New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-29
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Another Line of Steamships 10 AiveS

@Iorc Tonnage fOp the GrniO Tsn6e-
another Line of Steamships To Aive3e
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The st. LOui5. Democrat Of tuesday says
We are at length enabled to communicate
Hhe fact that the great Allen line Of screw
eamshipa-twenty-eigh vessels in all
have decided TO fUrsake the st. Lawrence
md run h the Liverpool and Now Orleans
grade for the express purpose 81 moving St
louis bulk corn to Liverpool Our 1nior-
enation comes direct from Liverpool in the
following letter. written by % prominent
gentleman Of that city, who visited st
LUuis lass GUNNER, and who Aas interested
himself in he trade:
LIVERPOOL. Novcnbes :. 1872.
GOETHE Edi2or Of the Democrat:
Thoiutereat in American affairs is OF the
increase here. Especially is attention now
aurned to the cities OF New Orleans and st.
Louis, and no more favorable time than the
present could 10 seized upon for an official
visit Of representative men OF the cham beTs
0f Commerce OF the above named cities 20
she Liver 0 j Chamber OF Commerce. Ii
GuCh visit can be arranged advise me. as
can promote is. Our produce dealers are
deeply ntpre ted in the "Great Water Way
of the mississippi Valley, and you arc to
have a sudden and important acquisition to
gour ocean tonnage soon. The Allen line
of screw steamers has decided 20 60 INTO
this trade, and the pioneer ship will be the
Gorinthian, which sails for New Orleans on
the tweDty-seventh instant. The State line
is also building several new steamers to
gut in this trade IIarrisOn's line will send
n shin tri-weekly. The State line also sends
q boat weekly from Glasgow to New Or
Deans Other lines are building, and the
Democrats pet hobby "a through grain
movement by the great water route. bids
fair to win golden success during she next
SWeve months.
The same paper says editonalI%:
Bv reference to an article in our com
snercial department, it will be seen that the
famous Allen lin Of screw steamers-twen-
ty-eight yes els in all, We beleve-have
been put into the trade between Liverpool
and Now Orleans, and that the CoTinthian
will depart from Liverpool on the twenty
aeventh instant Us the pioneer boat This
dine has recently piled between Montreal
and Liverpool via the st. Lawrence and Is
enc Of tho lines we stated some time since
sTould leave the ST. Lawrence during the
giuter months, and engage in carrying bulk
grain from New Orleans to Liverpool! for
which service the steamers OF the I!ne were
gFpec ALLY constructed.
The attention of the managers Of the
Allen line was drawn to this route bT the
series of articles published in the Democrat.
urging more vigorous PHort I" mHul
3oreign tonnage to visit New Orleans the
coming winter. thus enabling our st. Lou s
merchants to transact large corn trace
with Europe. The managers OF this line
visited our city. They travGrscd the com
belt Of Illinois, made arrangements with u o
illinois Central Railroad for 5000, 900 busEe
els, arranged with the barge line people 10
deliver it in New Orleans, visited New
Orleans and inspected the handling facilities
there, and have finally decided 70 put their
hoats In tie trade.