New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-17


fore the National Convention of the
American Cheap Transportation Assoc
citation, in Washington. ID. g., Conn
menciug January Ii, 1874.
Mr. President aud Gentlemen Of the Con-
yention-In the consideration of the i'm
portant subject a. signed me, allow me- to
disincumber it by assuming certain facts
in connection with the subject, "a proven:
1, The Missi- sippi river, with its tributa-
ries Of rail and river, can, with adequate
improvements of channel and harborage,
conduct any possible commerce between
the Western interior and the seab'ard
cities, and with the world beyond them.
, That it can convey this commerce to
and from the sea, SO far as ia due to COM
raerce ON the same zones of latitude, ON
cheaper terms and in larger quantities than
either or all the artificial ways between the
same interior and the seaboard. and that 1t
is, with the improvements mentioned, ac-
cessible and adequate to perform this ser.
vice all the year round
8 That the population interested in this
great way to the sea will not hesitate to re-
move any obstacles. whether ply steal, po-
litical or municipal, to the performance OF
this great service Of transportation.
You will note that No claim is made that
this route possesses a superior capacity to
Gerry the passengers, express merchandise,
or mail between the described interior and
the markets of the Union or OF the world
lying within the Same zone OF latitude
with that interior There are many
commodities TO which % rapid transit
and u certain consumm Itl0n OF delivery
is of more importance than mere econ
omy OF freight. The movement of such
commodities will always be made by direct
line between production and consumption.
The superior capacity of the Mississippi for
transportation is based upon the convey
ance of the cheap and heavy products and
consumabe commodities OF the interior area
drained by its navigable waters.
1t will, of course, take the commerce of
its own and tributary basins below tho lati
tude of 800 30. These consist OF cotton, to-
bacco and sugar II combines all the ad
vantages of superior cheapness OF treights
and dlrectness of delivery as to all com
Iperce based on the Intercourse between the
Western interior described and the States
of Texas, Arizona and the States OF Spanish
America and other powers lying on this
continent and along the longitude OF the
Mississippi.
IMMIGRATION.
In coneeding to the artificial latituGinal
lines superior facilities Of delivering freights
and past engers on the Atlantic seaboard, it
ia expressly claimed for the Mississippi
ocea navigation on the same latitude, on the
voyage to Europe, The cheapest, most com
Portable and safest route for the conveyance
of Migrant passengers from Europe to the
interior towns of the United States. The
first assertion may be tested by Inquiry at
the various Offices of export, shipping and
internal travel by rail at home aud abroad.
The last will require the exhibition of some
meteorological facts and reasons for its de-
tn tr,pn rf ant f.s
require so much misrepresentation by rival
interests, is entitled to he heard somewhat
at length in it's own vindicatipn.
rERlLs TO LIFE ON TIE NORTHERN ATLANTIC
ROUTES
The following authentic admissions on
this point will be sufficient:
At meeting of the Dominion Board Of
Trade at Ottawa. Canada, January, 1873.
MIR Henry Fry. OF Quebec, read a paper in
reference to deck loads. He said:
when state that during the season of
1872 no less than sixty-two large sailing
ships and nine iron steamships. all engaged
in the lumber and grain trade between the
river ST. Lawrence and Great Britain, have
been totally lost; that the value of these
vessels, their cargoes and freghts, amount
to over : 600, 600; and, above ali, that over
go valuable lives have been sacrificed, |
have said enough to prove that the subject
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Dominion.
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