New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-17
ORLEANS

Trade win ssuth America.
BRAHca OFFICE Mississippi AND cRiNoco(
~ ~1ew ~ Orleans. March is. 1870.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
For the benefit of the merchants and
manufacturers of this valley, and to call
attention to tho necessity Of direct trade
with our neighbors OF Central and South
America. submit the following valuable
information. worthy Of deep study. snd give
for my authority the Hon. August Strunz,
consul for Austria and Hungary, and Mr.. E.
P. Pellet, our American consul at Barfan-
quilla, United States of Colombis.
The United States Of Colombis was for
merly . province Of spain. from which,
its independence in 1891. These three
provinces formed . confederation under the
name of Colombia. This was dissolved in
1880, this country adopting the name Of
New Grenada. In 1860. under President
M0squer0, it was changed to it's present
name. The Uaited States Of Colombia
comprises nine States, viz: Antioquia,
Bolivar, Boyacs, Cauoa, Cundinemarca,
Magdalena, Panama, Santsuder and Tolima,
with population of 1851 ,848. The city of
Bogots is the capital Of the nation, and
52 north latitude, and longitude 50 & Z"
west of Paris. with temperature ranging
from l30 to l5o centigrade, and 10 $500 feet
above the level of the sea. The climate is
described - delightful. its plains fertile
and its women 20 beautiful (who would be
90 ungallant as to say he ever saw an
ugly one). There is . railroad in the
Isthmus of Panams, and another between
Baranqullla and Ssbanilla. The States of
Cundinamarcs, Tollma. Antioquia and
Csuca have telegraphic communication.
The city of Barfanquilla, the capital of
the province of the same name, is fifteen
miles from Ssbanilla, the port Of entry.
connected Herewith by the Bolivar rail-
road. It has q population of 5000 inhab.
itanet, and is situated at the lower ter
minus of steam navigation of the Magda-
lena river. There are about twelve steam
boats navigating the Msgdalepa as far as
Honda, distance Of nearly 600 miles, and
the rivers Of this republic arc entirely free
to commerce.
Now, the following lines find it advan-
tageous to touch ut Sabanills, viz: Ham
burg American Steamship Company, seven
steamers; West India and Pacific Steam
ship Company, eleven steamers; the Royal
Mail Company, Eve steamers; the Com
panic Generate TRANSATLANTIC (French
line, elk steamers; Atlas Steamship Com
psny, twS steamers; total, tbirty-one steam
ers, and not even an oyster boat from New
Orleans; but We contribute to the support
of these vessels BY purchasing of foreign
natione, when We should and must import
direct from first hands, using our own
American vessels and agents.
List Of articles exported from Sabanilla,
aud their invoice value, for the year ending
December 81, 1875. Balssm copalba. $685.;
balsam t0lu, $l2, $50; bark, 81 ,495, l40; bird
ekins, e4400; cigars. IS, 400; coffee, 1896
800; cotton, 4l75.755: cotton eeed, &27 $40;
divi-divi, $ll40; hides, $46S, $50; india rub
Der. 500; indigo, $68. 600; ivory nuts, 455.
SIS; mais. e6l0: minerals, 3l53, 3,000; plants
$3.50; skins, $3.50; straw hate, e284, 800
$20. $40, and treasure, %, 3,064 ,040, making q
total OF $9.064,O4O worth of articles that VI
need and use, of which but 81 ,478, ,790 worth
came to the United States land that Wis
New York;, and 81, 585, $50 went to foreign
ports. No wonder that an Illinois buttOr
| manufacturer writes rs on the subject o
ivory nuts, saying he wants information
as to where they come FROM" ETC., and tina
he ''can use 200 tons per annum." They g
! all over the world before he buys them
Out of 1889 packages, only l27 package
dalena river. The balance reaches tn
United States after . pleasure trip at on
cost to the West Indies. Liverpool, Bremen
and Hamburg.
Now this little port Of Sabannills, tn
name of which alone few of our South
western merchants are unacquainted with
can take at least an equal valuation of it
exports in articles produced and msnufae
tured in the Mississippi valley, if We vii
only send them. And no one has create
personal interest in promoting and encOuI
aging our labOrious efforts to open thi
trade than the railroad kings of Mort
leans the terminus of their railway linel
may extend them, by encouraging direc
line of vessels between this port and thos
of Central and South America, using on
vessels ss ferry, and our port a. an entire
pot for the receiving and Forwarding Q
freights, mails and passengers. The &C
complishment of this has been my aim TO
many years; personal inability to in
auRurate this trade individually has CON
PEELED me to resort to the joint stock plar
and with the very least cooperation on tn
part Of Q few capitalists, Can put our bri
to see early in April, and doubt not bu
practically demonstrate what can be don
to degree that will give an impetus t
direct trade via New Orleans; that will er
list the co operation Of all the business me-
of this valley. Having acquired much PEI
sonal and reliable indirect Information o
this subject, it will give me pleasure to met
any one desirous of investigating the valu
Of the opportunities afforded by this con
pany. Our officers are under no salarie
and their social and pecuniary standing
St. Louis - easily arrived at.
FREDERICK A. JOHNSON,
General Superintendent.