The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-27
THE PROPOSED LEVEE FREIGHT
RAILROAD.

THE PROPOSED LEVEE FREIGHT
RAILROAD.
It is astonishing how easy it is to be mis-
taken, and, as rule, your positive man is
most frequently found to be in error. In the
Monday morning Tines We find report of .
meeting Of the mechanics and laborers, held
on Sunday last, to oppose the proposed Levee
Freight Railroad. In that report Mr..
Robert Mogel is represented as hav-
ing denounced the scheme very bitter
ly. and as saying that "the BULLETIN
and German Gazette said they were unable to
Gee how the project could be considered
monopoly" He is reported as saying further
that all che city papers published the ''same
article i'd the interest Of the incorporators last
week. We are not prepared to speak for the
GsrrndH Gazette or for all the city papers, nor
Is it necessary a. they are doubtless each and
all amply able to take care Of themselves,
but for the BULLETIN We desire
to- say that Mr.. Robert Mogel has greatly,
though, we trust, unwittingly, misrepresented
US. We have never declared our inability to
see how this project was q monopoly, nor have
we ever published word, much less
an article, in the interest of the incorporates
of the proposed road We did publish the
explanatory document fled With the petition
which was presented to the Council by the
projectors of the road, partly because it was .
matter Of news, but especially that those
most interested (Mr. Mogel and his
friends among them) might see precisely
what it was proposed to do, and take such
steps as they should deem expedient and
proper to protect their interests. We pre-
sumo that the other journals, who published
the document referred to, we're actuated by
the same motives, and it is strange that it did
not occur to Mr.. Mogei to give them credit
for o service rather. than to denounce them
for an imaginary injury. The meeting
was held on Sunday evening and
in our morning issue Of that day was an edi-
torial article on the levee freight railroad, in
which we took strong grounds against it.
Among other things We said and it seems to
US the language is clear and its meaning un-
mistakable:
The fee of drayage on produce and mer-
chandise is the last of which We should COM
plain, since the competition puts 1t down to
the lowest figure, and every drayman is
citizen and customer. $50
Putting ourselves in their place we should
very strenuously object to the railroad which
must force very many Of them out of employ
ment; and putting ourselves in the place of
the numerous dealers in Western produce who
send their wares from the levee into all parts
of the city, but chiefly away from the line of
the proposed road, we should object to the
change still more. We dislike everything
that takes from the general public any right
or privilege 10 or upon the river front for the
benefit of any corporation or body Of men
whatever. .--
We appreciate all that has been said in
favor OF the proposed levee freight 70 ID, but
it is q matter that involves so many and such
large interests that the sense of the commu-
nifty should be very fully ascertained before
the Council move in the matter.
We thought this was explict-we certainly
it to be so-and must infer that Mr..
Mogel, when he referred to the BULLETIN,
spoke from hearsay and not from any state
ment he had seen in its columns. and we
doubt not will readily correct the mistake into
which he was led and into which
he doubtless led many others. We are
of the opinion that the levee front
should be as little INSTRUCTED as possible, and
that the city should guard with jealous care
the rights and interests of the whole people
thereueon. We have no idea that the Coun-
Gil will for one moment seriously consider
any proposition that looks to the advance
ment of any special interest as against other
but have every confidence that they |
will be controlled by what is. palpably, for
the general good and legislate accordingly.
contrast between the exports from Great
Britain to the ports of the United States for
The six months ending June 30th, 1875, and |
those of the corresponding period in 1874, |
1900 knIy;v.~, Co. %L;c N, INV |