The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-01-24
one 10 Loutsianx's lrgtsl ttive halls
aud amoo9 ths' polittcians.
TIE NEW ORLEANS AND RED RIVER

one 10 LOuisiHnX'e l..gtsl ttive halls
and amoo9 tn. kbolittcians.
THE NEW ORLEANS AND RED RlvEF
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
Cannot cloee this letter withou,
some t>Omm mt upon q ma't"r which,
ri, houyh foreign to my subject. Is OF
area. importance to the people Of
he entire Rod river valley. | a'lu e
to tue complaints recently made
against the New Orleans and Red
river Transp ~ ion Company.
These complaints wer" I rtnulated
by a meeting Of the Merchants o!
Co,lshatta, on the 10Th IT Decom ber.
Those taking part in that meeting
now probably Regret q" ir hssty and
unwarranted action. II they do not.
It Ia because Of sheer pery.rsenpas.
inasmucl, ~ the complaints were.
neither just nor we'll timed. Cant,
Aiken's immediate response t. the
CHARGES made at the meeting, ,ully
demonstrated this. All the f.cts
We're against tho Coushat,n Mcr.
chants. AZ for tho charge TIM, the
Com Wny did not take away the cot.
ton stored ut that point. il NAV here
be observed that one OF their stc Am.
ere passed Coushatta few DAYS be-.
fore the meeting. and offered to take
the cotton at 81 q per hale the nler
chants own rate but was unable to
get ii.
81 much for that branch u the
subject. in which the Company is
fully sustained by all the facts. tn.
charges having been disposed Of. I
now propose TO give some reasons
why the Pool line is entitled to the
fullest confidence aud support OF
shippers on the Red river.
F,rst-the rates charged by the
Company were fixeh by shippers
themselves. Dissatisfaction having
heen EXPRESSED at the card rates Of
1872, the Company advised its pat.
tons to meet and settle upon wha,
was considered fair and tqui'ab,e
arm. The Convention Al A!-xan
IRA was the result Of this supv,s
ION. and the rates there ad pied
were ut once accepted by the Com
ANY. C~r'ai"ly u more g-n-r,u,
course could hot hav. been followed
no wher.. Elsa ave bee,
al wed NE priv l. sc Ut flAlrg late,
Such atti rs an anomaly it, trans.
portion, ana will 60 ,p,uain.
Second These rates. w.rn adante
At 4 time u great bu- iues. n4pre.
sion; before prices had advances,
ahd when IN. present pr~prrou.
condition Of affairs WAS not aniic,,a
.ed. The shippers have rpam d ~,
Advantages Of high price, aud low
l was u reaso,ahl
'xWctatiOn that 'he Pool lin. w.,uL
IHVaDce It's rates, commensurate |
east with the ltsu in prices OF bro.
lucs. ana tue Increased cost of il,
srvlce. Not 81, how, yer. The tar
II decided upon At Alex ludc,a i. IT,
arm IN operation TO day, IT,
boom" In business had no pomi
esults tor the Company, on the co,
rary, while it has faithfully adhere
D tho shippers tariff, its-xwr,,se.
ave largely Increase; The SPOON"
ss thus operated entirely 10 il di
dvantsxe. While shippers r.al,z
oout $l5 u bale more on their G.
o. its transportation To mdtk
1e'cted without any Increased co,,
mere Is no parallel for this in RI.
'aosportation history Of the c0in-
v. ..",
The work done by the Company in
tying the sand bars Ut the river.
att. A'ken's II ,rts in Congress t.
-'ure appropriations and mail ser.
'ce,. tbe eDd-avOrs to supply the
eople II the Rid jrv..r valley with
ansportstion during l,'w water, thu
~ boats built by the Company, and
wv 10 slse On the river, the high
,aracter Of the President Of tRe :
Dmpsny. Capt. Aiken, and ali The
:pt8tDs and officers OF the line a
these things eu'itle the Company Z
the cordial support Of shippers.
10 leave no room for complaint. It =
gratifying to know that the Com. s
NY has the conti,irnc, and patron.
e OF the people Of the Valley. and
III retain them. No complaints
we be. \ made except by the Cou.
alta Merehants. and these. when
ntronted by che facts fell at once
the GROUND. Red river shippers
'prectate the advantages offered by
Q IlDe. and 1t Is safe to say that a
ey will take good care to- retain q
em. ORsrRyRR Ii