Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-17
BR0eEFHaE AMERICAN
The Mississippi valley--The Value Of
tn Trade.

The Mississippi valley--The Value Of
tn Trade.
souo u,,knoun fricnd has sent us 4
pamphlet cntitcl annual Statement
ftl,o Trade and Commerce OF cincih.
natl for the year enling August 3Ist,
1859 10 Is prepared by William
smith, Snpcrintoudcnt OF tho Nor
chants Exchange ~ that city. and con.
seauchtly = asahoritivc aud ofliciaL q
From this pamphlet we Get com
plcte history Of tho eommcrve Of TINT
city for the pnst year, as well "a tabu,
lar comparative statements of tic bust
ness Of scverat years preceding I'll
shows that. Notwithstanding the iinau-
cial crisis Of last year, Cincinnati has
nos only held her own, hat j. steadily
inereasing her trade, and growing IN
commercial hnpftauce ~ ~
Tlicre limo city III tho Union from
which we shouldhave expected 80 little
of growth m CiueInnatl- that she
has not enterprise, capital, and every
thing else necessary 10 sustain the
commerce Of largo ,ity--but because
of her felicity inrespettof typographical
position. Al ono time, not very long
ngo either, Cincinnati was the border
city OF thc West All the trade from
wsst,te Ees, has passed, Through her
gates. Bat ct later years, ~. I'oais
and Chicago have adsanecd with such
rapid strides ~ rs now 90 DO reelsoped
cities OF tho first commercial impor.
tanec. Otcourfc, the area Of the eonni
try. Che trado OF which VIVA tributary 10
Cincinnati, :. has been cirVamseribed, and
portion OF tho trndc diverted into
othpr channels. Dat, notwithstanding
this circumstance, the "Qucen City OF
tho Woel, ~ Il. rinhahitanis delight "a
call u, stll! holdsa hout ruhk ~ the
commercial cities Of tho cpnllnent
The reason Of this Il found 10 The. ~
tonishlng increase IN tho prcdue i,ls
and trade OF The Mississippi lslley--by
which we means not only tho valley OF
that river itself, bntall l,a tributaries
Tho .Illipola, tho Chic, tho Mlmonrl, the
Red, and the other streams which eHloi
INTO the grand volume OF water which
finds lts embouehure at tho Dclta ,ftho
Mississlppl, NIL tleal ppou their bosome,
with each succeeding year, an increase
of agricultural productions Moro rcr,
emigration 10 steadily puslsng itscli
further t0wnrds the setting sun every
year--and tho wosiern Tributaries al
the great river begin 70 Wrong with
population almost 20 their very sourcer
In The gorges of the Rocky Mountains
So that, though Chlcagoand 81. Louis
and St.Pnul and Memphis, are divert
ing from Cincinnati much of the trade
OF tho Mississippi Valley, she still
maintains her commercial position,
And sho will continue TO maintain IL
aud advance upon Il. 49,
Among other items os interest in the
pamphlet before US, Is q table showing
tho destination OF the exports OF Gin
emnatiior the past year specifying how
much up, how much by rallroad, aud
how much by canal Aud u Is this
statement that more immediately con-
Germs ns of Virginia. Every ton OF OK
portthat Cincinnatf sends ont, that u
designed for foreign shipment, or ivi
the Atlantic cities. ought TO be. brought
tothe sea coast right through the heart
Of Virginia! ffs4fsl..
Cincinnati exported last year articles
of merchandise TO the valse OF fitty-hv
miIlions Of dollars Its nottoo, much
TO say that at leastthrec-fourths Of this
was intended for the Atlantic coast, aud
for foreign exrorlation If the great
Central Mater line OF Virginia were
completed 10 the Ohio river, it would
secure the Transportation Of allthis mer.
chandise 10 the Atlantic coast, ahd Nor.
folk would be the grand distribution
depot, sending itinall directions, whcr-
ever destined.
As is, some Of It has to be sent
down tho river to New Orleans, and
there re.shippcd. But the climate 81
New Orleans, for a portion of the year
renders 1t unsafe TO ser.d two of Gin
einnatis leading articles of export, Flour
and Pork. Some Of this tonnage goes
by canal to the Lakes, aud after en-
comforting the dangerous navigation o.
Lake Erie, goes down by canal again
from Buffalo to New York City. Blu
tins route possesses an equal disadvan
tagc with the Southern route for II I,
frozen up six months in the year. The
only route free from the ice OF the
North aud tho hot sun OF tho South
the shortest routc--the cheapestroute--
the. best routo in every conceivable res
ipcct, is the central route whicl, goes
fhroagh the very heart Of Virginia Il
Norfolk. and only awaits completion
20 Kanawha river, TO become the great
acommcrcial ;rtcry Of the continent.
We have considered this matter with
reference 10 tho trade of Cincinnati
alone. But when we reflect that the
whole Mississippi Valley, even to the
Western limits of Kansas and Ncbras-
ka. would pour out its immense prodrc-
lions through the same avenue, II il
were completed, il docs seem indeed an
net of criminal supineness and negli.
tgenee on the part OF Virginia to let IL
remain unfinished. The people, insome
of tho counties, arc already moving
with reference 10 the election OF mem.
hers tothc next Legislature Ict man
be chosen who is nota ltdgcd friend
sofsthe completion OF the water line 70
the Ohio.
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