The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-12
SOUTH AMERICAN CeMmEnCE.
Ene Petition Ut the Postal Committee for
Louisiana 10 CONGRESS.

MEe Petition Of Tire Postal Committee To-
# Louisiana 10 Congress.
L The following Ii the text Of the petition o
fflo Postal Committee for Louisiana to Con
gruss:
New ORIEAN8. October, 1877
p ~ the Honorable the Members Of the Senate o
th0 United States. ana the Members. Of Tn
b b ue q Representatives ut Washington
The undersigned citizens and merchant.
AaUk New Orleans, Louisiana, respectfully cal
your attention 70 tho memorial of tho Posta
nvention, held In July. 1877, at Old poinl
fomforts Virginia, inviting your considero,
taon especially TO the sixth clause thereof, re-
accommodating ssthe establishment of some sub
z 6fhntiAl basis Of mail contracts OF Steamship
! lines between southern seaports and ports o.
Youth America, Central America and the West
We respectfully suggest that the advan-
y 1M1es III favor of New ORLEANS AS THE HoUTH.
1f1lN SEAPORT, from which q line Of mail
STEAMERS should be established to convey the
ports south, are too well founded and numer.
q aus 10 need d recital Of the conclusive argti.
nnents which can be offered.
The saving In distance, as compared with
the New York route. at present traversed by
several III these malls, would amount to from
eight hundred to one Thousand miles, with o
corresponding ec0nomizing Of time Of OF least
5 f6lkty.aix hours.
The gulf route would avoid the greater
AengDrs OF the. navigation OF Che Atlantic
a9QHat and would operate D saving to trade
M at least half Of ono per cent II, insurance
The location Of New Orleans at the con.
&Q6lce u over twenty thousand miles ol
MAyigahle river makes IL the natural cntrepo,
nd point Of transhipment for the water.
&0rne commerce between the interior West
ND the Atlantic and foreign markets."
We respectfully ask your consideration Of
tlle fact that the United States now possesses
T. Trade with Brazil In American products or
4xpUrts of only ACT against Great Britains
4tA7 Ut the same trade and with Central
american States trade Of CAT against 81. "a
&1nbtituting Circuit Britains proportion OF
trade With those States.
That New Orleans being nearer to these
H8lIntrieB ttHn the commercial ports OF Great
Nfitnin, while New York is more distant.
4 x11Ilciently Indicates New Orleans as the bet
4ex point To afford success In the competition
sEaluyt British commerce In these products,
md To afford relief from the effects of the
pfesent uvorprOduction, the consequences OF
which have been so recently manifested.
The reports OF the United States Consu1s
1& the foreign ports south indicate the cause
81 trade there being almost monopolized by
@fqat Britain, as existing Tin the greater
nclIitlee offered In steamship communica-
We therefore conclude with respectfully
Suggesting that these matters Of national Inn
IFtnncA should be considered with view TO
gme carly Legislation and arrangement pro-
lNhlp y6rviges with adequate compensation by
&ag United States, from New Orleans Il, Vera
s4XQA Kingston, jamaica, Panama. Caraecas.
Aauayrh, Truxillo, Trinidad, Para, Marian
1lus Pernambuc0, Bahia and Rio Janeiro
1T cousideration.
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|....:a. q WALKER. Postal Com 1ittee for Louis