, 1877-12-19
f,oy. CuIiom's Visit to the
Mouth OF the Mis-
sissippi.
A 4ernt-O Official Report on tho
Condition OF the
sJGtttcB.
Begging and Rope, and How They
Figure in Cotton-Tax
Steal.

hlrendy been advised by telegraph, Gov. Cul'
lom. Railway Commissioner Obcrfy, W. X.
Ackernan, President, and Auditor WcllpE, of i
tho illinois Contra, Hallway Company, the |
marty whote mission It was to visit and Inspect
the Mississippi River jcttics fulfilled tho object
OF their visit, returned IA New Orleans IN
Wednesday,, sntl on Saturday left for Illinois
Via Mobile & Ohio Railroad. Each ofthc gentle.
men fs enthusiastic upon the jettys cheme, rrtei-
dent Ackcrman In particular. seeing in Its success
brilliant prospect for tho Illinois Central in:lhe
near future. Gov. Cuiiom took every oppor.
tunity while hero to Impress upon tho thcr-
chants Of New Orleans tho iact that Illinois and
The Northwest hold deep interest IN the navi-
cation OF the Mississippi River, aud that what
thc river lacked In facilities aborc here could DO
easily supplied by rail- now that the greatest OF
Ill our corporations, the 1lltnoIs Central Lad
become Interested. But
THE NEW ORLEANS FACTOR
u slothful animal; lie Is surfcilcd With euc-
ecss and cncrsate1 by his climate. and would
cxRcnccs. Costn, Il bis gol; anil rather than
let his warehouses be filled With grain and bulk
meats from the Northwest, he would have talcIn
ilie and rlckc.y. There ia = certain APOLOGY for
bis sofshncss, however. Hts tx on ll.c staple
talked with farmers IN Montgomery County,
Mississlppi, wo toll nc TINT rather tf,an gather
their GOTTEN antl deliver It to their New Orleans
IL a vast difference between the suutluru an.l
tle Western farmer; tho Southern lar,ncr is
literally supplied with MI the nccessarlcs mud
luxurics Of life bv his factor, who takes n lien
be and Ills family necessarily impascrlsh
themselves, aud In every. sense VI the term he
lcgo1ncs the eIave Of tho factor.'A Northern or
Western farmer gets credit with difficulty, and
mortgages. 10 Interest The New Orleans factor
on bohnlf OF reciprocity Will the Northwest was
the MIN Of Gov Cullom hnl party. but am
afraid they made hut poor s'cccas. Ihc fact is.
who wnnts 70 keep II, and Is jealous Of any Chi.
caQo or Western enterprise. Thousands OF
these men are rolling IN wculth wrung from the
toll and Ignorance OF the Southern farmer.
ern route must be lone BY our own rcop!e.-
New Orleans tncn WILL do li.tlc. They fInve re-
lied on Congress too 1onR,-they have 10 asnbi-
tton other than to bo. supported and protected.
Mr. Ackrr,nan makes tho following sentof-
fetal report of -
THE CONDITION or THE JErTiEs:
%sas SS + $sps, Esi' Co.. under
+ e g:f sss Ss:'|H E. twenty re-. $4,000
To he psld When DEPTH Of twenty four feet 49,, ~
r. + ti ss!s 'sts1:, M ios Up $1,000 w. ~
II ss sits; Z ssass'5 sSs2's sst q sx unity
Thsss aro y points wIsrs iho iepsh oi water was "a
az feat when Capt. Eala commenced work, bnt at
tinc million foIr hnndred thousand dollars llas
haa been received fron, tho United statea by ths
sOU feet In length fnr tho wh1ls distance Ut n
width Of 200 feet, ~ required, Tho length Of
viii ai nyo epn!a t. tAs valac Of grain. and viii
pay ths State Of Illinois annu more than double
ths cot q as T"s woyS IL ~: e s
Piles ars driven and the mattresses anchored
ihsreso !lsse lettor are ma.u q willows III cross
Fec. iona. They afs ts,sn .unk " i1,t'ns .tons
on them: Ai!cr they are sunk the mud washes In
sSag ae Snw, whsh ,pIon Snts
lty ol stone II obtained feom tho Ohio River. ncar
Clncnnati: solas Of inierior el'uli.y !. htSasht s
mes Of tho hisstsslp. Tho formation Of land IN
i'll Thought ~ sons that lhe jettss hare bsen 81.
