New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-02
TRADE WITH BRAZIL.
TWO PROJECTS FOR STEAM LINES.

TWO PROJECTS FOR STEAM LINES.
ONE EFFECT OF DOM PEDRO'S vIsT-AN AMERICAN
LINE TO THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN COASTS
AN ENGLISH LINE TO TIE UPPER AMAZON.
Dom Pedro came to the United States last
Summer for purely practical objects. He kept clear OF
conventions and other political and public occasions the
opening OF the Exhibition alone excepted, with great
delity and he spent his time in abOrOus travels and
Investigations instead Of pleasure He came to the
United States TO study the advantages to Brazil OF closer
relations with IT, to bring Brazil into notice, and to in
spre action looking 70 larger trade between the Two
countries. lie had long conversations with practical
men, he advocated commerce. and he promised 1t encOur-
agcmcnt His visit is bearing fruit in direction az
least already. It il evident that Brazil and
the United States natural markets rcspec-
lively for the products OF the other. But the
two countries separated by wide reach sf ocean,
which is at present brdged only By the slow movements
Of sailing vessels which consumes 80 or go days in
going from the great seapor Of country TO those of
the other While practically nothing moves except
sailing vessels in the commerce Of the United states
and Brazil the latter empire Is connected with Europe
hy at least hundred steamships swiftly flying back and
forth, and doing large trade In thousand thugs
which are made in this country and which the United
states could supply to Brazil at far cheaper prices and
in large quantity, were there any means OF carrying
them tlher by steam direct. 1t il plain that before
there can be much larger trade between this Republic
and the Empire OF Dom Pedro there uust be some better
means OF communication than exists at present There
must indeed, be better than has ever existed II
the United States would be to Brazil that which by her
natural position and the genius Of her people she is
fitted 10 ne. To bring about this preliminary step OF
establishing better facilities for commerce, negotiations
are now in progress, part OF which are directly the
result OF Dom PedTOs visit the residue being directly in
fugthcIancc Of the policy which brought him hithor
The establishment Of two steamship lines from the
United states ON permanent basis is now under con-
sderaton.
steamship communication with Brazil has always
been more or less in unsatisfactory condition. Mr.
Garrisons line, started in October 1865, infused reg
Iarity into the service between the northern aud the
southern continent. by means of the steamers South
America. Ontario. ana Merrimack and the Erie and
North America, which part Of the time, the line
offered for years the facilities for regular monthly
dispatch OF mails freight and passengers each way.
The line was as much the pride OF Americans as the
pioneer OF all which have carried the American flag the
old Collins line 10 Europe but rs practical agency in
commerce il was far from perfect. The ships were TOO
slow and burned too much fuel They received a sub
yeution Of $4,000 for every round voyage but spent
that much than the ships Of the present day in coal
supplies and repairs Their charges for freight were high
and merchants could always ship goods by the line
one the best things that can lee said OF the Garrison
line is that it built up commerce with the countries
on the north and coasts OF South America from
.OUO in 1866, when It began G7,941,OO0 Of
exports and 25,s33,OO0 OF imports, to $I9,4O5OO0
with Brazil alone in 1s74-5, when it stopped exports
S7S724i3; imports, Si2,O33,0iG) Imperfect
the service under these steamers has been bad since
they were withdrawn as 10 leave the United states
finally without anything that IS OF any particular value
For aw bile the star Bail steamers from this port and
the King steamers from Baltimore, but the service was
irregular costly, ana in foreign hands. The ships ran
without subsidy, charged high prices, sent all their
profits to England. and finally, failing 10 get sub
sdy and being embarrassed, taken Off sew
eral months ago. There il service to Brazil
except by way OF England \ company styled the Liy-
erpool Brazil and River Plate have indeed stepped la TO
reap some OF the of the commerce built by
GaIrison's steamers, and have obtained "A subsidy
Of 100000 per annum from Dom Pedro's Government,
which encourages everything useful 10 the Empire Of
Brazil The steamers 10 this country, laden
with the products OF the Empire. They do not
run back The steamers 20 from here TO Europe
take on English manufacturer and French and Spanish
wines and then run to Brazil, repeat the round
again THIS service IL than useless to the United
States The single voyage OF steamer OF this company
from New-York TO Brazil the coming December is a
special affair." and will not be followed by others. The
Donatl sails merely TO carry home some OF the South
American exhibits at the Centennial Exhibition.
Two projects regular lines Of steamers be estab
lshed on q solid basis foot. One IL an Amer
lean enterprise designed 10 this city with some
port i'm the West Indies, and with Para, PernambucO
Bahia and RIO Janero 1t precisely the same sort
OF an enterprise Mr.. GarrisOns except that quite
different class OF ships be put the line. The
matter ia In the hands OF gentleman OF this city who
was In consultation with Dom Pedro on the subject last
Summer and who received assurances from him that
weleauipped company could obtain liberal subsidy
liberal fox these days. FROM the Government Of the Em