New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-29
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| has remembered rs 80 handsomely WILL "o'
object.
people and the military are such That any
! manifestations of mutual good will ana
kindliness deserve to be cherished anu
| recorded
This testimonial from tie army and
navy OF the United States seems to have
consisted of bouquet sent by "a brave
and honest gentleman on his own be-
half. Still it will answer to file as an
evidence Of entire loyalty, if necessary, on
some future occasion. 1t is we'll. The
scalded cat should be vigilant, even OF
cold water. 1t is written, 1.-THE price OF
liberty is eternal watchfulness."
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
In front of Poydras street store yester'
day was seen pile of excellent sole leather,
clerk having marked it for shipment to
Corpus Christi, Texas. The singular fact
of this seemingly simple and common
circumstance is that that very same lot OF
produce had been in this city once before
in another form; more, that. although It
| now came from New York, it originally
came from point not very distant from
Corpus Christi. Those hides grew on the
backs of cattle which ranched on the rich
fields of our sister State; were shipped to
this city in the green, then shipped by
steamer to New York, where entelprising
tanners found it profitable to purchase
them. These hides were soon converted
into leather Of good quality, and placed
on the market. SO that wholesalers might
| make choice. The different landings
and changes necessarily increased the
value Of this product. 4 large dealer in
New Orleans had demand for such
leather, and smaller dealer could
sell the same to small manufacturers Of
shoes. The Poydras street merchant re.
Gently received an order from Corpus
Christi for several rolls Of sole leather,
and he was prepared to ship the produce
back over the very same route it bad
travelled only few weeks before. Perhaps
the ranche,o who stripped these hides
of Of his beeves will unconsciously
wear pair OF boots made out Of the
material he originally owned. 70 return
70 the beginning: The producer sold
his hides for small sum 70 some
one who purchased to sell again. and
| he made profit thereby. The ship
per did not let them pass without gather
ing his toll; the carrier must be remu-
nerated, and perhaps an insurance agent
got in q claim. The merchant in New
! Orleans purchased expressly to speculate,
knowing that he could sell at an advance
by shipping them North. Once more
the freight and insurance agents reach
for their triAing compensation, and the
New York dealer loses nothing by the
transaction in disposing Of his goods TO
the tanner; this latter can not toll with
out pay, and so when his work is done he
gathers in his remuneration. The whole.
sale house now steps in, seeing money in
leather. That house does not keep the
stock on hand many days. for an order
is received from New Orleans, and once
more profit is made. Again, the freight
and insurance agents have q cut. Our
New Orleans merchan: properly pur-
| chased TO sell at an advance. and
it matters not to him il the very beef the
| hide was skinned from wished to buy the
material back, for he is bound to dispose
of bis stock to the first applicant. Once
more. freight and insurance takes toll,
and the consume, in Texas must settle all
the above mentioned bills. notwithstand-
! ing he. perchance. once owned the stuff in
another form. When the producer and
consumer comes 20 think over these things
he will probably greatly wonder why
Texas does not run her own tanneries.
and SO save all the above comm issions.
Louisianians may pity their neighbors
70. their lack Of enterprise. but the pity
vii! come home to roost. Instead Of hides,
let US take raw cotton, and apply the above
experience to it. We will find that the
absurdity is still greater, and the expense
almost beyond calculation. Indeed, the
extent Of this question is SO great that
nothing less than good sized pamphlet
would contain all the points that might
be discussed. English manufacturers do
not care to agitate the subject. but pro-
duceYs Of cotton must consider their own
interests, and when they discover dnan-
cial leaks try to find stopper.
A lady in New York State owns FIVE
acres of peppermint meadow. Her facili.
ties for entertaining julep parties are en-.
viahla.
MARRIED.
HUFF-HODGES-On Tuesday evening. October
d la.A ut the residence Of Hon. Charles ".