New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-21
THE ROWING REGATTA, AND ITS USES

THE ROWING REGATTA, AND ITS USES
Many Of our most athletic young mer
add to the manly sport Of field ball the
even more muscular diversion Of boating
A grand match between the boating clubs
comes of, and ten thousand people as,
semble, at some little cost and incon.
venience, to witness the contest. There
was contest some years since between
two river steamers which excited similar,
or even greater, interest; and each occa-
sion afforded proof that we have among
us large amount Of talent and skill,
which would find its proper field Of exer-
ton upon the river and the ocean, rather
than in the counting room or at the street
! corner.
The port Of New Orleans is the second
in the United States in the value Of its
exports. This trade is brought to the city
and carried away, in great part. by the
shipping Of foreigners. 1t would be very
safe to say that New Orleans paid out
freights to the amount OF fifteen millions
of dollars, exclusive of passage money, for
this commercial service. We have un.
doubtedly merchants who could conduct
this CONNIE rec, and it is now seen that
there is large class Of active and ath.
letic young men who could take charge of
the shipping and so create an interest of
Importance second to no other in its rate
Of profits.
There is even larger and more hopeful
view. The true cause of commercial
stagnation in the United States consists
III the fact that there is deficient demand
fo1 the surplus productions of the farmers
and manufacturers Of the West and East.
There has been falling off in the cereal
prices and shipments The home market
is insufficient for the skilled labor import.
ed from abroad. There can be no exporta.
ton OF manufactures to Europe. As
consequence immigration is refuent,
enterprise is stagnant, and the bank
vaults plethoric with deposits.
The people of the United States have |
no field Of development save the COM
merce Of the American continent. In this
direction all eyes are turning. Public in
terest will compel the State Department
even, sooner Or later to demand the re.
moval Of some impediments to this com
merclal Intercourse, and to supply the
facilities Of steam transportation destined
to revolutionize the commerce of the
tropical and temperate climates.
The REPUBLICAN has advocated these
notifications of our trade treaties with
Mexico and Cuba, the transfer of the
mail service between New York and Brazil
md that with Aspinwa to the port of
New Orleans. It has shown that the
'oyage from New York to either of the
ropical ports mentioned costs the gov.
'rnment too much; that it compels all the
Interior States to conduct their tropical
business at the added cost of rail Jour-
ley to New York. and the useless risk of
he dangerous Atlantic coast. The Re.
uBL1cAN has shown that the United
'tates has double daily mail paid for be.
ween New Orleans and every Western and .
.astern city, SO that by transfe rring the
ropical mails to these inboard routes the
overnment would save much money, t
lille the commerce and travel of the
ountry would be greatly advanced. We
ave been gra titled to see that the Pacific