iset9, sn,. 10 oIviate any future d,nsnlty. w.nu:
dams have bcen thrown out a severn! points to
pioJeI holds 100 cubic yards; Is aied IL mnutes
makes trip to the ,nUnth Of tho jetY In about tive
inutcs to smpy; 'mS srlnysd n .emrtyinE
and 10 ler cont oi water. Where raud.oar u
Tsown, the United sta.ca Enxineer In charge on
f ii. taF to the dtease;Sest t.t,ay 'nssncn. ,. .!
iimss IL almost pur1 clay. aud when simply pressed
and baked Ia the sHn foe.n. : hard sutttsnse. Al
the snd Of jetttcn flower cdGo) shs water A twenty
Col. John olncy, formerly of chIcagu, Spccia
Agent Ut thu Treasury Department, IL here.
lls has bccn sent to look iuto tue matter Of IT.
funding per ccnt Of ...-..
THE TAX COLLECTED ON COTTON.
There Ia biz job III this thing. Thu law o'
1858 Imposed MI !ntespal.rctcnno tax OF ccmts
a rourI uu cotton VI 10 August, lss', there
baggng nn.l ropc trosu tue xsoss weight ol III.
bale; thu tux bctnE On cotton, Ald 1aEgllIs allt
rtX.c nut brlnE cotton, II tax waA collected ut
tlaAwc'ght of the hasxtng at,st rope 1t was will.
1u1lSp application was MAIDS by parties here e
rufNDd 4 pr rent. being the propoltlon o
weight pt blgGing and lope to taIs bale, Til,
claims now bctug Investigated aH!ount Il
gate hundreds Of thousands. rhcywerc rejected
by Commissioner Rollins In 1919. au.i In Isl
tic clAiMants filed additional evttencr, and tn
the llqttYr was upancl arnl submitted " lt
1s75. He slso reported adversely. 4 rrea
mBSt at additional evidence In favor Of th
eialms was died lust Octobcr. After partl1
investigation. the Collector here asked That
AvtEL81 AxCut op a"SHHt~ W SObs1i kAS HIVES
Lgatlo,l. Col. Olncy was thcssuron dctaitc
" Ceuu,Isslonsr Nantn. wao % knew him per:n,
questions sub1nlttcl to Col. OIney are: ava
l!o allowance lnnle fur The weight vi bagg.n
and rope, Or eithert" aud WAS tLc tak assuase
and paia uIun tho cntlge Rros. weight VI Il,
balesi'' w. wish the Cuionri aafe III
speedy dcllye1aucs:. but. tn ytew Ut tho a!legc
corruption o{ the officials Anl Inall
COTTON brokers here at tho time, and the taciltt
u procuring tcsti,nDny, VIZ very much fear b
will not hHd his taxk aU easy one. 1t Is allcgc
In opposition u the claims lhAs On cotton wefgl
I'd for asscssacn. of tar = tale OF from 40 to II
(ouuds PER bale MAS allowed " tue GuTcrnlno'
WeighcTs, aud tho tax was not collected ou =
II tue vottol. 10 crafty my curiosity. hun
ed up sosnr Did sale hooks asid found this r
narkablc showing: There were sold eight bal.
which weighed 3,asS poun.ls; the salnc eigl
bales paid Government tax on a,e,S toun.
- ulQuEsuee sKa!nst The Government OF I:
pouuls. Nuw ths oayging ana rope on elyl
bales would weigh total Ut lbo pounds, lea
lug The Government sllll minus its revenue I
660poauus. Yet thrse wight bales ars part OF
lot which the Government Is asked te refund.