New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-10


impossible for them to agree
The court ordered them locked up until
Monday morning. g.-Galreston Ne,,s. Juae s.
Our Pert CharRes-Slanders from Abread
A Comparis Challenged.
EDITOR REpUBLICAS:
In your issue OF Tuesday morning
noticed that a communication had been
read before the Chamber of Commerce
from Messrs. Alexandra Il Sons. Of New
York. com claiming bitterly of the excessive
port charges now existing at the port of
New Orleans. And 10 more fully impress
upon the mind Of tha: honorable body how
high these charges We're Mr.. j. ". Wither-
sDoop, the agent Of Messrs. Alexandre 4
Sons, gives the figures of three especial
items as convincing evidence of the fact.
One important matter was neglected in Mr..
Alexandre's communication, however, and
that was his failure to inform US what he
was paying in New York for these same
privileges enjoyed. Fortunately for this
much abused city. ! am in possession of re
cent data from New York relative to this
very matter, although .ought for and OBJ
tanned for another purpose. feel that the
time has come when some one, who is in
possession of facts and figures should espouss
our cause, and show 70 the public bow
much cheaper the port charges of New Or
leans are III the aggre gate than those of any
other port OF entry Of its size in the United
States. A free port would sound glorious,
and be hailed with delight both at home
and abroad. But Can New Orleans, in its
present state OF poverty. afford to do what
New York. San Fran cisco. Boston or phla-
delphia have never done: We know it Can
not.
The especial items mentioned in the letter
ia the Chamber Of Commerce were these.
Wharfage, harbormastes and portwardena,
fees. will now give the cost of these
three items TO Mess,s. Alexandra s. Sons
at New York per year:
wharfage ......... ...... $50 GRO no
Harb fmas er.... .......'...-......-.--. 1908 o0
POrtwa rdeus. Observation-Disclosures. $40 10
Total.... .......... $2!.2s3 90
NEW ORLEANS
Warfage or ievee dues per year......... $ss,9 20
ua Dol masters 1UU5 W
Port ~ aEdeAs.. ......................... I20 co
Total. i.................... ......... 60 n54 20
New York. ........................32 32l 243 20
New york in excess at New Orleans. .....sls,ies 80
Now as New York has four .hipe per
month. and New o leans only two, double
the total expense at this port and in deduct.
ing it from tina, of New York it leaves
S9245 SO less por. charges at this city per
year than at New York. the great com
mereial mart Of America.
! would now ask why this city or its
people should present Mr.. Alexandra with
revenue of $9i3i so! Does he buy
pound OF rope. a sail. q spar. a supply Of
any kind at this port! On the contrary.
every dollar that is expended here is obi
gatory. Everything OF any moment is puy-
chased in New York; and still we accolno
date his ships this large amount of money
less. And to follow the matter still further,
why do these suip run here at all, if the
charges are so outrageous, and they get 90
little accommodation! Happening to be in
possession Of some Of the facts concerning
the starting OF this NJ xicau line. give
them for the benefit Of the public-tacts
which should have withheld had not our
system Of dealing with the commerce Of our
port been asssled by those who gave me
part Of the information.
About the time that Mr.. Charles Morgan
had made Brashear City successful port
OF entry for his steamers. thereby avoiding
oh GD00 n.ilaa nf rfot h
from here TO Texas. the house of Alex
andre & Sons became very uneasy in re-
gard to their New York and Vera Cruz line.
fearing that Mr.. Morgan might spare some
of his steamers-which we're adapted 20 the
'gulf trade"-and tap them at Vera Cruz
in fact, es' s'ablish direct line between this
port and Mexico. To avoid this calamity
they set to work aud obtained small mai!
subsidy from the Mexican government,
and extended their line 20 this por.-but
not until they had the contract a year. and
the govern forced them 70 carry it out.
Now they would not run their chips except
through fear of a direct line which would
kill their Mexican trade.
1t is in justice 10 the authorities. Mr..
Editor, that have asked so much space in
your valuable columns. now invite, from
the same source the letter 70 the Chamber
of Commerce. u stiil further list Of our
highest port charges. and I will show from
the tariff ia nny posssssion, that New Oh
leans is the cheapes5 port Of entry 70 day
in the United States-aparl from the tow
age up the river, which is unavoidable but
at present very low.
SHIP CHANDLER
The Temperature.
The Thermometer at Lnnls Friserio's. No.
50 Chartres street. on june g. stood 81 fol.
lows: At 8 A. NJ .9o: At . p NJ. 80: x.S