New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-22

BArstsris canal would b paying iustitu.
tion TO the company, NO matter should ~
Esds succeed with his jetties or the -
S.. Philip canal be built, neither Of whisk
however, however, 10 possible. The city ?;
| New Orleans could we'll afford to taxa i
large amount of atock in the Dsrataris
canal. for, like the Eeie canal, that pays ~
expenses Of the State OF New York. r
wonld pay the expenses of the city of NA~
Orleans. In order to aid SO great q Wort
the State of Louisiana could we'll afford q
| give to the canal company all the mara
swamp, and other lands belonging to ~
| State in that section of the State vbi.S
| lays west of the Mississippi river, south 4
| the Gulf, and east from the LsfourchA q
+, near Fort st. Philip. They could be mais
| of great value to the company and to ~
State, whereas row they are an expense.
Bald this canal. and the construction r
tho Florida and Tehuantepee ship canak
| will as surely follow as does water seekf
level, OF light giys forth heat The ~
will nor only cut off all that dAnger0uerSf
of the Florida coast, bat shorten the M
trip fully l4C0 miles over the present rulh
from New Orleans to Eastern and Eurcnes,
ports, while the other will shorten fba n.
lance from same ports fully 5000 miles mon
over the Panana route to the Pacific nopts
China and India and back, thus piaoiss
New Orleans only $50 miles north from - /
direct line Of this. the worlds future roei 3
Of commerce. This will bring the trade y
Central and South America, the e ast Al 3
West Indies, China and Europe TO yows
doors. at the same time make Nav Orleaals
the commercial worlds great supply, NJ
tering and cOaling depot; the only port =
cass'ble for the great naval ships of u
world, when not in actual service, can NJ
free from the rust, worms and barnaclesd
the ssa. The building of this canal wills
cheaper freights that the agricultural On
ducts of this valley will soon be more tn
ubled, giving constant and remunera.la
employment to millions now unemployd
This will give us chips, steamboats,, ban
anc barge lines Without number, giviq
employment to 100000 skilled meehanis
now unemployed throughout the citiees
this country. This will start operation
the coal and iron mines. The lighting q
one hundred thousand furnace fires and An
humming of mijllOn of spindles in thn
valley, that without this canal never viii
be seen Or heard of. There will be no mora
strikes in the coal mines or riots along the
lines of our great rail ways. for all will have
plenty to do. Tramps Will b. of the nas..
restitution a1d crime vii! be Diminished ~
proportion IS people can fnd employment.
The railroads, In becoming the feeders Of
the great water lines, will have more thar
they can do. Local rates will consequently
be cheapened, they will make more money
than ever before. Thus giving new lite "a
every branch Of our industries, we will p,as.
per as never did any people. The popala,
ton of each and every city in this vaIky
will double every few years, for it will
seen that that which enriches Q psst . h
riches the whole. As for this city, che IN
become the great central distributing De- Il
of this valley. The day is not far d.
when the Memphis of the valley of the =
sissippi will be greater than was the No
phis of the valley Of the Nile. AZ for N
Orleans, the only trouble will be thsy0
not find ground enough on which to -
that city. The effects from the opeaiset
the Barataris canal on the commerceofh /
valley of the Mississippi will be lihA
breaking of dam that obstructed the -
low of the waters of great river, Wh
The opening of the safety valve to pgeVm
he explosion Of a steam boiler. HxE
prevent another bloody revolutioa Iii
he solution to the great problem d dmp
and there is nothing tre
vent our success if We let wisdom analn Il
'ence govern our councils.-MemphHA An
dnche.