New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-02
In its commercial orno.;e, IL

t poi"tS' netaHsc OF the length and ii,
si'ehess OF its essays on these profound
lnterestin; subjects. Our srarcL Gov.
Single extract containing the sale,
angles OF It's suggestions was ursrcc. .
1ui' and this defeat has forced us - 3,
capacity.
The Bulletin Goes US the ju,::cs. :, 81
mt that the RErusIcAN pursaes 8 d;ae,
ent 'heory IRON its own on these two o1es
'ohs' 1t therefore becomes our lut,
" defend what We support. no
10, d mere matter OF po.emic..,
oeHte' bat as involving !. contro.
''t' mat affects the direc. ar,! per
ni'net prosperity of New Orleans. $.
h''islas two outlets to the cce.n bath
" =" In sac IS using. TIE IVES, sends
more CO.. to Liverpool bv railroad ors
canal trough the eastern ports. than
s nv Yves p way Of the Mississippi river:
No. 'e''';e that is the most ezDedir;ons
lol''e Se',dly, because it cost, but little
=, ,'..'' llrdly, because she fell into
"a, Vie the war blockaJeI tho
'rver ms ade en,jcbas ,J;,r..,,,-aa
Al,"5'' ''''io. New York an: Boston ,
=, us Mature CONSTRUCTED
the highway Ia. leads ,,o,a ''' .f
West to Eur. D.. -, IA.
up the road, first, by y" az .''Sa n.
%. sharo,ss W. IDLY by .s,ol.:o,-
shippers. We della. ,, 10 indies %
charged for tue delay oh..,,,o. .', ' a.,
highway ly falling to ''te
the free and easy conf. " !'0' ''-
shipping. Vessels were ''--' '-i'S 81
in the mud OF the bar. ".'. - s''|N
frightened away by our rorl 7-', VIE ., ,
combinations Eel: themse ''''>'
enough 20 govern the rates. '''7
fences We're provided :or t.an -'''''- F..
but our polio: protected the cra.- '-e.'
stead o: the d:star: and trusting !. III
We tE:C..",'. 20 use = tolcih.c 40. : :
the tell tia: could be levied h. nc .
Gus torture RON . L-sir.s. :. j;
was WIZ. rs on :r.t:iaNc.. -
We: complained Q: this iort: Il. ~
t.ce. and ultimately Withdrew l.: snip
,aeats. -an: she no. only cas,:a.. ar.y
her or'n trade. b. she conlnencel: bid
ding 70. ours. Cot:o: was invited 4 90
to New York hy rai.. Tobacco IL: the
same friendly offer. and acceY:-,: Il.
and lie c".or- O. these ar.icie. w.: 70
the Last - trade because j: va N he
Eas: and Wes: tina. :hey so!': 'ilei: p:o-
LUCE louisville. Cincinnati. .Ie::.;;.ts
and 81. Louis are all cotton and :opaccc
markets to-day. Iy virtue OF :;ne i:%c: ia: ia;
he Wes. mas been absolutely driven from
our doors. And i the sea j. &c: made !
'!rao 20 h: ravigators Of the Mississippi.
ma If me produce Of tie .gTea: valley is
40 eft uLvexeG in It's passage to the gulf,
..li if commerce is not iihcra,;zed with
IS, the prospec: locks gloomy indeed that
,nr stores may become mere re:ai: shops
o the .lwelie.s about their door s:o,:.
i. the millions OF bushels O: grain shat
low 90 &C Europe FROM the las: c&n y
nduce,i 80 see'. The same Inalhe. through
he Lake Eorsne canal. wha. har,n can
t do Us: ri elevators, containing hun
he!s @; thousands OF bushels .: corr,
an be located 1T Ship Island, what Lam
ioos it do I" as 20 have the gran. ;ner-
chants O. TIC World III our market. The
men who SCI. and the men who Icy WI!
come to New Orleans. The "o"'- :2at
nay be demanded in exchange -: these
values VIII he sol! IN ::..> ;na:-
ae:. Flour VII accUmui.." - :n",.n-
ainous piles either on oar !eve" q. at
Ship island. according to the l:ite..!...y OF
.hc rates .ha; may be charged. And
whether ti.s. article: Of coll,u.:cc snail
be stored IN our warehouses. o: "a others
TO be bull: nearer 70 the Sui:, v:e'. Ike
West Indian o: Mexican comes :" iuv,
t.en le vii. visit New Orlcar, 70 procure
other supplies. 81 that We Wa; j. the
grain ana food 20 SCI! and deliver cheaper
than they can be sold and delivered IN
New York and Boston, and then. indeed
the Gulf Of Mexico and the Caribbean
Sea and the Atlantic Ocean VIII pc: tribute
10 our trade. And this condition 9: a.
fairs viii send to us every bale ii cotton,
every barrel Of sugar, every hoc.s:.eai Of
tobacco that belongs to The .r:..:... >ys-
tenn OF the Mississippi valley.
Tributary to this is the railroa<; progress
of the South. Men WHO ship cotton,
sugar, rice, tobacco or grain TO t..ls mar
ket demand quick communication tor
themselves and their correspondence.
Railroads offer this necessity o. trade,
allowing the shipper of last week to fol-
low in a day the consignment which re-
ouired five or six days to place in the mar
ket. Sugar dispatched by water from
Opelousas may be five days en- route,
while its owner makes the trip in twenty
fonr hours, Time being money, this