Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-10-30

Few among as are aware Of the extTanrdiuary
resources and wnie spreading plans oi thus remafka-
Ole society, which has exercised, ia ats barren
d"mains steady. eulerrisng policy, NOT INFERIOR 90
that oil The Esst India Company itself; and IN
Mr. Fsrhams language. Occu, iies aisd controls more
than one ninth Of the soil oi the globe. The great
business Of iLIs COMPANY the fur trade. of which
II Is now nearly tho sOle mpnDpDlisl throughout ali
The ch"lcest iur-bearng r,gIvtls of North America.
with the exception uf the pbrIlon occupied Ivy the
itnssans The bulk OF liz empire secured to IL by
charters but q isin possessions of Oregon debate
able land, under siIpuiairUus between Britain uiid
The UnHed States. The smckhulders are British The
management OF It's Affairs ia America carried ~
oy partners, So called, but, ia pOn Of fact. agents
iah oy proportion III The net income Ol The cOmpa-
ny These are sc itored in irums ;'osts over The
whsle territory between Hudssn's Bay ond the
Pacific The Governor General resides ia York
Factory, on The former They chiefly SCOsnen;
ahd gtenier Proportion sh, ewGrirss and daring.
aud commercial activity. is probably be iound
an The same humber OF heads in the world Before
leu. THIS body earriOd a fierce coniesl with the
Northwest Company. attended wnh hdt ons batiles
oil lndiars aud hell breeds. aud the burning aIni
sacking each others posts. ln 1921. the iva com.
pahies were consolidated; since whIrh. they have
had no British rival, and have exerIed all their
pulley Iotrspress interference on the pan oi The
Americans. la this they seem IL have thoroughly
succeeded.
The attempts OF the Anne r;cans to establish fur
irade Of Their own. une by have ended ia Iss-
appointment Their irappers aud hunters
prefer the markeis of The company It's agents seek
oui The Amercan~-so. at least. they runiplain-
OUT Odd Them and underseil them. every p0lni Io
which they can FentuHio. The Pacific Fur
SenpanJ the schrme of John Jacob Aslor,
cuInmrmora'cd by Washington Irving-Ihose ol
captain WyeIh, nd many other American adven.
i"refshave Jailed agnisI The strength aud persever.
a"ce Of the old IN .uopoly. It's traders supply Ihe
demand such IL Is. both Of Indians aud while
huHers' for European goods over nil The nurIlIwe ST.
ior they are sad To sell twenty or i'Iy rer cent
cheaper lhnn American g"ods and lh, seems a
cefsiniy, says MIR Faruham. 'ual tho Hudson BAY
Com any will engrss the entire trade OF Le North
Paclhesas II has that al lie Or gun. So powerful
is lhi' body "n the c.nlIntul. that IL has acinail
established ahnd OF game law over a rpgp.n iu ICE
as large as Europe regulating the quantity Of fr D.
pug ." lie done 10 parnenar districts, and uniLGmy
diminishing II whenever The returns shum d, fci-
ency IN IT'S production OF ANIMALS Ii keeps bath
I lie saNages and whites ia order. by putting iIIlo
serious practice the threat OF exclusive d-aling-
Mr. Farnham met Nth American 10 Oregon,
Who informed him that in consequence of some
offence taken. Every ujnstly, Of course 'ihe Iud-
son bay Company refused. iof a number Of wears
to sell HIM SHRED Of cloth; aud as there are no oher
traders ia the country. he was compelled. during
Their pleasure, to wear skius."