New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-02

| hiUuiy cOIlccLed Uy Onlcdgo sHouiU nave
been conducted to point on Lake Erie
equidistant between the Welland Canal on
the one hand, and Buffalo on the other
that having choice of two routes to the
same market of Liverpool, it might be
barely possible that this grain might flank
New York and go direct, with a saving OF
| LOO miles river and ocean distance, and OF
some five or six DAYS tine direct to its desri
nation. Why not I! Have not the Canadians
right to access to our lake ports! VIII not
British ships carry this trade t. British
ports; Canada has q powerful ally on this
route. Chicago and Milwaukee have in
every manner manifested their determine
ton TO employ the st. Lawrence. Senator
Window lately took his importation coul-
mittee INTO Canada, and told the Canadians
| that il Iuattered little to the North west
whether it employed domestic or foreign
way to market. TIE Times then, in at
| tempting to cut cargoes out of the Missis-
| sippl, runs great risk in passing them under
| the commercial batteries on a much more
formidable rival. This is not the place to
demonstrate TO New York that the Missis-
| sippi is the friend and regulator of freights
between the East and West. Ii grain passes
over this route, New York must. at least,
furnish the means If transportation, deal in
rs exchanges and paT rs value in goods.
| II II shall 20 to sea through the ST. Law
renee she will do neither the one nor the
| other.
! But are the farmers OF the West content
| that a route admitted to he more ecOnomi-
cal of time and cash shall be thrown out OF
| competition for the benefit Of these Eastern
| Intermediates L will not ctN them inter
in~ddiers.
The men Of the West are certainly en-
titled 70 the free choice among the various
competitor. for your transportation. When
tie Spaniards suspended the right Of de-
! post at New Orleans, who compelled them
! by a threat 10 open the western way to the
sea Was it not the vigorous proprietors
! and producers Of the West When Packer
ham brought the British legions and block
AIDED the Mississippi outlet. 30 whom did
| The Mississippi appeal TO 10 drive the in
| vaders into The sea Was If not the West
| ern settlers If Tennessee, Illinois, Ohio and
| kentucky! Ia the late intestine war,
which cont even the victors 80 much in
destruction OF life and properly, accumu-
lation OF debt, and of arrangement of
feeling. the Mississippi outlet was again
an question and n contest. Who
swept away all opposition from Nicksburg
to Savannah! Western men, Western sup
plies and Western transportation. Did not
the same East then appeal to you to rally
as a man % the removal OF these renewed
distractions to your commerce over your
river! And now, when this obstruction has
1ceH ONcfthIoNn ny you-Wuen lDiS river
| offers itself for your use, and the very peo-
pie who obsfr ucted it now solicit you TO
renew your commercial relations, and EN-
ptoy again this great high way of the waters
TO escape the IDOnOpolles-ls this same East
willing you should use this highway! APP
parently not. They prefer that the chan
mel which neither foreign dominion nor do
mestIc dissensi0n could wrest frsm your
control-which neither chain-booms nor
an NJ
on the famous fields Of Europe could close
against your proTess-shall be Theoretically
sealed TO commerce by the sileu. and igno-
bic accumulation Of mad.
MISSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENTS.
And now, having proved that it is your
own river. and that you have the right to
move vour own property upon il. come to
the policy OF rendering 1t even mOre capable
OF serving !Uv.
The nortnai DEPT Of the Mississippi outlet
has been for nearly two centuries from
twelve TO fourteen feet. Il 10 caused, as
you know, by narrow ridge of mud, not
more than 1000 feet across, deposited Just
where the tides Of the sea come in conflict
with The current OF the river. This bar is
never wider, and accompanies the advance |
OF the delta Alluvion into the sea. As this !
formation - perpetual. The means for its |
remova! must be constant in its operation. |
Various plans have been proposed for this |
purpose. AT present the government has !
at work two dredge-boats, and these main |
tain usual depth of nineteen and a half !
feet on the bars OF two OF the principal !
outlets OF the river. 1t has long been
thought tia; cross-cut cana. O.. seven /
miles, connecting depth Of eight t, e. in
the sea would give an outlet tree Of tolls,
adequate and uninterrupted. and that
this could lie effected By an appropriation.
. F,1
working and maintaining the canal would
not unusually surpass the amount appro-
prlated TO build, maintain and work the
present drsdges, which only give a depth !
ct tw.nty-"ne feet. Engineers. Federal |
and state: business men. shipmasters and
dealer. in shipments have all united in
Affirming he prac1icability and advantage.
of this work. can not say more than that
it will be an applicant before the next Con
gres- for an appropriation. The cost of the
Work would not be one-teIth of the freight
YOU now annually pay aor moving your
torn East !: Congress will give u. as
much A. tho appropriations ter The streets
VI Washington last session. oF for deepen
ng the Hell Gate, we shall be content. It
!" III cost about as much = week Of civil |
var, but The cost IL nothing 20 the coilse.
iuences OF making or not making the canal
he only question Is. Do the farmers of the !
Vest want it,. Ii its paltry cost Of
q ,W0.OO wee S.0,0G0,000 j. must be
Dade. Pay the differences between !
hIpplng by this route and any other |
nto the national treasury. and the
work Will be finished in two years with.
nut other appropriation. Impose its cost
ipon the whole values Of the country which
VIII accommodate. rnt the percentage
umers OF corn, will you order your reure
enta;l7es 20 execute this w,il. But will
our shipments OF corn (" England always =.
"n'inu-! You produced last wear 000.- 1
o. tU0 bushels OF grain. How much did ! {
"u export foreign! Eag'and. almost your .
ole customer, TOOK about $4,000, 600 bush .
Is. We know that her demand Is supplied i
, greater part from the north OF Euro,.e.
hose counties which have been lately =,
eselope6 by rail as our. ha. he n are very ,
roduc:iEe o. cereals. and supply England
eth t"o-thIrds ut the gram which she i'm. !,
"rts. with tire imm ieration 70 America | /
'"i1 England. and this improving grain j
reduction Of Northern Europe, W. can not {,
.tinate an increase OF English demand u
'"m America. Auppose the English de. ! !
Iand. then. So 600 900 bushels: Won NOW a
reduce forty bushels Ni cereals a :
cad, Jour population * estimated TWEEN IL
7-tive years hence at 10000, 900: yau will @
ZEN produce annually 100000 900 bush ! o
o son viii then export 20 Europe twenty fl
ef cen! OF your grain. En.lan will take Ii
ne husie. in every twenty, and a farmer &
h" makes 500 Sushel. Of corn NAV caleu- b
l.. OF a European demand OF 100 bushels a
II. lhis would scarcely :ee1 The chick. p
/. in his yard. ; make no common. as 20 ii
re eff.c' Of This .isp,opo,.ion of supply a
I'd 'emand. It is no. worth TIE cl.ap Il
onble o! an irresponsible prediction. The "
'uther2 market VIII be utterly insufficient | q
tax. your surplus. DO mean t. dis II
'urage vou' Not p bit of it. q. on and II
-" bread till there L. not a hungry man, t.
the bread dsmaEs OF God, On earth. Bat ii
wish 10 toTews.rn you that your European OF
I'd home market viii be insufficient ~ con Al
mo the Vast product 81 Your !ndu.tr,. 81