The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-11
THE SUGAR SHE'D COMPANY.
audi aHera1n pnrten.

Eltor NJ D. Pcayune-In your issue of Tho
10th inst. You undertake. to discuss the nattsr
the people, and to advise the CITY Council as to
the course they should pursue. This subject is
one OF very great importance to the whole State
that it should be fully understood by The rss,plss
still ! have looked in vain to discover In your
general terms, of the origin urngress and real
status of the company.
your columns for this pttrposs as n prnlinnary m
TO short review OF the position assumed by
The ssuaHr Shed Cornpany WINS ,rpanize5
under the general asW Of incorporates of tIss
State, which permitted them to- organize for any
pnrpose, not In yiolataon Of oar statutory or
| As thus organized the eompsny had no land
oi so thelr own on our leyee. on which to- build
they remedy this defect in their scheme2 They
went 70 the then existing City Council and man
n aggd o get get from them large portion Of our
| themselyes-teb be devoted to their exclusive nse
during q long term Of years. / say the City
| grant thlS privilege to these men than the pres
ent Council wonld have TO grant yoa or me the
private and exclusive tses either for pleas1re or
profit. What Dc y9a say r it2
Bnt even ny. Wtt 5 the tiLlisitmate privilege Of
company was incomplete. There was q far
higher privilege yet to be secured. and again
they tapped the overhewing fotlnt Of municipal
| liberatty. They. absolutely induced the
council to grant them The privilege of tasiny
s1g h@g1lsas o. s 1a.ss Of sugar anal barrel Of moasse
Now, say-and don't know an honest man,
| lawyer or other. who disagrees with me-that o
than tnis. never was perpef rated. and if / we're
asRed which r was most vsnai the company that
s9asn Wos or , mt gIapted this Prg
devil had his choice hs would take them ali. '"0
| What do you think about it2
But, as thus venally and utterly Illegally or
/ U.
having their hands In the pocket of industry.
their ID greed has exposed tI and entrapped them,
Africa. The monkey is not only natural born
thief bpt he is greedy thief hs IL not safIsfisd
set for him. but he fills his han so full that 1t
can't return 70 outer air; be Is too greedy to let
60 par. & ana . ns s s captured s9 rms the tray
captured and chained; civilization has sharp
ened its wits and L wants, to drop little of the
sugar. say no: let us hold them and chain
them to the railing of our courts Of Justice:
| they are our monkeys now.
| / could enlarge in exposure OF the utter worth
iessness OF the company's title to exist but I
pass on TO Q consider alton OF your premises
have been exorbitant and seriously impeded
the pr9table ohs handling Of the produce at this
You assert that "a marked proportion of this
trade has been diverted to other channels. ow-
ing excess Of duties here" and you fear an
But you mar all this by telling your readers
in the next breath, i'm substance, that as de-
PRAYED ii as the company nan are they ere no worse
t,ur, a res, ny.fau,g. b. Mis. ii / would adopt
him, Choose the most successful thief for your
model; he is jugt as good as you are and not
But you say the sugar crop will soon be here
and we must be prepared to meet and handle
j. effectively. and on all sides adyantageousIy."
! agree with you on the first but not ON the sec
ond point We must not present 1T to be handled
Iadyantageonsly" to the sugar Shed Company.
unnecessary loss 70 the planter and consumer.
They are second tail to the planters kite and
weigh him towards the earth.
Il You believe that the company has forfeited it's
the city forces the company into the courts and
s reversonapy p re Whit woon m into .nen canr log9
and establish the fact that q man has your
gaeh hs nna haa hnd the wash
that such Is the fact. aud yet lose your right to
the watehi II so, who gets it7
an nj Innate decision for term OF about three
years" and in the meantime chaos will come
again. such is your argument. Suffering on
logical consequence"
lam surprised sir; can 1t be true that you
stop because fly alights on the Derlphery2 or
% y0u you believe that the great ear mov because
bat a y IS hessf ae, - Quake not og e yoa let
mand Of the guardians OF the rights and inter
ests OF the people, and assure them there are
heads and hearts that will see 10 1t that no self
ish greed nor chieanery stand In the way OF
commerce.
But In arguing for compromise You make
grave mistakes in regard to the matter Of eus-
| tomary warehouse charges You say the conn
pany is wiling to reduce their monthly charges
| TO forty cents per hOgshead, the regular charges
Of The warehouses being forty and fifty cents.
| 7 his is q grave error which ! can fully es-
tablsh by saying that myself pay twenty five
| cents.
], could greatly enlarge on this important sub
1ect. but want Of time and space forbids.. One
your editorial would be wholly incomplete il
did not touch It. In arguing for the eompro-
mise Of this matter you say:
| No mere sentimental principle must thwart
our people in protecting what is naturally
theirs. From sentimentaiity we have suffered
take the best advantage of facts which remain
| existing"
The context shows SIR that You cast sneer at
either wantonly insult the civilization of q
people. or you would sustain the acts Of men
there Is q vital principle at the bottom Of this
sugar shed business and ilshas been trampled
under the feet Of men !. bqt it is not dead.
mortal man would be but the yeriest Of beasts.
Philosophy. science and religion are based N
principle; and, stopping from these into 'n; The
sentimental principle"-lies at the bottom OF
al that that y 3 foodha sd Ta9t f Of f., II a the bottom Of
will enable you to hail the sun Of the coming
18th of September as brighter because e
sbed for hs prnee ri e TRs Bs
eight years Of political struggle Of this
people was maintained ON principle. and only
around the hearthstone. rocks the cradle Of yfr-
tue and even gives legitimate names to men.
mere Inere are no o, words too strong to praise it:
for those who mock it,
| Your obedient servant,
/ d. WARREN BRICKELL.