Wilmington journal., 1860-03-22
From the Charleston Courier.
Rates of Accommodation.

from the charleston courier.
Tsfe Convention-Rates of Accommodation.
We Published yesterday paragraph from the Angus
ia Constuonais referring the rates of board and
lodging ID this city during the Democratic Convention
which will be opened on the 23d Of April. So far
our information will permit, at present, offer few
words in reply.
Our landlords have been actively engaged for some
weeks IN endeavorng to prepare themselves for the
pressure OF the Convention and the propretos of our
principal hotels have just returned from New Y ork,
where they had gone to lay in supplies make contracts
and procure furniture and materials for the additional
rooms that Will be demanded, met advanced and advan
cling prices for all the staples Of hotel keeping They
have also endeavored to make early arrangements for
leasing rooms and buildings in addition to the hotels,
and here also they have met high and extra prices in
duced by the approaching Convention
Many OF the extra expenses and additional charges
devovlng on the landlords account Of the Convention
have accrued and are now running on. Their addition
al rooms have been engaged, many from the ls inst
they could not have been otherwise engaged at a-and
IN other respects they at largely increased
penses although the remuneratve travel and influx OF
visitors will not begin until few days before the date
OF the Convention. In one case wherein accommoda-
tons have been secured for large party from two of
western States the agent surprised at the cOmpar
atlVey moderate rates. and expressed himself to that e
ect On inquiry he stated that the Charleston charges
were much under the demanded and paid at Gin
clnnat2 Tor the same accommodations.
In view OF these considerations and of the largely in
creased expenditures which will with the Conven-
ton our landlords have deemed it necessary and proper
to make some advances for the time being. We have
no doubt that the result will show fairly and credably
IN comparison with the Convention rates of any other
city.
We have reason to believe Also that Committee of
the friends OF the Convention will take measures
tor ascerainng and reporting the extent and amount Of
accommodations that be afforded outside of hotels
and IN private families We suggest that this be done
as soon as bosSbe in order to give assurance to dele
gates and visitors from distance
In Illustration Of the which have compelled
some advance In rates. refer to the following COM
muncation from citizen and householder which has
| reached US since we began these remarks;
WHAT ARE WE COMING To ?-Ed1t0rS Courier: This
question is IN the mouth of every one in community
who has paid any attention to the state of markets.
and the outrageous charges that rule there. Deet
IS now selling there at the price of twenty-five
cents per pound and in making this quotation of rates.
hope to be enabled do good to the rasers of cattle
in adjoining States We therefore invite you, cti-
zenS of North Carolina Georgia and Tennessee to
market and advise you to embrace the present oppor
tunty OF realizing fa'r remnnerating prices.
CHARLESTON
We commend this question to the citizens and farm
ers and stock growers Of the States referred to- and
| ali who can find market road TO Charleston.
In relation to the advanced prices of beef we may
add that complaints have existed for time and
obvious is the increased prices of grain and feed
| generally
One OF our landlords when in New York recently
tested the Fulton Market and end2avored to secure con-
tracts for beet be forwarded by the steamships to
this city, for the Convention. The lowest offers re-
CeivCd at eighteen cents per pound, and dealers
were not eager at that price.