The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-13

Exchange Clippings.

PTrTsBuRG. March s.-The Coal Exchange this
morning gave John Cowden. OF Memphis, Tenn
an opportunity to present his plan for the i'm
provement of the navigation of the Mississippi
river, and the reclamation Of the lowandsuf The
eitfon was to deepen the channel OF the missis-
etppi river from St. Louis to New Orleens So
that there shall be at the. lowest stages Of the
river eight feet OF water from st Louis to Cairo
and ten feet from Cairo to New Orleans on ali
bars, giving an unrestricted channel of those
6ow Of the iowlands. retaining the same land and
dispensingswith the use of lsvees on the banks
Of said river. In order to do this. we propose
to open a large outlet about ten miles below
New Orleans from The river into Lake Borgne
the same to be from one-half to one mile
Vide. and 70 turn the waters Of Red
the Calcasieu, by sufficient cut from a point
above Alexandria, and 20 open channel for
slack water nayigation from the mouth Of tia
Sabine and Calcasieu through the tide waters
Of the Gulf to the Mississippi river ana New
Orleaus. The Memphis gentleman consumed
hour EXPLAINING h plans and d
Eads has accomplished nothing toward i'm
proving the Mississippi with bis Jetties. except
e nerand lhe Of Large amount
worm eaten pieces of wood. which had com.
from the i-ttiss, and referred to report Of
effects in the jetties were first observed In De-
cember, 1916, the spec mems of pine attacked
paylng been In the letti about eight months.
ar. Cow6en advocates the tlling of a conven-
hon Al Cincinnati TO take some action In respect
10 his plans. anu thereby induce Congress to
pass an amendment ia favor Of his system.
AURORA, Ind, March s.-Ea boatmen recently
returned from the South make serious COM
plants OF their treatment by the city govern
ment OF New Orleans, aud the complaint comes
not only from the fatboatmen of this locality
put ls general among all that class running
poats into the Crescent City. For a long series
OF years 1t seems the fiatboatmeu's landing has
Deen ~ the foot Of Julia street where they sold
ZIG discharged their cargoes having dealings
uaIscly with the consumers of their nrodute
Gnu pelng right in the heart OF the market
lsoMeyer, curing the tpgst winter they were de-
aleu a landing at the foot of Julia street and
eeSss.Sh-Q 70 leyea bank between Fifth aud
ssrs7tl-. without works or wharf the city
fhsf - 80 giving as a re.son for this action
la HeJ wished the spaca ar tho go
III ~ s1.ah street for a landing for raasals
xv..a -. n,JaAiheh deny this and saw -hat ~.
sRes ;. y % not occupied for that nnrnnsa ca
~-.s =. I'll reason was because The 49, "a
&&assus. nidcle men, those hat1raani III II
"a. ss AID me eonsumers-ipf nennad We
al .ah 4 their action for their nrSp Tue
- SuLcht, taxing this means IN drive ~ ps-
- hsrA out OF the mark4t as the corI - Y AZ
.os &c SO lar 70 the new landino ~ h
Anmers ~ buy OF the city deslars ~ ne con-
g. NE uatboatnen as they rec..isaS nr r2 Dougnt
IF consumers, thus placing the nathoeet.sl from
- mercy 81 me middle men who ran n n ~
prizes Y suit themselves the consnua 50 ulsleo
LIZ 20 90 so far for their marketine e, "a as
nagcalHtn not being able 10 stand th 60 ne
% 49, ih1Es expense of hauling thar IL. u3Atr1
Nohn 70 ne market. The result az thtS i e.Ie