New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-09
meagre and capriciOus returns of transit
commerce.


of the State to be cared for by the General |
Assembly, are its educational interests.
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MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
AA "''en''o" can no' 10 requested 700
1I1p04S',Vsly 10 the enSlfs OF the city OF
A'e" OtiesnS % in0S1 important compo-
noh' "a 'he common "e&i' Inls CITY, IN
'uo PaS' WIN l's prosperity "noily depend
enO uPCH "a'ei "OlAe commerce. mas eui'
Aeieu sieA'iS from lhe oonnlct between
'u'"r '"U ahtino.Al ways Oh transports-
'lOn' n1poseu 10 'ne eOmpetitlon and Co
UpeiA'i0n VI inc rAliroaos connecting the
|aS'ern A'lahtlc ports WIN the mississippi
i"'0iioI, anu even win inc Faclne coast
most OF the uaoe naturally due to eur city
mas Deen orVerteo from the river to
the Faliroaos and canals OF the East.
rms loss may be estimated from
the eshmate tabnlated oy the committee of
the Senate on 1.-THE transportation between
the seaooard and the interior at twenty
iour-tWfnfy-htthR OF the tons imported and
exported by the Western interior. This
cnsnge OIL trade Is corroDorated by the al
most entire cessation OF the coastwise and
foreign export oil western products from
one port OF new orleans as well as by the
loFelgn Imports into thls port' Which have
"eCl'neu from SzV,oVuVVu' or ABOUT eighteen
per cent OF ene Wnole national imports IN
leoo' 10 el4'ooOoUo' OF about four per cent
ol 1ne "noie imports IN 1910.
"hhe pohncsl ignorance or prejudice
may nave charged tnls consequence OF i'm
P4hoo oolnnerOiAi revenue upon an allegeo
lnitgOVeihmth' OF the STATE 1t mas resulted
tnae ciu@ens, misled Ooth as TO the cause
VI ueellle anu une remedy nave relied sole
upon ehAnge OF government, and con
Centr9teu upon eedersl' state and muni-
oipSl patronage nope OF support as un
TeSOnaoio' @S " must Do npoSsiole 10 graufy.
~ wiiI % your province TO examine calmly
aru anu 0alsiuiiy' Ia lnto lne causes OF tnls de-
O-iI'' anu " 0oiEe0' anu counterAct u Dy
SuOu AeAHeu'es "s y0ur sagaOity shSA sug-
sITS'
Ane extension OF our western railroads
.no ,nUs' eilEiDle cOnneouon with TIE
iO"uS "a AeAaS Au0Iec1 intimately
oonue0Vcu WIN Tue prosperity OF the city
anu M, sA0 lnsio"se u 'ne ssa'S revenues
Ane permanen1 estAohshment OIL the pro
teesive system WOuio lndlcate tnst Loulsi-
H~ sn0uiu avian AelseA VI 'ue many ao-
VAn.AgeS OF ner position TO introduce Vari-
OuS inuuS'fi0S' 'nereOy employing tne peo'
PIC Ia 0o"pensAtng aVoeatiOus' ana keep.
ing at home part of the values created by
agriculture.
among the various modes OF industry 1t
Is thought that the manufacture of cotton
gOodS may DC adVantsgeously extended.
Ane extraoiolnary success OF silk manu-
iaoture' Dne recently introduced in the
Nortaern states, and secured by protec-
i've outy upon foreign fabrics, afford to the
TASTE and Intelligence OF the women OF
louisiana advantages Of employment
worthy inquiry While the condition Of the
treasury VIII not justify committing the
state TO any experimental industry, it may
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