The Lake Charles echo., 1893-09-29

Times Democrat.
A number Of representatives. of the
western states held a meeting in the
Kansas bnilding al Chicago last week
10 consider plans for cheaper method
81 getfiag their prodnets 70 the knrO-
pean msFkets. This is The result Of H
m.ryeuagnt which Coy L9Welliug, of
Kansas, has for some time projected
He declares that the farmers Of @has
state and the neighb0ring ones are not
only dsBirUus of shipping their produce
to Europe by way Of gull port, bnt
are Determined 10 do so. What they
wish is the promise of acme reciprocal
trade from EurOpe that will mske
these shipments possible and profitable.
There isbut mnetl prlfit to the railroads
in sending cars down here laden with
grain, pork, etc, aud carrying them
back empty; aud for that reason the
roads generally are opposed 70 lssting
caFs come here. If The EnroPeaR. ez
pOrters will arrange 70 sbipanth'articies
AS are intended for the sEest via this
gulf route, it will furnish return
sargosa and make the trade profitable
l. was 10 consider the possibility OF
bringing this ab0ut that Gsv. Lewelling
called the meeting Ia Chicsgo, where
be thought that The delegates would
be best .able5lo souf~r with agents and
representatives of European govern
meuls EsE
Gov. LewelIlDg's plan comprebends
the establishment Of shipping Porl
on the Gulf of Mexico--he has no
preference and the choice will be
between New Orleans and Galveston,
whicbeyer ofera the best terms-anh
the diversion of its western commerce
from its present route scross the cont
uent direct 10 Europe. Tue western
states hope to derive great advantages
from the sBortehing oi the trsusPorls-
lion by land and the Guns, q6ent saving
in expense. -ItRill be DsCssBary 10 ,sb-
tam from the western and southern
railroads speei8l rsles, and, Of cUurs' ,
nothing can be done until these are
! secured.
The New York papers have de-
nouBeed this movement bitterly as
sectional, and some Of them have besP
disposed to treat 1t as an attempt so
break up dhc union. Chicago Wdl be
as grsal d sufferer as New York from
this diversion Of trade, but tbe
Chic ago papers take far mrre st uBibls
view Of the matter, the Mems, for in
staOce, discussing the netting says of -
Thai lh,. western prOdussIs have :
right 70 N ,ke thiB or any other swesp
rng change Which PROMISES 70 be !
business benrfit Is as obvious as tba
they will mak4 -ii,if their interests ar
bellsred thereby. The assertion tha
1.-THE scheme Is nothing more than Al
endeavor to reLslIaie upon the ess
for ils fight against free silver Is foley
. since il Is evident that no sentlDen
Of retaliation .could Ior any length O
|. tune indnce any producer to do OIbel
Z wise thsn for thsir own best lpleresll
The western states Will do 5Whs
benefit Ihrm m0sIaHd their rIghts !
that way al nbgisuE If the plan 4
. shipping from the gulf enhances tbei
business they will adOpl II, and Doit
lug can b., sstd 10 btDdeT them. a
} tue same time II mnsl be remrnlbefs
that there are many obstacles ~ ! b
way. Not the least pnzzhRg qaeslio
i. whgthef an aIftahos Of 4cumIz zgral
plans and methods can be satists'
! tprfy prsctieed lbstBeeu the diFersi6e
| interests of 90 wide a teFrltOr
= Whether or not the northwest a.
o southwest can bectFne inter-depeBdel
p to themselves 10 3 question.
> This Is q very Belisble view. II
O proposed development Of . neF fau
n 10 matket.is, of coRrse, an exPerime
bat il is an experiment with ever
II thing iu lis favor. Community
d, ,nteEests do not always lie along 4
n pareileis of iatitude, as the Neiss
% marks. Itbas been 50 10 some sxLs
o. 10 the past, because of the tendency
"a The popnlations 70 spFead .0pt alo
81 isothermal linee, but there have be
u important changes in this respect
ID late year. and large movement
'r. population from the west suuthWa
e, Trade BaInralIg follows the sbOrl
o. and cheapest route. That via The G
b. % or ought TO be the cheapest, becal
sir the land haul is 60 email. Il is :
Of goods 20 in the other directiqD,
Or Gbat is largely because they d
be always 90 go1e, aud because It
On dtfiienlt 10 make change, q
De Western farmers are now prepared
ey- make sneh . change, and the Q
difhsulty, therefore is in regard 10
tnFn shipments from EuFope. lfth
Il can be sscnrsd, aa Gay. Lewslling
n. lryiag 10 bring about bya eoafsre
~ with Representatives Of The Enrop
,sn geYernments,--and bis delegates b
~ met With some suecess 10 their nego
~ iions--We may consider the prob
-b,, Is solved. TbemoVemshi should h
~ every sid we can give il, for lis sBc
" means the greaiess possible benefit
lbe New 0rIeans.
q gRlmmlsae A4aad Esarnkng.