New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-22

The St. Louis Democrat of Tuesday says :
Mr.. John Harold, of England, was on
Change yesterday, and was presented to
the president and board of directors by
Governor E. @. Stanard. Mr.. Harold was
invited to address the board upon the OBJ
jects Of his visit to America, but declined
for the present. He will visit Chicago to-
day, returning here on Thursday or Friday,
and will soon thereafter make known to the
board, and to such Of our merchants as
may assemble upon the occasion, such of
the objects of his visit as relate to broader
commercial intercourse between England
and the Mississippi valley. Some weeks
since we had the pleasure of copying into
our columns portions of an address de-
livered by Mr. Harold before the New Or
leans Chamber of Commerce. That adj
| dress foreshadowed some matters import
ant to the bulk grain trade via New Or
leans, involving the creation OF daily
line of propellers to ply between Liver
pool and New Orleans the purchasing
of the present New Orleans elevator
and the erection there OF other elevators
BY English interests, the establishment in
New Orleans, st. Louis and Chicago of
English grain firms, and the putting atoat
upon the navi gable waters OF the Missis-
sippi valley an iron barge feet comprehen-
sive enough to give effective service to
=
tions seek transportation down any of the
rivers which drain it. 1t is not pretended
that any large per centage OF such vast re-
suits can be secured Immediately, but that
Mr.. Harold's mission may lead to the initial
steps which shall make their accomplish
ments one of the gratifying certainties i'll
the near future. We understand that the
purchase of the New Orleans elevator has
already been conditionaliy accomplished,
hot iS fer, mi rod T.,
presses for the purpose OF comprising cot
ton at twenty-five to thirty cents per bale,
rather than submit to the extraordinary
charges now levied by the COMPRISING
companies of New Orleans. Mr.. Harold
was very cordially received b. President
1ansey and the board of directors, and
we think st of our leading merchants
will be glad to listen to his proposed add
dress.
This We copy from the Washington Ch,on-
icle:
After Western member OF Congress had
finished what he deemed a tremendous at
tack on John Randolph the grim old stager
rose, pointed his long, bony finger at the
perspiring orator, said. ." Mr.. Speaker, who
is that - and sat down. A group of men
have been to this city from Boston pretend
ing to represent the National Board of
Trade" have appeared before the House
Committee on Commerce and asked in the
interest OF American commerce for free
registry of British ships. They deserve
hardly more than the contemptuous ques-
ton. Who is that p But we Will give
short answer. IN England there is "a
National Board OF Trade. 1t is one of the
departments of the government. having
charge Of commerce. In this country
there is no such institution, and the
assumption OF such a name is we'll
worthy Of the vain conceit and arrogance Of
,nen who, knowing little of commercial
wants. seek to impress their folly upon Con
gressional action. OF the representatives of
this mutual admiration concern, who SO
recently sought to convince the Committee
of Commerce OF the necessity of permitting
foreign ships to free register Under our flag,
one had derived his nautical knowledge
from being president of canal company;
another. in 1887 $3.50 kept child's cloth
ing store on the leyee at New Orleans, lin
sight of ships and steamboats,, and pro-
crossed to be a tailor and dealer in cloths in
New York; a third was a speculator in drugs
in Boston. 1t is said that none of them
ever owned ship or managed foreign
voyage. Is legislation upon commerce-our
national industry, the prosperity of our
mocha nics-to be shaped and ruined by up
start ignorance assuming wisdom! We
shall see if the Committee o. Commerce
looked under the skin of the lion TO find
what is there.