New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-19
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The UrOAgoboat0 m the Jeta1ees
In anticipation of any harm that m'gh
be done to the commerce Of the city OF New
Orleans by the proposition OF Hessrs. High.
and Esds, if seriously entertained BY tn
War Department, . petition was placed IL
circulation ON Carondeles street Monday
and signed very generally BY those who's
interests were most ct stake. The larg,
amount of tonnage in the port, seeking ~
open pathway to the 60. 10 best represented
by tho masters of tho vessels concerned
and the agents of the steamship lines whoss
names are attached to this petition.
A copy of the protest Of those represent
ing the shipping interests Of New Orleana
and tho tonnage now in port, is given below;
70 the Hon. Alfonso TAFT, Secretary Of War, Wash,
ington:
We, the undersigned captains, ship mas.
tors, owners and agents of the ships in the
port of New Orleans, respectfully request
that the United States dredgeb0at will not be
withdrawn from south west Pass for tho pur.
pose of dredging the head of South Pass, or
South Pass bar, - it has given No . very
fine, deep channel ut the Southwest Pass
for the whole season.
The d~redgebost commenced dredging
when there was only twelve and . half feet
on Southwest Pass bar, and opened to rs .
good channel that vessels drawing eighteen
aud . half and nineteen feet have passed
through safely without detention. inward
and outward; and if the said boat IL with
drawn the Southwest pass will fill mp in .
few days, and it will be impossible for our
ships to pass in or ont; thereby We will suf-
fer heavy Losses, and our ships viii have to
lie idle. We most respectfully protest
against the United States dredgeb0at being
withdrawn, a. it's presence and services
are required constantly ct Southwest pass
for the benefit of Commerce, and We are
convinced that the d~redgeboat can continu-
ally keep Q good channel for vessels draw
ing nineteen feet of water.
Joseph Cooper. ship owner.
DeWolf, Powell & Co., ship owners.
Woodward & Wright, ship chambers.
s. w. Kemp, schooner C. 81. Lawrence.
N. H. Payeon, bark Ensign.
Ocean e. Zeregs. agents.
]. =. Grozier, ship Western Empire.
james Stetson, ship Carondelet.
II. n. Spring, ship Reporter.
7. I. Gibbons, ship Majestic.
c. B. Williams. ship Laurence Bro We.
Y. F. Rsngdon, ship Mary E. Riggs.
Samuel Pate, ship Bertha.
J. II. Steteon, shipmaster.
E. H. Wood, ship Sarauak.
F. e. Otis, bark Roma.
Lowell & Bailey, ship brokers and agents.
E. Bettalette, ship Kate Davenport.
Shuts T. Co ship brokers and agents.
81. T. Wymsn, bark Wettehorn.
Thomas Starkie, ship City Of Richmond.
L. Cook, chip Caroline.
D. Rod ere, ship Advance.
ra~nna sh;~ nn<su>>w
Hall l. Vaughan, ship agents and owners.
Ed. F. Stockmeyer T. Co., OF North German
Lloyd steamers.
=. A. Bryson & Co, ship agents.
C. Seller, ship sgent
9. w. Hynson & Co., ship agents.
g. W. Greenleefe, brig Prairie Rose.
B. F. Delano, ship Crescent City.
W. Baker, chip Wyoming.
G. g. Track, ship Northampton.
Mcneil, ship owner.
Frank Foster, chip Nonsntum.
Osman s. Nichols, bark Lord Clarendon.
F. Hedge, ship Kentuckian.
Cole, bark Gem.
Vesper Pitcher, schooner J. II. Krantz.
Pas0n, ship owner.
J. L. Walker, ship Nolsnd.
Knox & Co., ship agents.
]. Burke. ship Virginia.
C. Miller, ship j. L. Dimmock.
d. C. Tsrbox, bark A. Robinson.
George Croker. ship Expounder.
samuel Brooke, ship owner.
Aug. B0hn, ship owner.
". F. Smale, ship Queen of Nations.
K. Roberts, ship owner.
T. Wizard. ship owner.
!. p. PIN. iForwood e. Co., J. C. Ripley,
agents for West India and Pacific steam
ships, Brasil and River Plata Steamship
Company, and g. u. Fletcher e. Co.'S
steamers.