Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-25
HANCOCK AND THE JETTIiS.

The proofs are accummulative, says the
N. o. Times, that Gen. Hancock is II man
of broad and liberal views, and that he is
a close observer and deep thinker. His
letters that have already appeared in
pint surprised the country because they
show that he has q far more intimate &C
quaintarce with civil matters than it
| was thought he possessed. They prove
that lie Is something more than soldier.
Another of his letters was published
few days ago which represents him in
new character, viz: that of an observer
of the development OF the country and
comluenter OH it's growth and prosperity.
1t VIII be remembered that the .jetty pro-
ject of Cart. Eads met with little en-
| couragement from army engineers. In
deed. if we remember rightly, the most
of them Condemned it and predicted it's
failure. AS an army officer General Han
&C elk might reasonably have been sup
posed to sympatbize with them. That
| he did not, and that he recognized that
\ tho Jet les would he successful, and, also,
clearly perceived tie great results that
| would flow from deep water at the
! extract from this letter, which was writ
ten to General Sherman on the 9Th Of
February, 1873. At that time General
Hancock was engaged IN inspecting the
forts and military stations under his con-
| mand in the Southern States, and his in
! spection of the jeGties was made at the
| request of General Sherman. The ex-
! tract is as follows:
"Whatever may be the final result, GER
| tain great effects have been produced al
! ready. There is now more shipping, and
| OF vessels of heavy draught Of water,
| than probably ever before in the harbor
of New Orleans, and we saw many OF the
largest of vessels, some heavily laden,
! going in and out of the jetties. (the ont-
ward bound to all parts of the worldly,
and without the least impeachment. If
this continues; the jettics' will certainly
be one of the most important works OF
this country. Owing to the huge vessels
| which come to New Orleans from Europe
| for cotton, grain, lumber, ETC., freights
| in this direction are cheaper from Liver
pool now than ever before-( vessels IF
% feet, it is understood, pass out and ip.)
| ''The scheme Of Mr.. Eads is yet an ex-
pertinent, however, but it has think, SO
far as developed, shown u great prepon
| dcrance of chances in favor of its contin-
| ued success. It is important to the
whole country, and to the world as well ;
but especially to the Mississippi Valley.
TO the city of New Orleans it will give
new life and nnques'iorab'y great pros
perity Already the effects of the work
are largely felt IN that city. in the great
ly-increased receipts of grain and other
kinds of produce Gncluding Indian corn),
sent down the river, Tor shipment to Eu-
rope, and since my arrival here, I have
noticed in tho local papers accounts Of
movements among the merchants to
build large elevators to accommodate
| this state of affairs. 1t is stated that it
has alrerdy been developed that the eli
mate will not have an injurious effect on
grain passing through this city. A ship
loaded with wheat was aground in the
river a month even recently, I am told,
before she could get to sea, and yet the
grain was uninjured. I know that the
Mississippi Valley has representa-
in congress sufficient in nunb ers to car
~ out any measures tending to the i'm
provement of the navigation to it's great
river and believe that New Orleans
will yet be one Of tho greatest cties.'