The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-13
River News.

; The weather il bad for the river, whic|
is falling, falling. N" rain, u" water
you know The decline 50 far is no
rapid but it is sure, which makes boat
men blue. Speaking of blue the Brador
blew her whistle for Grand Ecore prompt
ly on Thursday evening and Capt. JOE
Aikcn's name was again blessed. Alex.
anlria has, we learn. shut Us Oft. and i
this report he true we are bound to e
into our hole and pull in the hole after
rs. What then becomes Of our happy
time with the Willarl-and DOwty and
Hamer and the boys. Well. we'll qui,
boating and 20 to politics-it amt as
paying but it's funny.
The New Orleans Democrat "layed il
ONTO tho other city papers badly in her
lst September edition, and especially did
her river reporter come ont ahead beau
tifally.
We clip the following from MS sect'on
relating to
THE NEW ORLEANS AND RED RIVER TRANS.
PoRrAT1oN COMPANY.
This company was organized in the
spring of 1875. For the previous few
years the owners Of boats engaged in the
Red river trade got nothing but disaster
and loss in return for their labOrs. They
saw that the trade Of North Louisiana
and Texas was being diverted to other
cities, and that other than crude indivi-
dual efforts must be made tn retain what
was already left to New Orleans of the
business Of those sections. Hence the
organization, which has realized oil the
expectations Of it's projectors, and at the
same time greatly benefited the people
whom it serves. One of its first acts was
to place travelling agents in Texas to 80
licit business and establish through rates
and bills If lading between all points
| reached by the Texas and Pacific Rail
road and its connections in that State
! and New Orleans. Rates during good
navigation we're established between
,his city and all important points in
Texas, at an average Of about one quarter
less than from St. Louis, which is our
chief competitor, and the average
time from New Orleans abont one day
D.ss than from St. Lonis to the same. points.
The effects If all this soon began to he
visible, and the company claims that the
Texas freight carried from here by their
'oats during the past season more than
donbles tho quantity taken in any pre-
vious SEASONS for years. In the single
article Of salt alone, the company has
during the past two seasons sOld some
thing like Il, 100 sacks Previously the
greater portion Of the aalt for Texas had
tween supplied from Galveston. When
the number Of ships required TO bring
thi. quantity Of salt to this port is con
siderri. and the fact TINT each vessel
.x.ends Thousands If dollars in ono way
and another while here some idea may
l,- had Of what well.dirocted, Intelligent
rff;,rt may accomplish.
Tho great "lMtxcle. however, to . full
realization of what tho Company hope to
accomplish in tho way Of bringing back
he trade Of Texas to this city is tho IN.
nual interruption to tho
NAVIGATION OF RED RIVER
by low water, which usually cuts them
III from ai.out One.third Of the year. To
remedy this they have asked, and secur.
ri through our Congressional delegation, |
appropriations fOr improving Red river.
But government works are proverhially |
allow. and as yet no great amount Of
cocd hss heen accomplished. The cap
tsins IT this company assert that # the
work ofimproving tho navigation Of this
river WAS pushed in On earnest manner,
that in lesA thsn two yeas they would
be willing 70 contract to carry freights
EVERY DAY IN THE TEAR
at usnal high water rates.
No city AZ thu North OF West wonld
have sat anirtly and have seen tho rich
trade Of North Louisiana and Texas
wrestod from her % New Orleans has
done, whea it conld have 40 easily been
retained. Had the people If this section
~xerted Themselves properly in thia res.
meet, Red river wonld long since have
had W reliable navigation f"r itS i'oats a.
has tho Mississippi river. Bnt it is not
yet too late, and even Il We were to have
y dozen railroads to Texas, our people
SHOULD DEMAND
that Red river b. impnved without lose
If time, aud shonld sec that the work
was done. Notwithstanding the fact
that previous tn its organization oil the
boats engaged in the Red river trade
were losing money, yet tho company
haves 20 managed 40 TO reduce freight
rates for the coming season TO about one.
third leaa than those formerly prevailing.
They will open tho season with . better
class Of boats and . larger amount Of
tonnage than tho trade he's bed for years,
and its Managers cay that II tho trade
If tho other end Of tho route Ia not
brought back to Now Orleans, it will not
Ia the fault of the New Orleans and Red
River Transportation Company. The
of this company ore Captains j.
A. Aiken, II. ]. Brinker G. p. TruslOw,
NJ N. Wood and Noxh Scovell. Capt.
Aiken is tho president, Messrs. E. Bnrk
G. W. Drown, secretaries. The boats
comprising tho line the mast season were
the Ashland, Capt G. ". Stinde, Clerk
c. H. Packard; Bart Able, Capt. r. Sin.
mott, Clerk G. G. Hamilton Bonnie Lee,
Capt. Noah Scovell. Clerk w. Dillon
Maria Louise, Capt H J. Brinker, Clerk
". H. McChesney W. J. Beban, Capt.
G E. wilkinson, Clerk E. Hamer; YaE"o
Valley, Capt. g. W. Rss, Clerk H. c.
Boa.m.n K.te Kinney, Capt. J: J.
Dodd, Clerk r Porter; Danube. Capt.
Chas. Thorn, Clerk Eng. Barrow: 10
Bryarly, Capt. n. L, Scovell, Clerk n.
Pickett, j.. Silver City, Capt. MN.
Wood. Clerk W. Quicksall !; Alexandria.
Capt. W. T. Boardman Clerk J. Z. Nc.
Chesney Cornie Brandon, Capt Cnrt
Konns Frank Willard, Capt. T. E. j.
,ohs Laura Lee. Capt. n. L. Leo. Clerk
". B Parker; Jewell, Capt. CT. Truslow
Clerk c. w. Drown Cotton Valley, Capt.
Y. II. Kouns and tho G. H Dnrfee. The
aggregate tonnage Of this feet Of steam.
IN Amounted TO over 5000 tons. Two
arga and elegant steamers are now being
mill n enm A 0a>k1v s,arkokn n Grand