The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-05-06

tiVeIy certain OF the results he aims at
therefore undertake the work with faith
based upon the ever-constant ordinances
OF God himself; and so certain as He will
spare my life and faculties, will give to
the Mississippi River, through His Grace
and by the application of His laws, a deep.
open. safe, and permanent outlet to the
sea-"
The Jetties are complete sue,
cess, and in giving a deep water
outlet to the Gulf the carrying
trade of the Mississippi Valley is
being revolutionized, the produce
of the Great West now finds a ma.
tural and inexpensive route. the
farming interests of that section has
again become profitable, and New
Orleans Is rapidly becoming the
commercial emporium of the Great
Valley. To say that the Jetties are
effecting an annual saving of TWEEN
tY-five million dollars to the agri
culturists of the Mississippi Valley.
gives but part of the rich benefits
conferred upon the people of all
classes of the West and South by
that great work.
But great and difficult and benefi-
cent as are the works which Capt.
Eads has accomplished, his daring
genius has wrought out a plan for
Isthmian transit that will far SUR
pass in grandeur and magnitude all
of his previous efforts and confer
upon his countrymen benefits and
advantages that will enable them
to distance al other nations in the
race for commercial supremacy
The question of transit across the
Mexican I>thmus has for man,
years engaged the attention of the
statesmen both of the Old and New
World. Its speedy solution is OF
paramount importance to the com
mercial interests of Europe and
America, and it is no longer ques-
ton of doubt except as to whether
it will be by canal or railway.
The superiority of the Ship Rail
way project of Capt. Eads is 5,
manifest that it is scarcely possible
that our Government will refuse to |
give it the required aid and secure
its completion and operation under
American control. Its success will |
benefit all the legitimate interests Of |
the country, especially the agricul
tural. commercial and manufactur
ng,-hut Its beneficial influence
lpon the agriculturists and manu-
'acturers of the Cotton States will
De immediate aaa far-reaching.
Dur readers may be aware of the
act that there is an immense trade
n cotton goods in China and other
in Eastern A Sia, and thu
his trade has been controlled liz
English manufacturers. With d.
cct communication with tho
countries ly way of tie Istl nu
md with the great advantages re
ultng from tue Ship Railway un-
Ter American control, our manu-
aCturers would soon secure com
Dlete control of those markets and
build up a trade of immense pro
portions and of fabulous value.
This demand for cotton goods
would necessarily increase rapidly,
and the culture and manufacture OF
cotton in the Cotton States receive
a tremendous impetus. Our farm
ers would soon see that small Glenn.
ent Attachment factories for the
of THEN cotton into
yarns, in connection with its pro-
duction, would be the most profit
able business in which they could
engage, and the hum Of the spindle
would soon be heard in every neigh,
borhod where the fieecy staple is
produced. i
The reader can readily perceive
that the Ship-Railway under Amer
lean control will rebound to the in.
terest and glory of our country, and
every consideration of National
pride and patriotism should prompt
all true Americans to give it their
most earnest support. In every
aspect, it is the grandest, most pa
triotic, most benefcent and most
necessary enterprise of the times.