, for their use is uni.
versal wherever they are used at
all. This observation will lead to
several conclusions, when the sub.
ject Is investigated in connection
with cheap freights. And whoever
enters into it will be brought to
these determinations, to.wit that
low pressure steamboats, in using
smallerquantity ofsteam, require
less fuel, and are much less liable
to fire and explosions. The con.
sumption Of fuel is an important
item Of expenditure in our river
transportation and the almost
exemption from fire and ex.
greatly reduce the rates
'f insurance. Nor do these seem
o be the highest considerations
which should be taken in this
natter. The safetiness of life and
property are of the highest mo-
nent to US all.
The use of this class of steam.
boats on our waters has not been
successful, and this want of sue.
'ess is attributed to the peculiar
condition Of the rivers. They
in solution such larger
Quantities Of earthly matter that it
'roves injurious TO low pressure
machinery. This compelled the
Of the present system of
ugh pressure steamboats,,
Our attention has been called TO
his subject at this time, BY the in.
reduction Of a bill in the lower
House Of our Legislature. vester.
lay incorporating a company
which proposes to establish a line
u low pressure steamboats, on
he Mississippi river and her trib.
ltaries. This Company as the
indicates is the Mississippi
alley Navigation Company of
ne south and West. 1t possesses
he patent Of certain improve.
which adapt this low pres.
ure machinery to our rivers and
wholly overcomcs the obstacles
'lich have hitherto been in the
iay' The process, i, 50 simple that
re wonderthat it was not discoy.
red and applied long before this.
late as il is, it viii unqucstioa.
bly, mark q revolution in the nav.
CATION Of the Mississippi river.
MT enable both consumer and
roducer 10 benefit largely hv the
Inauguration Of chtap tyaaspog.
alton. w hope the Legislature
Ill take tAi, bill. IN ,c. consider.
ton as early a, practicable. so
mt this compaAy vii. lie able at
nee to ming Oft tLc,c beats. and
Ut tAcm Ia Operation. and Our ,
the sooner olcau the ben.
as which Aayc - long accrued ,
the people Of some Of the more {
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