New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22

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system OF city drainage. This is an ex
cellent professional document, ard W,
are inclined to think the removal of tn,
draining engines to the border of tn,
lake, the increase of their force, and thu
conveyance Of the inundating waters a
the point OF discharge, very valuable
improvement. The whole system, at an,
rate shows commendable and persona
attention to the duties which have beer
confided to Mr.. Hardse.
In the course of the report, however
may be found one sentence which has GER
talnly escaped the observation of any
White League proof.reader who may have
been detailed to scrutinize the publica.
tons of any official who may have been
elected upon the White League ticket.
This sentence we reproduce as follows:
The bane of New Orleans as a progressive
| city has been that for the want of proper
drainage and the evils resulting therefrOm
the place has offered but few attractions
Tor the building up and establishment of
MONIES, and the consequence has been that
the bulk OF the fortunes which have been
made in mercantile pursuits, and which
| ought to have remained here for invest.
ment, have been diverted and taken away
to assist in improving other localities m lore
favored by nature in this respect, or which
have been redeemed by the successful ap-
planes of art.
The White League organs and orators
have commended that all the depression of
our city is due to one comprehensive
cause, Radical misrule" The REpUBL1-
CAN has endeavored to show that the diver
sion of trade by superior facilities of
transportation and market inducements
usually impairs the progress Of city, as
turning off the water stops the wheels of
mill turned by that water.
In our argument on that subject we
have urged that these facilities have ena-
bled merchants and mechanics, who must
formerly have been compelled to deal in
our great Southern staples at New Or
leans, to now trade in these staples at
other places, where the health and other
Inducements are better than they are be-
ieved to be here. Hence we have advo-
Gated the most stringent sanitary measures
for the removal of the only objection
which could possibly be urged against our
city as place of residence.
We advocate and urge the drainage of
the city for this especial reason-not by
this or that contractor, nor by this or that
engine-but the adoption and mainten-
ance of some drainage system which will
attain the indispensable object stated.
q Now the causes of non-progress and
absenteeism cited by the city surveyor
existed long before the civil war, and dur
ing the period of the greatest prosperity of
our people. 1t has acted with undated
influence, and it has been even accelerated
by the system of transverse transporta-
ton which has carried produce to Balt,-
more, New York and Charleston which
could once have gone nowhere else save to
New Orleans.
We may expect that committee of
White Leaguers Will "wait upon" the
city surveyor and suggest some such
modification of his re marks as seems to
have been intimated to young Mr.. Ligan,
who apologies for the letter of his father,
and quotes the assurance of the commit
tee that if he confines himself to "legiti-
mate" trade his store shall not be burned.
Not having any store that we are aware
of, the city surveyor may be notified to
resign his office. We are confident how
ever, that MIR. T. S. Hardee will stand by
his excellent report showing the value Of
sanitary protection, and will not withdraw
a word which illustrates its value in re-
tanning population and investment among
us.