The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-28
THE NEW CANAL AND sHELLROAD'


ha,,o !, ,,oat difficult md delicate duty to per
form Id tho passage ~ the neoee7 Wy o''''oe-
ments III give force and effect to the now con
situtlon This duty requires hiEh ofnei =,
intelligence, and Its faithful performance w.
rebound greatly to tho aivanefln'h' ~
interruta of the pcnpn m tho whole a'aa".
| The legislation to bc effective ani e. hlef'
No nopular wish mud expectation. shonli hs
ns nromnt ns is consistent with l1+t fegRfn
na VOL for he interests IT, be atl el"l as FOR
,hc public interests.
| There ID ono matter which u Ut E,lch serlo'i@
| consequence and which affects so nearly tlhs
| ,,mnerceo Of New Orleans and the tn'nraA's
| Of n very large rumhcr 81 pc,s"l1s el'EaG"i'h
tho trade Of tho Florida parishes, th's1 WY
rccl warranted In calling tho attention "i
legislators elect to IT, ara Us aGNs " them itR
careful considerations w TINT th"y may ~"
prepared to act with pronptltu'io and int"i''-
ren,o III soon after the Legislatures meets ~
possibla W. refer "a thu now canal and al"'i
| rosa. and quote tho provision Ut w" nhW cor
stitution relating to thesubi'et:
! Anr lan The Nav basin canal and nhel' rood
anh titair apunrtennittfR shall not ha se'ts'd OF
Mi nnnd ~ -, ,
nfer tho ratification vi tfis 'nnat nfipn Hhlh'l
| nroyjda Nv law fpr aHuNrlnnntrn Y" u" ~
/ tfointed hv tho Governor uu0n TINY t"cnmmnn-
dation Of tbs cnn'aina and "wneta o. W@s,n
/ nly ing IN and UT merchants artnG hu8litfh9 on
| tnid canal ~ mannga th" enn0, nn'' Rfal' hfl-
i not such other lawaior ho regulation. ma,hifh
\ anaa nnj management nf said canal hna @hnii
| rnn,I p@t,rilcI dues aliGil moi eSGnaa tn cents
nor ton on tho announcement tonnage ot "t1
vessels entering therein no aeu',, % VIII
ehnIl ho Il apt NJ tho depth of NJ lnah etgh' Ieet
prne,afd. that a aSpnnscs Of iigp'"ying AGO
at"'alpnE Enid aamal h.ea r4' @ aaa INV" II
| employees shall ms pali ont on mo ToVeAu"H
| thrrnoi. and n0i nilnrAlaA.
/ Gonnarattynly faw of OIL people reaiGH 'he
lmportanoe of tho Now canai f. this coumercr
of this city. and ouly thoaa who haNe special
/ ly examined the euhjfct aud th'Ho vito nave
experienced tho heavy ln#ees iiltd iitfonNe
plcnce lucid. nj to tle navigation 81 ne canal
can form any adequate conception ~ the grnaa
and iueNcusaUlN ncRliE"nce which ms tor
wears boon ovine0h hv Mf. ksnnei III ts maf1-
agement. III reading over the report which
was maach III tha comnittrn appointed by the
Into Constitutional Convention. ana II con
aidorinlr thn statements that have boon mao"
hy those who hava hnefN compelled touSe the
canal III the prosecution "f their bu%'ntrE'
one t. lnat iii wonder and auin1snrnt Tint
apy management should 90 long hAvN been
.blc IL dry public opinion aRi ignore III"
plaiu stipnlatipns 1t 4 contract
The EhoIs administration w thu attA'rs OF
this important commercial highway ha" been
marked hy graapiuE aHi selfish policy.
The DIV aim hna secnieh * be 10 wiring an
much money as passib|o GrDm III" owners ~
the small craft that wtre forced H. "lter tho
. Ill nr.sI Inn
yiyc ~ ittleas possible In return. Tho az
nrnrarlrn nT Tho canal has long heen q sNhl-
y AL ana u Hhamr tA this city. AMI wn hook "
! vain fur those improvements which We're pro
! vitled fnr ly Subsequent enartm"fts and Y
? consideration Of which tho itN.aee Was rnlhAs"t
: iron, thr payment of large sums at money
n duo for rental
I Tho i.prov,nrnts not having been mad
\ as contemplated ia tho cnactmHn5 ret'rrot
h to, II follows that the state II cleariy mttlet
I 60 the hark rents, which amount. + has hCol
4 calculated to tnn round SUM 81 SiR,Jaa. an
s thiasuna can and doubtless Will hn rcreyerr
hy the law officers or the STATE Ihe tim
! has Eone hy wlaru contractors can hoodwiu
tho law officers 81 tho pubic hy any specie
:, Of hoeus-pocus whatcvef. anal undol Tho n"N
:. every contractor viii he held ~ u riai
=, account ability for hs actions lllN pu}li
!. has suffered quito long enough from IN
loose manner III witch contractors tnu"r tn
. State government have been permitted {
:, evidn tin plain letter VI tho law and cRcaI
: without punishment Our now Legis latllt
should take especial carr that such ncgl
gcncr III rendered quite Impossible in the II
!, ture ana should 10 fat nv IL Is in thotr poWe
y rectify tho errors ot tho past. lat the mem
I, hcrs Of tho Legislature drive down the NeE
!. Canal from it4 head MI julia street 70 "
. Lake end and sen for themselves the Wreteho
condition Of tho canal itself, 81 the wharves
of those wonderful basins lthat figure tn tn
j, acts of the IegiaIaturc1. and Of the shellrua
o which tho management have for Years eon
. pclled people ~ pay Twenty-Five eenfs for "a
~ privilege OF riding over III y buggy, and {
!, tho piling at the entrance Of tho cana
let them do that and then read oyar til
: original contract and the amendments thrrt
i to, and contrast what II with what ah5tH6! d
! and they will then BE- prepared ~ act IN Ia
q matter with the siEor and promptitnd
: which the case demands.
4 haleful influences has boon exercised for
: sufficiently long time over this importal
water way and it Il high time that tho pres
! ent management should be forced TO relil
i quish its remprselsss grin upon 1T. Our con
! merce with tine Florida PARISHES ought to
), three times what II IL. and the moment 1t
! freed from tho burdens placed upon it
j will feel tho rvvivifyng influences Of the To-
i and reasonable tariff established In thu COZ
4 stitutiun.'
!, EDISON's LIGHT AND ITS CRITICS.