New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-27


interested in the cities, railroads,
canals, lake and river shipping Of
the Northwest and East st. Louis
then finds herself in contest
where she has to meet power with weak
ness and unity with division. st. Louis
will perhaps receive permission to expend
private money and obstruct outlet navi-
cation. Chicago, Milwaukee and New
York will receive corporate, national and
international aid to deepen their rivers
and outlets to the ocean. It has fallen to
our duty to warn ST. Louis that Montreal
has more power in Congress than St.
Louis and New Orleans. The REPUBLICAN
has reminded st. Louis that Chicago and
Connecticut have been coquetting with
Canada for the purpose of securing free
passage through Canadian waters and
reciprocal exchange Of Canadian and
American productions.
In her supreme arrogance st. Louis
would accept no instructions from those
Of whom she assumed the commercial d.
rection. A recent meeting Of the Do
minion Board Of Trade was attended by
delegates from Buffalo and Philadelphia.
These delegates made elaborate arguments
in favor of reciprocity. This subject was
affirmed by the convention, with the
reservation that as the United States abb
rogated the reciprocity treaty, the initia-
tive to restore the treaty must come from
her. 1t is known that the English COM
miss;oners admit some general effort to
adjust the commercial relations of these
British provinces with the United States,
and it is understood that merchants of
Canada and the United States are in con-
ference with our diplomatic department
and committees in an effort to make trade
and navigation reciprocal between the
two. The New York Tribune has taken
open ground in favor of the treaty, and at
the close of long and able article to
prove the loss the United States sustained
by the abrogation of the treaty, says:
1t is clear that few more important to-
pics could occupy the attention Of tie au.
thorities at Washington than the consider
alton of the commercial relations between
the United States and the British North
American provinces.
And adds:
We hope, therefore, that Mr. Fish, with
out yielding to all the pretensions of our
neighbors, will make treaty.
So much for the manufacturers ad-
vocacy at the Eastern end of the
Northern route Let US see what
the city of Chicago is doing for the st.
Lawrence outlet at the other end of the
route. The Board of Trade of Chicago
learning that negotiations are pending be-
tween the United States and Great Britain,
with a view to the enlargement and ex-
tension Of our commercial relations with
British North America, resolves
That the enlargement of the Welland and
ST. Lawrence canals to the capacity OF lake
harbors at an early and definite period is of
the greatest importance as a means of
the cost of TRANSPORTATION of
Western products to the seaboard, and
such enlargement, together with the right
Of using said said canals on the same terms
as Canadian vessels, should be included in
any treaty which may be negotiated. and
the right of Canadian vessels 10 navigate
Lake Michigan and use American canals
contiguous to and connecting the great
axes, should be placed on the same basis
Is the right OF American vessels to navigate
ne st. Lawrence river and use the canals
If Canada.
Now, it will be observed that while the
New York end of the Northern route" is
working for reciprocity Of manufactures
God, lumber and fuel, the Chicago end
right of reciprocal navigation
If the rivers, lakes and canals of both
countries.
With this tremendous combination,
uniting also the fishermen Of Maine and
Massachusetts,, and the corn consumers
# Connecticut, the Northern route |
# Mr.. Window may be looked on as an |
.ctual enterprise. The REPUBLICAN has !
hown that the up river receipts Of st. |
louis will be cut off by this combination. !
We can not see what she is to do about it. !
Chicago ana the Eastern railroads threw
tut the Eads tub to occupy st. Louis IN
il the Northern route" should be organ
zed. At present the prospect is that Chi
ago, conducting the grain and provision
rade with the import and distribution of
Eastern and foreign goods, the never
s-but-always-to-be city is likely to con-
inue in the future tense indefinitely. |
having nothing more to ship to New Or
cans, except some local plantation sup
'lies, it is likely the Eads bridge and
he Eads jetty will about finish up
hose magnificent aspirations for foreign
rade which began with direct steamship
rade with Liverpool, and wind up by
xporting and importing through her
'reat, energetic and sagacious superior
Jhicago.