New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-06
OUR ST. LOUIS TUTORS,

| VUh eAs LUIS IUIUhSo
! When Chicago janteys St. Louis Sro,
the togyism o; her idea. or the diiator
manner in which she builds bridges. S:
Louis vents upon New Orleans the second
! hand censure Q: her commercial superior
! To be thus snubbed ny q snob is prett,
hard to bear. but having supped gooc
deaf Of suh;ugatiou straight. IN our time
| We bear i: with Christian sorbearance.
We have expressed certain opinion
abou. the ecuyse .: trade. which. :Lougi
established axioms in Chicago. are terri
bic novelties sn che city ''Under IN.
bridge" These our :Uto:s, fresh from
she snub OF Chicago. srca: with srea: cor.
tempt. We affirmed tina: mere economy
o! transportation does no: determine
trade, but tia: j: pu,s'.es the way mos:
rapid and certain Of contamination. !,
no. this true: II not. why did New Orleans
eZpor: las: gear less than ten thousand
barrels Of -four coas:w!se. and less :Aan
twenty thousand barrels % Europe.
while Eastern ports exported no:.
than two million barrels OF ::ou,
20 Europe: TIE Mississippi j. the
cheapes: :ou:e. and Sc. St. Louis
sends her -four % New York to-day By
rail to be shipped thence 20 the Yves. Ind;as:
We refer 20 the Mississippi transportation
Company 70. this fact. Why does no: the
grain come 20 New Orleans: Whyia, ST.
Louis .unnele! he. streets and isidged the
Mississippi; 90 garry produce East. iu:
:os the operation o: :Ae priDcip!. stated.
Oar Gamaiie! o: tie ST. Lo5.is Dea.o.ra:
explains 20 Us Tia ST. Louis does 10: slip
her grain This way because we 10 not pro.
vide tie ship % take j: away. Tia: may be
:rue. bU: !: proves orr doctrine. :La: the
quality OF certainty IS Q: more consequence
than mere economy 0: :reigL: acco,npaH.
led with delay. We have always contend.
ed tina: the :!ve. and ocean Transportation
should be SO connected :aa: Western pro.
ducc should He sen: On through. bills.
This is now difficult. because the shipping
tina. comes 20 oi:v .o:: IS intended 20. cot.
ton. and WI! no: tax: full cargoes Of
grain. There should be . specia! line OK
lines !of corn. which, vii; take tie
cargo from the Ia:ses. AMI 50 give
q shipmen: or = Though bill the
quality G: speed and certainty SO essential
to modern commerce. So ;:npoltan: is
this po!D: o: '':ey,ni,a! facilities" tia: the
American Cheap Transportation .asscc:.-
ton have appointed: . s:ec:a! committee
in regard to il.
We may add 20 t..s points o: expia:..
ton which our tutors aye respectfully re.
lues:ed to solve. the importation by s..
Louis Of goods from. i.uro.e and New
York by raj! instead Of cosstw:se and by
steamer: The foreign imports 9: New
Orleans have 70: increased materially
since the war. Taking into consideration
the increased price o: imported goods.
there is no evidence tina. it has increased
at all. New Orleans imports annually
from! twenty to twea!y-one millions Q:
dollars worth o: foreign goods. New York
imports neatly :ou: hundred million dol
lars. We have 10 t!oUb: The Mississippi:
is tie cheapest route. yet st. Louis and
Cincinnati can get their foreign goods in
eight or ten days less time by rail than by
water. and SO st. Louis. the grea: patron
Of the Mississippi. exports her provisions
ovec Eastern railroads and through! East.
ecn ports. and imports her foreign goods
the same way. ST. Louis is SO much ben:
upon bridges tina: she makes bridge Of
our nose. We GO not complain that she
should 10 so, but we ask why she does it?
Her explanation will be found in the laws
Of trade which we have stated. The tenor of
our argument IS to show that while st.
Louis crosses the Mississippi and Cincin.
natl crosses the Ohio. and deals with the
East by rail for the greater part o: their
foreign exports and imports. there is q
.rade of infinite value to both these cities,
which combines both economy and GER
;ainty. 1t is the grocery and provision
rade with Brazil. Cuba. and all South
md Central America. For this Invaluable
rade the Mississippi affords the cheapest,
most direct. and most certain way of com.
Our St. Louis mentors. then,
hould not quarrel with the facts which
We have announced. But they should
consider them with courtesy and atten-
ion. l. There should be a close eonnec.
ion between the river or .ail lines from
1t. Louis to New Orleans and the ocean
hipping. ,. st. Louis should procure a
'eduction Of foreign duties on Western
provisions in tie ports Of the tropical
Countries. This policy viii give to St.
Louis peymanen: consumer which can
lever be taken away from her. However
much she may Tidicule those who attach |
10 capacity to the European market to
the corn surplus Of the West, or
o take any Western manufactures at all, |
'et both those facts are demonstrable. |
We show our appreciation Of the energy
nd productive power Of st. Louis
rhen We say that sic demands |
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