New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-28
LETTERS ON THE soUTH....No II.
Cotton FACTORS and Buyer-.

Cotton FACTORS and Buyer.
CoH'H 0'S'''e O. The n l. '''-' Dowx SOUTH july 1883
The ofrc ola Factor during the season IL NOT an
undressing place. So, IL you please. will drop in,
Remembering the sbile IT is cold instead II this sTelter
irg weather. by y. NJ. Che Chief D. ~ b. place,
and all hands at work lis te office, pirtitionrd oil
from the counting room has two windows ard duDf-
This admits his visitors. and those command on one
hand tie Tiycr the other the stairs that he may
Tote all the boats d visitors coming aLd be
time watch the operations Of his employees upon t1e
wharf lie il writing away bard ~ he scratch, ghilea
Clerk ftaHGs by take copy by of the press
old envecc and Direct ana 50 rapid are biz employers
movements that he hnSs it no easy matter 90 keep mp
Our beet merchants trust their correspondence 10
others, for il l. Oi the most delicate branches ui the
business next 10 conversation, the most sually
ci the least important members Of the firm Is seated
by the fire WITH packet fall of clgors--on, IN ms nputh
and the morning papers around. His duties are 70 re-
crye ana entertain callers TO exhibit sanres ia brOk
els and in urgent refer the parties to the principal
IN bis oice, INTO which only comes AZ time. Here
o,ne the Planters" all sorts aud conditions of men. -
One comes to complain that bis crop sold last week
done by lis express order, md al the remembrance OF
the merchant, for the telegraph has just reported an
eighth advance. another, encouraged az the rise i in
t. say, uod 10 mine til after the next steamer,
when he viii out q Trojan and swear it was she
merchants fault, should there be decline. \ third
calls 10 protest that lis weights were right aud
tie weigh masters wrong there is 4 disparity.
The next comes in Ike ourselves 20 lounge. And the
fifth 10 know where he can buy revolver Presently
arrives By the hand oi polc officer to that
OF our firm, while tight Sst night had sctto with
some rOWdes, and iould himself IN tue guard house
this morning with Buckeye. when some one handed
him ten dollars To- pay for lodgings, requesting one OF
the i'm. to up Immediately and ge. sin out one
is full OF complaints about the bagging and rope sent him
last SPRING another wautsto know where IS the best
place % get drink. This announces thar tnc bon
net bought his WIFE and the shag for hi, daughter
ddn suit md that that the Whshry forwarded to
order Was "p,Ii,cI Ioiaut!' Here Is gentleman who
wants to see how ne st.nds" and must inspect the
books and there LEO wants % know where be can
buy some shanghai chcaens.
These attended to- AID the group enters The frs, has
q subscription h,tiore urch IL his neghbOfho0l where
atbOU. thc building viii only cost ft hundred dollars
abd the people Interested IA it worth hundreds Of
thou auds not cent has been subscribed .hcs charirg
he souls dosiliIg 10 give The merchants Opportun
T. 90 buid IT, WORK o'm9rcy, they intimate, "hch nay
stand Offset in tie great account, for of the
traders sins Another comes 10 say tat Lis wife and
dU Atcs and ncces with him. and De- wines one 81
tie wives m che concern would 20 shopping Wth them.
The third money ON his wears crop probably
tVOo three times much II will be- sorfh aud
el day OIcOuTsc the more important sent 20 the
Principal vhile the sub tries o. th- rest All
tLs Wine Two Brokers' coming 10 20 look samples
aId know the prices Coz they must know every day what
son Il e market.
To ali these, ihe sFrAeman must rcpl, with sau7ity
and tact. mover losing selfposs dropping N IN
vaIy Nogd speaking to one If hr knew everything.
90 dUUtLc. ls n be kurW nothing eNc.1t tu1f Cotton:
diaeront manner 10 each. 10 al p5aon o. ls p:uii-
aIp On Ills principle. too must the correspondence
bee conducted. With he tlius. virtually sey TO
all bis tuo three OF iour hundred patrons ea,A letter
differs ln uaLher ana length.
i Beside This op.orac1 the Factor must keep nosed
ia dongs o he Market Keep th- supervision uI ms EN-
po!s and their accounts, and attend mos srunn0usy
totActXcicqucT Moreover, most ofrhi hsve agents up
the country buy for them. Now urderst0 II that 3
L.. .a..t ... %.
h3'dtis lmputalCI Le cmp'Oys men m the Interior Who
have HleriJ 60 Lla. upon HIN for specified du Iuat
END slip lm tAe cotton which be sells az once. tor
paiCs 80 Liverpool, on ms oan agents ace0Iat
ILeie scarce connected vita the receipt AMI
lu-, anG sbpuent o Cotton 'ut DIPS f'o b., lD-'
less every winter And d is next - impossible o. re
sist tie temptation Nhe1 he secs u,u 90 e.er7 side
PLAYING Tie dangerous game. Like m.G '-..i ing 90
cards be- tr, i- lightly On Art. Tie buys i,a bundled
bslr and give. Ls UOrc r,rty dars-ts' next % if
~ report, advance; Lc sells. pock o. ica huuirsds
and meet, bis own note WIKI TIE proceeds. A clever
olcrauoD w''lcut fLe expenditure % q crlt. Al blt
tie sieanseI does not ALWAYS report advance Zine
enough, tlcn Tie iu-i - the other side % Oh. month
Eut better iuca nexi Time. Thus fortunes are mode
ur'lnts lost. gsitr..J u u. long nn Th. j. sim
Ter rs been remarkable ole 0rihrse operation COT
ton cor.tenIy rising has helped mlny pocket
But We alc LCt iArol b VIII our Comm sion rier
ciaut yet Lie other Ntn. "he owes dufr7 o. ci g. H
which cd course means giving dinners lul evening ar-
Ties but 10 tils ia Cgry hing le does the rl u
great iactician mast Dee shoan What would one of
thc uusaslcd say u prescnf at go er'crfulmea. 81
tlg dcsrupion. 90 tIc drawing sod tn.1rroon irrni-
lure Iiis saving D. is needle to chronicle $ me
SWEARING woud De- done certain huf next morning bis
Iuusis would bc given 'o mother arrrcd laat h. last
l'eits host mus break under such eg'rgagaacc Onv
uofc that can stand it can be- Invited
BIZ cfahphns lsbrsincrs our Factor perfect himself
fnstfutpi5 Having completed ls monetary arrange
insus At lonc enabling hm 20 make advances, b. be-
inles hu,,f TO town oi village b. tLe up countryside
f,nter ~ ich cotrn growing region. Here b, .n,srs
hi.rdtui c'anclofi "a r c principal t..eIn rui srg,,
nlsnilf Old auAjs Euld ihrfr. ho lnow Everything.
ed ctoyi,d, nur cuniy lrlm 'frm ho lcafastho
fa.c. .fH ftf.fntflrf.l Of Doc Plan. sr.r ho Uauf