New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-31
SPECIAL TEXAS CORRESPONDENCE.
The Affections Of Port Lavaca-The Napo.
leon of the Texas Trade Criticised.

We publish the following letter from one
of our readers in the hope that remedy
may be found for the evils complained OF:
PORT LAvAcA, Texas, December ls, ISL.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
Through the kindness of friend have
been blessed with a copy of your excellent
paper. After giving it a careful perusal lam
! constrained to write short letter in behalf
| Of our little town, which trust may find
place in your columns. From CONNER
| cial point of view our town, which has long
been styled the Queen City of the Bay, ia
| now dethroned, and sits bewailing IN dust
and ashes.
When Bonaparte was in power he used it
for the purpose Of his will. He would en-.
throne or dethrone, pull down or build up,
make peace or make war-anything to sat
isfy ambition.
The same ambition holds among CAPT.
talists. Money is a great power, and the
owner thereof may use it TO the making or
destruction Of the commercial facility of
town.
Such is tie fate Of our town. Mr.
Morgan has stepped in and built his railroad
from Indianola to Victoria, fifty miles in
the interior, and the citizens of Indiapola.
in their blindness, fighting against our town,
have given Mr.. Morgan the reins As lat.
tiers stand now. it is emphatically Charlie,
Morgan from New Orleans to Victoria. OF Il
course, then to make living we must follow
our master (for such he isl of draymen, ware.
houselnen and commission merchants. In
dianola as we'll as Lavaca must go to Victoria
to keep up with the business. The commits
sion merchants Of both places have been
compelled to move up and build Temporary
warehouses in order to hold their custom.
els; and 1t Is evident that as soon as the
road will reach the next point they viii all +
have to pack up and move again. would "
Ike to know what does the world call thisl y
Ii this Is not monopoly, l would Ike TOD
know what is and l wonder how long it
VIII last suppose when the road reaches
San Antonio that Indianola, with chagrin,
VIII sit hunched up and gaze wis.fully
upon Mr. Morgan's steamers coming I'D the /.
bay and landing at Mr.. Morgan's vharf,S
and Mr.. Morsan's cars going down, and
Mr.. Norgans men rolling the treighsN
OF the steamer right on the ears; -
passengers likewise stepping off the steamer
right on the train. off she goes for San An.
tonic.
Now Messfs. Editors, what is 20 he done
LOT All OF these stockraising and fertile coun-
ties bordering around our beautiful BAY! Is
'here no hope! Must our little town be
entirely deserted Must the farmer leave :.
Ills land, farm and implements! Must the
stocAraiser leave his stock simply to follow
Mr.. Morgans railroad!
think not. Ii the people of this section
would lay their heads together and cease to
bow at the will of Mr.. Morgan they would
soon shake Oft the weight which is grinding
Us to powder. But we can not do all our
selves. Our friends of sister States must
come and see our natural advantages. and 3
JON and help us. N
Our town is situated at the head of a y
beautiful bay almost COMPLETELY land
locked and smooth at all times gales, Of
course, excepted 1t is by land about six
teen miles nearer the interior than IL
llanoia' SO that the gathering, grazing and
'hipplnS OF stock is much more adyan-
'aseous than from any other point.
Our people are fast settling down upon
arms, and soon there will be vast amount :
u produce to ship; and while the name of
Morgan don't taste good to the people, the
way Is open to others. Now, if some one
would put in light-draft steamer, and9
AIRY freight at less rate, they would be
'atronized at once. Even if they did not i
'et much freight at first, they would be Il.
er'an to get cattle. And believe tie 4
hafter requires Mr.. Morgan to extend NJ
ap road to our town. If so, they could get $.
n"ch OF the freight for the upper country,
esldes all of the lower country freight. n
Oar merchants have laid out their noneyN ,
make Lavaea town, by dredging OUT !
he channel, and building splendid wharf I
no co not want it to be in vain.
trust the enterprising readers of vou2 2
aper may not pass over this letter withouN q
wing 1t the second thought If any mani
Quits, let him come and see for himself 81 -
very respectfully, n
SAMUEL II. CANFIELD. sc