New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-26
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
d&iver Freights.
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he AOTth IOlLtSttTLu ODttINhty sIlFdh III =
of the reduction in freight on cotton MADE
fy the Governor Allen, says:
1--WE are on principle opposed Go peTs@cu
zion. We believe in giving every honest
snan chance to make living, at least, and
i fortune il lie can, and we therefore com
mcnd the efforts of Captain Benson, Of she
G3overnoB Allen, as being worthy Of 5he aid
of our shipping community. Captain Ben
son has come among us asking for fal1
share Of the Grade. lie has selected day
aghicb can not possibly interfere with the
cid packe9 lines. He asks merely, Give
Sne chance What is the result A boat
is que in tho Srade by the combination 20
break him dowB Chat boat can not sus-
eain herself or her owners, simply because
she is Goo expensive a concern.
Now people say: We can noe see any
sense in sustaining Captain Benson against
RhG regular packets because there 70 nOSe-
ductioB in tho rates.
eve are authorized 90 say Sat Captain
g}ens0n will, and does agree to carry cotton
Gor twelve months from this date at one
dollar pes bale, and will make the same
gro rata seduction in all freights, a the
shippers will only sustain him.
'Ths Katie may carry cotton IoP one
strip at fifty cents Gan any boat, especially
such q large and expensive one, live as that
safe? We Ihink not. Give Benson a
&dldUCt7 RIB Will 5LlGh w " lis tb1LL hLC u
There seems to be . disposition on the
g,art Of our merchants TOP ship by the Lee,
Satchez and PargOud, regardless of con-
sequences. Bhe PaTgOud charges ST. so per
BALE on all cotton received at points above
here, reduces the rate 20 81 at this place,
snd increases it 90 81 IS and 81 so aa points
below here. Yhis is also the case with the
See and hat&hez; they charge higher Pates
SrOm points below here than they are tax
Il, H.
abe position we have taken on the question
of freights on cotton that enables our mer
chants 60 ship at 81. While the Lee and
Satchez were charging 81 25. Mr.. Hawkes.,
clerk of the Bismarck, got off his boat at
Memphis and same here by rail, and CEN
gagged to take all cotton ready for shipment
at this point for 81. Many of our merchants
and cotton shippers agreed to give the
Bismarck 6her cotton, but as she
20 the Natche2 at 81 Is. Xhe Bismarck
was, however, due in New Orleans and
ceached that city ahead of the Natchez. a
large amount OF this cotton belonged to
merchants and planters from the interior,
shipped here by rail, and the forwarders
here did an injustice to the owners by not
chipping at 1h6 least possible rate. This is
q great mistake our merchants make and
have been making all along. The plea that
apply to the New Orleans boats The
Saz0o boats and those running in the bends
trade, which make this their chief ternli-
hus-and buy their supplies and bring their
orders here-shOuld receive from our mer-
chants @veYy possible encouragement.
Freights should be held fOrthcm, even at an
advance OF what some transient boat which .
might for one trip be willing to take it for.
This should be and is the policy Of the New
Orleans merchants toward the Natchez,
Grand GULF Fisksburg and 91reenviIle
packets. but ii is suicidal for us to do it
with these packets If any zone can figure
out how these boats can be oB any adyanJ
iage to Vicksburg when they take every
dollars worth OF product they can possibly
get their hands upon, GyithOut bringing us
any orders 0T dollars worth OF business
an any ways and yes expect us 60 hold
Sreights 4oT them at advanced gates we
ehould like TO sec by what rule in mathe
fnatics it is done. The people ofS'icksburg
do not, or Shoul6 noe care whether these
boats are kept in this line OrOot. Eve can
possibly have no interest in any steamer or
sine OF steamers that are noe in some way
Hn advantage tOus. d4CT 0ls invite cOmDe- 7
iition in drsights. and ship by Che boaS that
will take IL t0rthe least money. Our word
Cor il, there will always be plenty OF boats
by which we can ship
1t is clear 90 our nina ShaS instead OF
encouraging these packets it is decidedly |
20 our interest TO break them down. Were |
iJ not for the facb that these boats eTcre
patrOnized and kept up byOur merchants, +!
we could sustain two Grstclass @ackets !
running between here and the suOuth OF |
White river. and two between here and !
Rodney, that would bring thousands upon |
thousands OF dollars worth of business TO |
this city every week, that we are NOw pay
ng these packets premium for taking |
away from us and carrying to New Orleans |
This is a species of sagacity thaB we alo not |
quite understands Sut tho lethargy iIR our !
trade tells us very plainly shat OR state 2
nents are painfully frues We notice in
he list OK boat arrivals at Memphis
n one day sev6n local packets run
ling up White rivGg sW Fla's Point.
md points on the Mississippi above the city.
This is exactly the thiDg for 3hem 10 do.
md just the ching which %8 should de. .
tew Orleans has her Dacketao and. Of
curse, they favor Rev Orleans. St Louis
as hers, and she runs one line 90 4his city.
he Anchor Iine Ot Steamers sCB far as en-
bling us to- get oar SEe1gnts at living rates, I
re great convenience to SicksbuTg mer-
bants. But theE discriminate in favor of
t. Louis. TheS will bring % barrel of pork
r any OtheP merchandise from St. GOuis to 6
lillikin's Bend,N4 any other point no mat:
sr how near this9ity nor how far from St.
ouis, for less chan they will cake ID from
ere for WedG slot blame St Louis for
lis. They are looking out for themselves: |
le Eory thing SV0 shoulG be doing
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