New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-18
IMPORTANCE OF The COFFEE TRADE
LETTER FROM BCGOT+A
Gener raj EIrltut 10 Slayer Flanders

UslrRp hr.TE. In. rIoy,,
BOcota, November Ie, va.
Bep;. r. F.andere ks,... New Orleans.
DEAR SIR--I do not know whether New
Orleans has vet substantially recovered her
position as the centre OF the coffee and sugar
trade o.: tho West, South and Southwest,
nor whether her merchants are making any
organized attempt TO give 20 the city any
considerable terelgn trade.
Your situatinO ia reference I" tie great
coffee producing district o: Seutl. ant. Cen
t,a! America. ought. i seems t. hie, 20 tc
improved.
The government: o: tie country United
States of Colomb.ai. is most anxious 10 have
a regular mail service. ny steamers aIoHG
its northern coasts. and 10y tins :hev are
willing to pay q snia!l subsidy say from
$2J.Uo0 to S3j,0tH.
1t has appcareL ~ ne tina. New Orleans
could maintain such line with Gl:"ct
profit to :hc ship owners. and great indirect
advantage I" :he genera. commerce G! TIE
city.
lwouid s.,ggest the extension of ;"c :inc
to Venezuela. from which gcvernIHeH: :.
! small subsidy might be obtained.
Tie route then to be pertorIne! IN semi
monthly service, would be from Aspinwall
! 70 Lid Guayra. and return, touching u: 'he
! ports of Colombia, viz: Mouth OF river SINE,
! Cartagena, Saboniiia or Santa Martha. and
, Rio Hacha, and in Venezuela, Mar"ca.po,
| Puenta Cabcllo and La GUayT;..
, From New Orleans, it appears TO me. l;
| would be advisable to touch NJ Havana. Oh
! the way to Aspinwal, and in return.
| At Aspinwail, connections could be mace
.ia the Panama railroad with the steamers
for the South and North Pacific. especially
| with the line owned by the Panama Railroad
| Company, and regularly plying to the Pacitit
| ports OF the Central American republics. In
| this way the coffee products of those Cen
tral American States of Colombia. and ol
! Venezuela could be directed TO tie nlalke'
! of New Orleans. and the West and South
west supplied from that source; and az the
! great consumption OF coffee Is south an,
| west OF Fernsy lvanis., it seems the L:..Ira
| market.
Tie pioneer ships o: the !inc ought to h'
| propellers. tark-rggeti, $" as 10 avaI- them
! selves OF the winds i'll part O! Their trip
! plainly furnished. withoi.l much cabin %!
namel!t: bat entirely staunch. and equal 4
an average spee,. of ten miles pc. hour
! q; about from. sec to 1000 tons. perh.p
; less. and ot as light draft ae is cOrsi>ten
! with good sca-Goiny qualities; 1 suppos
somethn. like the vessels Of the old CconI
| Well line.
Bv the las. tariff of this country -four am
al provisions are now free oi duty. and til
l
The principal exports from Colombia I
the United States are coffee. dry woods
hides, vegetable ivory. hats STRAW an
Panama. and cacao. Tobacco and r!gaI
are prccludcd 10y enormous duties. Man.
other articles might lie exported from IL
country Il their internal communication
were not SO aboniirablc.
Ba.ging and sacking from tie :.oe = pr'
ducc,. cheapiy and s.oindantiy IL Tie Il
terror.
Ihave presented this question more 'na
once to the department, Of TIE granting al
; by the United States to such a lire t!tEe
; from New York or from New Orleans.
think such line would receive aid from ii
United States. believe it could be mad
pay, ard aln informed that coal o; tine qua
! itv, for steam. can be obtained a: IL
river Sinie and 1t Rio Eacha. very e.sil
and chearlv.
lam very anxious for many reasons to ha!
our tag regularly flying IL these waters. l
which now the English. French and GerMa
have the monopoly.
hope YOU Will bring this to the notice
the merchants Of New Orleans. and ;hi
| steps H.av BE- taken TO secure the me.
Yours very truly.
S,A. HUR:-EUT.