New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-03
OF COURSE,

IroIeSSOr + OnRlne, who revlveS pla]
never Endorsed by the commercial inter
ests Of New Orleans, is received with ope,
arms by the Eads organs of st. Louis
and Immediately elevated to chair O,
the right OF Mr.. Eads. His late letter OF
Manico's patent iron lattice caisson has
furnished food for two articles. and ma,
be dlgested into good many more. 1t is
little unfortunate that when he publishes
the utter oppof ition of Chicago to any i'm.
provement, st. Louis should have divided
an insufficient vote. We remember a
story OF two men who quarreled and
fought for which should have the watch
and which the horse of another they in
tended to beat at cards. The story, how
ever, went on to show that the intended
victim cleaned them both out, so they had
their quarrel and fight for nothing. This
will, we apprehend, be the result of the
Eads and canal conflict. Both will be
beaten by the conjoint vote of their COM
mon opponents,
In confirmation of this view we give an
extract from letter received from a gen.
tlemen well known among our journal
lists, who has visited the Western cities.
under the impression that knowledge of
the course of commerce at New Orleans
would enable him to secure professional
employment. He writes
have received no encouragement with
regard to journalistic employ ment either in
81. Lonls, chicago or Cincinnati, and as for
direct trade between those cities and New
Orleans, find they are too closely bound
to the East for me to think of finding in
TINS region an opportunity to advocate a
cause you have SO deeply at heart. This
regret very much. An editor in Chicago said
it was simply proposition to cut their own
threats.
This is precisely what Chicago said to
Professor Fontaine four or five years ago,
and it is exactly what she will say in Con-
gress to any proposition for improving the
Mississippi. If such proposition were
the result of cordial union of votes, it
might command some combination with
Others that would secure something.
Divided by the eleventh hour embarrass-
ment of Eads, and obfuscated by the dis
putations of professors, Chicago will have
an easy task to defeat that which she con-
siders so inimical to her interests.
We quote the Democrat to show how
the Eads party co-operates with Chicago
in her effort to close the Mississippi and
turn the trade through the St. Lawrence:
1t is great mistake to suppose that the
citizens OF New Orleans are all opposed to
the plan of opening the mouth of the Mis-
,slsslppi by jetties, as proposed by Captain
tads. On the contrary, some Of the best
engineers of that city maintain the entire
,racticability OF the method Mr.. Fon.
aine, member of the New Orleans Acad-
my OF Sciences, who. some years since,
ook deep interest in Mississippi river i'm
'rovements, has just written q letter sus-
aiming the jetty plan, and gives history
y Chlcago's love for cheap transportation.
We quoted considerable part of the letter |
We give the whole of it to-day.
This will no doubt make Mr.. Fontaine
eel very proud. When copied into the
,hicago press .feria astra capite, the top of
lis head will brush the stars. We can
lot help the controversy, however much
We may regretit. Meantime the feet at
nchor at the bar warns all shipmasters
o avoid the demurrage that threatens
hem at New Orleans Next week we
ope to publish the re-opening of the
asses by the dredgeboats.