The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-01
The FUTURE OF NEW ORLEANS.

Those of our citizens who are inclined te
1ook forward hopelessly towards the future
viii read the following extract from an able
editorial in the last number of Frank Leslie'i
newspaper with interest. In speaking of oui
river, the writer says:
ymversing such varieties of climate, pro
auction and industry as it does, it is the most
valuable highway OF internal commerce that
art could have devised or that nature could
have supplied. Through its estuaries there
also passes no small proportion of the import
and export trade of the Mississippi Valley.
Ehe city of New Orleans grew rich and
great in the past, and is seemingly destined
to grow far richer and greater in the future,
mainly by collecting tolls upon the cotton,
sugar, grain, ETC., which go out. and upon
the foreign merchandise, and upon the coffee,
fruits, and other West Indian, South Ameri-
can and Mexican products which come In
through the mouths of the Mississippi for
consumption in Western and Southern States.
n the present strong indications OF progress in
Mexico and in many Of the Central and South
American countries shall be verified, those
countries must doubtless become large and
Increasing consumers of American products,
such as iron, COAL meat grain, ETC., which
are largely produced in the States of the Mis-
sissippi Valley and find easy, direct and cheap
transportation down the Mississippi River to
The Gulf. BY the same tokens, American i'm
ports from these countries should steadily in
crease with their progress in civilization.
However great may be the misfortunes which
have befallen the great city Of New Orleans
during the unhappy decade now closing, she
Is, and by virtue of her position must remain,
the queen of our Western Mediterranean,
nom the commerce of which she can hardly
nil always to derive an imperial revenue.
This is certainly very cheering and We be-
Aeve strictly true, but let us be careful that
shis roseate view Of the future of our beauti'
i5ul and beloved city does not cause us to re-
AK one iota of our efforts in all enterprises
which are calculated to bring commerce and
ttade TO our port, to increase our facilities for
handling the same, to build up manufactures,
and encourage our people to embark in all
legitimate and honorable labor.
Many of the young men Of New Orleans
deserve great praise for the brave and gallant
mAnnsz in which they have recognized the
altered condition of affairs. and for the cheer.
iul alacrity with which they have thrown aside
she memories of other and more fortunate
days, and applied themselves to hard work in
order to keep those dependent upon them
hum want.
They have dignified labor, and labor in re-
urn has dignifed them. They ara the men
Nho win build up the city and make it q
1 wer In the world. Tuey are bright exam
veil worthy of the emulation of all
9 yAen, and we trust the time is not far
~ VIXEN there viii not be an idler upon
W 1eet corners; when all hands win be
Dnlly 1nd honestly employed, and when the
- ~ youth who shirks labor will be held
= = heh1 esteem Is the poltroon who re.
sn6zned = home during the war while his
1lhezb tnd friends wers fighting in the field.
~ 0a6G6G hes 10 need for elegant
neuss. for ida kid-slcved and impecuni-
- dsones but she dos nssd workers, and
kAsy we disosrn ~ growth Of healthy
- ssnGiment Which xll = effectually
! ~ ~ ial1ss ~ loallxs Who TO 30 great
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