The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-14
EXPORTS no DOMESTIC FORTS.
0uR FRIGHTENING COMMERCIAL
FROsFETTs,

PROSPECTS,
For seyeral years rast haye the clouds OF
darkness which were hanging over our city |
and state been elnwly hut surely disreranR, |
and now the dawn Of happier timea haa opened |
upou us promising permanent bright dara Of
prosperity
Until the perfected lahora of Capt. FRda ut
the iettiea tie depth Of water nj tho paaRea was
so unsettled as often to eauee the detention OF
valuable steamers and their oaraaas for over q
month channel Offering eighteen feet depth |
would hardly be relied upon. Nnw We bave |
wenty eight feet. which enahlaa vesse'R Of tho |
araeet sire to enter the river and come along |
eide our wharvea. We can now compete with
New York IN reepoot tn ocean froiahs to Eu
rope and other quarters of tho globe.
In connection with an aaay and deep outlet G.
he sea We have Our perfected eystnm " steam
and barge Transportation on our great river and
tributaries. We are hy tho moaue Of herses
enabled to hting down frcm tho great West
grain and ether staples at anoh low cost ~
Transportation aa "a defy competition Of ANY
other port on this continent. Tho magnitude
of this advantage can only be realized ait II the
improvements or the MiaaiRetptl ard tributary
atreams have been effected. Then tho chip
ments OF grain alone. which met soRaen did
not exceed ak milions bushels and THE pna-
son may amount 10 only twelve milliona. Will
then probably exceed ono hundred millions
Az the eighteen States and Territories west OF
the Mississippi have an area " more than four
times the sisa OF the original thirteen States, II
IL natural that with tho development or
production and manufacture, the great river,
ns the most economical means OF tranpporta
tion must inevitably become extensively
avaiiei of tor their exporta Al we'll aa their im-
efp onI tnn Nnts ntl hn
great distributing port OF tho United States,
Railroads through Central and Northern Texas
TO the Pacific will In few years make THE tho
preferred route across the continent to Calf
fornia. "a there will be no impeachment Of snow
drlfta and other almost understandable natu-
raj obstacles to overcome
Our mercantile community. West and North,
cannot possibly continue blind much longer TO
the fact that we are only four TO Eve days dis
tant from Aapinwall, while New York IL eight
to nine days. Time Ia money" therefore the
malls and merchandise will forehy, before
long. come through this tho shorter and safer
route
What is stated In regard to Aepinwall viii
apply with equal force to other near porte OF
South America and West India Islands.
England, Notwithstanding itE Royal West
Indian Mail Line. sands its mails by British
In time, and yet the trade Of British Honduras
Ia comparatively insignificant, but ~ drcst
Britain all commercial relations. however
email, are worth fostering.
The wealth of our State Ia inorc aeina on no
count Of the enhanced value or our steplna
with the advantage that every year there il a
large proportion OF our cotton. sugar, rice and
tobacco crops produced hy white lahorors.
In few years land will command price IN
proportion 20 lite prnductivenoea whore to day
It cannot 1nd buyers at any price
The disturbed condition Of labor on tho
Island Of Cuba, and tho most certain enrly
emancipation OF slaves there, already attracts
be sought after early this coming year.
The marked pro sperity az oar cotton aoai oil
aetoriee and othcr manufactures will lnaj "a
other enterprisas whore like results may be
anticipated. and we think many parts Of Louia-
lana, before long. will be dotted over with cotton
and wooden factories.
Whether these facts are known aud anpre-
ciated by people we are not prepared TO
gay hut 1t is to be remarked that tho es preaaion
OF dependency 40 common IL NIL year or two
ago. are no longer heard; the buildings have
this year been more generally repaired and
painted. and the feeling Of y hopeful future has
manifested itself In various waYs.
In our labors TO preaeut correct statement
of the commercial movement Of New Orleans.
we hope to satisfactorily prove that reeults ius-
tfy our foregoing approximations.