The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-29

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bacco from these valleys direct, went for
ward this season.
The extension of railroads are unsettling
the old established currents of trade, and In
some instances are entirely reversing them.
Instead of New Orleans monopolizing the
whole Shipping trade of the Southwest, 1t Is
now finding new outlets to the East and
Southeast. Every hogshead OF tobacco sent
this year over the railroads to the East, is
but feeler put forward TO take soundings,
preparatory, in my opinion, to complete
change in the exports of cotton bales and
tobacco hogsheads of this part ofthe country.
Aware of this fact the sagacious mer-
chants of Baltimore, and other Eastern ship
ping ports, are making exertions to eaten
each one a share of it, and are sending out
to ustheir agents to preseut the advantages
of the new course of trade, and to offer ex-
traosdinary inducements to us to deal with
them.
Baltimore now stands at the head Of the
list as a shipping port for tobacco; its ex-
ports, according to returns, being 10000
hogsheads more than those of New Orleans,
and higher prices are obtained thereafter
deducting the extra freight-and the mar
ket is less fuctuating than New Orleans.
Besides, they have grade below that of
Tugs, which includes q description Of tobac-
CO which is unsaleable in New Orleans !;
their clasifcations are also moro satisfactory
than at New Orleans, and the charges are
much less. No charge is made for ware
house Storage, and only one dolla, per hid.
for handling, which Is but half of the New
Orleans charge for the same. They sell
there by sample as at New Orleans. The
difference in cost Of transportation is more
than made up by saving Of insurance, reduc-
ton of charges, the lower freights to En-
rope and the consequent higher prices.
learn by their agents passing through
this country, that the merchants of Balti-
more contemplate establishing next year a
line Of packets from the Cumberland and
Tennessee, to Petersburg and Wheeling,
during the high water, and in seasons when
the Upper Ohio is low, they win re-ship at
your place If you get your canal in order,
or if your railroad viii do the right thing
by them. This is matter worth the atten-
ton of your citizens. - IL Il s51l.
Wherever these packets land, they will
carry large trade from this country with
them. Why can't your merchants secure
the whole of it; get the forwarding of all
their cotton and tobacco, and make your
city the terminus of their trips2 If your
people were of the right stuff they could dc
1t. There isno reason why you cannot sup.
ply US as cheap or cheaper than any other
market--you have facilities for importing
You have great local advantages for manu-.
featuring the ten thousand articles of shoE
products that We want; such, for instance
as steam engines, saw and grist mill ma
chihery; cotton and tobacco presses plows
and all sorts of agricultural implements
carts, wagons, buggies; furniture and house
hold goods of all kinds; and coarse cotton
and wooden cloths These are the manufac
tories that have built up Pittsburg, Wheel
| ing and Cincinnati, and which can be made
By you, and sent to Us cheaper than we car
get them from those other places. The diff
ference in the freight from your place woult
be material item In the cost, in your favor
Baltimore merchants are stocking mills
and machine shops in Ohio and Psnnsylva
mia with our cotton and pig iron, and send
ing the goods manufactured from then
here, to be sold; by this means they saw,
the cost of transportation over the noun
tains both wsys-why would they not star
something Of the kind with you?
To secure this trade Is worth a sacrifice
and the appearance Of a representative o
one of your wholesale bouses in this ueigh
borhood the other day, soliciting orders an,
making acquaintance among our merchants
suggested to me the propriety OF writing vol
on the subject. Ny regard for you and Il,
interest feel in your town, has made m
earnest in expressing my convictions.
] had almost forgotten TO mention tha,
number of steam engines and boilers frou
the foundry Of Kratz & Heilman have foun
their way to these regions, and are doin
excellent service. This only shows yo
what might be done by Others, if they vii
take the right steps.
II line of packets was established O
this river, the Adams Express Compan
would extend their operations throug
these regions, and we could obtain our eas
ern and northern mails through Evansvill
earlier than by any other route. These Fl
. cilities woulc tend to increase the inte,
course and open trade with you.
Yours, truly, COSMOS.
Q lCsxzsH..cafea
r Ma. EDIIoR Ny attention has Just bee
Q called to Mr.. Rashbone's communication