New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-04
The Committee on Internal Improve
,uents. through it's chairman, submitted the
following report, which WIS read and re-

loli0" ing report, WNtcH "'A' Aeo'A ~A'" IL
c"..ol:
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New Orleans, January 81. lS.l.
70 ne Honorable Speaker and Members c: IL
Hous-' Of Representatives,:
Io:!r ro?n:nittce to whom was referred &
i);'I entitled an act to amend an act en-
titled an &cJ 70 incorporate tic Hayol
EaI,:0c- Navigation Company approved
February Il. 1900, and ~ giant State and
TO -aii oiuJany. having naturely r"ns'''-
cred In. whole sub ,ect, beg leave II sub
| hi, the following report:
The III: proposes TO improve the naViSs.-
ton O; Red river. the main channel OF COM
| l,n.c.t,ioG With New Orleans from AL th":
extensive and Fertile rc%iu OF territory
cui..;,"s", oi Eaeteru Texas and the par
Isles q taGdD. HUseitr. Claiborne, BEN
Vie, i'u.pE. DE Soto, Ma! 1hi,u: hes. Grant.
!. mn :nt. !apiLes, together WIKI al. :ht-
lYi-.o.. " tia State o. ArkansaH 1y.L.s ,.t"..
az, contiguous to the sad river.
I he .iuuortat0e to The Stat OF '4oI st:..}a
ant! =. ~, - g, Ne" Orleans. ii III" cas-,
Mavi.s. .un a IL: Re. :.t.. W.. ne II once
appreciated. when We Gan show that TIE
yearly IN; pi1"n.> OF cotton, amount 10 800,
g.. bale " Iipi. With. tNa .ino:tnt Of su;'-
,,iiet ~cnt i, I,,t,rii, would swell the com
iner.- q: t:..: stream to 'HJ.u0O TONS re
c;!;3:,L . steamboat tonnage u a3out HD.'0G
IONS :. ::',u~uor.. Hnd :hai t.i'3 |alttc OF tni5
produce !, .b"uy !lifv millions ~ dollars.
And I. :!":l"v consideration n'> -t;ltcn 70
Ia. E.if...- 81. IL. committee IL .hr tact that
:;c r.--hrnInn. q ati,!i,$ cotton At TINS poi'.
.r.t the .t.!,-ar,iin.. 10 t..- port %. On" sup
,.'is- ..- ~ itru river trade. :!It. 'ollit:-5
:., yi,.,j... 8; .,t,- mess ;.I,,i l::-v. ne 'uH
90 =" ,..i"lc ,rai" h. ilt.- Re- river oI.tict
:,.,i. ~. .u:iurcd millions annually. "T
,t:v nearly 'uc i'':<.. =, ~ 'Lt!.' t''4'
u:t..c" II ne c:'. %. \"w 'Ii'.tu>.
!. j. wei. .npH "a tA!..' -" "!~t:t'--.'n- -
,.exan,ii!;, ';!'se,. 10y Ire '..,.-. nav" on
several; Tc":>u'- i'.'!'si. 't'':. e H'h!"c' 81
L.. i>it;lT. cons !d"i.::l IL.
INcnlv-:,c I"ar- a. - ..I," sn'i, 81!
luuu"y were appropriate. -, - moving he
Iny.- constituting in' '',>'iG'i!"hs. b.,
blasting. but without - factory results.
Ten ycar. li..r ,hc ~lih". was again
h.orgh, before. the Legislature. art =.
charter vas granted 80. .'.l,'ai!: - CON.
,:.jl.., a canal INA; ~o;!i' score 'hc ire
navigation NJ the river i. ~, sam" way
:h.,. The rort!nn, ana; avoids ';lc falls o.
tie Ohio al Louisville.
Actin. un:'rl sad ci....'J<.' i;;.y":' Ia
;ia-. Navigation Company .iii. a. Il YER.
are expenditure Of !.;:..- ..rs. ln"cct. con-
>iru.: and complete !hs. = ,1,t canal; bat
ura.'Iv all their works v"i. destroyed IN
l,..: ,iuIin. III" :rf i..t: "n!Hpiign oi
General Banks. under he ,c,. ii military
nr.ese.ty: and sine, thai KIM. III COMPANY,
i..- .,."a ;lna'c ~ reiHi''d. .-..';r ana Ic-
u,n,i! t.c;. :.,'.l :ur public :t,,a.
n. ;.c-,nt bill rloi.o~..- - IN, 'hi-
.:...l -. :. >.!. sail; day. ."al'. y opera
!r:.
II" advantages. indeed :'.c necessity OF
;i.- inp!,>. I.!.'.' immediately. - i,ocoInin .
.l.."y "a: mon. apparent. The high Yates
q :.Fi.i /. ,.!...ccG tv III" obs .Hcctijr!