The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-05
HIGH FREIGHT
HURTS BUSINESS
RIVER IMPROVEMENT
Wonld offer Remedy IN Lezsenn1
Cost Of transportation to sea
Hoard-c ccpsui Makes
Complaint.

4 Washington, Aug i Isuucpe,l WIN
lot the rich trade Gf Brazii, III .a
effect. the burden Of 4 wall from SsAa
Isul General Anderson lii far away MT !,
1 laneiro, Mr. Anderson lifts up Afs
lNoice, or rather airs hits complaiaf fgi.
ln repcrt to the department of eo s8s
merce and labor. Il would aprai
that the tlnite,l states IL losing out III
he rich market because freight ratsa
lor American products are No hss Il
that ether commercial nations ,ais
cross the seas with their goosis Nah.
laugh competition To sccrn. air XII
Iileraan SAYS
IN the matter Of rates. there Has
been almost lntermlaable ,liscrssaioa
Y has been claimed BY some shipp3sig
peapla THAT rates frGla Europe III
Brazil are higher that rates fronl tIse
Gnited states to Brazil The gasl s4.tl
Impression has been the other was.
Rates are difficult to gat at, for raa
published lFatas are not always .ha
rates actually charged. Then. t0o. tn
the Brazilian traae the evil effects III
The conference arrangement and tla
system II giving rebates on fresaat
shipments ars felt. That rates MIL
4Feraga higher from the l'nstat
States ta Brazil than from any E4ros
pean country To nrazl Is ,lem3.
stfatei In the fact that the aYeraea
1sercentage oF freight expenses b cost
.af articles lsnNerted into Brazil from
fee United States for several gears
llas been higlisi taan from ahy taer
commercial natian The ofTIcial HI.
taff'faE itf fsTag5s t. II u ssFgs fFse sess4F
tor which figafets are now avail s
lshoM that tile percentage III fugiss
etc. to eHAf of goods from the Initial
States was 1909 from Great Faia
1876; from France, 9.t5s from III.
many 1921; from Austria i5.4l5.
from Belgium. lsal2. The avaraza
teSt to American products, therefore.
n hisher than that frcm any IL tlss
general competing states THO ra4es
from Brazil til the United states seaga
A ba much more reasf nable, altaoBef
considering the amount and nature 1T
he freight moved the rat d cai
iarllF be said 70 be cheap "
This Ii 4 condition of affaifs that
onfronts American commerce With
7 the countries of Latin America.
ther than BRAZIL ManifestiY thnrs
no reason why goods shculd not ia
aippe,i as oheaply from New Yors
Z New Orleans to Rio Janeiro aad
ther South American ports as from
lverpool, Hayre, or Hamburg to
iose same ports. The open sea on
rs the Same clear sweep to the
rows Of vessels laden with tie rr
eets pf American farms. factories
1d mines as il does to forelga com
trcial argosies Then waera lies
le cause for high ratasg
If an investigation were undertaken
would be seen readily that tse hSeh
eight cost is piled ap before the ax
)rts reach tidewater The American
iiiroads levy their toll This toll Is
iormous, IN comparison wish that cf
e other commercial nations whose
oduets are brought 10 the seaboarI
4 canals or canalized rivers In
any eases the European nasin,
I'VE developed their navigable rivers
that oceap going ships can load at
e wharyes Of cities lying far inland.
Until such a policy is adopted bv
@ United States, the farmer AMI
anufacturer OF this country may *.
ct to see the rich markets living 10
g south held firm in the posses 5ioa
foreign competitors. The Ma
mai Rivers and Harbors congress
s rcinted this cut time ard aeai1.
i has Insisted for the last six years
At the government shcu'd expenf
[ less tkaa s50e0a0e0 a year OF
IS work Of internal be,t srhlent The
sult cf this campaign uas seen in
: passage by the last congress or
largest appropriation bill fer
ers and harbors work ever voted
any national legislature
rhe SAME fight viii have I, Dc
de with the next congress. shic.
iFenes ia December. Congress
's t0 be shown" and unless the~e
q demand for legislation It il Mt
nE t. take the initiative. To SUI
this sTtr Captain F Ellison. cf
einnah. secretary and Treasurer Of
oreanizafiun. is urging all inter
II in the question 90 min ari1 fa-F
IT suprert Already the resHnse
aid to be- great