New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-04

, this port and Memphis have oeen IaltuiuAis
shown. The committee have even followed
the navigation to the river oatlet, ana al
vocated the deepening Of the river by con
structing permanent ship canal at or neal
Fort st. Philip.
) The effect of climate and atmospheric
moisture upon grain shipped by this route
is examined. and the history of number
OF cargoes shipped foreign by the merchants
of this city by way of Rev Orleans is given
to prove the soundness OF the route The
report, verified by the examination of men
practically engaged in the business, is, sc
far as the collection and river shipment to
| New Orleans, conclusive of the safety and
economy of the Mississippi as grain way
to the sea. 1t is an extremely important
question, as upon this must depend the
competition OF Chicago and st. louis and
the relative claims of the st. Lawrence.
the Mississippi and che artificial ways
across the States. 10 constitute the head and
| centre OF this grain collection ana export.
| 1t would be difficult to develope and justify
| an interest better than has been done by
! the business men of St. Louie.
The committee of Congress i, vegy fair,
and certainly very thorough in its inquiries.
MIR. Conkling especially examined in detail
The time ana COS. Of moving gram from ST..
Paul as centre by way st the Siyer, by
| rail, and by river and rail. lie then COM
| pared time and rates to Chicago and st.
Louis respectively. Il might be seen that
| New York yegards che st. Lawrence and
Montreal ss = formidable rival. 1he point
| to be impressed upon che committee is M
doubleday that il fairly opened 60 through
trade between the lakes and Liverpool the
vt Lawrence must take every hushel of fx-
ported grain from New York. 4 ia this in
| deed which should unite New York with
any city and channel of trade natural and
artificial south Of her. The Montreal route
is at least one-tourth cheaper, shorter and
more capaciOus than any other route except
the mississippi. The argument in favor CT
st. Louis as shipment centre was greatly
trensthened by the statements of com
mittee from the Oranges, and a report from
the Board of Trade of Kansas City. both of
these interests recommended the improve
expense. It is proper 60 state, however,
that tho oranges, from what they cal! in
South America the Entire Rios" country,
or States between the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, manifest decided preference for \
direct rail TO che East. They furnish ~
mense crops of corn. and argue that as the
navigation is frozen at the North and inter
rupted at the South by drought, there
must be adequate and constant ways
TO market which can not be interrupted
by either OF thse causes. This they propose
to effect by multiplying rail tracks and
bringing them down to such rates as will
insure the delivery of commodities at living
rates TO the Western producer and con
sumers. There are two measures upon
which they insist; l. The restriction OF !
of national railroads. Tou may anticipate !
some constitutional! difficulties. They are J
cobSebs. These growers of corn felt their |
power III the war and will manifest ie in |
government. One ot Them on the suyges. |
ton OF the constitutional difficulty. re-
plied: "Ihls IS a government of the people, I
and they can authorize their government; to
do anything which their interests NAV re- |
quire." Mr.. Corklng mildly submitted
that the Supreme Court might anna such
action. and was eold that the Supreme
Court would then be changed, as IN the case
the decision Of that court IN the bred Scott
case ana the signal overrulin. of the same
decision By the same tribunal. Another,
being asked for the authority to construct |
railroads by Congress. said he supposed the |
National or Cumberland road would fur. !
nish precedent enough. Mr.. Flagg. from
the committee OF Oranges. .ketcheG re-
lief system os national railroads. some what |
AS follows:
From St. Pau: via Chicago. 70 New York:
from Omaha to Baltimore or Philadelphia; !
from Kansas City 20 ,he Chesapeake. per-
haps at Norfolk; from Central Yexas to
Savannah. This system OF latitudinal roads
would be crossed by others from Cleveland |
to Pensacola, from Cincinnati to New Or
leans. from Chicago 30 Galveston. The !
cost OF these yoads equipped would be l
$3.50 100000 to 500. 100000. They were in
tended as freight regulators, and to control |
the monopoly and rings of gail and water |
1t would be useless to criticise either the I
proposition that railroads will take freight
from water, unless on entirely parallel |
routes. or chat shese enterprises will be
undertaken by The government. The last |
j. inevitable if the first is proved. The
power and determination of these farmers I
TO throw Oft tho transportation tax is as J
resoute as that of their ancestors to throw |
DIT the tax on tea and writing paper. The
growth OF the cereal yegions, the embryo
states called tor few years Territories, all }
create the power to constrUe the constitu-
lon, or, II necessary, to change the const- !
utlon Power in a republic is directly as
lumD ers, and the corn growers have and !
will have the numbers. There is thus no !
obstacle to the naturalization of transpor-
alton. If the grain growers wish it.
Inc transportation Committee will adj | =
ourn to New Orleans somewhere between ! !
he middle and last of November. New Or !
cans must study her lesson well and be
prepared to argue every question pertinent
0 her commerce. The Chamber of Com !
lerce and Cotton Exchange should each
ppolnt large committee, and these COM
llttees should assign to sections or sub
the reply to special subjects of lie
nqulry. The Academy of Sciences might &c
repare valuable paper on the meteorol- /
gy OF the Mississippi and Gulf route, as n
pplcable TO the termination or decompo- R
ltIon OF the cereal grain. The press might L.
ltermlt Its partisan quarrels for few La
avs, and make way for speeches and sta n
stlcs which may add greatly in forming A.
ne congressional opinion and action. Every | A.
ne should do his part in securing for New
'rleans trade, without which cham bers ! =
commerce are vain. academies of sciences VI
ere abstract absurdit!es, and the press a Ri
Dor and dependent institution. The Mis-
ssippi outlet is to be defended, as in the r.
avs OF jackson from the assaults of an OF
lemF One which is invisible and ind!- | Ia
ct IN It's assaults but utterly destructive if | D.
Ut repulsed In this defense. as in that. | Pr
ere must be organization, discipline. har-
Ony and courage. With these We can
hip the fight, and then resume our normal
ate of political row and party bargain. Ca
lccessful. we can stand anything, unsuc- ,
Ssful, we can emlgrate, and leave the city |
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