Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-08
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The James Howard has omit the
Memphis trade. She was not much OF
an advertiser, and ran around vida
sort OF a bushW hacker.
Receipts sincs lat report by Sun.
flower Belle-D. W. Lsmkin & Co. 3
bales cotton /; J II, Voolfolk, 90 do;
Whariboat, 8 do. Total, 30 oLIes. FDr
New OrleAns, 1913 ba "a cotton, Ill
sacks seed. J J Pc Srrs, III sacks
seed. BY V. e. NJ. II Il (: Htrrison Il
Levi, IS b,l's cotton; ID W. Limkin
& Co, Is 10; McCulchen & Co, | do.
Total, 81 b lies. For New Otleau4, q
bales
Courier.JOurnal a remarkable
streak Of good fortune seems to have
smiled upon our Western aud Southern
steamboAtmcn OF late. One good turn
after another has 0verlaken them. un.
Ill II seems now that the sunshine If
prosperity and success is smiling upon
them ~ Ia the good old days OF yOre.
For u long time railroads seemed
"mUnarchs" in the wa. Of the marine
commerce and trade OF the West and
SJutb, aud our boats were almost en-.
tirely dependent upon loo / packet
trade for support. But notice, during
the past year, how thing have changed.
New Orleans IL superseding New York
as q shipping point 10 foreign ports,
Eads's j%etties are n success. The passage
of the new steamboat bill, the immense
crops, the imprOvem MS Of our rivers,
the W ping OUT Of existence foolish
laws concerning bIAls aud bOaimen,
the reduction OF whaffage at various
cities aud towns, the reduction Of OF.
fcers' licenses, the Signal-light system,
reduction Of foliage 10 III canal, the
establishment Of pool lines aud their
successes, the further legislation OF
acts and laws looking TO the exclusive
interests VI sleambOals and the com-
merce aud trade OF great rivers
and there tributaries generally. We
say, with all these blessings aud others
to foil W, The clouds Of adversiry,
which have hung 10 heavily over Us
for so long, are being scattered by the
glorious sunshine Of prosperity. II
looks to III ~ If the great tide Of trade
aud commerce, which has been sweep
30 lOng towards New York aud the
North and East, has been turned, and
1t IL now moving with mighty power
sud rspidity towards n" W Orleans and
the West aud South. ALI that used Il
be carried aud showed up the beau'ifu.
aud mighty Mississippi and Ohio
rivers, seems, a. II Of its owl free vii
aud accord, rushing down thOs,
great rivers aud al our product
find it's way 10 foreign ports by going
to New Orleans aud out through ihG
jetties, instead Of New York and il
vast harbnr-. just look NJ nearly o.,
the railroads IN this country to-day
Some few manage to keep gu. OF thu
poor-house, but The majority arc bank
rupt or Ia lhe hands VI receivers, LOOl
at the lines running East and North
fighting like dogs aud cats for the litlt
cold BONE" with scarce enough mra
upon IL to ferd q grasshopper, whil'
the railroad Of the West aud SOutl
are s%ctu1lly ding more business thar
those of the North aud Elst, aud thi
"cuI-rale" business certainly mean
something. II means they want bust
Dess-lhat which was once theirs i
theirs no longer. QIite q number o
large, fine, fast steamboats, have beer
built during the past year ; more arI
being built. and W. are satisfied tina
there will bu "room aud business" to
all, II steAmbOa'msn will only "dwel
together in unity l." and work togethe
for each Others good, D ganiEe you
pool lims Anh live up to them an,
their Obligations. II you do, our wor
for it, YOU will "knOw no such wor
a. fail" We "can't aeo II" in any othc
light than that = beautiful aud prosper
Gus future IL awaiting the steamboat
men Of III, Yves, aud South, and tn
press and the people should arOus
themselves at ouce to the importaDc