Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-06-08

THE ToBaCoO TRADE.
III. tobacco trade is an important and prot
Hsbl, one. and IS receiving some attention
from our Merchants, it being clearly evident
that If the business is properly cultivated
in this city, Memphis can always have a large
and lucrative share Of IT, A considerable
amount Of tobacco is raised in this State in
localities that make Memphis, with its rail-
road connections, what nay be termed its nat
urai and proper outlet To a liberal aud en-
Hghtsns5 policy is p-rssverinsiy pursued BY
or merchants. We msy have this trade per-
msnsuiv settled IS a regular branch Of our
commerce. The effort, ~ il is 70 be made
must be made now. Faroring ei-cumstanees
exist 70 The present moment that are rot
likely 10 ooeur again. Shakespeare says
arbs-,is o uar 20 N. raiIs a m~a
uri-h. fftrn al fhe foai lesfs on b. forfupf.
0niuea 81 fhe vrvsrrH fhrr lie
T. b7uni ip shsllors.'
Tor Memphis. as & respects this branch Of
commerce, the tide Is now n the hoods il the
happy tine is ~dlgeeaTde5. IN opportunity Is
Lost thst may never return. Before pointing
out our actual position on this slhjest, we viii
quote c passage from the louisville Courier Of
Saturday Last. which win show what a city,
not remarkable for The Fo-ahsad quality. is 10
Ing Ia this trade. and what Inducements she Of
fcrs 10 encourage the market;
Daring the LIST year. ending November !.
ISIS, the receipts and sales Of Leaf tobacco =
he vharrhousss in Louisville reached 1910
hoTsheads, and amounted in va'ue 10 over 81
0o0.O00. It's Town mostly IN Kentucky, thourh
scmc Ieunessee tobacco Is brought here Tor
sale. It is received IN pubiic warehonsess
when the hogHhrad is taken Of and the tohac-
CO sampled. and, I'm that c~ondisor, scd n
nublic auction. The buyer not onlv sees NE
sample which The inspectors select. but the
hoEshead itself is before him. and su1l-c % 70
his own personal examinstionl and ~ o'ying
there is no chanre Of thn bidler being imnosed
on. but the sale Is, Of necessity, perfectly tair
and without reserve.
By Ire fme the neVt crop natures, and Is
ready FOR market. orr ~ lroad facilities q re
southern mart q the Satewn Be greater, and
better able h accommodate the tobacco ana
other farm products seeking this MARKET We
think the railroad viii bring tobacco from
Nashville u this city for SAFE. The msrket
there is not ~ any means equal 70 that az Lon-
isTiIIe. either in the qranhty OF tobacco soia'
| o. "a the number o. purchaser.
he Kentucky state Arricuitursl Society.
[ fo- the purpose Of encouraging the growh and
/ narrowing the handling ~ tobacco. offers au-
nuaIly liberal prrmiums for the best hogsnrads
/ Of various descriptions Of tobacco. exhibited in
me presence Of competent judges il this city.
The competing tobacco is r"qniredto be grown
Be- thIe s ate. But It is now proposed 70 make
me erhfhiuon free to fhetohacco Of al thc
{ States Of he Union, and let 10 thus become na-
tionsi IN its character. There are regular auc-
ton sales, daily, a. each warehousa, when al
the tobacco received within the previous TWEEN
-v-four hours. Is sold, unless acc7mps MED
with Instructions TO the contrary from The
owner
We understand that tine propdetcrs o. tIcsr
warehouses are prohibited hv law from buy
ing any tobacco sold in either Of them, ther
business being confined exclusively 20 receir-
Ing and selling for account Of The owners, al
the tobacco sent them
We see By this extrae. hat 90 Louisville,
custom and law are alike invoked to insure
honest, opea, and satisfaetorysal Premiums
are offered annually 10 encourage the growth.
| snd-siznffcant ntmstion-hf approaching
| raI.oad communications ar reiisi upoa toin
| cresse the trade a. Louisville by bringing to-
bacco FROM he south-sspseian from Tsnnes-
see. To assist in drawing this branch Of the
tobacco trade TO their city, the Kentucky state
Agricultural Society contemplate extsndin-tl
! rremiums-hiherto confined 70 the KertHcky
-rown artiels-to the competition q other
States. Taisis another significant fact
On tgrniuz 10 The annual tatsment To- ISIS
Of the trade and Of St Louis, -
| reported bv the Secretary Of tie axcrl7at
/ Chamber Of Commerce Of that city, we find
the following significant sentence As ore
of the peculiar 6saiur0 of th'syear's business,
we nay note receipts fram Ohio and Kentucky
Of 800 hogsheads, aimos. entirely composed ui
cutting and cigar leaf Erades.1 The amount
o. tobacco grown in Ohio is not large, and bu
8 small quantity Of what s crown hr5s lis
gay 10 St. Louis the Far greater portion Of
.ho receipts from This new source are from
Columbus, Kentucky, to which place they are
taken fom the safe Of Tennessee BY The rail-
road. The receipts at S. Louis Of Tennessee
tobacco VIII be large from THIS source next
ve-r, for some Of her sn'erprisiHg merchants
have visited Columbus and made arrange
nen.s 10 secure this very trade. This we
know TO be the case.
Nov we come TO The aood that leads ca 90
fortune. Railroad councillors that are r.
lied upon to take tobacco TO Louisville from
lie Interior Of Tennessee, and to s.. Louis b.
wy CT Columbus, Ky, caa be made equally
subgervieu. 70 he Interests n Memphis, E
he same spirit, energy, and forethou-ht ore
exercised that are manifested bv the merchants
% s.. louis and Louisville. T. is pl7ia 'ha
tobacco which reaches Columbus. pace
twenty miles below the Junction If he Ms
sivsippl and he Ohio, ouzht naturally % com
70 Memphis, where it would be nore access
be 10 he foreign maTkei than ~ s.. Louis.
Louisville is waiting for a railway connse-to n
with the t0hzcco growing re1ion Of Tenre7-
see We already have a railroad terminaiu ing
herr, that penetrates that portion Of theState-
These facts -ndicste clearly enough The lire
o. policy Memphis ouGht 10 pursue. Pre-
mium- should BE- offered fdr the be-. grown
and b-s. handled article. Inspectors are al
-cadr provided, and direct efforts should Be
sa3r. ~ Columbus ard elsewhere, 30 inlrcr
/ ulauters ard dealers 20 send their tobacco 20
his market. where suoh- superior faeilitiesf for
transport exist. These things, and Whatever
| else experience may suggest, should be done
Jsfarc fhr rs1rry c5Husdiou bsisrern Logisrile
and fs Sosh Is completed. II there be the in
teIlgence 70 perceive the importance Of secuT-
ing this branch Of commerce, and f there ex-
Isl the spirit TO take the necessary steps fO-
he purpose, now is the time for a. tiou-now is
the food.
r. conclusion, We cannot help pointing ont
how mrch any effort our merchants may feel
disposed 20 make ~ this matter, are h~zmpersi
BY he want of a commercial orgsnizat.oH.
T. sdvaace this, and other commercial inter-
ests o. this CITY, there must be united ae on,
the long pull. strong pain, and pull altogether,
and We have no bond q union. We want a
Chamber Of Commerce FOX Ais pulPes and
we must nave one, or cur most serious pressr.
and future interests will deeply suffer. Let our
merchants ponder this hint in connection with
ths important sabjec. We have presented for
their consideration.