St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-22
THE GULF ROUTE.
A Scheme to ship Commodities
From Kansas to EuroDe

A Scheme to ship Commodities
From Kansas to Europe.
TOPEKA. Kan, July 2l.-Gov. Lew
elling announced today that he would
appoint commission to go to Chicago
for the purpose of opening negotiations.
through the representatives of the
worlds fair, with the governments of
Europe concerning the exchange of
commodities with Kansas by way OF the
Gulf of Mexico. He understands that
these representatives have no authority
to ct.but he is satisfied that they would
receive his commission and present his
scheme to their respective governments.
He is confident that if he can secure the
cooperation of one of the governments
OF Europe or of the merchants of single
maritime port Of the old world he
can establish trade relations with the
tranS-MlsSOuri section of America,
which, in short time, would be as
firmly fixed as those of the Eastern sea-
board. The governor says it has been
proved that the railroads can carry
freight from Kansas to Galveston at
rate which would enable steamships
from gulf ports to compete with lines
FROM the Atlantic seaboard. 1t was
only few years ago that the Santa .Fe
down in order to divert transatlantic
business. The scheme was great sue
cess until the Eastern pool roads pro-
tested. The governor believes that by
Interesting foreign shippers lii the pro-
lect the railroads which have gulf con-.
nectiOns will abandon their pool rea-s
tons with Eastern roads and put down
rates SO as 10 establish permanent Eu-
ropean carrying trade. In an interview
to-day lie said:
The steamship line between Copen-
hagen and the gulf is now almost as
Sured. 1t is only question of time
what harbor Oh the gulf coast the line
shall cOme to, and sufficient guarantee
that the people Of the West will unite
III fostering the enterprise. LII proof
that the latter Will be forthcoming |
learn that Kansas City grain firm,
which also does business at New Or
leans, has offered to buy the entire car
rying capacity of the prospective steam
ship line -on the east-bOund trips for
one year, two ships week, $500 To
5000 tons each. The question is, how
ever, to get weSt-bound freight. In
solution OF this question a railroad
company, whose southern terminus
is at New Orleans, has offered
to have its European agents try to
secure the great shipments Of tin from
Swansea anu crockery from Liverpool,
and the proposition has been forwarded
to Copenhagen. The action of the New
Orleans Railroad company convinceS me
that the gulf railroads will dissolve
their pool relations with Eastern roads
and take hold of the steamship project
if they should be satisfied that their
men, money aud profit were behind it.
am informed that there are merchants
x1,ln DIV
can get permanent trade relations estab-
lished, TO buy Kansas, Missouri and Ne
braska grain and mill products by the
cargo and pay cash against the shippers
bill of ladlng. | think it would be pos
sible, by means of county associations
or agents. for the farmers of neighuor-
hood or district to ship their wheat and
corn directly from their threshing ma
chimes or granarieS and thus save all the
charges of elevators and commission
men TO which they are now subjected.