The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-14
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Ever passing3fn hnth demonstrates. in a way
Tint il felt. the fsf AMI iriHrv inflicted on the
farmets md peoIllf Of the Nest by the shut
| tihg pp Of the Mississippi. fN
I lLITb Fuch.a pitch have theHe rates now risen
tiiat, a. we sec tsfated. it costs three dollars
ialbarrel for the chHriaec oflbnr aonfS from the
Mississippi TO the Atlantic, This charge is
about three ifllis 9f the value of the article on
/ TIE sss coast. Thu charge lwoHld make il ipi-
rbssible for mill in ST.; Lpuis to lay down
! Elpur In New Yo3k city. nIiless tho mill here
irPuldl buy wheat al about forty cents asbusii-
lel- That is. the 4. rmer who depends on the
EasteFn market which is reilly the great reg
ssator must be dohteHt to take lofty cents a
bnsh4I for his wheat. No farmer IN Missouri
oF Illinois ean sehl his wheat to 81. Lonis for
less than from ! ? 10 % cents = bdshe or an
ayeraEe bf sixteen cents; 50 that. deincting
tths cnst from wikt the miller can afford 10
lFFv him. the f1rrn9 9r gets not tws4iy four cents
labushei- The f4riDers can raisf. in fav61r-
liable Years sornc tweniy busAfl{ = the acfr.
NInt dpes net in Tho average of yedrss raise dyer
lfpurtaen II fp.lpFs then tnat the Illinois or
Il Missouri wheat fa9mer realizss three dollars
4 aaS ;hirty-six cehtb an acre wisicF refurn.lsas
i tP eoferHintereSi the value of lhc land snvn
r ih whfat. interest fn farm horses fools rfr
wear Ind tear an repairs. s.iesl. E.nd wages at
epine fling near Collar day rfr liani IS ii
lchn hk Neonated up. Upon a fair Tecka+iiig
4 the efreRses pf cultivation coHFl rot be- So:
'l5wul at Is-s thhn pix dpl4rs M acre. or near
iiy dptlae ii wlatlihe farmer wI5uid rece:ve
lr-f fdF his crop. Some of The fasteners how
eyer seem I'd think that tie atfAfv af lie
! West To work far lnofhir9 i heForI.l qn4s-
ion. Tins writer in the las. isarnhcf oi Tie
i 4tlaHkic Monthly Informs MS ihEet fsrfners IN
Tl5ineis can niakA money hy 4elliIig cnr4 Al ten
DENTS bnsiiel AMI chat II i 9aise easv fora
4 man or boy 70 fulsfyate ono hundred l4l acrrs.
and gather the efefk bssi,es hxe snppose mar X
dtinsit Snch a f4ct. II Il xere one would I,..
fnfieicnt warrant +ifp the Transportation cam
Ibsujes 10 charge all theyinoEv 10 Tor freight 10
ilie East Il iS. hdweysrl ndt fact. Never
lfthrless ten cents aibusbeis all that thousands
df farmers in Illinois have been able Ia get Tor
i their corn this yeat. TheirAnsporiEtion char
ses Eastwhr,ily were 50 llraFy that ilies con,d
get rlp more since nobody who wanted fhfir
dorm for export East could aEford topay them
1 any more. ElE.S
H The occusion OF the Asssirsipp: thus ppc-
rates to TIC distress of orr farmers by lower.
1 ing the price of every thing they have 10 SER
II also eperate$ 10 their distress by raising
the price Of all they h,vs to buy. An expen,
tve lana TRANSPORTATION or bulky articles oi
prime necessity. srch ~ llar.avares. salt sugar
coffee etc. uetess4tily raiseti these last snrfl
toned prices. Now bring into view the atheI
4arses vheh have faiscd the prices OF Articles
Nhiclh the farmers must brv- 10 Wit the high
tariff on Imported goods snd tbe internal afiJ
bn domestic Hhric{. and ii difficult to ir1az-
line atiin- even inlthe carly. history of settle
rents III the West when the AyesterH fatnAi
was put IN a WORSE might than he 10 nt III,
preseqt nionlelit. And aH ronsumers in ih.
West share this misfortune in degree viii
the poor farmer.
/ The West wants an 4peffiDx through Tie
i Mississippi. Wiilsut il soc viii -. Kept i'm
EtSoveFsbed and deprived "f a large part 10
these comforts otaife 10 width herpeople have
been accustomed.
III oflcerrse when we speak Of tie West NJ,
Epesk especially oF Tint i,art of IL embraced
lhv tile Mississippi Valley. ard lnars especISil,
lpf that part Of ti9 Valley zliich is iarlhes
z temoEea from the Fast. Tbs peaple OF ihi'
Ralley have been greatly deptndent on an
hvailed thensselvds ,al alfantagsously ef TIC
Navigation oflheiTi great river But we mas
Add that is ipt simply tbs navieatien whicf
may be taken into the account in this conRee
ltion. The trade OF The Southern States IN the
sane Valley y tisis -dsnana ereated by thps,
States for tbostapl ss of the West. have beei
among pur advantages. How much NE hay,
already lost By both the blockade Of the Mis-
bissippi and the sfbpage OF the trade with n,
South, viii Frobollly never be computed
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