Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-31
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! 10 tho Eti.A,r if ne WRtg:
Much t,,- ne.r sai.i III ;;i- i.H.:Iipt-s
about ia, juhs n~i,lain:.i to f~;v"ri;-s tr"ul lhn
| Fp.l.r.l Governments; Iut II tito arrangement
| recently entered INTO By tne Cnnmlssnry De-
partment with an extensive millicG concern
of this city. for furnishing the arUY with
| flour, is CORRECTLY represented, u SURPRISES
any thing I have heard OF under tie Lincnln
administration. MADAM rumor -ssrs, arj |
have no reason in this instance to Question
her veracity, that the government is to fur
nish the wh.a.a and Pay for the barreE, 4Hd
that for grinding the ~n,illers are 70 have all
the ofal and t. enty Cents @ barrel on the
flour. What the petty sun bf tGsnty cents
a barrel, which cannot exceed s50.OGu Or
5000 G in a yeur, is added for I cannot ina
zine, unless designed TO III somebody's Eyes
with dust. Nor cau undertake to say. "Nh
any aort Of accuracy, what quantity OF oilsi
there will ba; but wneu the ciiv n,ilicTH ~"
grinding for themselves, and doubtless nnho
the wheat yield Ms much taur IL they can.
their general estimate IS, that it viii require
to make a barrel OF superfine iinar, i've bush.
els, OF three hundred pounds Of wheat; sHi
only tuc hundred and ninety-sr1 l%."uni- u
flour tei1ig PITT into q barrel, there E,uaS re
main about one hundred pound: Vi oifai. i:
therefore ereJn3 reasonable u pre@anr. that
ia eIlni,bg lor the government, there MI
not 10 less irnu each barrel Of Ii,u:, IN"
various kin6s.o; otfal, | hear, ale selling NJ
from three IL seven ami eight cent; Il pound,
averaging moi leSR 1lan four and II mali "r rivs
cents, which would gi"e the mliIers full i've
dollars e barrel for grinding. amounting T."
1900, 900 or 81 100000, if 250,0u0 OF 3G0,OuU
barrels are made IN the year, and | learn that
either of tns two largest mills here can maze
TINT unantitg. But, 10 hr Tithia Bounds, sup
pose only 100000 barrels, the years business
will yield the snug little profit Of al,uQu,go'.
Since this arrangement vas made pu"lit2
abmit two weeks ago, anu all the railroads re-
qnired 10 give preference III TIE tranapo'tati'''
Of wheat lu That sent to the contractors, there
By enabling them tu m~nncpc'ize the business
Il a great extent, spectators AMI sXt"lti"i'H:N
have succeeded in advancing the PRICE OF Ian:
five or six i,,!i.rs n barrel. and nt cOllri" t!2nt
addition viii % EI.de III thh COST Of ever
barrel tho government will hereafter oHt"'h'
and the higher the prices Of wheat Aid li""''
the m,re gcsii Ike otdl command This contract
therefore, mak..s 1t the interest OF tile iEl!seIS,
wbn are p1cchasing wheat, II Is said !"f i!'e
government, TO run up prizes III mo- III
Tend to charge or r3iunate anything iifE COZ
fusion or corruption in thu; transactioiI, out IL
must be regarded rs Conclusive evidence "l
utter incDmpetcucY, to SAY the last, u'o'e es-
~periaIly when oihsiS, w:lh mills equal III Ill
r~espect~, If not SUPERIOR. tn any III It!e ton
ftl.racp, We're .~anxinrI, IL hrini tar llT' GOV
ernturnl, ana a-rr wiling IN dn IL u" h"c''
het1-r t.,r,s. GESIr".
We mud The shove as (. G"rEu,u.iicSt!nii III
,ts I.icaaond Why ~ October -. II
what il contaIn:. il lfu-. ths:u u "hrr':iii
~r5rrupiinr. am h, r., AMI il will t. vel! !"r
the President to make rnlu:rlrs iii" ':n
tcrd,s Of that contract. l;nEnor a. Tie viii
! the vilcst jnsihuLtions about II, An! hE'ii car
ruptirr is charged upoa PERSONS epnE""ied
with the Subsistence Department. "r.HH"
nothing relative 10 this cnntTact, hu: mo
barshness with vii!.h II Is criu' iSri, nri the
e1,ravasnnt profits which 'umor Sli'ges 1t
permits IRE bringing &c Suhs!S;tnc" Depart
TTsnt into .dlum.
4 CGngressiun.! r:.c,:y.t;o1 vii tir d.
msndcd, snn it would Un f%"1t"i !nr IEt &c.
cretar7 0! Var to i~rs:irutp enquiry %lfn"'"i!-
atsly, and II aby eY'raysgin. pT"iI'' have
! been permitted, 10 order lis co:.ctIiat,9n OIL
With.
TIE pol;cy Of having tnc ''s"'T inner; iri=a'-
| ,nt rr6 f I'm il Richmond iGr tnri'resd 81
the army is most un*isr and he-:r'"us. TIE
; accumulation o: isrg=' stocks q pr"E!H''n$ n
Rickmcud srs Necessary; nGt to MAKE 'h:;
city thu main depot Of subsistence, ann g.
make its mills the sole scaTcs Il -~"r1iT. ~
ha1sriing tho SAFETY Ct the arTY ;ipnH tie
holding ne Richmond. The arm: sharii n"
independent, il possible, II Fichma2G; 50
that, if the city falls, tic sriny msT ~: b.
starved inin iisnersicn. CT irivcr Cit - VIZ
glnia in search u sub,,stHrce. TIE '~c.TinH-
lation Of large AMOUNTS Of -four IN Eichl""Ha
invites attack rs its success stakes 2 iG7;L
blrw to TOO subsistence Of the aTE.T III : IL
rinia. Tnc manufacture Of Hour Should
rave been ksIt away from EiChin@2i 81
uueh as possible. and divided anons, -
luany country ml!B a. p~nsa'hin. = G""
n.auy eggs II. uns basket i, avoided even by
rha prudence Of the uarket-woiaSn. /! j.
not Too bt7 IL remedy this evil lh< di1i
cult7 Of transporting wheat would sisss"t
the propriesy Q! employing mills il the co"'t-
try, ard trahspn5ri., :tr HOUR irH'h tnf c'H'-
try MILLS. SIS wA..ti, t. lns army, in;t2ad I!
transporting the wheat 10 Rirhin,nd, and tie
! four from here to tho army me nope this
contract Will he raiicellr;'.
iiy tho arrival IL S,v>lai caF:"ili- nj -N""
mi Z. whose vrsSela Woo d,htr0vett ~ the