The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-20

the gulf coast port may be easily
constructed with but little expense
to the company
The study of large map-cn the
Mercator projection-wilI convince
an impartial mind that the shin
railway will accomplish revolu>
tion in the existing traffic lines and
trade routes of the entire planet
while at the same time the happy
situation of the Crescent CITY.
which is within 1000 miles of the
northern terminus of the railway,
is strikingiy apparent. The great
steamers and large sailing vessels en-
gagged In the China trade, instead OF
rouud ding Cape Horn, or the Cape
of Good Hope, or going by the
Suez canal, will save thousands OF
miles of distance and many DAYS
time by taking advantage of Capt.
Eads' new route. The expense at
tending their transportation over
the isthmus will be small when
compared to the money gained by
the great economy of time and dis
tance.
The Australian trade with this
continent has hitherto been-at
least since the completion of the
Pacific railroad-with San Fran
cisco. The vessels engaged in this
traffic, whose cargoes arc destined
for the valley cities and the Eastern
markets of this Republic, will sail
from the South sea direct for the
ship railway and will be carried
over and launched into the gulf.
The majority of them will proceed
to this city and unload their pre-
cious freight at our levee. They
will carry from here cargoes of cot
ton, of grain, and of cotton seed oil,
to Europe, while it will not be long
before lines of steamers will ply di-
rect between the trans equatorial
ports of Australia and our city, via
the new isthmus route.
But there is one class of traffic
which has hitherto escaped the no
tice of many, from the fact Of its
present insignificance, but which is
capable of being developed into vast
proportions. Along the coast of
South America, from the equator as
far south as the port of Valparaiso,
Chilli, are thousand and one OBJ
jects of commerce that at present
find their way to Europe and come
to us via the Atlantic seaports, but
in a modified or manufactured form.
Among them might be mentioned
the ivory nut, the wool of the vi
cuna, sort Of sheep, to us an all
most unknown animal of the Peru
Wan mountain, from whose long,
soft aud silky fleece half the so
called HAIR shawls Of commerce are
made, and the numerous fibres that
grow on the arid plains of the Pa
cific coast.
AS but slight and variable winds
prevail in this region for the great
er part of the year, and but few
coasting steamers break the flow of
the waters, the traffic along the Pa
cific coast of South America, from
Valparaiso, northward, is still in its
infancy. When the Eads railway
is completed numerous little steam
ers Of from 500 to 1000 tons burden
will ply along the now almost de-
serted coast, and viii bring via this
isthmus route their cargces of valu-
able but unique tropic productions
to the Crescent City. They will
carry back with them full freights
Of the farm products, the manufac-
tured textile goods and the hard,
wares and machinery of the United
States, to the numerous Western
transequatorial ports which are
now supplied with these goods di-
rect from Europe.-Netc Orleans
Democrat.