New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-02
Judge Burwell to the Changers.


She following letter written 70 the gram
g,rs Of Illinois by Judge Burwell at their
eequest, sets forth in foIcible and able
enanner the necessities of the prod lcers of
Che West, and their interest in water trans
, portatiOn to the sea. The letter was well
Useeived, and has been extensively pub
aisbed IN the West:
New ORLEANS, October, 1879.
q NJ Allan, Esq President Convention Of Oranges,
chicago, Illinois:
DEAR SIR-In RESPONSE 20 circular in
citation addressed to those in this city who
sake an interest in the great enterprise in
Thlch you are engaged, have the honor
so address-you.
You are not mistaken In supposng that
she magnitude of the movement which you
Sepresent attracts attention from every
part of your own and foreign countries.
6he feeders and the fed, hunger and food,
a1ust be brought into direct communication
as the mouth and the nipple. You have
been reared under discussion whether a
tax On an imported commodity is paid by
the consumer, or by him who produced the
article. GU find a tariff on your produc-
eions, about the operation OF which sou
have NO such doubt. The iron of youg
plowshare may pay forty per cent for the
privilege of importation, tie corn which 1t
de employed to produce pays from 300 ia
900 per cent duty on transportation. This
Aast tariffs unequal, since the grower of corn
in one part of tine country pays nE%h less
5han he who cultivates the came crop in
8nother 1t is thus that the labor which on
q seabOard farm produces one bushel, re-
9sives the same compens alton as that which
q Illinois or Iowa produces three or four
Bushels. A tariff on labor So onerous and
al
ht requires investa cation whether it is IL
0vitaDle, or whether, by imposing legal
restrictions upon the taxing power an
Shbat6m INT of this tariff can be obtained.
Among other practical means which you
Propose is this: Xou assemble for the pug
pose of putting up to the lowest responsible
Sidder or bidders the largest transportation
contract which has ever been offered 10 the
common carriers OF the world. Under tits
0otiication the city of New Orlsans-the
0utport of the Mississippi river-is here, !
Glth her sister cities of that great river and !
OTIS tributaries, to ask that you will son
Slider the advantages which they offer for
the storage, shipment, transportation and
Expectation of your products, as well as ioE |
the importation, distribution and delivery }
OF the notions and fabrics which ypQ rec 4
0eve in exchange tor your products. |
Yet beg you to believe that we &c NOT
propose to close all other outlets but our |
own. The Mississippi is no monopoist. |
She can not be monOpolized. 1t is yours as ;
God gave it, and when outraged by the mo.
1opolies OF others, you may always find ite }
5mple channel and capacous ports open 70
2ou. | shall neither trouble you with poll
,lcs nor statistics. With regard ~ the last
you have been instructed until you know
81. about the square miles ard people and
bushels which you represent. You unGese
slaDd all about the per mill, per ton, per
Jnle" on way and through freight" and
She per cent per day left the teller aftos the
railroad has cNacted its aribnte cpd leg ys ss
9ecluce pass to the sea.
COMPETITION goS f&G!Gifqo
gle chief competitors $50 Sic saa.:aas
GGich yQu offer are
D. The Canadian olsct, bs ehe roves s..
blwrence and the port ID Montreal. |.
=! The canal aud rSlr9ao oeaLee e. sh..
hort of New York.
3. The Mississippi Sivess fts tributaries % J
,ailroad and river, and Che osrlee Ss she
hort OF New OIlcans.
AZ you have, and will have. az ohsse
loutes, it will be proper to compare their 1
advantages fairly. The chief disadvantage
. the st. Lawrence and the New York
annals u.s. that for the five months imnledi-
'selv succeeding the harvest of Indian corn,
hese lines are impassably frozen. Ono
;, thao your grain, intended Tor export. IS
Nj locked up, subject 10 shrinkage, "a :
srance, interest and storage. This charge
Dill amount TO Il numheG OF millions, which !
81 leoper addition TO the cost OF trans
Ioft"lion. IL is moreover an established ]
act, that during the ice blockade you are !
equred TO pay the railroads an additional /
,rtoe' ana tins is'to be properly added TO l
lie average cost of transportation. There {
; lhud OBSTACLE to be encountered on [
'oth these routes. Upon the authority of
Ion. John 1oung, Of Montreal, 1.-THE Wei I
ana canal-whlch connects Lake Erie with I
AXE ontatlo-has only a capacity to pass :
esseis OF ooo TONS With an expenditure t
et 10 be made of ten and a quarter mil q
ons of dollars. a vessel OF 500 tons could :
ass from Lake Glamp!aia to the 81.
awr nee. n
The New York canal, which connects The :.
lkos With the Atlantic, is more than luD | r.
lIes in length, with a present capacity to r
ass canal boats not exceeding go tons I
These are the principal and incidental OBJ 4
acies offered by the two routes mentioned :.
the rapid and efficient venJ OF your vast \
'ain crop. To the Mississippi voyage y
ere are Two objections urged. The tirst c
alleged length OF transit between the | =
rin and foreign market greater than that II
Tered by its competitor. The second, an e
legged humidity injurious 20 grain shipped g
bulk through THAI climate. The first OBJ | 7!
elton will be met by comparison Of ac is
al time on the shipments by the three II
'mpeting routes. Tho objection of climate OF
i'll require short and, as it would seem, 81
mplele refutation. VI
A barge, loaded with bulk grain, passes 7
ON ST. Louis to New Orleans within seven cl
.ys. II passes the Whole distance through OF
ates where Indian corn is grown, housed, c.
ID used Without climatic INJURY. New Or ca
ans purchases annually 100000 bushels ad
+ ity and plantation use, i. is stored and ! ia