New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-25
The Gulf Line Of Stenpu.hirs.

The Gulf Line Of Steamships.
The following memorial to Congress has
been sent 20 the Louisiana delegation in
Washington for presentation. with hopeful
expectations o.! favorable action:
New ORLEANS, January ,, 1871.
>N:-ln tie consideration 0i subsidies for
steamship service i'll the Calf o. Mexico.
We desire to call yOur particular attention
t" a steamship line now being established
by the merchants and citizens Of New Or
leans. and 10 ask Your earnest AID in It's
behalf The line is TO ',e run in tie interest
of the commerce OF New Orleans and the
Mississippi valley. and is as deserving oi'
encourage ment and government aid as any
line yet projected. The route is from New
Orleans to Havana, Via Cedar Keys. Florida,
and is 10 be =, weekly or srn!i-wecklv ser
vice, giving such increased postal facilities
from time I" time as the Posto:tice Depart
m"nt may require. |, has the advantage
Of being the shortest mail vos:.e between
IN" United States and West Indies, because
Cedar kcvS is the nearest point 70 Cuba at
which the railroad system of tte United
States convcrgcs.
4 bill for this service is now before Con
gress. entitled ~; bill authorizing mai!
steamship service between the ports OF Cedar
Keys. Florida, and Havana, Cuba" intro
April 70. 1870, referred TO the Committee
on Po>fotiic's ana Post Roads. anI reported
by that committee July :. 1870. both i':!land
amendment Numbering :, &2l: ais" nitro
,luced in the House by Hon. e. u. Hami!-
ton. OF Florida, and the Hon. y. =. Banks
and referred to ;hc Committee on Postottic"a
aud Post Roads. but which comn.t;e" did
not reach II to make a report las. session.
We ask for !. subsidy that shall not be in
excess %; what the postoffice Department
now pays for This service by other and long
sea routes: and we claim that the annual
amount collected by the government for
postagcs on the West India mails exceed
largely the compensation proposed tor this
service. The service to Cuba can be Ger
formed with greater speed. security and
certainty than by any other route. The
distance from Cedar Keys to Havana Is
three hundred and sixty miles: the navi@a-
ton mostly along coast. This makes this
route 1hc natural and proper point OF con
cen,ration and distribution for the mails 70
Ill the West Indies and the Spanish main.
With first-class steamships the distance
can with ease be made in t3O) thirty hours.
The mails can be delivered at Cedar Keys
from New York in t60) sixty hours. and
from Philadelphia. Baltimore, Washington.
Charleston and Savannah in proportioEate!v
less time. thus guaranteeing the Iuict.e>;
service. possible. and very much less time
than at present. The long sea service is
thus avoided for mails for Cuba, Sisal. Vera
Graz and other Mexican ports; and another
point in favor of establishing this liI,' az
proposed is. that th, mails can be assortc!
on the steamers, and be ready for dc>tina
ton on arrival at Cedar Keys. udey
i,ir>cU: arrangement mails are gagged pro-
lni>cuou~ly in Havana: and sent 70 New
I0r.. ~ ue assorted. thus greatly i:.cre; SinG
the tim: o.. delivery OF mails tor The S".th.
t..-t ..n.. West.
\. Havana connections aro .uaran:.e.!
Will. The English. French. >p"rish al!
American Ines FOR the Islands, n. >i"'9is!;
main and TIE Mexican ports
This makes Il" shortest ;ln! IFl, :">' mai
Steamship service. between tn. .!.i.-.i
Stat.. Vera Cr.Il. and the McHic.: :}nI.-.
III" lin" vii! .i.e all the atlantic Sru.:h".'I.
.N.i Western cities IL. be>. .s.va':rdy..
possible. b.; any "out".
"r"GITie Sly urge yoli- cO-op.r..:.''i ....!
services IN heha,; o: .'ii- measure. wh.n il
ma: com" before :cur honora;;l. boz: Ic.
cons Iteration. AMI we unite in tie opinion.
:n.' !. regular. reliable ana speedy Irai.
;,nrnic.tior -h".ld be prov de, to:' We
tween New Orleans, Cedar hevs and !i;.-
va::i. and :"c"nuen! il a. being mos. Sc
siv.hI". convenient and useful - .he h,,-;-
E'Ss -! the GOV. IE;liep:. and .: Ii" "iu.a
country.
Ne .yain respectfully be" vo;:. .cci. ",-
.,cavo;- III TINS behalf. and ,hn. !. ~. t"o
subsidy for :: term "i lye..r- -!o; :. i.e .;>"u
IL AID o. this enterprise.
VIZ. much respect.
inylr Ohedient servants.
=: II. OGLESBY * CO.
?&TJO. MARKS & CO.
..NE. BROTHER & CO.
S.H. KENNEDY.
President Louisiana S..... !.,..
GEORGE JONAS,
PreSi,ien. Can. .3.u.:
THOMAS 4. ADAMS
President Board oI tn.lerv ,..:..
=. Il. WEST,
GLOVER & ODEND:H.
:. P0INCY !. son.
tUlG BROTHERS.
!IICHAEL HAHN.
1. i. WEED.
New Orleans ..ai.::
SEYMOUR. JEWELL :, 80.
|opmer~ia. i:u,l
HInNONME Il GRA!!
SMITH 4. McKENNA.
:. L.. KENNEDY X CO.