The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-05-01

ring heavy outlay Of capital, and goes
cs.,, while the river is up. and purchases
heavy stock on six. nine, and twelve
months Tie ships his goods round by SEA,
and up the river, lie gets a cheap freight.
but he pays 3 to 3! per cen, insurance.
aud he loses the interest on his entire cap
iial while his goods are in transit, and at.
ter their arrival he loses the interes, and
insurance on the difference between the
capital he has invested and tina, which his
neighbor employs in trsnsscting the zane
amount Of business Whun be opens bis
goods. some of them are out of season.
aud some are out of fashion. and all are
old in comparison with 9th stocks he
finds in market To get cheap passage,
he has gone aud returned by the river. Tie
has been three months from home, his fam.
l,y have been sick, and le has had two a,
tack. OF cholera himself upon the river
Iii. rents on his dwelling have been accu.
mulaiing, aud the ewner is troublesome
with his duns. One of his clerks has be.
come disspaied, and gone off in his debt,
aud another has made few heavy sales to
very doubtful customers. The other man
ptocnfes sih'i' e"h'ch'c"' "'"s'' ""'
starts cast w ,ne same ""'e 'u' "' s'ce
/ by the cars. and reaches New ORR IN 'hree
DAYS; purchases the next two days small.
well selected stock of goods. and makes
arrangements 10 ofuer sue" rs ne may ''e"
from time TO time, ny telegraph III 'h'ee
DAYS morn he is ut home with his goods,
having been gone just eight days. lie
opens hts goods ana 'he' are s.''eu 10
day, Ia the market aud season. ne "u'et
iiscs largely, sells AZ sna'l Pront' an" MS
goods go III hurry, 80 mat M mas T"
necessary to order ny t.i"SfaPh eNefY te"
DAYS. Occasionally II has happened una,
his sales Tor a day have been uhnsai'N
heavy on certain afuei's, ;" 'hh' MS N"cA
of these has run very short 'nuer me'e
circumstances, he has ordered AS u were
this morning supply by telegraph from
New orleans, an", 'o'nioffo" 'hor"'"s me
goods have been on ms co"hte'' HIS
goods are always fresh lie pays no '"su'
rance upon his goods III transit, ana only
upon small stock IN store Tor ne en-
ploys small cap'tn'. I've pays no hh'e'
rest but gets nm advantage IN 'he purchase
OF his goods. eqna' 10 "A large interest oe'
cause he purchases on short time, ard al
ways meets his bills. tie has no remnants
no moth eaten goods no ola goods no
damaged goods, no bad debts Tor he
does short quick business, aud debts doo
hav" time to get bad. u requires no cal
culauon no figures are necessary 10 snow
that the last named OF these TWO men WIN
| be able, not only to compete successfully
with his neishbor OF barge capital bn, mat
he WI he able ansoi"'e'y 10 'a"' AL Tue
business from HIM.
/ Aud here we may MS wen notice an Cd
lection to this road winch has been men
toned that because me r''er does ee' up
generally once year, at the season, too
IN the winter, when men mostly want to
visit the city and because The freight ana
passage ON i, will he less than on the road
It will continue to do SO much OF The hns''
ness as 10 make the stock IN the road I'M
profitable. II The road possessed no ofhef
advantage than is afforded hy us superior
safety 1t would certainly tahe the passe"'
gers from steamboats, bat tfis - h'ng
that cant well lie ESTIMATED !" '"il"fs ana
cents u mas however """'"', ""'""u's'
which may be so estimated VI n That 81
'ihc.
Snpposc two men nave nus'ness III We"
Orleans that relulres day to Transact
tine goes by the river, u 'hfee ana nan
days go'aa as long returning ana one gay
IN the e'ty makes 'lsh' Gays NE IS IRON
home. !'l' passage u ten ao'in,s eaeh way
The other yoes Va the ears. Ills passage