Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-08-04
MAuMEE CRY EXPRESS.
3 SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1889.

SATURDAY, AuGuSI q, 1000. IS 4
" WHOLESALE TRADE IN MAuMEE.-We have
for some time, been convinced that whenever
the state of the money affairs of the country
became such as to admit fthe negotiation of
domestic exchanges, without premium a.
mounting toa prohibition, the wholesale trude
might be undertaken in our town with every
prospect Of success. We understand that the
tune hasnow arrived when exchanges may be
effected at rate, which if not the very lowest,
is far from high in these times SsEelalof the
Banks are offering to draw on Ne@-Ycrk at
two per cent. This being tho case our place
now presents an opening for extensive jobbing
establishmenfs, such as is found unoccupied in
no other place in the West. The trade of an
immense region of country finds its natural
centre at this point, and the business is such as
would offer the most encouragement to. the
jobber. Neither would tho matter be @ ex-
pertinent. The firm Of Titus s. Co. at T6sedo,
have done an extensive jobbing business since
they commenced, afew months ago, and seye-
ralof our merchants are disposing of many
goods in small lots. Establish an extensive
concern in this place, and the trade which now
goes from and through here, to Toledo, would
stop here as a matter Of course. 1t is no puff
fing TO say that the inducements TO the COM
mencement Of such trade are very strong.
BnIrIsH AND AMERICAS STEAM yEssEIs.---
The English steam ships that have visited this
continent, have been supposed by many to be
models Of perfection in steam navigation, and
it is conceded by English writers, that the
Great Western is as good steam ship as can
be built under The present state Of improvement
in steaming. The Yankees, taken suddenly
aback by the results of the capital and enter
prise of Britain, haveb been disposed TO concode
TO her the palm Of superiority without even an
argument, and are now allowing that trade
which they once wrested from their rivals by
the superiority oftheir water craft, to sink quiz
etly back without Struggle or even atrial to
retainit. Now there is every reason to believe
that this superiority of British over American
steam ships, is all imaginary. In their river
navigation at home, and their coasting naviga-
tion, their vessels arc neither as fast nor as
commodious as ours; they carry more weight
of engine in proportion 20 the power, and make
use of moro fuel. The British steamboats, up
on the great lakes of North America contain
no evidence Of superiority over American Yes.
sells Of the same class, neither DOVE believe
that upor rigid examination the fancied supe-
riority of the Atlantic boats over what wo can
easily build. has any foundation IN truth. A
writer in tho Army and Navy Chronicle, in
drawing a comparison between the Great
Western and tie Fulton, an American Go
steamer built for an experiment, and
considered almost failure, gives the prefer
ence entirely to the American vessel. He
makes the engine occupy less than one half
the space of that ofthe Great Western, to
weigh but little moro than one third as much,
and although more powerful by nearly one
hundred horses to consume no greater quantity
Of fuel.
IF the data upon which these calculations are
made are true, the Yankees need fear British
steamers as little on the ocean as upon the wa
ters of.he Hudson Or Connecticut.
TIE OH DEMocnArlc ORGAN OF Woop
CoUsTY.-There was tincture of sound phi
losorhy in the head.piece of the old lady who
cried, q Good Lord, Good Devil, not knowing
into whose hands she might ultimately fall.-
Our friend over the river seems inclined to
play the same game, though, il must be con-
Iesssd, bis cjacuations come rather late in tho
Jay. Hear how willing he has been to serve
, party which has just split him out from its
smbrace. nOur political opponents have not
,een half so willing to avail themselves ofprof-
essd facilities, for the dissemination Of infor-
nation through our columns, as we were to
rant tilem.p Dear sus! and they wouldn't
wall themselves Of "profered facilities;
would theyl Ingrates, that they are, tits too
ad when the leading iuhig organ of north soes-
srn Ohio, proffers his services to disseminate
intelligence for the opposite party, thai they
vii not avail themselves of such facilities. We
- afraid that when the editor thus cried out
y one party, he forgot that there was another !
sho might hear him and graduate It's conduct
owssds him accordingly. T.