New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-23

FROM the ST. LOUIS IlIneS.
In connection with the suhjec: OF closer
connections. with Brazil, to which the Times
adverted several DAYS ago, it will be of in
tere.t 90 learn that the prospec. of estab-
fishing q steamship line between New Or
leans and Rio Janeiro il rapidly improving.
The Chamber OF Commerce OF the former
cits adopted resolution in February in.
dor.ing the project, and it has since been
ascer,ained more definitely. through stats
teal information. what probable amount OF
trade would thu. he secured TO New Or
leans.
1t appears from statenen, in the TINS
that the clearapces from Rio Janelro to the
Gulf ports during the past three years
average siXtythrce odrgOes OF 1000 bags Of
coffee each, or upwards OF twenty cargoes
annually for each steamer OF a line OF
three steamships. 1t further appears that
the average of the clearances to other
United States ports for the three years
.pecified is .0l7,292 bags, p large and per
haps the greater part of which is for West
ern consumption. With regular steam
line between New Orleans and Rio it is ou-
ly IT asonabla to infer that a considerable
portion OF the ,0i7.292 bags would be d.
verified from the Atlantic ports to the Gulf.
whence the West would be supplied either
by the river or by rail. Hence il may be
concluded that the present business be.
tween the two ports is sufficient TO support
a semi monthly line Of three steamships.
with fair prospect of the trade being
doubled within a short period.
Mr.. Joseph +. Mugridge. of New Orleans.
says still further in relation 20 this sub
iect:
The coffee demand is increasing, and. 20
supply il, the South is drained of its gold
when the coffee should be paid for by ship
ments of Western produce. Brazil. at this
hour, has her heart and arms. her mer.
chants and people, waiting and ready to
receive our Mississippi valley products,
ard not a dollars worth of il do we d.
rectly forward Ia her. The -four. bacon,
hams. lard, kerosene, pitch. rosin. turpen.
tire. furniture. agricultural and mechanics!
implements of industry. al. all are sup
pi'd TO Brazil by England or New York.
Baltimore or other Northern ports. We
ar. located thousands If miles nearer 70
Brazil than these ports. and have lust .hc
articles they must have and .io consume,
and absolutely need in repayment. or ey-
change for their coffee. hides. caoutcEGuc.
and tropical productions DO NOT PROPOSE
at present 20 enlarge on this subject: br.
our merchants. on little reflection. ~.
fully appreciate its Importance
lie also quotes from lette, written oy
Mr.. Kinds. the United States .onsu! at Rio
Janeiro, in favor OF .he propose. enterprise,
az follows:
u am satisfied :ha' in very .for. time
you would get more through travel than The
New York line. which does not give general
satisfaction. In fact, | beliey. an iusti-
ned in saying that two thirds OF ali the
IRA vel between Brazil and The United States
goes via Engla and make the voyage
cheaper. and in nearly the same time. When
we take into consideration the great num-
Der Of steamers plying between this Dor.
and tDUlanl. in far oil
with what success they arc rewarded, il
seems remarkable that great country like
ours could not afford trade for two steam
ers per month. There are at least twelve
steamers a month in this port, sailing under
the British colOrs; of the French we have
from Earseilles and Havre one per month
each; from Hamburg and Bremen each two
per month. and from Genoa one steamer
per month. SO ont of the score of steamers
entering this harbor every month. We have
hardly one; though from the tone Of the
Presidents recent message, am led 70 be
Geve and hope that this state of thing. Will
no. be permitted 10 last much longer
As regard. our lines OF telegraph
might say We have none, except "a few local
lines leading shnrt distance into the 10
terror. but the Brazilian government ha.
now under contract u line from here to
Para, and from thence il is to cross the At
July !, 1874, In less than two years We
shall have telpgraphic commune alton with
all the world"
There are eleven Territories. two or thre.
OF which are twice or three times as large
as alt of New England. and it is small!
Territory that is not at least ten times as
large as Massachusetts, Colorado i. at least
ten times as large as Massachusetts. while
Dakota and Arizona are half as large again
as Colorado. The eleven Territories con-
tam over one billion and quarter acres.
exceeding by nearly 200,0p square miles
the aggregate territory of all the present
admitted States Of the Union. The Terri
tory VI Alaska contains 366, 5.9. 500 acres.
Tho Waco tTexasi Re9istee says truth
rully:
Northern men coming South make grea,
mistake in the long run and greatly under