Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-05-25

20 advance prices. The samples are sold at the
Exchange ms a; The Warehouses and to the same
buyers; and, while we contend that there is moth
ing in ii to odUanes, believe there e something
in 1t to put down. Che average prices. But before
going into this let us further ask 'wll the propos-
cd change benefit the rarekoassmen7' II cannot.
Their labor win be the same, with the additional
tronble Of carrying their samples to the Exchange,
while their pay remains unchanged. Who then
can be benefited by the Exchange unless it be the
buyers. And right here let me say that for the
buyers here have no other feelings than those of
kindness and high esteem. Iregard them as liber-
al, intelligent enterprising gentlemen, whose sue
cess in trade always has BEEN and will be- crafty
ing to me. 1t is not against them that write. l
write this simply to aid in preventing If possible,
the consummation ola project which I-believe, If
carried out will iVre Clarksule as tobacco mar
ket Under the old way ofselling each warehouse
man had direct interest in getting the highest
possible price for tobacco sent to him, because the
sale went out in his name and to his advantage, or
injury, accordingly as the price was high or low.
This, of course stimulated each one to do his best
and each warehouse too had its particular friends
to aid in this In sales at the Exchange though as
we understand them all this stimulus to the ware
housemen is lost. Although the tobacco all goes
there through the Warehouses, yet the sales will go
out as "made at the Exchange" not by, Smith, or
Howell, Blackman & Co., or Mcclure, personally
and hence, it seems to me, that one house would
derive as much benefit from a high-price sale, as
another, and if so man had Just as well send his
tobacco to one warehouse as another If these as
sumptons are. correct the warehousemen would
lose all motive to exert themselves for high prices
they now do and the market would be left to the
mercy of the buyers, or the tobacco shipped else
where-the latter result being of course. most like
ly to occur.
The high position that GAINESVILLE holds as to-
bacco market, is mainly attributable TO the fine
prices obtained here; but it is also owing in some
degree, to the fact that facilities for shipment to
other rival markets have not existed; but now soon
we shall have direct railroad communication all
through our tobacco region, with Louisville and
other points, that will do all they can to divert that
desirable trade from us; and we ought to guard
jealousy every point Of advantage that we have.
As our market now stands none can take the trade
from us; but establish this exchauge-discard the
old way of selling, under which we have gained the
high distinction we now enjoy, and then let de-
cline in tobacco come-from any cause--and it will
be attributed to the Exchange, and then-apop goes
the acearilf' am no alarmist nor an old fogy.
believe in progress yhen is ontrdrd and in change
when it brings benefts--not otherwise. | do not
believe in overturning an old system which has
given satisfaction, and under which we have grown
great to take up new-fangled idea, for which the
most you can say is that it looks pretty and may do
well. The most that we have heard claimed for the
proposed Exchange is that it will save eur buyers
the trouble of going from one warehouse to another
Now, If upon this ground it is to succeed | shall
propose that our dry-goods men give up their old
fashioned way of each man keeping store, and, in
stead of that build great big house, call it the
Calico Exchange, and all tumble in there together
That would be irst-rate thing
Seriously, again we wish the planters and Others
interested in this matter to take it into consdera
ton, and act upon it. We have no personal interest
in it, but we do feel deep interest in the main
flamenco of our prominence here as tobacco market
So far as the project of establishing the Tobacco
Exchange has as yet gone it has produced only dis
cord. One acarehO~se in the city and some few
buyers, will not now, and say they neUer will, &C
into the Exchange; while other buyers, who favor
the Exchange, say they will not attend sales any
where else. These dissensions, we believe, are bu
sample of the evils that will result if the useless
| project of an Exchange is not abandoned and a re
turn made to the good old tCGy. CIVIS.